Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-23
News and Gossip About
Things Dramatic.
Los Angeles No Longer a Good
Summer Show Town.
The Bernhardt Subscription List to
Be Opened on Monday.
The Dazzler the Next Company at the
Opera House-News Notes and
Personal Mention About
Plays and Play People.

as in the winter. People IN the Ol0
slow, manana days did not know
much about the season" The "sea-
son" for anything was whenever the
anything, be it the theater or the
dance, came along. Nowadays it is
polite to feel as they do in New York,
or Boston, or Philadelphia. Theaters
are hot and stuffy there; it is not fash
ionable to be seen in one lin July or
August, so as we all seem to
take our point OF view from the far east,
we have discovered that we should not
be seen in the dress circle or parquet,
but tilt our chair ON the veranda at San
ia Monica and Redondo, and watch the
cOmedie hun,aine. Everybody has
laughed at the newspaper conceit of the
New York anglo-maniac who turns the
bottoms of his trousers up whenever the
cable announces that it is raining in
Piccadilly. AS matter OF fact, how
ever, the sentiment of Los Angeles peo-
pie, particularly of the polite world, is
to the foibles of the east, as is the feel
ing of the typical dude towards whatever
is English, doncherknow.
THE BERNHARDT SEASON.
Managers McLain and Lehman have
about perfected arrangements tor the
greatest dramatic event ever known in
this city-that is the Bernhardt engage
ment. The inquiries and applications
for seats have assured these gentlemen
that there will be no difficulty in raising
the enormous guarantee necessary to in
sure the appearance of this the greatest
osraoo Tho 1;,nito1 COO fipu
capacity of the Grand placed the man
agement in a quandary as to how to
proceed in order to give the public JUS
tice in the distribution OF the seats and
boxes, but they have at last decided to
sell them by subscription only, thus
preventing the spectators from obtain
ing the choice seats.
The list will be opened Monday, and
: responsible parties can have their names
placed on the same by addressing the
managers by mail or by telephone. The
prices have been put down to q figure
less than is asked in San Francisco.
Los Angeles is the only city in this state
except San Francisco, which is to be
visited by this great artist.
THE DAzzI.ER.
A jolly farce-comedy by Thomas Addi-
son, entitled The Dazzler, will be the
attraction at the Grand on September
10th. The event promises to be nota-
BILE one in the list OF this seasons attrac-
tions, as aside from the popularity it
achieved last season and the pronounced
metropolitan hit made during several
engagements in the principal New York
theaters, it will this season have az the
bright particular feature bonnie Kate
Castleton, heading Cosgrove & Grants
brilliant array of comedians in the in
terpreting of the merry skit. Miss Cas-
tleton brings to the play charming
personality and popularity second to
none of the fair iootlight favorites.
Unique and original in her style, her
acting aud singing has magnetism that
enchains her auditors. Her engage
ment was a brilliant stroke OF
policy on the part of the management.
Two other important artists that have
been selected among the others to sur
round the queen OF the comedy stage are
Joseph OFT, whose eccentric comedy
work is fast placing him in the front
rank of comedians, and Lena Merville,
piquant, pretty and petite, good singer
and dancer of exceeding grace and
agility. The Dazzler will form one of
the most pleasing of entertainments,
reconstructed and improved, new songs,
medleys and specialties, bright, spark
ling and refined, brim full of mirth and
wit and number OF clever comedians,
leaves nothing to be desired for an even
ing of jollity and fun, pleasing both the
eye and ear.
NOTES.
Rhea has a new play called Judith,
which deals with society among the He
-brews of America.
Patti Rosa will have new play this
season, called Dolly Warden. 1t is said
to be quite clever.
Nelson Wheatcroft, recently with the
Lyceum company, will next season play
leading parts with Pitou's stock COM
pany.
Ed Connolly, the comedian OF the
Twelve Temptations company, will play
Bob Graham's part in the Sea King this
season.
Harry Mainhall, the husband OF
Jeffreys-Lewis, and last here with Maude
Granger, will star in Paul Kauvar mex t
season.
Kyrle Bellew is in London trying to
arrange for an American tour of COM
pany to be headed by Mrs. Potter and
himself.
Men and Women is doing an enor-
nous business at AL. Hayman's Colum-
bia theater, Chicago, in spite of the hot
weather.
E. J. Radcliffe, who was here with the
Lyceum company, was Mary Anderson's
leading man, from her first appearance
until she retired from the stage.
WillMandeville, who played General
Knickerbocker in the Little Tycoon last
season, has been engaged as leading
comedian OF Patti Rosa's company.
William Pruette, the talented bari
tone of the late Emma Abbott opera
company, contemplates leaving the
operate stage and going abroad to study
the legitimate.
Charles s. Dickson, who is to star in
Incog. under the direction Of George W.
Lederer, will begin his tour August
Oath. He follows Nat Goodwin at the
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