Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes of Amusement at Home
and Abroad.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE PLAYERS.
Companies to Appear Here in the
/. Future-Other Items Of Con-
siderable Interest.

Robert Mantell is rehearsing Hamlet,
and expects to make his debut as the
melancholy Dane before the close of the
season.
Mrs. w. J. Florence Is at present liv-
ing in London, where she will remain
until Lext summer.
It pays to be q subsidized enthusiast
in France. M. Fournier, the chief claquer
at the Opera and sundry other Partisan
theaters, has just passed away, after ba-
queathing to his heirs upward of $2O0, 900
Julia Marlowe has two sisters in New
York, one typewriter, the other silk
worker. Neither has ever shown any
dramatic talent.
Forepaugh left property to the value
of 81, 900 900. one-half of which was
left to each his widow and son, after
making provision for his father.
Max Maretzek says that opera-singers
are enormous eaters. Christine
Nilsson, Max says, was once 80 hungry
that she ate sausage he had carried in
his pocket since the day before.
Edward Greig, the Norwegian com.
poser, is the rage at fashionable London
musicales at present. His wife sings his
Morse songs and he accompanies.
Miss Lillian Russell is reported to de-
vote six hours daily to the study Of Eng
lish grand opera. She has, it is said,
thoroughly mastered "Arline" in The
Bohemian Girl, and now she is at work
on martha and Zerlina" in Fra Diauolo.
Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis has been
cabled an offer of an immediate appear
ance in London, which she refused. Carl
Rosa tried to secure her when che joined
the Bostonians, but she preferred the
United States.
w. T. Carleton's present company is
said to be of the best and includes the
following principals: Mr.. Carleton, j. K,
Murray, Miss Clara Lane, Miss Alice
Carle, Charles A. Biglow and Miss Clara
Wisdom, while the chorus contains fifty
voices.
Jules Massenet, the author of Esclar-
monde, which is the reignMg success in
Paris, writes to friend in Chicago in
reference to California lady as follows
II owe to your country the remarkable
singer and actress who has created
Esclarmonde in Paris. l refer to Miss
Sibyl Sanderson. hope that may one
day be permitted to visit America"
E. II. Sothern is to make another trip
to the Pacific this spring, and extend the
tour to Oregon and Washington. He has
two new plays which he may produce in
connection with Lord Chumley next
season, which will open in August. One,
by Herman Merivale, is called AU for
Her, and the other, by Madeline Lucette,
is called The Junior Partner.
A catch phrase in The Gondoliers
which is likely to become popular is the
comment of the duke OF Plsza-Toro re-
ferring to his daughter "Casilda. "Jimp
isn't she" says the duke, to which the
grand inquisitor replies critically: "She
is distinctly jimp." This is no slang
but good old English adjective which is
likely to be revived, for time, by The
Gondoliers.
Modisska, in whatever cut of waist che
appears, always has bunch of flowers
or bow placed at the left of her open
corsage. When this device is not re-
sorted to little strap of silk will be
trailsd across diagonGlly, or little fan
of lace will suddenly spring from that
left corner, in order to hide scar that
looks as if it might bs the result of a
wound from q poniard-e souvenir" OF
romance.
Mr.. Joseph Grismer and Miss Phoebe
Davies arrived last night and will open
tonight at the Grand opera house in The
Tigress, resume of which has heretofore
appeared in the HERALD. Miss Davies
has past which fits her like nature
itself. She intensely loves the man oi
her choice, as intensely hates her rival
and suffers tortures in the struggle. Mr.
Grismer, as the Italian gambler, has
an opportunity to do some very strong
work. The rest of tie company form al
excellent support'as follows: Miss Archer
Hugo Toland, Harry Davenport, Edgar
Weir, Geo. Hermence, Lima Hope, San
Stevens and little Laura CrewsB
The Bostonians will appear in Los An
geles this spring The repertoire includes
the following operas, which will probably
be given here Suzette. Mignon, Muske
teers, Pygmahon and Galatea, The Poach
srs, Fatinitza, Bohemian Girl and Car
men. In Suzette, Miss Stone and Mrs
Davis have the leading female parts, ano
the gentlemen of the cast are Messrs
Macdonald, Hoff, rockingham, Nichols
and Dixon. The choruses are many ant
the chorus singers have several change
OF costume. Flora Finlayson, a nev
contralto, appears in Mignon. Miss Cor
den has added another part to her roper
toire, the mischievious "Simone" in 1h
Nusketeers.
1t appears strange that active meas
ures are not being taken to secure Pablo
Sarasate, the violinist, and Eugene
d'Albert, the pianist, for Los Angeles
These renowned artists will shortly be
in San Francisco, and it is announced
that they will 60 back direct to Boston
and then to Europe, leaving in the
early spring Some of the musicians
have announced their intention oi
going to San Francisco to hear them il
they cannot be brought here. These
artists have been meeting with phenom-
email success in Chicago recently, and il
they came here would, beyond a doubt,
attract houses that would have to be
placarded Standing room only"
HHE CITY ETNANCEC