The herald., 1893-11-12

who Is to Blame? That IS wnat
large proportion Of tt. At iience at the
Los Angeles thester on FRIDAY ana iast
nights want to know.
To paraphrase Madame Rolsnd's ia
mors ex lamation: "Oh, amat ur
tn atrical ! How man. crimes are COM
mitted in thy name?,
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At the Los Angeles theater nowadays
it is no longer torture to keep ones
eeat between the acts, for the music as
directed by Signor Romandy is some
thing above the ordinary; in fact, is an
attraction In itself. This is the first
time in the history of the local stage
that it has been thought necessary to
give the public anything better than the
most moss.grown melodies in the moet
mechanical way. Signor Romandy is
not only en- orchestra leader, but he is
AZ we'll an artist, fact which any one
will attest who has ever eaten any
'ssulash" composed by him.
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Truth is mighty and will prevail.
Some one has said that before, but it
was never better exemplified than yes
terday, when asked Manager Ben Stern
how old FANNY Davenport is.
twenty-five on her last birthday,
he unhesitatingly replied.
So
The play to be given by Coquelin and
Hadinp on their one night appearance
has not been decided upon, but that
wearieome old Camille has been sug-
gested, in which Coquelin PLAYS "Ar-
mand's" father, only appearing in the
one act.
Ifa real Moliere evening was given,
consisting of Tartuffe and Les Precieuses
Ridicules, the affair would rise to the
dignity of an event. Never in the his
torv OF Los Angeles has play by Moliere
been given. "Tartuffe" is Coquelin's
best role, and double bill would be a
great attraction.
Poor Annie Pixley has gone-one of the
jollieet, most effective condolences OF
the day.
Mr.. Leonard Grover, the we'll known
suthor-manager, has decided to open a
school of dramatic instruction here.
Mr.. Grover is particularly we'll adapted
for such an undertaking as there is no
branch of the profession with which he
ia not perfectly familiar.
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Mr.. Royle, the author of Friends,
should devote himself entirely to play
writing, though to be sure he is an ex-
cellent actor If he can ever put to-
gether a better play than Friends, he
will find himself very near to being q
great man.
He has written play, military
spectacular drama, which is said to be
very good, but which would require a
good-sized fortune to put on.
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have received a circular from Mr..
Carlyle Petersilea, musician and au'
thor" announcing that he will give six
entertainments here, consisting o.
"piano and vocal music and readings
from his own literary works."
His musical selections are ambitiouI
in their quality, being confined to Mo
zart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin anC
Rubinstein, and his readings are from
six of his novels.
If Mr.. Petersilea is equal to the de
mands Of nie programme, he must b.
something of geniue.
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1t will be only short time nov
before the opening of the Burbanl
theater by Manager Fred Cooper
Every ything indicates that this will b
one of the handsomest houses on th
coast.
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That living cocktail. Lotta. is winter
ing in San Francisco with her mother
Mrs. Crabtree. She has, it is rumoreC
retired from the stage; as her health
impaired, according to the San Frsr
cisco papers, the rumor may be correct
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The concert given by Forest Cheney
yiolinist, June Reed, violiniste, an
Augustine Berger. pianiste, at Pasaden
on Friday evening was a musical ever
that will live long in the memory