Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-01
THE BUSKINED STAGE.
NOTES OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS IN
MANY LANDS.
The Present and Future of the Art in the
City of the Angels-And Notes from
Other Cities in the Land.

large anQlenCeS at the BALDWIN JnoaJre,
San Francisco. Adonis is in preparation
for the third week of the engagement.
Clay Greene has made a simple, pretty
play for Hubert Wilke, whose singing is
worth hearing of itself, at the Bush
street theatre, San Francisco. The
comedy Of the play is in several scenes
picturesque figure. The cast is a good
one, generally speaking, and the enter
tainment is very enjoyable in quiet
way.
The California theatre shows no fall
ing off this week. Scanlan's .Shan-na-
Lam fills it every night. Next week
The Irish Minstrel will be presented.
Scanlan will open at the Grand in this
city next week.
One of the most important bookings
for the season at the Grand opera house
is the big burlesque-pantomime eXtrava-
ganza organization playing The Crystal
Slipper. The bringing of this company
to California is big venture on the part
of AL. Hayman, of San Francisco, but
he is confident that the merit of the
production will insure it's success. The
organization travels with over one hun
dred people, and carries over two tons
of scenery, for which three private cars
have been chartered. The Crystal Slip
per has three noted comedians, Daboil,
Graham and Eddy Foye; has two score
OF pretty girls and shapely women,
many new specialties and no end OF
bright and original music.
Clara Morris, Americas greatest emo
tional actress, is announced for an early
fall appearance at the Grand opera
house. This lady is now in better health
than for many years, in fact, she calls
herself "a new woman. She tours
the Pacific coast under the management
of al. Hayman, will appear in an en-
tirely new repertory OF plays, and has
the support of an unusually strong COM
pany. Miss Morris and her company
travel in a private car.
The only play on the tapis for this
week in Los Angeles are the McCabe
and Young minstrels, who open at the
Academy of Music tomorrow night An
exchange gives rather romantic story
OF one OF these proprietors, which runs
as follows:
While McCabe & Young's minstrels
were playing an engagement at the The
atre Principal in Havana, Cuba, last
November, quite a sensation was
created among the members of the COM
pany. 1t was noticed by them that the
box on the right was occupied every
night by the same two people-an old
gentleman and beautiful young lady.
Imagine their surprise when, on the third
night of their entertainment, and while
Mr.. McCabe occupied the stage alone,
magnificent boquet was handed to him
over the foot-lights. 1t was made of the
choicest and rarest flowers of the island Of
Cuba and its value was something like
one hundred dollars in Cuban money.
Attached to the boquet by single cord
was a card of beautiful design with the
word Gonzales" artistically engraved
thereon. OF course Mr.. McCabe was
taken by surprise, as being a stranger in
strange land, he was at a loss to know
who could have sent him such beauti-
ful boquet OF flowers. On the next after
noon an old gentleman called at the
Hotel st. Isabelle and enquired for Mr..
McCabe. He soon made his appearance
and was again surprised to find his visi-
tor none less than the old gentleman
who had occupied the box at the theatre
for the past three nights. The old gen.
tleman introduced himself as Mr.. Con
zales and after the two had conversed to-
gether for an hour the old gentleman
bade Mr.. McCabe goodbye; but not un-
I'LL ne Ildu exaCteu promise from MT.
McCabe to dine with him at his beauti-
full residence just outside the wall of
the city Gas in all Spanish countries they
only eat two meals day; breakfast at
10 O'Clock and dinner at ~. This invi-
tation Mr. McCabe was delighted to ac-
cept. So on the next day Mr.. McCabe,
like McGinty in the song, dressed in his
best suit of clothes, presented himselfat
the door of Senor Gonzales magnificent
residence, and was promptly admitted
by the servant in attendance. In few
moments the old gentleman appeared,
accompanied by the beautiful young
lady who had occupied the box with
him at the theatre. She was introduced
to Mr.. McCabe as Miss Lucy Gonzales.
After spending about two hours in view
ing the beautiful grounds Mr.. McCabe
took his departure, promising to call the
next day. Now the result is that next
November, upon the return of McCabe
and Young's Ministries to Havana, Mr..
McCabe will lead to the altar the beau
tiful, rich and only daughter of Senor
Gonzales, of the banking firm of Cara
bragus & Gonzales, bankers, 16 Gale La
Mantas, Havana, Cuba.