Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-09


Booth takes to The intellectual even in
MS amusements, and amusements be-
ing his toll. He loves game of whist
with good players who give attention to
the game. He is a good player, too.
"A London paper says: Lenten restric-
tions are having no effect on the society
craze for dancing. 1t is not the ordi-
nary waltz to which it is devoting it's
time, but to that intricate series of evo-
iutlons which are technically known as
iancy'' dances. People in New York
nave had the Carmencita craze, and the
Americans who come here talk of that
young lady's efforts in making the high
born damsels of Gotham do the high
kicking. But high kicking is not the
rage here at present, at all events. 1t is
the successful measure which was made
SO popular by Lefty Lynde and Sylvia
Grey. These young ladies have their
hands full initiating society beauties in
the art and mystery OF this solo dane
ing. In fact, this has nov become
feature in many drawing-room enter
tainments, at one of which, given this
week by Lady Emily Cherry. her pretty
daughter Gladys danced the graceful
long-skirt dance. Apropos of Miss
Lynde, you will probably be interested
in knowing that she has supplied
name for the most luxurious night dress
which the mind of man or woman has
conceived, or skillful fingers made. If
you want to be in fashion, you must
have Lefty Lynde night dress.
1t is an accordion plated gar
ment, made of soft silk, in du-
v11snoto ohoI ~f Il
pale pink or pale yellow, to suit
the complexion of the wearer. The ac-
Gordon killing is set in quite small
square yoke, and pink empire frills of
silk fall back over the throat and form
the wrist of the accordion Killed sleeves.
The idea was borrowed from dress
which was worn by Miss Lynde in one
of the Gayety burlesques, in which she
is always so prominent and popular a
figure.
For the week beginning Monday even
ing last, Niblo's possessed an unusually
attractive offering. This was an entirely
new version of The Clemenceau Case,
with no less parsonage than Manager
j. NJ. Hill as the adapter. Whoever has
read Dumas novel and is at all familiar
with its fieshly tone and strange plot
will have no difficulty in realizing its
great dramatic possibilities, all of which
Manager Hill has handled with con-
snmmate skill and with stage result
far more sensationally attractive than
even the realistic adaptation of the
lascivious French novel condemned by
the Boston board of alderMen as too in
decent for public presentation. The liza
OF the new production was Miss
Blanche Curtisse, formerly of the Madi-
son Square theater. The cast includes
Wilton Lackaye, Frazer Coulter, Miss
Genevieve Reynolds and other players
of like caliber.
Manufacturers, designers, modistes
and dry-goods merchants the world over
over owe Sara Bernhardta debt of credit
for the innovations she has Introduced
and the changes she is constantly max
ing in the fashion plate. 1t was Sara
who revived the seonces and candelabras
and filled them with wax candles to
dress and to dine by. 1t was Sara who
converted the loose, unsightly wrapper
into the bewildering, beautiful and be-
coming tea-gOwn. 1t was Sara who de-
signed the La Tosca and sent hundreds
of dressmakers into the madhouse try
ing to make a bodice without darts or
seams. 1t was Sara who brought out
the mousquetaire glove, the Louis XIV
coat and the hats of the artists. 1t was
Sara who ordered sable round the bot
tom of white silk ball dress, white an
CORA down the front of breakfast robe
and black lambskin sleeves in her seal
jacket. It was Sara who brought out the
wolf and feather boa. Sara revived the
Elizabetfran ruff, the. Medici collar and
the passementerie pieces to cover up her
long neck and fiat chest. Sara it was
who built up the sleeve heads and made
every fat woman in the land who copied
her look as though she had an apart
ment-house on each shoulder. Sara re-
vived the miniature craze and the fad
for barbaric ornaments, and now she has
given all creation the Egyptian fever.
Looked at from any standpoint Sara is
great girl.
Comedian Dixey gave "children's"
matinee at the Globe theater, Boston,
recently, and played before large raft
of little urchins, who were gathered on
the streets and in the charitable institu-
tions of the modern Athens. Adonis
was given, and the comedian is said to
have enjoyed the delight of the children
as much as they did his efforts to please.
The fiftieth performance of The School
for Scandal took place at Daly's theater,
New York, last Monday, and the event
was commemorated by the presentation
of bound copy of the comedy to all
holding coupon tickets. 1t was the last
night OF its run. Tuesday evening was
the first night of novel play without
words, which had great success in
Paris, and which is called The Prodigal
Son. Ada Behan, Mrs. Gilbert, Miss
Prince, Mr.. Leclercq, Mr.. Herbert, Mr..
Buckland and Miss Irving are in the
cast.
At Proctor's theater, New York, a
week ago, on the one hundred and
fiftieth performance of De Mile and
Belasco's play, Men and Women,
Charles Frohman presented the audi
ence with very pretty souvenir. 1t is
a fan of ceiluloid, with each actors
name inscribed on one of the leaves in
his own hand, SO that holders have an
autograph of each person in the cast.
This fine play will be produced here
next June, and number of the pretty
souvenirs were sent out to the Messrs.
McLain & Lehman, OF the Grand, to
distribute among their friends, the
members Of the press. 1t is a very
pretty conceit.
1t is said that De Mile and Belasco