Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-09
original major in The Wife, the judge in
Charity Ball. and Mr.. Merriweather in

Mr.. Charles Walcot, whose wife is mem
toned above, is one of the old tine stock
actors of the country, like Mr.. LIE Moyne.
| His father, also Charles, was promi-
nent actor and author in this country
forty years ago, and the son began his
stage life more than thirty years ago, at
the age of II.
E. j. Radcliffe, to whom the leading
| juvenile work is entrusted, is young
Englishman who was chosen by Mary
| Anderson to accompany her upon her
| first return to America.
Eugene Ormonde, one of the juveniles
of the company, is from Boston, where
he gained excellent experience from the
| time spent in the Boston Museum COM
| pany.
Fritz Williams is the light comedian
of the company, and the one whom GUS
tom has ordained shall always be in love
with the soubrette.
FOREIGN CLIPPINGS.
Boston ladies and gentlemen OF the
highest culture, who yearn for theater
Libre, will be charmed with the two
last and worst-no, no; the best-plays
produced at the original Theater Libre,
Paris, says Stephen Fiske in the Spirit.
The first, Occurs Simples, by M. Suffer-
Laumann, treats of the home life of
sailor, who, after three years. absence,
returns to his cottage, where he finds
his wife with two young children in
place of the one he left her with. A
scene breaks out between the pair, but
in the end the seafaring Pierre seems to
( think That one child more or less makes
no difference, and, after tenderly en-
bracing his guilty spouse, he forgives
her, and the curtain falls.
LIE Pendu is still more horrible. A
peasant man and woman make their
illicit rendezvous in barn, where they
hope to escape observation. The man
is young, but Narcotic, as she is called
in the village, is both old and ugly.
When the lovers are becoming expan-
sive they suddenly perceive an inert
mass in corner of the shed, which on
closer observation turns out to be jeans
father, who has committed suicide for
love of the depraved Narcotic. Their
first thought is to cut the cord that is
round the old mans neck, whereupon
he opens his eyes, but jealousy being
uppermost in his mind he seeks quar-
rel with his son, who replies by hanging
his parent, effectually this time. The
police have not yet arrested the author.
Miss Decima-a poor title-cabled as
successfully produced at the Criterion
theatre, London, lis Burnaud's s adaptation
Audran and Boucheron In the Critic
rion cast are Messrs. Charles Conyers,
David James, G. Olcoft, w. Dale, Tenn
pier Sake, Misses Josephine Findlay, F.
Frances, Lucy Blackstone, M. A. Victor
and Mile. Nesville. Chauncey Olcott,
the American singer, made the hit and
saved the piece.
The Independent Theater society OF
London is gaining pecuniary strength.
Many new and liberal subscribers have
been found lately. The. programme. is
to produce four plays between October
and January. These will be Zola's
Therese Raquin, Ibsen's Wild Duck,
De Banville's LIE Baiser, and repetition
of Ghosts.
Rosa-Josepha, who are appearing at
the Paris Gaiety as an extra attraction
to Les Aventures de M. Martin, a cur
rent vaudeville, are Bohemians. They
are fifteen years old they have four legs
and four arms and are joined at the
thighs like the Siamese twins. They do
more than exhibit-they sing and play
the fiddle-and the monstrosity is the
nine days wonder of Paris.
Nettie Carpenter, tie American, is
pleasing musical London. She is soon
to be married to Leo Stern. Miss Car
penter plays the fiddle and Mr.. Stern
plays the cello. This should insure
harmonious matrimonial duet.
An opera based on Sir Edwin Ar
nold's Light of Asia, has been composed
by Isidore de Lara. W. Beatty Kings
ton has written the book. 1t will be
produced at Convent Garden, London.
George Edwardes's new theater in
Leicester square, London, will be opened
by Agnes Huntington.
NOTES.
r. E. Graham, the comedian has a
topical song called 1t Were Better Not to
Know. He says it is funny.
Lewis Morrison will begin his sixth
annual tour on the oath, in Faust. He
plays in Los Angeles during the week of
September Sd, and then goes east by the
way of Denver.
The Dancing Girl will, be Mr.. Soth-
ern's chief play for the coming season ;
but The Master of Woodbarrow, The
Highest Bidder and Lord Chumley may
be revived on tour.
Vernona Jarbeau celebrated her birth
day in Portland, Oregon, some few weeks
ago. 1t was remarkable occasion, as
Vernona of late years has not often in
.dulged in birthday.
Fanny Davenport will continue to be
Sardou's American exponent for another
season. Her plays will be Fedora, La
Tosca and Cleopatra. Miss Davenport
will appear in the latter play at the
| Grand in Novpn. her
Barney Pagan, as the High Roller,
will wear seven costumes in Mr.. Com
stocks spectacular farce. Dora Drew,
Ray Walton, Jeanette Rhea, Kitty Bur-
CESS and Celia Curtis will do what is
termed "decollete dance" in this pro-
duction.
Prof. Ludlam gives a recital at the
Presbyterian church, Santa Monica,
tomorrow night. He will be assisted by
the talented elocutionists Miss Ger
trude Foster, Miss Gertrude Finney,
Miss Edith Lemmert and Miss Kramer.
1t is given under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid society OF Santa Monica.
Margaret Mather will play Medea next
season. As Legouve's tragedy of that
name is only two acts long, prelude
has been written to it by Charles M.
Skinner, brother of Otis Skinner, who is
the leading man in Miss Mather's COM
pany. The prelude is based on the