The herald., 1894-09-30

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The Los Angeles theater, the Bur-
bank, the opera house, the Imperial
music hall. q band concert at the pa
vilion and number of other places Of
amusements will be open this week, so
that all kinds and conditions OF pleas
ure seekers may be suited. Then there
ia the midautumn fair coming soon and
the races. Whether all these affairs
will pay is a question, but il they do
there can be no more question about
the abundance OF money in and about
Los Angeles.
Miss Alice @. Arundel, the leading
soprano of the Benson opera troupe,
was considered one of the most promis-
ing pupils of Mime. Fursch- Madi, whose
death at New York was recently re-
corded in the HERALD. Mics Arundel,
after studying under Nine. Fabri-Muller
in San Francisco, passed under the care
of Mime. Furch.Madi and despite the
fact that the lady was known ae one OF
the strictest OF teachers and somewhat
irascible in temper, she became one OF
her most favored pupils. Possessing
voice clsssed as dramatica-soprano, OF
ordinary range, but of pure tone. great
hopes were entertained of Miss Arundel
making her mark in grand opera.
She made her debut at the Grand
opera house, San Francieco, in the
Magic Flute, and then toured the east
ern states playing the lighter roles in
Trovatore, the Barber OF Seville and
other of the more popular operas.
Like other artiates who first essayed
grand opera, Miss Arundel about two
years ago drifted into farcical comedy
and comic opera, and has won consider
able success wherever she has appeared.
Born in San Francisco. she is native
daughter, and while in this city will
appear in the leading soprano roles in
Ship Ahoy, The Merry War. Tyrolean
Tar and Tartar, and The Hoolah.
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The acclimatized British Californian
manager, Benson, Of the opera house,
has Issued invitations to members of the
press and his friends to witness drsss
rehearsal of Ship Ahoy this evening, to
be followed by an appetizing spread.
The affair promises to be exceedingly
entertaining, and elbows Mr.. Benson's
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Mr.. Benson, the manager OF the
opera house. has made pleasant inno-
walton. in installing pretty girl in the
box Office. She can make change as &C.
curately and quickly as a circus ticket
seller, and is as self possessed as Street
Superintendent Watson before q grand
jury.
That amiable young gentleman, Mr.,
Frank Conant, has left to join Manager
Miners Shoreaores company, which he
is to pilot to SUCCESS through the coming
season.
The friends OF Miss Stanley Leigh, that
charming little artistic, will be pleased
to learn OF her convalescence, after a
short but serious illness.
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Miss Gertrude Finney has gone to
New York to take position as teacher
of eloeution.
AnnOuncem entss
Charley's Aunt, which comes to the
Los Angeles theater for one week, COM
mencing tomorrow, is a very funny mod.
ern farce. 1t was written by Branden
Thomas, whose acting in The Pantomime
Rehearsal when he appeared in this
country with Rosina Vokes was SO en-
Enthusiastically received. Charley's Aunt
has made him independently rich. In
the past two years it must have netted
him over $500. 900 in profits alone.
Charley's Aunt has been before the
London public, winter and summer,
without interruption for two years, and
it is to remain at the same theater for
another year. It has been playing for
over year each in Australia and South
Africa. In Berlin, where it is still big
drawing attraction, it has been O reign.
ing success for over elk months. 1t is
making triumphs in Florence, Italy and
in Stockholm, Sweden, and there is a
French translation of it in preparation
tor Paris.
The fun there is in Charley's Aunt is
not its only recommendation. There ia
lots of pretty sentiment. too, and an
abundance of that desirable factor
known as "loye interest,", indeed there
oio hhii u uoLoA Conpl6t6 iOV6 6tOrlee,
and each has a most important bear
ing in the development of the farce.
The action begins with two college
chums inviting their sweethearta to
luncheon to meet the millionaire aunt
OF one OF them. widow who halls from
Brazil, whore the nuts come FROM"
The aunt does not arrive, but the |
young girls do, and in order that they
may with proprieiy be kept to lunch, |
the chums get another college chum to |
personate the Braziliant aunt. Then
the fun begins. The bogus aunt hugs
end kisses the girls, to the deep chagrin
of their lovers. Shs gets up q firtation
with two middle-aged gentlemen and
sscures proposals OF marriage from
them.
There is q great whirl OF merriment |
through three acts, when the deception |
ie finally explained in the presence of |
the real aunt, who has arrived, and all |
ends happily.
So
On Monday evening Manager Fred A.
Cooper of the Burbank will inaueurate
the second season OF his popular theater.
A Dark Secret is the opening attraction.
It ia well-known melodrama of intense
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