Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-14
Doors at the Opera House
Last Week.
A Royal Pass at the Los Angeles
This Week.
Companies Which Are Booked at the
Two Houses.
Manager Wyatt to Be Benefited Tomor.
row Evening-Notes and Gossip About
Amusement Matters and People.

ld6O WC0h, was GU ny "a luuuOCl vi
selfish, ill-bred people, who, before the
curtain commenced to fall, disturbed
those who wished to enjoy the play to
the end, by rising in their seats, putting
on wraps, and some even walking out.
This is not only bad form. but it is ac-
tually taking other peoples property by
force, to put it mildly. A person pays
so much for seeing a play; another per-
son by his actions deprives the first from
receiving what he has paid for. There
are various terms which can be applied
to such actions, none of which are too
strong. There always are some Doors in an
audience, but there ought not be enough
such creatures in Los Angeles as to spoil
the finale of good play by good COM
pany.
A couple on one of the evenings last
week carried the matter to a striking
point. Fully five minutes before the
curtain bell rang, the woman adjusted
her wraps, and the two, who were sit
ting in parqnet seats, crowded past their
neighbors, and marched out. If they
could have heard the various remarks
about them, and laid them to heart, the
result might have been beneficial to
their future department..
MANAGER WAITS BENEFIT.
Tomorrow evening Manager Harry
Wyatt of the Los Angeles theater will
be rendered a benefit performance.
The play, A Royal Pass, will be given,
with Mr.. George Staley in the star role.
Mr.. Wyatt has for many years been
engaged in the theatrical business here,
and has always done his best to advance
the amusement interests of the city.
Theater goers will on Monday evening
have an opportunity of testifying to their
appreciation of his efforts, and should
not miss the chance.
ROYAL PASS.
Geo. G. Staley, the German dialect
comedian, in his successful comedy
drama, A Royal Pass, will make his
first appearance before Los Angeles
audience at the new Los Angeles thea
ter, Monday evening, June 18th. The
engagement is for three nights. and ac-
cording to all reports is very meritori-
Gus performance. Star, play and COM
pany have received great praise wher-
ever they have appeared. Mr.. Staley
is credited with being possessed of su-
perior dramatic ability, sweet voice
and handsome stage presence. The.
characters introduced are Swiss and
Russian, Mr.. Staley assuming the
part of Swiss guide. This gives oppor-
tunity for rich and picturesque costum-
ing, of which full advantage is taken by
the company. The support engaged for
Mr.. Staley, by his manager, Mr.. Parker,
- fI4ra,,oI,lx, nd
nothing is neglected to make this per-
formance praiseworthy. During the
course of the play Mr.. Staley sings some
charming songs, of which My Hearts
Delight and Little Rogues Asleep are
the pri ne favorites.
STAGE KISSES.
The question was put to popular and
pretty actress: "Do you ever rehearse
stage kisses?" The young lady smiled
and replied that she always did. "Not
repeatedly" she said, 'but just once. 1
don't care to be surprised by peculiar
sort of kiss on the night of perform
ance, 80 always have an actor show me
beforehand just how he is going to do it.
There's nothing in acting that dread so
much as a kiss. No, Pm not a prude,
and do not suffer from the actual contact
of polite and good looking fellows lips,
but there are more chances of disaster in
a stage kiss than in almost any action in
the drama. In the first place, it is apt
to disturb my makeup. Then the actor
may be nervous man and pull away at
my wig, if I'm wearing one. or he may
clutch me so tight that when he lets me
go | lose my balance and get laughed at.
My worst stage experience resulted from
kiss. 1t was in a scene of
immense pathos, while l am hang
ing about my lovers neck, who
is being taken to prison. The
actor who played the wooer was an aw-
fully nice fellow, and not in the least
disagreeable to hang to. l did so with
extra tenacity on the night in question,
and noticed that he tried to free him
self of me, but l clung OH tight, and
glued my face to his. Let me gop he
gasped and tried to drag back. but
pressed my face still closer, determined
to get lot out of the scene Suddenly,
as was rapturously kissing him, he
sneezed. Oh. what sneeze it was! 1t
seemed to start from his boots, and
bounded away from him, dazed by the
shock. Then heard roar of laughter
in tie audience, and saw my lover rush
ing from the stage with one section of
his black mustache missing. There was
another speech before the act should
have ended, but the stage manager did
not wait for it. He rang down the cur
tain, and then informed me that / had
better return the actors mustache to
him. When l reached my dressing
room l found big piece of the false
mustache sticking to my chin. l had
not kissed 1T away. The actor had lost
it in the sneeze."
NOTES.
Edwin Booth states that he may act
again in 1898.
1t is reported in New York that w. S.
Cleveland has lost $33, 900 ON his three
minstrel companies the past season.
Tom w. Prior, treasurer of the Chica-
go opera house, has been in the city
the past week, on visit to his mother.
Frank Conant is in Portland ahead of
the Cooper Fauntleroy company, which
is reported to be doing good business.
Down the River is the name of new
play in New York. 1t will be lucky if
the stream does not turn and 60 up the
river.
Miss Maude Rowan, former Los An
geles girl, is with Hoyt's Midnight Bell
company. She will appear here in Sep
tember.
On Thursday and Friday evenings