The herald., 1893-10-22

The new play is Mr.. Harrigan's latest
| dramatic work and gives ali the favor.
ties IN the popular company excellent
parts.
Rosina Vokes has announced her in
tention of cutting her season short and
retiring from the stage owing to the con-
tinued ill-health she has experienced
this season.
Henry Bergman, now PLAYING in E..
Milton Royle's comedy drama, Friends,
Will be remembered for his excellent (
work as member of W. H. Cranes
company in The Senator, with which he
last visited the coast.
Madeline Merli and clever company.
under the msnagementofF of Fred Schwartz,
will tour the slope during the months of
November and December In play called
The Story of Kiss. Ralph Cummings,
formerly of Morasco's, is the leading
man OF the company.
X. @. Whites Evans and Sontap com.
pany will play Fresno Oath and 25th.
Bakersfield 26th. Santa Barbara 9th,
Ventura 28th, Riverside 30th, San Diego
3Iet and November 1st, Los Angeles %
to 9th, and return to San Francisco by
way OF San Luis Obispo, Watsonville
and Santa Cruz.
The oldest member of the Actors Or
der OF Friendship, Alexander Fisher, was
taken to the home for incurables at
Fordham recently. Mr.. Fisher. who is
over so years of age, made his last ap-
pearance on the stage at the Theater of
Arts and Letters in New York, when he
did some excellent acting in The SOUR.
rel Inn.
Joseph Jefferson, the veteran come
dian, was elected president of the Play.
era club OF New York on the 9th inst.
to succeed the late Edwin Booth, the
founder OF the club. The delay in elect
ing successor to the great tragedian
was due to the absence of the directors,
who have been away on their summer
vacation.
Robert B. Monroe's My Aunt Bridget
company. which will make the Pacific
coast tour. contains an unusual number
OF good vocalists and comedians. Alice
johnson. the handsome soprano, who is
graduate OF the Paris conservatoire,
ana Jennie Dickereon. late contralto of
the Carl Rosa Opera company, are
among the vocal artists.
Coquelin & Hading, with the great
French company. delighted the cultivst-
ed audiences at Hooley's in Chicago last
week. Coquein is undoubtedly the |
most accomplished and versatile come |
dian OF the age. Certainly no English
speaking actor has larger list of abso-
lutte successes, and the clever French |
mans talent is not confined to comedy
BY any means.
Annie Deland, the well-kncwn actress
Tho many years ago WAS member of
stock company, died at her
esidence in New York on the 9th inst.
Hiss Deland was a member of Daniel
'ully's company when that comedian
lrst visited this coast. She was 55 years
II age. She was not John Brougham's
widow, but his cousin, her husbands
lame being George Finnegan.
As was predicted by the Chicago press.
Manager ]. M. Hill has had trouble
With Marie Tempest, who disappointed
Ihicago audiences On the slightest pre-
ence during the run of The Fencing
Master In that city. This time it seems
hat Julius Steiger, the baritone of The
llgerianH, Manager Hills new opera,
or which Miss Tempest was specially
ngaged, was found to be incompetent
nd was given the customary notice.
liss Tempest, who, it appears, is en-.
mored OF the baritone, thereupon de.
handed that he be retained or she
1ould resign. The management very
roperly refused to retain Mr.. Steiger
nd the Tempest ragged with the result
nat Adele Richie is now singing her
art in Boston.