Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-17
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

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Carleton's Opera company tomorrow
evening will be an event. Everybody
likes Mr.. Carleton, and he has always
given praiseworthy performances.
The company will open with Indigo, a
Strauss opera, which was played origin
ally in New York at the Casino. A comic
opera libretto is always trihe, but a
SYNOPSIS of this one may be OF interest.
The story of Indigo is based upon the
old Arabian Nights tale of Ali Baba and
the forty thieves, and is as follows
Fantasca is loved by King Indigo, the
sole proprietor of the Indigonian islands,
a part of the earth that has unaccount-
ably disappeared. Fantasca, the slave,
is betrothed to Janio, the kings jester.
However, this fact makes no difference
with the king. He wants Fantasca, and
that is the end of it. Jahio plans to
Illustrate the king in his desires, and in
carrying them out is aided by his sweet
heart and Ali Baba, an everyday donkey
driver. The king is misled into believ-
ing that his treasures are in danger.
His majesty has been so economical that
the army has been disbanded. Fantasca,
to carry out her share of the conspiracy,
recruits band of Amazons and then
offers to save the treasures. She intends,
after getting her share, to quit the coun-
try with Janio. The king makes the
agreement to divide, and then Fantasca
goes through the motion of defeating the
thieves, and when she receives her share
she incontinently departs.
t.,
Lane and Alice Vincent. The stately
other pretty girls who sing well. Carle-
ton plays Janio, j., K; Murray has a
prominent part and SO have w. III. Fitz-
actors of ability.
The repertoire for the week is Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday nights, Indigo,
Tuesday night and Saturday matinee,
The Gondoliers, Thursday night, Do
rothy, and Friday night Nanon.
NV
People smile when an Uncle Tom g
Cabin company is mentioned, but man
ayers wink the other eve, for the affair
draws as does no other play. On Friday
evening, at Mr.. Wyatt's Los Angeles
theater, Uncle Tom will begin a two
nights and a matinee season.
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Treasurer Mansfield is back in the
cozy box office of the opera house, after
showing Bre'r Fisher how to conduct
the San Diego opera house. They tried
hard to keep Mansfield in Bay 'nclimate,
but he is not fond of solitude, and
declined all inducements, preferring a
metropolitan existence. He is glad to
get back, and the theater-going public
is glad to have him back.
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Cleveland appears to be nearing the
fate, which, sooner or later, overtakes
all managers to try to foreclose an i'm
aginary mortgage on the world.
William Weston, one of the best men
in the company which recently played
at the opera house, left the troupe at San
Bernardino, and, to collect his wages,
was forced to attach the receipts. The
sheriff deducted the local managers g
share of the box Office money and held
the balance. Charlie Cleveland, the
acting manager, stormed around, but
had to submit.
Miss Granger made a decidedly ar
closed at the Los Angeles theater, and
time she comes. She has only one
serious fault; she may be termed a
female Fred Warde, for she will rant
and below when the situation demands
force. Ranting is bad enough in q
man, and some times an emphasized
declaiming is not absolutely amiss, but
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talk, but no woman ever declaims, un-
less it may be Susan Anthony or Anna
Dickenson, and such women are not the
characters portrayed by an emotional"
actress. Miss Granger is probably the
best Camille on the stage today, and
undoubtedly no other actress can ap-
proach her in her role in Inherited.
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The Cincinnati Courier OF recent
date says:
pheasant news comes again from the
Pacific coast for our alumni column.
Miss Helen Bancroft C90) is employing
her talents most successfully at Ana
helm, Cal. Besides having charge OF
the music in the public schools, a large
class of private pupils and numerous
concert engagements occupy her atten-
ton profitably. Miss Bancroft will be
remem bered as an industrious student,
and rendered popular and efficient
service both in an out OF the public
schools at Glendale, Ohio, while pursu.
ing her course at the college. Her pres.
ent success, so far away from the foster.
ing influence of her alma mater, is Ger.
tainly we'll merited, and the Courier
would be pleased to learn more of such
prolific fields of musical endeavor."
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