Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-28

Pupil of Magic by two of the Liliputians
is the most ludicrous thing ever seen on
the stage.
Diplomacy did not run out the two
weeks at the California in San Francisco.
Men and Women was substituted last
Thursday.
In the absence of Mr.. Wyatt, Will
Conant, the genial treasurer OF the Los
Angeles theater, will don the mana
gerial toga.
Henry K. Dixey's entertainment next
season will consist of three short plays
melodrama, burlesque and the last
act of Seven Ages boiled down.
Hugo Toland has returned to New
York to attend rehearsals of Mr.. Barnes
OF New York. He is to play the title
role, part nicely fitted to his style of
acting.
Gus Williams is spending his vaca
tion rewriting his play, Kepler's For
tunes, in which he will star next sea-
son. He will be on this coast during
the spring.
VIM. A. Brady, who has become quite
prominent in theatricals in the past
four years, made his start in this city.
He will be here with his Bottom of the
Sea company in July.
Marcus Mayer has appeared in the
role of hero in London. Some Swedes
were insulting pretty barmaid, when
Mayer came to the rescue and got two
black eyes for his trouble.
1t is said that j. NJ Hill has lost an
immense fortune in managing the
VTniAn khaotar Vo~lx The
stage hands recently struck for wages
due them, amounting to $3.50.
Cleveland advertises that none of the
old favorites will be connected with his
minstrel companies next season. He
says they are all worn out with the pub
lie and he now wants only the ''young
bloods."
j. Kline Emmett, a son of the late
comedian, j. X. Emmett, has deter
mined to take his fathers latest play
and go out on the road with it, himself
playing the part written for the elder
Emmet.
Marie Prescott lately secured divorce
from her husband, who is wealthy
Louisville merchant. 1t is reported that
she will marry r. S. Mclean, with
whom she has been starring for sew
eral seasons, next September.
The Novelty theater continues to do
good business. Manager Doyle gives
two-and-a-half hour performance for
ten cent admission fee, and tries his best
to please his patrons, in which ambition
he appears to be entirely successful.
1t is reported from London that Min
ME Palmer and her husband, John r.
Rogers, have become reconciled and are
again living together. Minpie Palmer
jumped her contract with Harry Will
liams and will stay in London next sea-
son.
1t was rumored on the streets the past
week that work on the Burbank opera
house would be resumed at an early
date. If it is ever completed, McLain
Il Lehman will manage it. as they hold
twenty-year. lease on it from the time
OF completion.
Elmer E. Vance, the author and man
ager OF the Limited Mail, is by occupa-
tion telegraph operator. He wrote
the play while at work at his key in the
train dispatcher's office, in Coumbus,O.
He Immediately put it on the road and
it has been big success from the start.
Odette Tyler of the Men and Women
company has been seriously i'll in San
Francisco. She contracted a severe
cold going up on the train, which turned
into pneumonia, and at one time her
life was despaired of. She is GONZALES
cent, however, and will leave for the
north with the company.
Martin Lehman played the part OF Ec-
cles in Caste about fifteen years ago in
old Turn Verein hall. Miss Matte
Wheeler, daughter OF Colonel Wheeler,
now Mrs. Frank Mccormick, of San
Francisco, was Polly; Mrs. Martin Leh-
man, then Miss Levy, was Esther;
Mrs. j. E. Prescott, who now lives in
Santa Barbara, was the Marquise, and
Frank G. Prescott, now of the law firm
of Carpenter & Prescott, was either
Hautree or D'Alroy, the writer is not
informed which