Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-08
Little Puck Plays at the Los
Angeles.
The Clemenceau Case Comes
Next at an EARLY Day.
Nym Kringle ON the CrurO- Mania
Plays of the Day.
Some Other Points on Plays and Players
From All Parts of the Country
Collected From Many Sources.


In the shape of Frank Daniels's Little
Puck it will be the attraction at the New
Los Angeles theater, for four nights, be-
ginning Thursday, December l1th. This
piece, from the pen of Archibald Clav-
ering Gunter is one of the best
of its class, possessing, as it
does, some fiber in plot and more
than the ghost of an idea. The
story is taken from one of Anstey's fan
ciful novelettes, and the principle char
acter, Mr.. Packingham Giltedge, has
been absorbed by Mr.. Daniels in his
happiest and most complete manner.
Buckingham is drawn on very different
lines from Old Sport, by which, in one
OF Hoytesque conceits, first aroused the
attention of the public. But dealing
with that he did it all the justice the
creation demanded, quite as much in It's
way, as he invests the more elaborate
study of the matter-of-fact stock broker
in Little Puck, who occupies his own
body and afterwards that of his son
Billy.
The same company that supported
Mr.. Daniels during his long run at the
New Park theater, New York, accom-
panies him in this, his third visit to the
Pacific coast, including the pretty and
vivacious little woman and conscientious
actress, Bessie Samson, who has been
identified with several of his farce-com-
edy successes. In this she plays Mi
randa Savage, DIR. Savage's daughter, in
love with Billy. The farce-comedy
which almost aspires to be called the
straight article, is clean and wholesome
in tone, and will be freshened and en-
riched with entirely new songs, music,
dances, and specialties, from the newest
operas and buresques.
The reopening of the California Dime
museum and theater Saturday was de-
cided success, and hundreds of people
thronged both the theater and museum.
The excellent system of handling such
vast crowd was due to the former eX-
perience of Manager Doyle, who thor
oughly understands the art of entertain
ing and pleasing the public. That it is
bona-fide family resort, the number of
ladies and children who besprinkled the
audience would attest, and the show
gave thorough satisfaction.
A correct dramatization of Alexandra
Dumas's great work, the Clemenceau
Case, will be placed on the boards of
the principal theaters, in the large cities
of this country. The company engaged
for its Interpretation, it is said, will ex-
Gel, in point of excellence, any company
that has been organized in this country,
and the author of the Clemenceau Case
win be given that credit which is his.
Special scenery has been prepared, and
Il, l., ,ph hoc al, nta
lied previous productions by j. M. Hill
will be found in connection with this
one.
The New York Sun says The matured
opinion about Mrs. Carter seems to be
that she has missed great success, not
because she lacks talent, but because
she has fallen short of the popular eX
pectation in the matter of beauty. Her
face in repose is not unattractive, but it
loses much of its charm when she be-
gins to speak. The teeth of this latest
aspirer to fame as a society star are very
prominent, and Mrs. Carter has way
of drawing her lips tightly over her
teeth and grimacing as she talks in
fashion that is apt to divert the mind OF
the spectator from the lines of the play.
Perhaps this is rather good thing. as
the lines of the play are monstrously
stupid, but it does not aid Mrs. Carter
in her struggle tor fame. She is slender
build and not ungraceful.
Tonight popular, honest little Emma
Abbott opens season OF opera at the
Baldwin, San Francisco, after an alb
sence of three years from the coast.
Abbott opera this year is said to be
quite out of the usual course OF English
opera, of larger proportions and real
magni6cence of staging. 1t is recorded
that at the close of last season Manager
Pratt declared it to be his determination
to prepare and put on the present season
the grandest and most richly caparisoned
opera the country has seen since the
days of the refulgent but disastrous
American grand opera, and from all ac-
counts he has kept his word.
The repertoire announced is attrac-
tive. 1t presents wide range of opera
heroic, tragic, romantic, brilliant and so
on to the almost pastoral simplicity Of
Martha and Bohemian Girl. For the
two weeks at the Baldwin it Isl
Ernani, Bohemian Girl, Chimes of
Normandy, Rose of CASTLE, II Trovatore,
Masked Ball, Martha and Fra Diavolo !;
Anne Boleyn, Norma, Bohemian Girl,
Masked Ball. Ernani. Romeo and Juliet,
AIlHe DOleyn ana DOleIulan Ulrl.
Margaret Mather is very busy woman
at present. Between her acting and
the rehearsals of Jeanne dare, which
are in progress daily, her time is en-
tirely taken up. The new scenery for
the production of Jeanne dare by
Homer Emens and Harley Merry, is
nearly completed, and they promise to
surprise the public with the beauty of
their work. M. Barbier's play is sue
cession of historical pictures. There are
six of them, all elaborate, carefully cos
tuned and historically correct. The
first scene shows the home of Jeanne
dare at Domremy the second is at
Chinon the third picture illustrates the
bank of the Loire, dividing the French
and Engli,h armies; the fourth shows
the coronation of Charles VII. in the
cathedral of Rheims, with bishops,
priests, acolytes and censer bearers.
The last tableau is in the old market
place at Rouen, where the maid OF Or
leans is bound to the stake and burned.
Miss Mather will play the part of Jeanne
dare, which was originally acted by
Sarah Bernhardt in Paris. The play will
be produced first at the Fifth-avenue
theatre, New York, tonight.
Meeting Mr.. Wizard few nights ago,
1 asked him why he se6ulously avoided
taking a call after an &C but instead