The herald., 1893-12-24

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A plethors Of theaters is about to
affect the Los Angeles dramatic world.
Besides the Burbank, the Grand opera
! house is now open as q popular-priced
house, and MIR. Perry has rented Music
hall for the same purpose. This, with
the Los Angeles, will give US four
thesters at once.
Somebody had better stand from
under.
Miss Lulu James. daughter of Mr..
Plsz James of Anaheim, has joined
Modjeska's company professionally.
Mr.. James has lost his means and is
now struggling with grand jury indict-
ment regarding his management of the
late Ansheim bank. That need not
trouble him much, as the lave deal
gently with bankers hereabouts, and
people who know him say that he is the
victim of circumstances and not OF
guilt.
Miss James has been given q good
part--not In the Bankers Daughter, but
III tG6AuHlvblCal pl1y oluko6 hASh <hCN
jeska ie credited with having made
success.
Modjesks has another Southern Cali
fornian in her company, Mr.. Peyton
Garter OF Santa Monica. When he
started out asa professional Mr.. Carter's
attempts at acting were painful but
plucky. He apparently has arrived, for
the newspapers speak most kindly
Of his efforts lately.
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Miss James is far from being hand
some girl, but is said to be very witty
and bright. She appeared once in an
amateur way as Adrienne Lecouvreur's
maid in an act of that play Modjeska
gave at q benefit performance at the
Los Angeles theater about year ago.
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By the way Modjeska did graceful
thing to her friend, Eugene Field, who
is in Southern California trying to patch
mp pair of pneumonia stricken lungs.
When she heard he was coming here
she sent him the keys to her canon
castle in Orange county and told him to
take possession of the place as long as
he stayed there, and instructed the
steward to feed him like prize fighter.
Announcements.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-The reopening
of the Grand opera house seems to
be the event of principal importance for
Christmas week. The Messrs. Grover
offer two inspiring and excellent bills,
just attuned to merry Christmas, in
Our Private Secretary and Our Board
ing House. Both Grover senior. the
author, and Grover junior appear in
both casts in the characters with which
they have been identified. A compe-
tent company will aid them, and high
class accessories are promised. 1t will
be learned with pleasure that Mr.. Ham
ilton and his longtime favorite orches-
ira will resume their functions. A
Christmas souvenir matinee will be
given, and ae the prices are quite in
touch with the times, large attendance
may be anticipated. The sale OF seats
at the box Office has commenced and
indicates that the public are going to
respond. Much pleasure will be taken
in seeing Mr.. Growers version of the
German comedy, The Private Secretary.
which differs in some material respects
from any of the versions seen here. In
characters with which they were fea-
tured by the Madison Square thester
management.
Anent this we quote:
''The Private Secretary at Pope's had
an enthusiastic audience at least" says
the st. Louis Chronicle of November
25th. "Those who saw Gilette's inter
probation of the Secretary watched
Leonard Grover, jr., last night. The
style of the two actors is as different as
their height, with the balance in favor
of Grover. He was careful study of
that strange being, and did not turn his
situations with the broad horse-play that
characterized Gillette"
"While Mr.. Grover as the Rev. Rob-
ert Spsulding' literally carried the su-
dience by storm" says the Richmond
Whig of October 81, "to him they were
indebted for 80 per cent Of the pleasure
the nights entertainment gave"
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Los ANGELES THEATER. .-Ccmmencing
on Thursday, December %, for three
nights, Mr.. Charles Dickson will play
an engagement, appearing in the new
dramatic comedy entitled Admitted to
the Bar. The press of the cities in
WAiCu Iule plhy nhe Uocu pfobOAbou
have lavished liberal encomiums upon
she piece, comparing it favorably with
The Wife, The Charity Ball, and Men
and Women, and say that it ia more
than worthy successor to Mr.. Dickson's
first play, Incog, in that it gives fuller
scope for display of his unusual tai
ents. Much is consequently expected
by the critical and fashionable friends OF
Mr.. Dickson, who will be out in force to
witness the production. The story tells
of a young attorney, Jefferson Ward"
who has just been admitted to the bar,
and endeavors to gain an inheritance
for an illegitimate son without compro-
missing the mother of the boy. This is
the more difficult, as under the law Of
which be takes advantage, he is COM
,lled to prove both the boys matern-
ity and paternity. He accomplishes his
object, although at times it looks as if
the secret which he is endesvoring to
guard might become disclosed.
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THE BURBANK.-Ha a strong Christ
mas attraction in Michael Strogoff, the
Courier of the Czar. The play will be
superbly mounted and elegantly cos
tumed The Inanagenleut promjeee the