Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-10


NOTES.
Mr.. ]. S. Williams will leave for Phila-
delphia on the 21st inst, to join the
Robert E. Graham opera company to
start the coming season. Mr.. Williams,
who will fill the tenor role, is consci-
entious young artist, who is beginning
to reap the reward which comes from
hard study and devotion to his profes-
sion. The company is booked at the
Los Angeles in October.
The press dispatches report several
late frosts in the east. Theatrically
speaking we have had several late ones
here.
Al Hayman is now booking Alabama,
which will cover the entire United
States. 1t will be the first time that
the Palmer company has ever visited
the south.
Rosina Vokes' present season at Daly's
theatre, New YoIk, promises to be the
best she ever had. She annually ap-
pears at this house and is considered
one of New York's prime favorites.
Mr.. Wilkinson's Widows is doing the
leading business in New York at present.
Its success has been wonderful and its
run will only be stopped by hot weather.
1t comes to this coast in February, 1892.
Frederick Warde and Mrs. D. P.
Bowers will not be associated for the
coming season. Mr.. Warde, however,
will materially strengthen his company
in other directions, and will include IN
his isrepertorie Henry Guy Carleton's new
play, The Lions Mouth, which made a
complete success on its recent production
at the California theatre, San Francisco.
His route includes the Pacific coast, and
of course Los Angeles.
The Solicitor will be put on at Herr
mann's theatre, New York, early in
September for long run. 1t will be
presented by one of Chas. Frohman's
stock companies, which, it is said, will
be the most xpensiveecompany ever
brought together. They will come to
the coast in June, 1892.
This is the last season that Shenan-
doah will be produced in America for
some time, as the company will make an
European tour next season.
The receipts of the Bernhardt en-
gagement in San Francisco amounted to
little over $4,000.
Ted Marks, now here as agent of She
nandoah, will next season be acting
manager for Mr.. Wilkison's Widows.
Mr.. Ed Kammermeyer, formerly
leader of the orchestra of the Grand
opera house, Burlington, Ia, has located
in this city.
The next attraction at the Grand
after Jarbeau will be Katie Emmett in
the Waits of New York.
The suit of ejectment brought by the
directors of the Broadway theatre, Den
yer, against M. B. Leavitt has been de-
cided in Mr.. Leavitt's favor. The direc-
tors claimed Mr.. Leavitt's attractions
were not up to the promised standard.
He proved to the contrary, however, and
now retaliates with $4,000 damage
suit
The stock company formed some time
ago to erect new theatre in San Diego
have completed their plans, and the
new house will be one of the finest on
the coast. The building will be located
directly opposite the Brewster hotel and
will be four stories high, of Sespe stone.
When completed San Diego will be
visited by all the large attractions, who
are now unable to play there on account
of the small houses and no stage room.
Modjeska's tour will begin early next
September. She will be supported by
J. Ii. Gilmour and the strongest COM
Daily SlG has cftI udu. CuO Will Ut
with us the latter part of next season.
Bob Hilliard, who assumed Henry
Miller's part in All the Comforts OF
preston that he has been asked to con-
tinue in the part next season.
Minnie Maddern Fiske has Just COM
pleted for the Kendals one-act curtain
raiser, entitled Not Guilty.
Io,,,, M;llar will ha hlu
Marie Wainwright next season when
she revives Amy Robsart. Ii so, he
will be featured.
u. S. Mail, that appeared here last
October, has Joined the mortuary pro-
cession. 1t finally went to pieces at
Niblo's Garden theater, New York, last
week, after having weathered the vicis-
situdes OF a long career on the road.
The gross receipts for the last week were
less than $500.
All the Comforts of Home is this week
in Minneapolis. Next week it is to be
produced in Chicago for an indefinite
run.
The Lilliputians, who appear at the
Grand in July, have purchased eighty
two round-trip tickets for the California
trip.
Chas. E. Locke in a personal letter to
Mr.. Lehman, of the Grand, states that
the receipts OF the Juch opera company
in the City of Mexico, averaged $4,000
per night This nearly equals the bust
ness done by Patti in that city. The
company jumped direct to st. Louis,
where they opened two weeks en-
gagement at the Music hall last Monday.
The st. Louis papers speaking of the
show, said the house was packed to the
doors, and when it is remembered that
the house seats nearly 1000 it will be
seen that the business must have been
enormous.
Anna Dickinson is going out for lee
turing tour under the management of
Charles MacGeachy, formerly manager
OF old Ted Prouty.
May Yohe has replaced Gertrude
Zella in the cast of U & [, and it is said
that the change is beneficial to the gen
eral performance. Miss Zella will star
next year in opera.
Helen Marlborough, the Los Angeles
lady who has been, until recently, with
Jarbeau, is in Philadelphia, spending a
short vacation with her husbands
Martin O'NeaD parents.
Mr.. D. S. Vernon, the gentlemanly
advance representative of Jarbeau, has
been in the city for the past ten days.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Vernon,
who is on her first visit to the coast.
They have agreeably spent the time in
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