Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-18
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
GOSSIP AND FACTS ABOUT THINGS
THEATRICAL.
Minnie Deering Joins the Grismer Com
pany--The Blind Man Eloquent--Elsie
Leslie Notes.

MT. OrlSmer mas faculty, dppdTclllly
of taking under his professional wing
stage struck amateurs. He took uI
Hugo Toland the weighty young dude
who was brought into prominence by
Fay Templeton when she was here. Mr.
Toland has been transformed from a
Johnnie to fairly good walking gen.
tleman.
Another person who once cut quile a
dash here and who now forms
one of Mr.. Grismer's company is Minnie
Deering. Miss Deering was a belle in
this city and received marked attentions
from such a nice young man, who Will
soon inherit a million or so. Some
thing, protesting mamma, or another
young man, or, well, no matter what,
interfered and nothing came of it. Soon
Miss Deering went to San Francisco
With the intention OF going on the stage.
She has gone and promises to stay there.
with & very fetching smile. "Music and
Droma," says she, twill no doubt make
a place for herself in the dramatic
world" AS there are dramatic places
and places the assertion may mean
much and again it may not.
DIR. William Henry Milburn, who is
known the world over as the "blind man
eloquent"has consented to give his great
est lecture, "Aaron Burr-The most Ro-
mantle Character in American Politi-
cal History" on Wednesday evening, at
the first Baptist church on the corner
of Sixth street and Broadway. This
will be the first and only lecture given
in this city by this wonderful blind or
ator. Mr.. Milburn came out from
Washington D. c., where he is chaplain
OF the House of Representatives, to de-
and profitable scale. 1t would be well
liver course of lectures at the Redondo
Chautauqua Assembly. Many of the
people of Los Angeles could not attend
his lectures while they were held at Re-
dondo and it is upon urgent request that
he is to deliver this one lecture here.
The London Athen8um in comment
ing upon DR.. Milburn speaks as follows ::
! I'm the list OF blind men eloquent at
the head Of which stands John Milton,
high place, probably second must now
be conceded to this wonderful blind
writer and orator from the United
States"
The Prince and the Pauper.
Elsie Leslie, the girl who first won
fame as Lord Fauntleroy, will be seen
soon at the opera house in the "Prince
and the Pauper," a dramatization of
Mark Twain's story. This little girl
seems to be, in fact, not San infant
phenomenon" but child genius. OF
her performance the San Francisco
Music and Drama says:
"The Prince and Pauper" engagement
at the Baldwin is an undoubted success,
financially and artistically. Viewed
from any point the performance of the
company and the production of the
play is satisfactory. Elsie Leslie is
phenomenally bright and clever, not as
precocious child, but as an artist Of
very tender years. Her acting wins
rather by its sympathy than by it's
strength, and she presents picture of
ideal beauty, whether clad in the robes
OF royalty or in the pauper's rags.
"Happy the play that wins the
support of the women and children,
because there can be no reversal of
befallen The Prince and the Pauper,"
and the result is succession of crowded
houses. 1t is performance that should
be looked at from the point of view Of
youth. What treat it would have
been to US of today could we have wit
messed in nursery times such vision as
the one here created by the sympathetic
nature OF Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson
and embodied by Elsie Leslie. Think,
for instance, what picture to brighten
| life is that of the little Prince rushing
in with drawn sword at the head of the
troopers, to rescue the faithful Sir Miles.
1t is the most realistic thing to the
young eyes that have not yet looked
behind the scenes OF the stage or the
world"
The "Bostonians" have organized an
"operatic school," Tom Raul, w. II.
Macdonald, H. d. Barnabee, and Marie
Stone will supervise its details. 1t will
be located at Music hall in Boston.
Joe Howard never writes for less than
twenty-five dollars column. His
annual income is 100000.
Mrs. George Drew Barrymore made
a success last week at the "Star" in
New York in "The Balloon"
Mr.. William Henry Frost, OF the
New York Tribune, in letter from
Gberammergaun, July 22nd, says | have
seen the Passion Play twice and shall
see it once more. 1t is simply great.
The scene of the crucifxion is the most
fearfully realistic thing ever saw.
Big Bertha is proving great drawing
card at San Francisco dive as wrest-
Ter.
Sarony has made photograph OF
Edwin Booth and Elsie Leslie standing
beside him with her arms around his
neck. He says he has never before sue
ceeded in getting picture of Booth that
was not sterness personitied, bit that the
presence of the child and her wonderful
personal magnetism seem to have melted
away all the grimness of the tragedian,
who shows himself in the picture to be
a man after the fasion of ordinary hui
manity.
Elsie Leslie on last Thursday was
eleven years old.
And now JEANNE Winston is annoyed
by some remarks made about her vel
low silk tights. What Music and
Drama wants to know is, why don't
JEANNE and Marion Manola go into a
convent? Nobody ever heard of Fay
Templeton complaining about little
thing like that.
Arthur B. Chase denies from abroad
that there is anything in the report that
he is to take either Margaret Mather OF
Grace Hawthorne under his managerial
wing.
Those who see Elsie Leslie ON the
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