The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-17
TO BE A CASINO.
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE TO
BE TRANSFORMED.
1t VIII HIVE Cork Room and Hers.
after He the Home of Comic
Opera Undsr Madame
Fabri- Mulier.

Los Angeles is to have q comic opera
casino at last. The first papers for the
lease Of the Grand opera mouse block
were signed yesterday by Mime. Fsbri-
Muller on behalf OF a stock company OF
well-known business men in this COM
munity and Mrs. Emmeline Childs, ad-
ministratrix OF the Childs estate.
Most extensive changes will be made
in the opera house block preparatory to
the opening of the first comic opera
season. The architectural plans have
already been made, and the alterations
will be sweeping in character. the gen
eral idea being that OF the Casino thea
ter, New York, involving an outlay OF
between $4,000 and $40 900. The prem
Uses on Main street. now occupied by the
bank and stores, will be converted into
magniicently decorated cafe. Agrand
foyer will be constructed around the
entire auditorium on the second floor,
elegantly carpeted, giving entrance to
smoking rooms, billiard rooms, reading
rooms and private dining rooms while
the large hall ON the second floor, now
used as lodge room, will be connected
by an archway with the auditorium of
the theater, and will be known as the
'kuenstler halle" (artist's hall). and will
be decorated much in the same manner
az the celebrated "kuenstler helm" in
Milwaukee. This hall will be family
resort in every sense of the word, where
light refreshments will be served. The
upper gallery will be upholstered in
velvet and tasteiully carpeted with Brus-
sells, and the separate street entrance
closed, the new entrance being by way
of the grand foyer. Entire new seem
cry will be provided.
Madame Fabri-Muller has been led
to take hold of this project by leading
society people, who wish to see comic
opera casino established here as a
means of recreation TO themselves and
as an additional magnet to the many
tourists who yearly come to Southern
California. The new theater will open
within three or four months, and first
class comic opera company, organised
in New York, will play all the year
round. Quite number of artists who
are well known in Los Angeles will be
members OF this company. An orches-
ira OF IA musicians, under the leader
ship OF prominent operate director,
and large, we'll trained chorus of
pretty girls will make an attractive en-
semble, while the costumes will be new
and elegant.
This company will produce the works
OF Offenbach, Strauss, Milloecker,
Suppe, Audran, Gilbert q Sullivan and
other favorite composers, under the
most favorable conditions. Among the
works that will be embraced in the
repertoire will be the Princess of Trebi-
zcnde, Grand Duchess, Barber of
Seville, Beggar Student, Black Hussar,
Queens Lace Handkerchief, Girofe
Girofa, Merry War, Falka, Nanon,
Lovely Galates, Olivette, Satanella,
Gondoliers, Night in Venice, Amorita,
Night in Grenada. La File de Madame
Angot, The Bat, Jolie Parfeumeuse,
Donna Juanita, La Perichole. Gypsy
Baron, Iolanthe, Dorothy, Marriage OF
Lanterns, Lily OF Killarney. Genevieve
de Brabant, La Belle Helene and many
other light operas. The Casino COM
pany will be first class one in every
particular, and the ruling prices OF sd-
nisaion will be so snd 26 centH.