Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-22

IL Is said that William A. Brady may
taKe the New Park theater in New York.
brander Matthews has been appointed
professor of literature at Columbia
college.
Next season Edward Harrigan opens
at Harrigan's theater with Sauatter
Sovereignty.
James O'Neill drops Monte Cristo
next season and has accepted a plav
called A Royal Trust.
Miss Helyett has been withdrawn
from the Bouftes.Parieiennes after rum
ming since November II, 1890.
Charles Gayler, the veteran American
dramatlst, now over 73 years old, is to
nave monster benefit in New York.
VerdTs new opera, Falstaff, is to be
brought out at La Scala, Milan, in Jam
uary, 1898, with Maurel in the title role
The Isle of Champagne company left
New York for Buffalo last Thursday.
The first production will take place
May 16.
Ha! Ha And now The Players OF
London says that "the Kendals are ar
ranging for yet another visit to the
United States"
Jerome X. Jerome's new play, The
Councillor's Wife, will be produced by
Charles Frohman's company at the Chi
cago Columbia in August.
The bottom has dropped out of the
theatrical bonanza boom in Australia,
and E. E. Rice is on his way back with
money cabled from this country.
Donnelly & Girard's Natural Gas has
again illuminated Chicago this week
and Manager Samuel Popular Cox says
to better advantage than ever before.
Maurice Barrymore will support Mrs.
Bernard Beere next season when she
makes her American tour under the
management OF Marcus Mayer, begin
ming November 14th, next.
A Trip to Chinatown will celebrate its
2OOth performance at the Hoyt Madison
Square theater on May Goth. It is the
longest consecutive run of farce COM
edy ever made, and winning run at
that, from start to finish.
Mr.. Albert Bruning, who is quite q .
sklilful fisherman, had stirring expe-
rience while fishing black bass in the
San Antonio river a short while ago.
The latest edition of Forest and Stream
contains vivid description of the oc-
currence from the pen of Mr.. Bruning.
Mr.. William Wade, of the Manchester
Umpire, writes: 81 read that they
have hissed another naughty play off
the stage in Paris. If this sort OF thing
goes on much longer, the French CAPT
tai will lose all it's attractiveness for
English church deacons and moral
M. P.'s."
Miss Lulu Klein, the clever young
actress, seems to have hit upon a happy
idea in her gift to the Actors Fund fair
OF a Photographic album. The hundred
shares for the interesting album were
all sold by Wednesday night. The for
tunate winner was ex.Judge Ditten-
heffer.
j. W. Jenning, the clever comedian
and character actor, tries his new mono
como-dram Hosea Greenleaf OF Jerico,
Vermont, this week, after which it will
be booked for a short tour this season.
The play was written at his direction bv
Mr.. Charles Barnard and Prof. George
Loesch has composed soma clever incl
dental music.
At Tobos' Dock, South Brooklyn, J.
Il. Emmet may be seen experimenting
the work OF his crew getting his schoon-
er Siren in commission for the summer.
The Siren ia the largest sailing yacht
profession, and has sleeping accommo-
dations for twenty six guests. Mr.. EN-
met anticipates spending q very pleas
ant summer aboard of her, as do a great
many of his friends.
Belle Archer has lett the Salvini COM
| pany and gone to her home at Bergen.
Mrs. George Gould, once of the Daly
company but now daughter-in-law Of
Jay, presented her husband last week
with girl-the fourth child. Henry
E. Dixey has finished his tour and is
resting at Boston. Fay Templeton re-
turned to the stage May 10th, at the
Philadelphia park. Otis Skinner and
Margaret Mather have amicably agreed
to disagree, and have severed their pro-
fessional partnership.
Edward Michael, who is we'll known
in America, has become manager of a
new half-penny daily soon to be pub
lished in London called The Morning.
A. q. Ives, an American journalist, for
many years on the New York Herald.
will be the editor, and the enterprise
will be backed by the duke of Newcastle,
Lord Francis Pelham. Clinton Hope, and
several other rich Londoners, All
Americans wish Mr.. Michael success,
tor he was a great favorite while he
dwelt with US.
Judith Bsrolde has become Alexander
Salyini's leading wowan. She has been
on the stage, less than s5ur Years. hut
has made herself we'll known by work
with Fanny Davenport, Kate Cjaxton.
Effie Ellsler, "The Long Lane" and
lately as the fascinating Sue Enday OF
blue JeaDs.'' Her dark beauty and
the evidences of remarkable talent have
been so attractive to managers, that she
has received two offers of backing for q
starring tour. She has accepted one for
the season of 1893-94, when she will ap
pear in a romantic modern drama OF
great strength.
The young enterprising western man.
ager, Jacob Lift, who has for some time
enjoyed the pleasures of metropolitan
life leaves New York for the county
around the big lakes next week with
several new plays in his trunk. From q
very humble beginning he has built up a
very large and profitable theatrical bus
mess and proudly announces that
his many enterprises next season will be
managed by the following staff: Sol.
Lit. manager of The Nutmeg Match A,
W: Dingwall, manager of The Ensign ;
John hogarty, manager of Yon Yonson
George kingsbury, manager OF The Stow
away. Besides all these road attrac-
tlons, Mr.. Lift has chain of theaters
from Chicago to st. Paul.
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