Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-20
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
A SOCIAL SESSION NOW AT THE
LOS ANGELES.
Cleveland's Minstrels on Thursday at the
Opera House-News Notes and Per-
sonals.

Those theater-goers who like good spe-
cialties, rollicking fun, and some clever
ness, thrown together on thread of q
plot, will enjoy the farce comedy A So
cial Session now being played at the
New Los Angeles theater. Many'of the
features are good, and some are excel
lent. The curtain on the last act is
rung up on an unset stage, and the
scenes are placed, the properties ar
ranged and all the preparations usually
made before the bell rings are done in
plain view of the audience. This is a
novel feature and one full OF interest to
those who are unfamiliar with the prac-
tical part of stage work.
THE MINsTRELs.
Cleyelands minstrels will open ON
Thursday evening at the opera house.
Among those in the company are: Fa-
gan, Eddie Fox, Raymond Shaw, Percy
Denton, Will Nankivelle, Frank Han
son, William Riley, Griffin and Marks,
G. +. Noble, and the marvellous Craggs.
These Craggs doubtless constitute the
most expensive single feature ever intro
duced with a minstrel company, and
since their opening night in San Fran
cisco have been the reigning sensation
in that city. All the stage settings, cos
tunes, mechanical effects, etc., are said
to be in keeping with the superior per-
sonnel OF this splendid organization,
and if local admirers of refined min
strelsy do not find in this the greatest
organization of its kind ever brought to
the coast, present indications are GER
tainly misleading. The advance sale
will begin today, and as the engagement
is for half a week only, those who de-
sire to attend will do we'll to secure
seats in advance.
THE NOVELTY THEATER.
The opening of the Novelty theater
Qate Dime Museum) on Saturday night
was big success. The house was lit
orally jammed, and the audiences at
yesterdays matinee and last night were
equally large. On all sides expressions
of approval were heard at the length
and quality of the show for the small
admission. The performance lasts
nearly three hours, and the specialties
and acts all possess the requisite snap
and ginger to keep an audience amused.
There is ample seating capacity, and the
floor has the proper pitch and elevation
to insure good view of the stage. The
stage and auditorium are light with
electric lights. The aim OF Mr.. Doyle,
the manager, is to provide clean, whole
some amusement for the masses, and he
is certainly doing it on the start.
Mr.. E. w. Mansfield, the polite treas
urer of the opera house, was formerly
manager of the Mansfield opera house,
at Springfield, Mo.
ILLINOIS SOCIAL.
Tuesday evening the Illinois associa-
tion will give benefit entertainment to
Miss Lily Buckingham, for which occa-
sion the following programme has been
prepared.
Piano solo .,..,........... Miss, Dora James
Song and dance ....... Miss Pearlie Gleason
Music ........... Latenser Mandolin Club
Recitation. .......... Miss Florence Austermell
Recitation-Gypsy Flower Girl ....'.-. =
..s.,... Miss Lily buckingham
Piano duet Misses Ada and Agnes Agnes BIecR
Kecitatlon. ,...,....... MISS pearIie @ Gleason
Violin solo o.................... Miss Dora James
vocal SOLO. ...................... MISS DAVIS
Recitation. ......................To Tom Barnes
NOTES.
The Owl dramatic club is busily re-
hearsing Caste for an early presenta-
ton.
Miller Brothers spectacle, Kajauka,
follows Cleveland's minstrels at the
Bush street theater, San Francisco.
Mr.. r. S. Douglas, formerly of the
Grand opera house, is now manager for
Charles Frohman's All the Comforts of
Home company.
Manager w. S. Cleveland has 211
names on his pay roll; this includes
treasurers, business managers, agents,
stage people and retained attorneys.
One Of the eight Cragg family ath-
letes of Cleveland's minstrels is
woman and isquite as active and daring
as the other members of the opposite
sex.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is in New York.
The fatigue of her recent tour has told
heavily upon her, but she is perfectly
satisfied with the success she has made,
and will be ready for next season with
new play and very strong company.
Mr.. E. ID. Price continues as her man.
ager.: m
Patti-Hattie Harvey friendship. "You
see. it was at the Richelieu in Chicago,
and Patti and Nicolini had an awful
rumpus, which some of the newspaper
boys got a hold of. Old papa Harvey
caught the news on the wing, so to
speak, and Hattie and he started out to
muzzle the press, leaving guard behind
to cut off inquiring news gatherers.
They did stop it by hook or by crook.
pretty diamond ring, and an invita-
f.n No., IL I'll