Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-06
The Dazzler Coming at the
Opera House.
Other Companies Booked for
New Engagements.
An Entertaining Robson Crane
Reminiscence.
Stage News-A Number of Good Com
Panies Booked for Approach
ing Dates-News Notes
and Personals.

The next affair to entertain theater-
goers will be The Dazzler, at the opera
house. The company is headed by Kate
Castleton. Now, Kate is most facile
comedienne, who can best be described
by that adjective Frenchy, which means
80 much in an indefinite way. Kate is
never broadly vulgar, but she skins
along betwixt and between the bound
ary lines of gayety and suggestiveness,
in such way as to keep the audience
in sort of pleasurable fear that her
dainty feet may overstep the limit, or
kick bit too high. The following is
what the modest advance agent of the
company says of his company. It's
impartiality will be evident to the
reader, but it is as well to state that it
is Mr.. Murray's views of his own enter
prise and not the HERALD's, though
this paper hopes that all his assertions
may prove to be correct.
Bonnie Kate is a host in her.
self, and in addition the managers have
surrounded her by as clever lot of per-
formers as ever bathed in the bright
rays of a calcium. First there is little
Lena Merville, who will run her charm
ing sister artist a close second for hon
ors, and who has sung and danced her.
self into the hearts of the public by her
grace, agility and chic. Thesrest of the
coterie of artistic femininity who will
play part in this two and half hours
of jolly revelry are Misses Jessie Hatch
Ill ID
Alma Desmond. Phyllis Allen, Eva Les
lie. Of the male contingent, Joe A. OFT
heads the list, one of our youngest fun
makers, but who has made such rapid
strides in his profession that he now
ranks with the best for artistic charac-
ter work, spontaneous humor and
the true comedy instinct. His
work in The Dazzler, last sea-
son gained for him the highest praise
of the critics. He will be ably assisted
by such capable artists as Max Miller,
Sherman Wade, Martin O'Neill, James
F. Mcdonald, Bertram Bedell, Leo
Wright and Harry Chase. This makes
one of the strongest combinations on the
road. both musically and dramatically,
and headed by the charming Casteton,
who has been bright particular star in
the theatrical armament, t,andwith farce
comedy which has already received the
seal of approval, there is every reason to
predict for The DaZzler the most gener-
Gus patronage of the theater-going pub
lie of this city. The attraction is under
the direction of George H. Murray, a
manager of wide experience, and who
brings to his conduct of the company a
thorough knowledge of the business and
the needs and requirements OF first
class attraction. Long may The Dazzler
dazzle.
THE BERNHARDT.
On Monday night at the opera house,
Los Angeles society people will have the
fun of participating in sort of harm
less lottery, for then the choice of seats
for the Bernhardt evening will be set
tied. Almost all of the seats have been
subscribed for, and there will be great
excitement when it comes to deciding
by lot where the subscribers will be
seated on that occasion which will be a
function of fashionable folk if nothing
else.
La Tosca is billed as the play, and
people who think they know them
selves in such matters will be given full
opportunity to compare the robust Dav-
export with the reedlike Sarah. Every
body who is in it, will be in the opera
house that evening, and those who are
not in it, will be out That sentence
reads like platitude, but the ins and
outs know that there is a world of mean
ing to it.
RoBsoN-CRANE REMINIsCENCE.
Several years ago, and before the bond
between Messrs. Robson and Crane was
sundered, so unfortunately for the
theater goers of the United States,
"Billy" Crane went to Cohasset, accom-
panied by his wife to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Robson. "Billy" always had penchant
for the great American game and he was
scarcely settled at the house of his
friend before he fell in with number of
"resorters" who played high and late
and, in the natural course of events,
became one of them. AT last Mrs.
Crane felt called upon to admonish him,
and said: William, we are the guests
of Mrs. Robson, and it does not look
we'll for you to be out of the house until
daylight playing poker. OF course l
know that she is sensible person, and
would not object to any moderate game
that you might play. or to any reasona-
BILE hours you might keep, Dut please DO
not stay out until broad daylight any
more as long as we are here"
"My dear" said Billy, with sincerity
written on his face, 81 will make bar
gain with you. 1, not to stay out later
than midnight. You, to say nothing
unless Mrs. Robson does"
The bargain was struck on the spot,
and everything weut very well for sew
eral days, but at last Crane struck q
party and night when it was not in
human nature to leave. Everything
was coming his way there was any
amount of good cheer, and the people
about the table took winning and losing
with the same even temper. So it was
just at sunrise that Crane, mindful of
his promise, stole into the Robson cot
tage and went quietly to his room. Mrs.
Crane was sound asleep. So far well.
He took off his hat, threw his top coat
on chair, removed his under coat and
vest, disposed os his collar, cuffs and
necktie and then addressed himself
to his shoes. The first one came away
all right, but his especial effort to take
off the second one quietly proved disas-