Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-31
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
How Eastern Companies Fake
in California.
News About Theatrical Events
Announced for This City.
Features of Late Partisan Fin du
Ciecle Comedy.
The Owls Benefit to Manager Lehman.
Katie Emmett on Wednesday.
News Notes and Gossip.

Katie Emmett on Wednesday.
News Notes and Gossip.
OF late years it has been the habit oI
certain class of companies that visit
the coast during the summer season, to
bring an inferior class of artists. Their
booking is generally done months be-
fore, while they have an excellent com
pany, and while the press is loud in
their praises, and the local manager
congratulates himself that he has Sc
cured a frst-class booking, but alas,
when the time arrives he finds that in
stead OF artists of reputation, the COM
pany is made up of lot of barn stormers
brought together for the coast tour.
They are generally greeted with empty
houses, as they deserve. and their man
ager discovers that the people are not as
easily imposed upon as he imagined,
and he then does the injustice of
saying that the town is worse than
dead. M
A notable example OF this was the case
of the Fakir company at the Los Angeles
last week. This company advertised
before it came here that it had in It's
personnel several popular artists. The
HERALD was handed, by it's advance
agent, cast of the company, and in
good faith printed it in last Sundays
issue. OF that list the following were
not in the company when it arrived :
Mark Sullivan, George Mitchell, Fred
Rankin, Lizzie Derious Dolly, Jennette
st. Henry, Katherine B. Howe, Mollie
Sherwood and Dude Tracy.
More than that, two characters were
entirely cut out, those of Tommy Tombs
and Chloe.
Manager Wyatt knew nothing of this
until the programmes were printed, and
then it was too late to take any action.
Such way of doing business is moth
ing less than fraudulent; Autographs of
Sullivan and Lizzie DAILY were stuck in
windows, and no information as to the
true condition of the company was given
until the curtain went up on the per-
formance.
Another case in point was that of
3 Miller Brothers. Kajauka company.
This was advertised through the east as
possessing ''forty chunks of feminine
>voluptuosness, meaning forty ballet
girls. When the company arrived here
there were with it exactly six dancers.
The Jarbeau company played the same
trick, though to not quite the same ex-
tent.
Another ''kick' that theater patrons
and the local managers have to register
against the travelling manager is the
habit Of cutting a programme short on
the last night, in order to finish in time
to take the train north. In such case
lines are omitted, situations cut out, en-
cores refused and the show, whatever it
may be, is rushed through at Sunol
gait. The manager of the local house is
helpless in this matter, and deserves no
blame. The proprietor of the COM
pany is the one at fault. There is
no reason why the patron of perform
ance at its last presentation should not
get as much for his money as the first
nighter. s
AN END OF THE CENTURY COMEDY.
"Pshaw What does it matter?"
That is what deceived husband says
to his wife who has just confessed her
frailty to him, in the comedy Amour
euse, the latest success at the Odeon
theater, Paris. Then the curtain falls.
The play is essentially an end OF the
century affair in its tone. Mile. Ger
maine marries Etienne Feriaud, who
first meets her for the purpose of plead
ing the cause of his friend Pascal Del
annoy. Germaine fancies Etienne,
however, and Pascal takes the matter
good naturedly, and continues to be
friend to both. Germaine is SO
much in love with her husband
as to be tiresome. The honeymoon
will never end. He reproaches
her for her excessive ardor and
a quarrel results. At the climax Pas
cal Delanny enters and Etienne in his
anger cries out that he can take his
wife If he wants her.
Yes, take me, | must revenge my
self" cries Germaine, and for revenge
she Immediately proceeds to break the
seventh commandment all to pieces
with Pascal as her confederate.
Then she RECEIVERS from her anger and
finds she is more than ever in love with
her husband, and is Mortified at her sin.
Etienne also finds that too loving wife
is very nice to have about the house and
is quite ready to make up when Ger
maine comes to him, falls on her knees,
confesses, and is met with kiss and
the words: 'Pshaw what does it mat
ter"
THE OWLS.
On Tuesday evening the Owl Dramatic
club will tender Martin Lehman bene-
fit, at which time they will present for
the first time here, T. w. Robertson's
comedy-drama, Caste. Mr.. Lehman has
been connected with the theatrical busi-
ness, directly and indirectly, for the past
twenty years, and with the Owls since
their organization. eleven years ago, and
this is the only instance where he has
been rendered an acknowledgement OF
his services. The Owls will present, in
addition to the old favorites, Mrs. Min
ME Hance Owens in the soubrette part Of
Polly. Mrs Vera M. Beane, in the leading
heavy part of the Marchioness, and Tom
Barnes in the low comedy part. Miss
Gertrude Foster will essay the leading
role OF Esther, while Mr.. Vogelsang
Will be seen in the part of George
D'Alroy. Mr.. Dobinson will be seen in
the difficult role of Captain Hawtree.
Mr.. Lehman will portray the role Of
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