Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29

trimmed, rugged, jeweled, powdered,
puffed. panniered, ruffied, pulled-back,
and cut bias, ever looked more beauti-
full or regally perfect than did Maude
Granger in the second act OF 'In-
herited., But it is not as beauty or
d1splayer of the dress art that Maude
Granger is to pose during her engage
ment here, but as an actress. "Inher-
! ited'' is said to give her the strongest
emotional role she has ever appeared
in. and taking into consideration her
success in such plays as "The Creole"
this is certainly saying great deal.
There has been big sale, and a pleas
ing fact in connection with her engage
ment is that the prices have net been
raised, but will remain as usual.
The funeral of Dion Boucicault took
place from the Little Church Round
the Corner" or the church of the Trans
fguration, New York Manager A. M.
Palmer, who had charge of the matter,
selected the pallbearers, as follows :
Managers-A. NJ. Palmer. Daniel Froh-
man, T. Henry French, E. G. Stanton,
Henry E. Abbey and Frank w. Sanger
actors-W. ]. Florence, John Drew,
Stuart Robson, Harry Edwards, Henry
Miller, Sol Smith Russell, w. H. Crane
and E. H. Sothern; representing the
press-John Russell Young, A. G.
Wheeler and Harrison Grey Fiske; rep
resenting the Players club-Judge
Joseph F. DAILY and Brander Matthews
miscellaneous-Chie Justice McAdam,
ex-Judge Noah Davis, John Hoey, john
p. Caddington, Frank Work and Clark
Bell.
The Academy of Music, on the corner
of Fifth and Olive streets, formerly
known as Hazards Pavilion, will be
opened on October & by Managers Harry
Wyatt and Frank Conant as a popular
price theater. The object of these well
known gentlemen is to give good enter
tainments at the popular prices of 25
and 80 cents. All eastern cities of this
size have such house and there is no
reason why Los Angeles should be be-
hind. The first attraction booked is to
appear October 6, for week and Satur-
day matinee, and is the Lindsay ORA
matte company. Managers Wyatt q
Conant will strive to make their new
venture success.
Next Thursday will be day of I'M
Los Angeles. Many there are who
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and the good riding to be had at an old
fashioned circus, and on Thursday the
greatest circus on the road will spread
its tents in Los Angeles. John Robin
sons ten great shows all combined in
one will give a big street parade at 10
a. M, grand matinee O'Clock and
all there is to be said in the premises.
ic P0hincar,'c chnu- - will ha hnra
Thursday. The people know the rest
they will be there.
The cast for J. M. Hill's latest ven
ture, in which he will star Maurice Bar
rymore, is now complete. The play,
which was written expressly for Mr..
Barrymore by Augustus Thomas, has
been christened Reckless Temple. 1t
will be produced at the Standard thea
ter. New York, on Monday, October 81.
The following ladies and gentlemen have
been engaged to support Mr.. Barry
more: E. j. Henley, Charles Harris,
Charles Smiley, Frank Lander, Edward
G. Belknap, William Pascoe, N. III. For
roster, Caroline Hill, Elizabeth Darcy,
Lillian Cummings and Miss Burt.
Mckee Rankin and his company, COM
prising S. Miller Kent, Charles Cowles,
w. H. Currie, Fred Mower, Frank Col
fax, Mabel Bert, Matte Earle, Joie
Sutherland, Nellie Grossly and Mrs. l..
F.. Mower, were seen at Hammerstein's
Harlem opera house last week in Mr..
Rankin's play, the Canuck.
The Irish Corporal, one of the latest
dramas founded on the incidents of the
late war, in which the leading part is
the unconscious hero and played by Tony
Farrell, has proved its popularity wher-
ever it has been played outside of the
CITY, Although it is called military
comedy, not shot is fired nor sword
drawn.
Fanny Davenport, who has secured
the rights of Sardou's Cleopatra in Eng
lish for the United States and Canada,
has been for some time in New York
city, making preparations for the pro-
duction, although it is not her intention
to present the play until December 9th
at the Fifth Avenue theatre.
A Trip to China Town scored an en-
phatic success in Decatur, ILL.,, where it
was produced on the 18th inst. The
audience laughed and applauded contin-
uously and Mr.. Hoyt was obliged to re-
spond to calls for speech. The organi-
cation is very strongly made up.
Rita Selby, who took the part of Safi
few nights ago in Montreal, owing to
the illness of Bettina Padelford in Con-
reid's Comic Opera company, playing
the Gypsy Baron, made positive hit.
Miss Padelford resumed her place the
following evening.
George W. Floyd, one of the most en-
ergetic theatrical men in the country,
will pilot the Bostonian Opera company
through the country this season. 1t is
one of the largest and best operate or
CARNATIONS in the United States.
When Claudius Nero is produced at
Niblo's in October it will have mob
scene of 400 people. recruited mostly
from the ranks OF available disengaged
professionals.
Fred Warde produced Henry VIII. at
the Star theater, Buffalo, in magnificent
style recently, and the local papers Of
that city speak enthusiastically about it.
The old-time sensational drama Neck
and Neck, under the direction of Martin
j. Dixon, will go on the road shortly for
tour, visiting all the principal cities.
Adele Frost is announced for a thirty
weeks tour in A. S. Gordon's adaptation
of Lucille, one of Sardou's plays. Her
manager promises strong company.
Clay M. Greene is writing A High
Roller, the piece in which Barney Pagan
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