Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
THE PLAYHOUSES.
The Events Of the Year at
the Theaters.
A Splendid Showing of Good
Companies.
Attractions at the Opera House and
Los Angeles Theater.
Dates and Companies Which VIII Recall
Many Pleasant EveniDgs-All
Sorts of Plays and
Players.

| The following is brief resume ofsthe
attractiont that have appeared at the
Grand opera house during the past
twelve months:
December %, 26, 27, 20, 80, 81 and
January Emma Juch Opera company
appeared in Les Hugenots, Lohengrin,
L'Africane, Flying Dutchman, Faust,
Trovatore, Carmen and Bohemian Girl.
This engagement was brilliantsuccess,
both artistically and financially, the
receipts for the season aggregating a
little over s11, 800.
On January 5, g., and 8-Mr. Froh-
mans company appeared in The Private
Secretary.
January 10, 20 and 21-Patti Rosa in
Margery Daw and Imp.
After this the house was closed until
the week of February 22d, when w. F.
Gilmour's opera company, in The Sea
King, was billed to appear. 1t will be
remembered this was the time OF the
washouts, and the company only got as
far as Mojave, where they were COM
PEELED to wait, being unable to go either
way. They finally reached this city in
time for the matinee performance on
Saturday, February 2Sth, and played to
the capacity of the theater for the two
performances.
The week of March I'd was filled by
Willard Spencer's Opera company in
Little Tycoon, and Mr. Frederick Warde
in repertoire of Shakespearean dramas,
consisting of Henry VIII, Othello,
Macbeth and Merchant of Ven
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was supported by Mrs. ID. +.
performances were attended by audi
ences that crowded the house. The re-
ceipts for the four nights and matinee
amounted to $5057
| March 10 and 11-Kiralfy's Water
Queen, and March IL, 13, IA and Is Mr..
| Frohman's company in All the Com
forts of Home, with Henry Miller and
Marie Greenwald in the cast. This
company,slike Mr.. Warde's, did re-
markable business.
March 10, 20 and 21-Denman Thomp-
sons company in the Two Sisters, to
fair business.
The next attraction was Cleveland's
minstrels, on April %, "a and 20, fol-
lowed by Hermann, the magician, on
April 80, May and 2.
On May 5, 6, Z, 8 and MILLER Bros
spectacle, Kajanka, tovery meagre busi-
ness, and on the following week, May
IL, Jarbeau in her time-worn farce
comedy, Starlight.
June 3, A, 5 and 6-Katie Emmett in
her sensational play, Waits OF New
York.
On June 10, IL, IL and 13- Mr.. Froh-
mans stock company in Men and
| Women; also for their first production
of Diplomacy. This was without doubt
the most finished company that had ap-
| peared in the theater for a long time
and included such eminent artists as
Frederick De Bellivelle, Frank Nor
daunt, William Morris, r. A. Robarts,
M. A. Kennedav. Sidney Armstrong,
Maude Adams, Odette Tyler and many
others.
On July 7, 8. 9, 10. IL, there appeared
the greatest novelty that has yet been
in this city-the Lilliputians, and al
though every word of the dialogue was
spoken in German, yet the house was
crowded at each performance.
July %, "a, 25-Another of W. t. Gill
| more's companies in the spectacular
Twelve Temptations.
| AuSucJ Il, L., 1Of LIZ IL uAi. l. iOi
| mans Lyceum company in The Charity
ball, The Idler, and Old Heads and Young
Hearts. In the company were Herbert
Kelcey, E. T. Ratcliffe, w T. LIE Moyne,
Charles Walcot, Georgia Cayvan, Hen
rietta Crossman, Mrs. Whitfen and
others. IL is this city's misfortune
that such companies as the latter invari-
ably come here in the summer, when
our theater-goers are at the summer .e-
sorts, consequently the business is not
what it would be if they appeared dur
ing the regular season.
August 20, 81, 22-Russell's Come
dians in the City Directory. A very
clever company and did splendid busi-
ness.
September 3, 4, 5-Lewis Morrison in
Faust and Strangers of Paris.
September 10, III, 12-The best farce
comedy ever seen in this city, The Daz
zler, with Kate Castleton and Joe OFT in
the cast.
September 14-Sara Bernhardt in La
Tosca. The immortal Sara at $5 a
ticket drew $5200 for the one perform
ance. 1t was indeed swell society
event.
September 81. 22, 23-Nat Goodwin in
The Gold Mine and The Nominee. The
receipts for the three performances
reached $2804
September "a. rs, 26-Charles Dick
son in Incog. A clever performance but
very poor business.
October l, 2, 3-Sol Smith Russell, in
his new play Peaceful Valley Atevery
performance the house WAS crowded.
1 October s, 8, 10-The Hustler, to fair
business.
L q o A H..
November 10. IL, IL. 13, 14-Fanny
Davenport in Sardou's Cleopatra. This
was the greatest financial success of the
year. At no performance were the re-
ceipts less than $1,000. The receipts for
the five nights and matinee reached
$7816.
December s, 9-Mr. Sanger's COM
pany, in Mr.. t'otter of Texas, with jeff