Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-18
have been entirely eclipsed by David
Henderson'5 latest spectacle.


at the New York Union Square in Janu-
ary.
The White Chess Queen is the title of
q new play in which Lii ian Lewis will
star next season.
Frank Dietz has resigned his position
at Proctor's theater, New York, to be-
come acting manager Tor Rose Coghlan.
Hoyt's A Trip to Chinatown is in the
18th month OF it's successful run in New
York, and will last for the rest of the
season.
Frank G. Cotter has commenced suit
for 5000 damages against Mrs. E. N.
(Baronese) Blanc, claiming breach OF
contract.
F.C. Wellee, who had been with the
Old Jed Prouty company since the first
production OF the play, has left Goden's
support.
The young actress, Fannie M. Ingham,
will shortly produce her play, entitled
A Young Wife, her own dramatization
of East Lynne.
Marion Percy has withdrawn from the
cast of Men of Millione. She is prepar-
ing to 90 out on The road in the leading
role Of smother play.
Marie Wainright has begun rehears-
ing the four-act comedy drama of mod
ern New York life which Clyde Fitch
has just completed for her.
Maym Kelso, late of The City Direc-
tory company, has been left $40, 900 by
an old friend of her fathers family. Her
sisters were left the same amount.
Patrick McGoverp, for 20 years stage
doorkeeper at Harris academy, Balti-
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avenue, that city, December Sd. He
was 70 years of age.
Farce comedy may be on the wane.
but reports of the business done by The
Hustler does not indicate. The per-
formance is up with the times, and it
goes with spirit and vigor.
Bessie Bonehill, the popular and
clever character singer and comedienne,
is to 20 a-starring next season. She will
head a company OF her own in new
nautical comedy farce called Play
mates.
John E. Warner, late manager of the
Nat G. Goodwin company, may in few
days associate himself with prominent
attraction. At present he awaits the
arrival of European steamer before ne
discloses his plans.
Edith Kenward. the English actress,
one of Charles Frohman's clever and
pretty leading ladies, likes America go
much thatsshe proposes to remain. She
has got so far being an American citizen
that she calls New York her shome."
Young Salvini is this week in the far
northwest playing to very large busi-
ness. Next week he appears at Victo-
ria, B. o., and then ne turns again to-
wards the rising sun. Mr. Salvini has
been very great success this season.
Nellie McHenry and A Night at the
Circus are this week in Indiana, playing
in small towns but filling the theaters
every time. It is the only week of one
night stands the great American come
dienne has this season.
Donnelly and Girard's new edition of
Natural Gas has caught Cincinnati this
week and Prosperous Cox is doing moth
ing but counting money. Next week
they are booked in st. Louis and the
house for the opening night is nearly
sold.
H. R. Jabobs, after long effort, has
succeeded in having. the duties on all
photographic paper entering any Cana.
dian port of entry reduced from 16
u
to managers who play Canada. The ad
valorem has also been reduced per
cent.
Alexander Salvini and Manager WIN.
Wiikison became equal owners in a
ranch during their recent visit to Cali
fornia, having purchased tract of land
in the San Fernando valley, on the line
of the Southern Pacific near Los Ange-
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most delightful valleys OF California, and
the old mission of that name.
A worthy old clergyman is just Dead
who, nearly half century ago, was for
eight years brilliant and famous dram
atist; and, curiously enough, for eight
years only. His name was Jens Chris
tian Hostrup, and from 1846 to 1854 he
wrote series of successful charming
comedies for the Danish theater. Then,
back to the church for which he had
been educated, and spent the last years
OF his long aud quiet life in the quiet
duties of the paster Of a church in Jut-
land.
Manager George Purdy has made sew
eral changes in the Fanny Rice COM
pany with view to strengthening it
musically. and be prepared for the pro.
duction of several new plays in the early
spring. One of Miss Rice's new plays
is called The Little Vahoda, and tells
the story of little Jewish girl, who has,
by the death of her parents, been left
the sole support of large family of
younger brothers and sisters. Her be-
roic struggle-seif-de wit
merry disposition and loyalty under the
most trying circumstances all 90 to
make character that will give clever
Fanny Rice an opportunity to display
her histrionic ability to its fullest ex.
tent. Mics Rice says she lie already in
love with the part.
Selena Fetter tells funny story of
her first appearance among her relations
and friends in Louisville in that blank
verse horror, Isabelle or The Fatal Mar
riage.. 1t was also the first appearance
on any stage of Mary Lilly-Miss Fet-
ter's old colored nanny, and it came
about in this way: The play bristles
with daggers and the young actress
made her exit, leaving on couch in full
view of the audiences dagger that'w
all important to blood curdling scene
that was to follow. When she discov-
cred what had been done she expressed
the most frantic desires to regain the
necessary "props." Mary Lilly, totally
unaccustomed to have her mistress de-