Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-02

Palmer's company in their big success,
Alabama, was at one time on the Times
in this city.
Some thief entered Louis Harrison 8
room in New York and stole $500 which
he had laid away to cover the expenses
of his trip to Europe.
They can have all the open air per-
tormances they want in Charleston,
Mo-, now, for cyclone took the roof off
the opera house in that town few days
ago.
Ovide Musin, the violinist, is to be
married TO Miss Jeanette Falville, a
composer, pianist and violinist. They
will appear together in concerts next
season.
The Only Leon, who was the big sue
cess with the Grab Bag company that
appeared short time ago at the Los
Angeles theater, left the company in
San Francisco.
Marcus R. Mayer will bring Patti to
this country next fall for concert tour.
1t is to be hoped that the prices will not
be quite so high as last time, and that
she will visit this city.
R. A. Roberts, of Chas. Frohman's
Men and Women company, is laid up in
San Francisco with a severe attack OF
rheumatism, contracted while with the
company in Portland.
One OF the scenes in The Dazzler is at
masquerade. Enter young woman
and a young man simultaneously. The
young man says: "Take dat ting off
yer face, Mary; nothin' can frighten
me-"
Joseph R. Grismer and his charming
wife, Phoebe Davis, open at the Rush
street theater, San Francisco, August
18th, in their new war drama, Fernclief.
The play was thoroughly tested in New
York, and was positive success.
Bronson Howard, his wife, four dogs
and parrot all returned from London
in one ship, the other day. The Brit
ishers could not understand his Henri
eta, consequently he wanders across
the briny deep no more.
Manager Wyatt of the Los Angeles
theater writes to Treasurer Conant that
he will be back by the middle of August
from New York. He states that he has
met with great success in booking COM
panies, and is sure of profitable sea-
son.
The sale of seats for the Lyceum COM
pany will begin next Thursday morning
promptly at 10 O'Clock, positively. No
orders for seats will be received be-
fore that time. Seats ordered by mail
and telephone will only be held until
Saturday noon.
The handsome treasurer of the opera
house, Mr.. Mansfield, is resting at Santa
Monica, where he is finishing his play.
Mr.. Mansfield is possessed of an excel
lent style in writing, which with his
practical experience in theatrical mat
ters should result in successful play.
In Dorothy's Dilemma Rose Coghlan
announces that she will ride horse
man fashion. She will not wear the
conventional riding habit, and will dash
| off the stage like cavalryman. The
| ingenuity of modern playwrights seems
to be largely expended on details OF this
description.
The get-it-down-to-a-figure man of the
Chicago opera house reports that the
burlesque Sinbad requires 543 costumes,
300 pairs of tights, 900 pairs OF shoes,
and the scenic material is 115 1893 square
feet. Svuare Chicago feet. They will
pack the Grand in this city, the last
week in October.
Mrs. Carter is still taking lessons in
acting, and if lessons can make an
actress, she will be one. She is to ap-
pear in Miss Hellyet next season, and
as this piece is amusical-comedy, she is
studying singing. Mark Smith, the
baritone, who was here with the Sea
King, is to be a member of the COM
pany.
The big spectacle sinbad goes direct to
the Baldwin in San Francisco at the
close of its run in Chicago. There will
be 100 people, three sleepers, chair
car and three sixty-foot baggage cars on
the special. They play five weeks in
San Francisco, one week at the Grand,
one week in Portland, and then jump
back to Chicago.
Walt Falk, who was appointed re-
ceiver Of the O and l company by the
United States court, in his statement,
showed that the expenses exactly bal
anced the receipts OF the company. He
is now ordered to pay into the court the
entire receipts, amounting to $36,842
as he had no authority to spend one
cent of it. Trouble is expected.