Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
NEWS OF DRAMATIC MATTERS
PAST AND FUTURE.
A Slight on the Los Angeles Public.
Bookings for This Week at tho Local
Houses-News Notes and Personals.

The minstrel company which has lust
finished its engagement at the opera
house is an example of the way in which
travelling managers think they can
swindle the public. Mr.. Cleveland, the
young man with a pompadour bang and
an overpowering ambition of having his
picture printed in all the newspapers,
who managed the minstrel company re-
ferred to, can give fine performance OF
the kind, and when in New York or
San Francisco does carry out his prom
ises. but in this last visit he left num-
ber of his company in San Francisco,
and gave performance here which had
only three redeeming features, Billy
Emerson, Eddie Fox and the Craggs.
HERMANN.
Hermann will perform at the opera
house on Thursday evening; also Herr
mann's pretty wife. The great illusion
ist is ably seconded in his pretty tricks
by the pleasing face and attractive figure
of Madame in her chic costumes. Herr
mann promises a number of new fea-
lures, and he generally does what he
promises. The performance he gives is
always entertaining, the man himself is
witty, and does well the wonderful
things which no fellow can find out.
Los ANGELES THEATER BOOKINGS.
Mr.. Wyatt has two excellent concert
companies this week at his Los Angeles
theater. The first is the Weber compa-
ny, appearing tomorrow night. Infant
phenomenons are usually decidedly OBJ
jectionabie, but there are two with this
company who are said on good authority
to be remarkable in being really worthy
They are Harry Dimond, the boy violin
ist, and Harry Truax, a boy soprano,
both of whom have won high praise
wherever they have appeared.
The second company consists of our
old friends of the Mendelssohn Quintette
club, who will appear on Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Thomas Ryan is still at the
head of this group of choice artists.
They can be unquestionably endorsed as
offering the very best quality OF music
in tasty, artistic style.
NOTES.
E. III. Sothern has had most success
full season. He is most deserving of all
possible triumphs. There is no harder
worker or more conscientious actor in
the profession.
Signorina Louisa Marchetti, who has
been in Los Angeles for year past,
started for the City of Mexico on Friday
to join an Italian opera company now
singing there.
Joseph Jefferson and w. J. Florence
closed their second tour as Joint stars
last night in Chicago. Mr.. Jefferson re-
tires to his summer home, in Buzzard's
bay, and Mr.. Florence will spend his
vacation in Europe.
Frederick Paulding gets back to the
city Tuesday, after which he will begin
preparing for next seasons campaign,
which he will begin with The Struggle
for Life, as star, in September at the
Standard theater.
A report has gained currency that
Managers Al Hayman and Charles Froh-
man have purchased from Manager A.
M. Palmer all the rights in Gus
Thomas's successful play Alabama. The
simple fact in the case is that Mr.. Hay
man has contracted with Mr.. Palmer to
tour the A. M. Palmer company in Ala
bama throughout the country next sea-
son, which in no way interferes with
nor changes the relations that exist be-
tween Mr.. Palmer and the author.
Nine. Modjeska, after filling several
successful engagements in Germany and
Poland, has gone to Lakopane, in the
Carpathian mountains, for rest and rec
reation. She has given her son hand
some villa there which she owned.
Nine. Modjeska will sail from Bremen
for New York about the end of June and
60 to her ranch in Southern California
for the summer. Her next American
tour will commence the latter part of
September, and will be under the man
agement of Frank G.. Cotter.
This is the way Bernhardt changes
hpr costI1ma. "In tho third oct of