Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes of the Plays and Those
Who Present Them.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE STAGE.
What is Being Done and Said in
the Musical World.
Social Notes.

dOyt6 neWest play.
Otto Neuendorf, leader of the Emma
Juch Opera Company, is the husband OF
Georgine Won Jauschowsky.
Marcus Mayer has received q cable
from Florence st. John saying she will
leave Liverpool on Saturday by the
Servia.
The great tenor, Tamagno, has dark
hair and light beard, 80 that when he
has his hat on he is blonde, and when
he uncovers he is brunette.
Ben Stern advertised New York for
Kaianka by turning loose about two
Thousand cats duly labeled with an ad-
vertisement of the great spectacle.
David Henderson, of the Chicago
opera house, has secured the rights for
the new Gilbert and Sullivan opera,
The Goadoliers for the territory west
of Pittsburg and for the Pacific Coast.
Lew Dockstader closed his New York
minstrel house, and it is said, skipped to
Canada to avoid his creditors. His wife
is said to have lost 81 900 in the venture,
while Frank 6iddall, his first backer, lost
$4,000.
In the midst of the snow, ice, blizzard
and the great Patti opening of the Audi
torium, the business of Shenandoah in
Chicago held up to the last and hundreds
of applicants were unable to obtain seats
on the last night.
The Italian theaters, which are under
Government subsidies, have formulated
q rule that artists shall not be permitted
to receive or accept flowers during per-
formances, nor shall they acknowledge
applause in the usual way.
Musical copyrights are worth some
thing in England. The copyright Of
Goodbye, Sweetheart" the time
honored ballad, brought 81 300 at re-
cent sale, during which kathleen
Mavourneen" brought 81 400.
The talented actress, Mile Rhea, is
having her beautiful drama, Josephine,
the Empress of the French, translated for
production next year at the French capi-
tai. In the meantime, her American
tour is an unbounded success.
Rustling Sam Harrison, who is, to a
certain extent, Californian, will shortly
visit this Coast as representative of the
Pearl of Pekin Company, which is
breaking the record in the larger cities
On route, the business being enormous.
Mary Anderson is 80 far recovered in
health that she is form ulating plans to
give a production of The Tempest, and
clever little Weldon Grassmith, of Pan
tosims Rehearsal fame, has been negoti-
ated with to play 'Caliban" in the re-
vival.
Therese Badaracco, a flower girl of St..
Louis, is said to be the coming opera
singer of America. The young lady has
had offers from Willard Spencer, Charles
Hoyt, and other enterprising managers
who have heard her sing, but preferring
to wait until she can appear in grand
opera, she has resolutely declined, and
is now pursuing her studies.
Octavus Cohen, of the Charleston
World, sends information to the effect
that Gilbert & Sullivan's new opera, The
Gondoliers, was plagiarized from his own
opera, Neatrici, which he submitted to
Sir Arthur Sullivan for examination
some time ago. He threatens to epjoin
the performance of the Gilbert & Sui.
ivan opera in this country.
John Russell, Of The City Directory, is
in New York. A breezy newspaper in
the West thus describes the play:
"The show is a stemwinder. The
company is full of talent. Talent il
given plenty of rope, and it creeps out.
Every member is given fair opportunity
to show what he or she can do. No
favoritism is shown to anyone. Songs
are sung. Dances Of all descriptions are
INDUCED in. New gags are plentiful.
New puns are cracked, and chestnuts
are barred"
The Grand opera house will open
this evening with the Irish comedian and
vocalist, in the Irish drama, Kerry Gov.
Bisclsmith RDS npIsals msTng as horseshoe a snS
shoeing the horse in presence of the
audience. Another feature of this drama
is the troupe Of carrier pigeons which
bring in the result of the races after
each heat. This piece will be presented
for the first three evenings of the week,
and at the grand matinee Christmas day.
On Thursday evening and for the rest of
the week Mr.. Murphy and company will
be seen in a companion play to kerry
Gow, entitled Shaun Rhue, in which Mr.
Murphy introduces his wonderfully sue.
cessful song, "A Handful of Earth" Seats
for the entire week are now on sale at
the box Office.
Tonight Richard & Pringle's cele-
brated Georgia Minstrels will appear
at the Los Angeles theater. That the
show is a good one is evidenced by the
many fstteriDg notices they receive.
Following is one:
The Georgia Minstrels had q good au-
dieuce last night at the Clunie opera
house, despite the chilliness of the at
mosphere. It has been generally &C.
cepted that the colored men cannot give
as good minstrel performance as whites.
The Georgias last night dissipated that
idea. Their entertainment was
thoroughly good one. There was vivacity
without rudeness, wit without vulgarity,
novelty without extravaganza, and good
musical ability throughout. The encores
testified to the satisfaction of the audi
tors. One performer was recalled four
times, another three, and two others
twice, and nearly every song had to be
repeated in part. The harmonica soloist
astonished all, and revealed possibilities
for that simple instrument not credited
to it. The quartet is superior one, and
the specialist end men are fully up to
the best standard. The performance
was chaste throughout, and in many
respects new. Kersands, Farrell and
the Mallorys, the "Drum Majors" and
the cornet band, introduced especially
strong features. A fine performance
will be given tonight, with an entire
change of programme Record U nion,
Sacramento.
A special to San Francisco paper is
as follows: New York, December TO-