The herald., 1894-01-14


Three stranded theatrical companies
the city is the consequence OF the sur
pIussge of amusements which has char
acterized this city for the past six or
eight weeks.
The Leonard Grover, the Mckee Ran
kin and the Music hall people are all
here on their uppers. and for the two
former benefit performance will be
given.
Last week there we're three popular
priced places of amusement open-the
Opera house, Music hall and the Bur-
bank, The latter now holds the field
alone, an illustration of the theory Of
the survival of the fttest.
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Manager Harry Wyatt shows the value
of the qualities of pertinacity and thor
oughness. There was quite while here
when it looked as if he was knocked out
by his rivals, and he had very few friends
then. Now he is on top of the mana
gerial ladder here, and has plenty OF
admirers. He achieved his success
simply because he never grew disheart-
ened and never faltered, and because he
thoroughly knew his business.
He returned from visit to San Fran
cisco last week where he conducted
transactions which make him master of
the theatrical situation here by closing
q contract with Hayman & Frohman
which gives him all their bookings for
six years to come.
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The Los Angeles theater will be closed
this week but will be played next week
by Fannie Rice.
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The future OF the Grand opera house
remains undecided. Nine. Fabbri-Mul-
lcr has plans for presenting comic opera
there. Her proposal is to make num-
Der OF architectural changes in the build
ing, altering it's front and to rename it
the Casino Itis said that there is a
hitch about some of the details of the
negotiation.
Charlie Pyke and bis talented, attract
i've wife, Louise Manfred, are still in the
city and will remain. aa they have gone
to housekeeping.
MIR. Pyke ia here for the purpose oil
organizing a comic opera company, and
will soon definitely announce his plans.
He has large repertoire of operas, TO-
gether with all the costumes, properties,
and orchestral scores, and, more than
all, has in his wife one OF the sweetest
singers and most attractive little women
ever eeen on etage.
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The vicinity Of the Los Angeles thea.
ter looks like the sunny side of Union
Square. from the number Of clean
shaven men and blond haired women
who frequent that locality. They are
the most recent addition to the great
unemployed, being the professionals who
have been thrown out OF employ ment
by the failure of several troupes. The
public should respond heartily to the
opportunity OF heping these people,
who, through no fault OF their own, are
in predicament, by attending the ben
eft performance.
There will be no charity in buying a
ticket to this benefit, for the perform
ance will be worth four times the cost of
admittance, but the patrons can, if they
wish, pose as benevolent and enjoy an
excellent entertainment.
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Something is due these artists as their
right. The amusement world owes a
whole lot to Mckee Rankin, Kitty
Blanchard. and both the Grovers help
ing them out bit now is simply a
righteoue act.
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Mr.. Jo Murphy should have been
given large audiences at his perform
ances of several Irish plays at the Los
Angeles theater last week. His work is
remarkably artistic and pleasing, and
his plays are well written.
The girls who appear as jockeys, how
ever, are not az attractive as they should
be, on account, perhaps. of their cos
tune. The most shapely woman will
find top boot a severe ordeal for her
symmetry to endure. as it breaks the
Hogarthian line OF beauty that should
characterize her contour.
Announcements.
CLAW Clement the popular trapedian