The herald., 1894-12-19
THE OPERA HOUSE.
Manager Walter Will Mak- IL q
Orphsum.

Manager Walter Will Mak- IL an
Orphsum.
Another chapter was added to the
checkered history of the Grand opera
house yesterday afternoon, whsn it's
lease for an indefinite period wac secured
by Manager Gustav Wslter of the Or
pheum. the leading vaudeville thester
OF San Francisco. 1t is his Intention to
repeat his northern success in tho vaud'
eville line down here in Los Angeles.
Since the Benson fasco tine Grand
opera house has been dark and several
efforts have been made to obtain posses
sion OF it, but the Ohilds estats, bene-
filing by past experience, had grown
conservative and wisely declined the
advances of mere theatrical speculation.
Manager Walter arrived in the city
last week with the intention OF securing
the lease if possible. His road was by
no means easy, ss he had to contend
with several rivals as we'll as fresze-
out combination. Until yesterday it
looked as If Manager Walters mission
would be fruitless, as Mr.. George Moth
ersole of Oakland had secured an option
on tho property and deposited the ne
cespnry money. After q careful investi-
CATION into the business and financial
merits of the rival sspirants by Attorney
Monroe, representing the Childs estate,
it was decided to favor Walter, and yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Mothersole Was
bought off and the lease and keys of
the mouse were turned over to the enter
prising manager from San Francisco.
The name of the house will be
changed to that of tho Orpheum, and it
will be conducted in conjunction with
it's northern namesake. This local Or
pheum will open on New Years eve.
Dece 10 Der 3lst, with high class vaude'
Vile entertainment, headed by Miss
Alice Raymond. cornet virtuoso who
is now reigning sensation at the San
Francisco Orpheum, She was formerly
Boston society girl and is the daughter
Of one OF the merchant princes OF the
city of brains and beans.
Manager Walter was interviewed by g
HERALD reporter in his rooms at the
Nadeau hotel last evening. Here are
the facts regarding his intentions with
his latest venture:
'I shall keep the house open every
mig ht in the year with matinees on Sat-
urdays and Sundays. The place will be
run in conjunction with regular Or
pheum circuit WHlcu L ALI uoW OTKdus
izing, end which will embrace Portland,
Ore, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dem
YER, Kansas City and st. Louis.
The company ia incorporated and
is known as tho Walter Orphoum COM
psny. shall run the house here on q
tirst.class fashionable plan and endeavor
to cater to the social craze for vaudeville
that is in vogue. There shall be no
drinking or smoking on the premises, for
| intend to make the Los Angeles
Orpheum q ii place for ladies and chill
dren to frequent All artists ehall be
brought from Europe for the Ofpheum
circuit and popular prices shall prevail,
from 10 cents to 81. Mr.. Petrich nhall
be local manager, Mr.. McGarvie treas
ureY and Mr.. Fitzgerald Murphy adver-
tisng and press representative"
Mr.. Watsr built the San Francisco
in 1856 and by his managerial
ability made it the representative |
vaudeville theater west of the Rockies.
Considering theea facts there ought to |
be- bright future in store for the new
Los Angeles Orpheum.
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Or Drsra,c C-oorr1 RoL;nor Doxx,dnr.