Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10
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What is in Store for Our
Own Play-GOers.
The Lyceum Company Charms
Bay City Audiences.
The "City Directory Enjoying a
Prosperous Run.
~Alabaman Will Not Be Seen in Los
Angeles-Notes and Personals of
the Stage-The Lyceum Com
pany's Repertory.
Correspondence to the HERALD.

Correspondence to the HERALD.
The Lyceum company is offering a
variety OF entertainment at the Bald
win this week. For the first three
nights a double bill was given, and last
night The Charity Ball was presented.
The Idler and The Wife are offered for
the last two nights OF the San Francisco
en- sagement. The double bill mem
toned consisted of short curtain
raiser, The Open Gate, and a three-act
farcical comedy, Nerves. The Open
Gate was written by G. Haddon Cham
bers, the author of Captain Swift and
The Idler, and is delightful little
sketch, sympathetic and beautiful.
Nerves amounts to but little, and you
will not miss much by not seeing it in
Los Angeles. You will get the cream of
the Lyceum plays with the exception of
Sweet Lavender and The Wife, but
those you have already seen. You will
be charmed with The Charity Ball, i'm
pressed with The Idler and delighted
with Old Heads and Young Hearts.
And what more can you want.
regret much to have to write that
Nelson Wheatcroft will be unable to go
to Los Angeles with the Lyceum COM
pany. He will be the leading man of
Augustus Pitou's company next season,
and has been called to New York for re-
hearsals. 1t was hoped that he would
be able to play in Los Angeles before
starting east.
The City Directory is running pros
perously at the California. People who
have been several times say they have
a different show every time. New busi-
ness is being constantly introduced, and
while of course old business has to be
omitted to make room for new, the
ment By the time the company
reaches Los Angeles the show will be in
splendid shape.
**x
The Dukes Motto has been the bill at
the Alcazar this week, interpreted by
Lewis Morrison. 1t is dear old fash
ioned melodrama, the air thick with
swords and permeated by red mist.
The performance is none too good, bat
full houses have been accorded it, just
the same.
They are doing a new operate spec
'tacle entitled, Aquilo, at the Tivoli. The
plot is full OF impossibilities and alleged
scenic wonders. But it goes. Every
thing does at the Tivoli.
x*x
Alabama comes to the Baldwin next
RI hot vus1 nf
go to Los Angeles until next season. In
conversation with Mr.. S. Goodfriend,
the representative of the company and
gentleman we'll known in Los Angeles,
q inquired the reason for Los Angeles
being thus slighted. Mr.. Goodfriend
said that it was originally intended for
Alabama to go to Los Angeles, but that
1t was impossible to do so this trip and
make their eastern dates. 1t was even
found necessary to cut the San Fran
cisco engagement down to three weeks.
Next season, however, Los Angeles will
have the opportunity to see Alabama
with the original cast.
x*x
The engagement is announced of Mr..
Nr Bell is with Alabama, and both
Palmer company last season.
x*x
Since skirt dancing came into vogue,
there has been no exponent of the art
saltatorial who has won so many ad-
mirers as Amelia Glover, now with the
City Directory. Her dancing is very
graceful and beautiful. may be
wrong, but l think she was in Los An
geles about three years ago with Rice's
Corsair. She was a fine dancer then,
but she has greatly improved since.
ne x*x
An item OF interest to some Angelefos:
Katherine Best was married recently to
Paul Arthur, formerly light comedian
with NaC Goodwin. Miss Best was at
one time with the Shenandoah company.
x*x
I witnessed a rehearsal of Fern Cliff
Fby the Grismer company the other after
neon. 1t promises very well. Mr.. Girls
mer opens his season at San Jose on the
18th, opening in San Francisco at the
Bush street on the 18th.
x*x
julius P. Whitmark. the baritone of
the Directory company, has yet to cee-
brate his twenty-frst birthday anniver-
sary. He has wonderfully developed
voice for one so young.
x*x
Leo Cooper has been engaged for an