Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-26

4, 1,euuuauser, Wntcn was 6Iot produced
there on December 6th. Since fhat dSfe
tne opera has been lung two or three
tlmee = week to crowded houses. iust ~
II II were newly discovered Vork IN
Wagner. Dresden recently had 4 s,rn..
liar experience with the new Tam.
haueer.
Hermann has patented new trick
by means of which he expects to make
young lady walk from the stage to the
gallery without visible support.
1t is said when Sullivan comes upon
the stage and musingly repeats the line
LET me think that there is q dead
calm in the audience for fear of disturb
ing him.
1t lie not generally known, but it is
none the less true, that Archibald c.
Gunther's play, Mr.. Potter of Texas.
was ready for stage production long be-
fore Mr.. Barnes of New York was con-
ceived, and was actually cast at the
Madison Square theatre during the re-
gime Of the Frohman brothers there.
Frank w. Sanger will produce the play
at the Star theatre February I'd, with
one OF the best companies seen in New
York this season.
A cable from London was received the
other day BY Professor Hermann from
Augustus Harris, Of Drury Lane, offer
ing the magician $20, 900 for q season of
three months at the Avenue theatre.
The offer is under consideration, and
Professor Hermann will probably ac-
cept If he can cancel without legal diff
Guilty the southern time he intended to
fill after leaving his Broadway theatre.
This is the second offer of the kind Herr
mann has received since locating per
manently in New York.
Tagliapietra is announced for con-
cert at Steinway hall, New York. Tag
had not been heard from of late, and It
was supposed the favorite barytone had
retired on his laurels.
Theatrical people who have had inan-
cial experience with comic opera VEN
lures are at present endeavoring to un-
derstand how 7. Henry French expects
to clear profit with his opera company
at the Garden theater nextseason. They
figure upon the "asis that Mr.. French
will secure the people that he is after.
Lillian Russell's contract calls for $3.50
per week and 4 per cent. OF the gross
receipts when they pass $4,000. Streit-
mann. the tenor, receives $500, and if
Attalie Claire is secured her salary will
not be a penny less than 5000. Henry
Dixey has been talked of for the comedy
roles, and if he signs weekly output Of
500 will be added to the Garden pay
roll. If Mr.. French, after settling his
seasons salary list, the running ex-
penses of the house and his rental,
which has just been raised to SAC, 900,
slider himself genius among managers.
Sinoo Inoonh Toffo rcor, Vic. n T o,,Ir,,
many seasons ago he has received num-
erous proposals from English managers
to play a return engagement. Many
were tempting, but he refused them all,
and will, if he follows out his present
plans, never again tread the stage of
British playhouse.
Ristori speaks in the most contemptu-
GUS terms of Nine. Bernhardt's work.
She calls her Shakespearean characters
"grizettes." The distinguished critique
divides her time between two palaces in
Rome, appearing on the stage occasion
ally for charity. She has beautiful
young daughter of rare accomplishments
and much social popularity. 4
Richard Golden and Dora Wiley, man
and wife, but separated for some time
by caprice on both sides, have been re-
united by the diplomacy OF Manager
McGeachy. Dora was not brought to
terms very easily, though, it would
seem. She rejoins Golden and Old Jed
Prouty for $3.50 week, besides a share
in the profits, new three-sheet litho,
bigger type, stage centers, curtain calls
and all the privileges. A paper COM
menting on the affair says, 'Love,found
the way" to bring Dora back to Golden.
Looking at the case calmly one would
conclude that Mammon had more to do
with it than the boy-god-love OF pelf,
with female vanity added.