Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
TO MIRROR NATURE.
Amusements to Be Given
Here This Week.
Some Notes on the Late Emma
Abbott's Life.
Notes on Plays and Players From
Places Near and Far.
The Buskined Stage As It Presents the
Phases of Life at This Time and in
This Fair Country.

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Amusements will open this week to
morrow night at the Los Angeles thea
ter with presentation OF Cradle Song
of All Nations. The entertainment i
for the benefit of the free kindergarten
of this city, and is given under the aus
pices Of number Of prominent society
people who are warmly interested in tn,
kindergartens.
The patronasses OF the affair are
Mesdames Jessie 3. Fremont, A. H
'Lankershim, E. B. Crocker, I. H. Var
Nuys. o. w. Childs. /. w. Hellman, w
F. Edgar, lothian Bixby, A. H. Judson,
S. G. Hubbell, j. @. Newton, +. +.
Spence, George Stoneman, f. B. Millar
j. S. Slawson, A. J. Wells, r. M. Wild
ney, 0. II. Churchill, j. A. Wills, G. M.
Severance of Los Angeles; Mrs. j. P.
Jones Of Santa Monica, and Mrs. J. G.
Carr OF Pasadena. The programme is
to be as follows:
Child's prayer; Japanese tableau and
cradle song; Mrs. Charles Sumner
Three Little Maids; Three Little Men
Oriental tableau and cradle song. Mrs.
Akerman and Miss Severns; Roman
tableau and cradle song, Mrs. Collins.
Sapho and Her Pupils, Miss Off; Ger
man tableau and cradle song, Mrs.
Charles Parsons; Italian tableau and
cradle song, Mrs. stanton; Spanish
music, Senor Averallo; Holland tableau
and song, Mrs. Klokke; French tableau
and song, Mrs. De Szigethy French song,
Mrs. James Rice, Tustin English tableau
and song, Mrs General Stoneman; song,
Mrs. Rice; Scotch tableau and cradle
song, Mrs. Mckinley; Irish tableau and
song, Mrs. H. T. Lee; recitation, Mr..
Tom Barnes; African tableau and song,
Mrs, DR.. Graves; Colonial tableau and
sogsg, Mrs. p. Wildman: ;ss es -
The programme will be repeated in a
Wednesday matinee.
The Royce and Lansing company Will
produce their musical comedy-medley,
Toms Vacation, at the Los Angeles
theater next Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. They do not claim anything
for the play, although there are some
funny situations IN it, and the dialogue
is bright. Ray S, Royce is known here,
having played two engagements in the
city, and is q comedian of more than
ordinary merit. Charles Harwitz is a
young man and new to Los Angeles
audiences. He is said to be very clever
in dialect, and has fine voice. This
company is larger and better than on
their former visit here, and will no
doubt give an entertainment filled with
refined fun and humor, delightful music,
artistic dances, etc., which the majority
of theater goers enjoy.
The usual weekly change OF bill at the
popular Main-street theater-musee oc-
Cured last Saturday, when the new per-
formers were the recipients-Of cordial
reception, and deservedly 80, for, al
though the performances thus far have
been good, still the present company is
certainly the strongest presented 80 far.
Mr.. Charles Diamond, the harpist and
dancer, is an artist of exceptional merit,
and his harp playing is exquisitely per-
formed. and he dances and sings well
while playing the harp, which is strung
to his shoulders.
Next week, on Tuesday, at the Los
Angeles, J. Bond Francisco will appear
in concert, assisted by the following
local talent; Mrs. ]. 8. Owens, Miss
Augustine Berger, Miss Florence Perry,
Miss l.. Jordan, Miss M. Mansfield,
Miss Beatrice Francisco, Mr.. Modini-
Wood, Mr.. A.. j. Shannon, Mr.. Harley
f. Hamilton and Bernhardt Bierlich.
The death of Emma Abbott has caused
genuine, deep and universal sorrow in
the theatrical ranks of America. She
was very widely known, and only known
to be both respected and loved. George
Barnes, of the San Francisco Call, has
published the following sketch OF her
career, which is, no doubt, in the main
correct:
Emma Abbott was born in Chicago,
where her father was local musician.
At an early age she manifested taste
for singing, and when quite young started
eastward alone. According to her own
account-and she was fond at referring
to the incidents she carried her shoes
an her hand to save them. At Toledo.
o., she applied for work, and also at
Cincinnati. In this manner she made
her way to New York. where she sang
In halls, etc., until she came under the
notice of her benefactor, Mr.. Lake, OF
Brooklyn, who sent her abroad in 1872
TO be educated for the operate stage.
Madame Patti told me-" said Miss
Abbott, talking to an interviewer some
time ago, "that there are two kinds Of
voices, and that all singers could be
classed in one of two divisions. was
visiting her in Paris at the time.
There are voices that are happy and
voices that are unhappy, said Patti. "A
voice is happy when it is a pleasure for
an audience to hear it,.
"'It is unhappy when all the pleasure
remaihs with the singer
And Patti told me / had voice Of
the former variety. She had been giv-
ing me some very good advice prior to
her famous trip to St. Petersburg.
had just met her, and she seemed to-
take 9 great interest in the young
Americaine.' y.
IT was At that time my 1uck seemed
to change and that success came to me
TO stay. Fortune was not kind to me
before that year. a
when I was q wee thing, my father
= music teacher Of small ,neane, re-
moved TO email town III tllinois, ia HE.
hopea oi be4tsTlng biz fortune.
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