Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24

season in a farce-comedy.
Henry Miller, the lachrymose, has
been engaged to play leicester by Marie
Wainwright, in her new play, Amy Rob
sart. There must be some people who
think he can act.
The New York Dramatic News states
that Lizzie Derious Daily closed with the
Fakir company at Kansas City, yet she
is billed for tomorrow nights perform
ance of that company.
The Juch Opera company were strand
ed in st. Louis last week. Too much
Locke is the key to their situation.
They will Seymour of the same kind of
luck if they stick to him.
Stuart Harold, we'll known ON this
coast, will alternate with Taglia-
pietra, the leading baritone roles in the
English Opera company at the Grand
opera house, New York.
Lewis Morrison is now on his way to
this coast, where he will play long en-
gagement in Faust, under Hayman's
management. He will be at the Grand
the first week in September.
During his engagement in San Fran
cisco, Hermann had half page adver-
tisement in the Chinese papers. This is
the first time that atheatrical announce
ment has ever appeared in them.
Charlie Reed and William Collier, the
twin stars, in the latest farce-comedy,
Hoss and Hoss, will be seen on the coast
during the summer of '92. OF course
they will spend week at the Grand.
The Lilliputians will follow the Men
and Women at the Baldwin in San Fran
cisco. After playing there four weeks
they come to the Grand for week. The
company numbers eighty-two people.
Thomas I. Seabrooke will be remem-
bered as the plumber in the Tin Soldier
company both engagements it played
here. He is to be the star in Bill Nye's
comedy, The Cadi, to be put on next
fall.
Mime. Janauschek is only Ga years
old, but she has announced her perma-
nent retirement from the stage, and
denies any rumor that she has been
studying ballet dancing with a view OF
entering that profession.
Ramsay Morris, author of the Tigress,
which was produced here last season by
the Grismer company, is business man
ager of the Men and Women company.
Al Morrissey, last here with Palmer's
company, is the manager.
One of the features OF the Ibsenity
play recently produced in Boston, under
the patronage of Mr.. Howells and some
of his followers, consists of the leading
lady opening the bosom of her gown and
giving the breast to baby.
Marcus Mayer announces that in '92
he will have New York theater of his
own sit will be away up town." and
he might have added that the chances
are that after running it for a short
time, he is likely tc be away up.'-
New York critics, almost as a unit,
held that Oscar Wiide's play, Guido
Ferrante, when Barrett produced it last
winter In New York, was literary as
we'll as dramatic success. Mics Minna
Gale, it is announced, will star in the
play next season.
Mabel Fenton, the actress who was
so severely burned in her dressing room
in Patterson, N. j., a short time ago,
was at one time in the Club theater, in
this city. Later she was connected with
Herrmann's vaudevilles when they ap-
peared at the Los Angeles theater.
In consequence of his name recently
appearing among the Cleveland celebri
ties, Martin Lehman has received sew
eral tempting offers from the 'sblack
art' brigade. Among them, one to ap-
pear as Uncle Tom in tent show to go
out from this city early in June. When
it was learned that he would have to
double as canvasman, he had to re-
fuse on account of the versatility he
would have to display.
The average American theater-goer
would think it an attempt to swindle
him if on entering play house he was
asked to pay for programme, yet such
is the almost universal custom in Eng
land and on the continent. In London
the opponents of the fee system recently
went in party to Wilson Barrett's the
ater, the Olympic, and attempted to
take their programmes by force, but
were elected. They then issued a bill
bearing list of theaters at which no fee
was charged, and called upon patrons of
the drama to boycott all others.
Stuart Robson says in speaking to a
reporter about the future of The Henri
eta in London: "a friend who was
present at the first night Of the play in
London writes to me that the truth is
they took The Henrietta wrong end first.
They seem to miscomprehend the COM
edy element. When Van Alstine says
that he will give BERTHE five hundred
thousand dollars, and BERTHE, aghast at
the magnitude, cries 'Father' Van AL
stine says'Not cent moreP In Amer
lea we think the mot cent more is a
very funny line, but the Englishman
says: Well / should think not Isn't
that enough! Egad."
Two Ways.