Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-09

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ager of McFadden's Double Uncle Toms
Cabin company, saying that the train
was seven hours late, and it would be
impossible to get their scenery up and
give good performance in time. So
the opening is postponed until tonight,
when the public will once more have the
pleasure of seeing Uncle Tom, Little
Eva and the rest of the well known
characters.
THE WATER QUEEN.
Bolossy Kiralfy's latest spectacle, The
Water Queen, interpreted by an excel
lent company, will be the attraction at
the Grand opera house, March 1Oth-11th.
The Water Queen is from the pen of
Robert Griffin Morris and has already
been presented il New York, Philadel-
phia and Chicago with much success.
This description is given of one of the
scenes in Bolossy Kiralfy's new spec
tacle. 1t is called The Stalactite Grotto.
In the background is cave of large
dimensions. The bottom is a crystal
lake so clear that every part of the sur
roundings is reflected in its depths.
From the water rise pillars of basalt
which sparkle and glisten in the light,
and which appear to be filled with daz-
zling Jewels. In the center is pyramid
of shells of the most beautiful colors,
the decorations having been done in
natural shell-work of thousand tints.
Fairy nymphs are seen in hooks and
corners of the cave and sea flowers
blossom overhead. Dripping water
from the stalactites above is por-
trayed. Mammoth ferns and trail
ing vines are now intermingled with
sparkling gems of great brilliancy.
Fairies play at hide and seek in the
crannies OF the rocks and make sport of
the crystal waters reflection below.
Across the floor OF the stage is to be a
row of mammoth shells. Peeping up
from the water and floating here and
there are water lilies. The tinsel work,
which comprises every color in the
rainbow, will astonish all who see it.
The cost of this one set could not be
ascertained, but it is not denied that its
price is very high one.
The San Francisco Call OF recent date
says: M. William H. Gillette is at
home in farce comedy, more completely
dramatic work. The latest from his
PCH, AOW UClOlO tllC WhlCu Was
witnessed by a crowded and fashionable
amply justifies this expression of opin-
ion. All the Comforts of Home is not,
however, wholly original work by Mr..
Gillette; part OF it is based upon Carl
Lauf's German comedy, Elm Toller Elm
fall, played at the Amberg theater, New
York, some time in the latter part Of
1888. The plot-if plot there be-may
be summed up briefly
A Jealous husband takes his family
away for tour, leaving an impecunious
nephew (Mr. Henry Miller) in charge of
large and wellfurnished mansion, and
the nephew, assisted by an extraordin-
ary English protege, Tom Mellow (Mr.
Frank f. Lamb) lets apartments in the
house to great number of peculiarper-
sons, all of whom he assures will find
there "the comforts of home" These
persons annoy each other, assist each
other, fall in love, quarrel, misurder
stand each other, and become almost
hopelessly mixed up in complications
which keep the audience constantly
laughing. There is not reposeful mo-
ment in the auditorium-except during
ntr'actes-from the rising of the cur
tain on the first act till its fall at the
close of the last. The piece was admir-
ably played, quickly and with precision.
Had this not been so, much OF the effect
would have been lost. The play will ap-
pear at the Grand the last half of this
week.
Messrs. Wyatt and Conant are spar
ing no pains to have the coming event
of Los Angeles, which will take place
the 21st of this month, great success.
They have arranged to have an extra
stage built, projecting out into the audi
torium, so that every word the great
man utters can be distinctly heard from
all parts of the house. Invitations are
out inviting few prominent citizens to
act as an honorary committee to sit on
the stage with Mr.. Stanley. A list of
the people who accept will be published
later on. The subscription sale is very
large, and subscribers can secure their
seats on Saturday of this week at Bart
lett's music store, on North Spring
street. The regular sale will open on
Monday, March 10th, at the same place.
The prices range as follows: Center
seats, first floor, $5; side seats, So.
Balcony, first row, SO; next two rows,
81; balance of balcony, 81. The entire
gallery will be reserved, and seats sold
at 81 each.
Actors have their personal tastes as
other people. Here are a few of the
stars fads: Ed Harrigan is never
happy as when he is out in the noun
tains knee-deep in some good trout
stream playing with a big, gamy,
speckled beauty. Ed Sothern likes
nothing half so well as pipe. He is
an inveterate smoker. The handsome
Herbert Kelcey is great on physical de-
velopment. He has all sorts OF athletic
implements in his rooms, and practices
hours daily. Lillian Russell loves
diamonds, az devotee her beads. She
is never SO happy as when gazing into
a big "stone" and catching the fire re-
fected from its faces. Lawrence Bar
rett delights in long, lonely walk in
country lane, where he never tires Of
the simple beauties of nature. Adonis
Dixey is an inveterate gambler,
his darling sin being in tossing coins to
see whether they will fall heads or tails.
Pennies, dimes or dollars are all the
same. 1t is the chance of the cast
delights him. Pretty Georgia Cayson
is great collector of bric-a- brac, not for
its own sake, but to adorn her apart
ments. Effie Sherman is another actress
with womanly flavor about her. She
delights in shopping, ''just to look at
pretty fabrics, and to feel their soft
textures" George Wheatcroft, one of