Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes Of Plays and Those
Who Present Them.
GOSSIP AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Frederick Warde at the Grand
Opera HOuse-"HOle in the
Ground" Later.

Nat G. Goodwin has started for shor
tour in California,
William Terriss, it is said, will produce
Paul Kauvar in England.
Jennie Yeanans goes to Europe soor
to appear at music halls in specialties.
Nat Goodwin is reading play calleC
The Congressman, by Charles Dickens.
Queer Lodgers is the title of new play
by ALT A. Wllmot for production in Lon
don.
Mrs Scott tt-Siddons is now starting OF
her Western tour, which will extend tt
the Pacific Coast.
The Nabobs is the title of new play
which Henshaw and Ten BroecK will
produce next season.
Mr.. Barnes of NeW York has cleared
about $780, 900 this season, according tt
Frank Sanger's statement.
The Wyndhem company, after an I'M
profitable tour of the United States, re-
turned to London last week.
The French authorities have put al
end to Sarah Bernhardt's intention Of
impersonating the Virgin Mary.
An exchange says: "Barnum is bring
ing 300 ballet girls home from London
with him." Heavens! What for?
w. T. Carleton has paid over $3S, ,O0o
for royalties to the authors of Nanon, in
which he has sung over 1000 times.
Margaret Mather has played Outlet"
nearly 1000 times. Very few Shake
spearean plays except Hamlet have been
essayed 30 many times by the same
artist.
Marie Wainwright, it is claimed, has
received an offer from q prominent Lon.
don manager to take her entire produc-
ton and company for Twelfh Night to
London next summer.
Mrs. Langtry has not made an over.
whelming success of her production of
as You Like II at St. James's theater. 1t
is said she makes very crude "Rosa-
lind," as was to be expected.
1t is rumored that Henry E. Abbey,
who is now conducting the Patti tour.
will have control of the Metropolitan
opera house in New York next season,
and that he will produce Italian opera on
a grander scale than has ever been at
tempted in this country.
"Coquelin is to take Nine. Judic to
South America with him on his coming
tour, but ne has taken care to sign very
cast-iron sort of contract with her," says
the London Star. ellis experience with
Jane Hadipg on his last trip is said to
have given him horror OF theatrical
tours with women of genius. Judic will
pay heavy forfeit if she does not obey
Coquelin's directions"
Tuesday night Frederick Warde will
commence short season at the Grand
opera house, when he will give The
Mounte6ank At the matinee ON We'd
nesday Virginius will be given, and the
engagement will close on Wednesday
night with Richard III. 1t is stated
that Mr.. Warde brings an excellent COM
pany with him.
On Thursday evening Hoyt's Hole IN
the Ground will commence at the Grand
opera house. Since this funny play was
here before, new songs and new
dances have been added, and
number of new people have been
engaged. This is considered one
of Hoyt's funniest pieces, and will no
doubt attract large houses.
George Knights mother is worth
500 900. and his brothers. wealth is esti-
mated at not less than 500 900. Mrs.
Knight, his wife, is capable actress,
who is now receiving comfortable in
come. In view of these facts, there ap'
pears to be no good reason why the
theatrical profession should be asked to
contribute their services and money to-
ward the now demented actors support.
Mr.. White, the ex-Emperor of Brazil's
yiolinist, ia making sensation In Lon
don. White is negro, despite his name,
about 40 years of age and of superb pres
ence. He has, according to an excellent
critic, beautiful bow-arm, fine, large
tone, a great deal of sentiment, and
tremendous execution. Mr.. White was
Obliged to shoulder his fiddle and leave
Brazil with the imperial family. His
fortune is made, as Paris is as enthusi-
astic over his genius as is London.
Mr.. Mansfield said at supper party
the other night that the next time he
went to Chicago he would have to die as
a virtuous old man in his bed on the
stage, In Richard III, he is killed on
the battle. field, in A Parisian Romance,
he dies a wicked old roue, struck with
paralysis, and in DR.. JekyU and Mr..
Hude, which he plays next week, he
commits suicide while in the horrible
character of Hyde" He now wants
to do death scene in bed as good old
man of 80, with his children and grand
children around him.
Campanini, the once famous singer
who lost his voice through catarrhal
trouble and who has not sung in opera
since his disastrous attempt to bring out
OtheUo, has had several surgical opera
tions performed on the membranes Of
his throat and he is now recovering &c
fast that he expects to soon return to the
stage. Cam panini is only A years old
and if the encouragement that is helC
out by his physician is realized there is
no reason why the luster of his fame
cannot be polished up to its former bril-
liancy.