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drama will be cast to the entire strength
OF Cooper's new stock company. In
addition to the Dark Secret Manager
Cooper will give first.class vaudeville
entertainments. He has engaged Ray
Burton the champion swinging rifle shot,
wonderful artist who hangs from and
stands upon his head on a swinging wire
and breaks glass balls with unerring ao-
curacy the American Comedy quartette,
who are tuneful as well 90 humorous.
There will also be q second edition of the
living pictures which were 90 much ad-
mired during the past week. The pic
lures will be entirely new. The double
bill will be given every evening during
the week. including Sunday.
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For some time past the Grand opera
house has been In the hands OF painters,
carpenters and decorators, and it will
be opened tomorrow evening under the
management of A. W. Benson, with q
presentation of H. Grattan DonneIly's
successful nautical fsrcical operetta,
Ship Ahoy. This popular satire upon
the navy is to our stage what II. M. s.
Pinafors was to the English. 1t has
had runs OF nearly hundred nights
each in Boston, New York and San
Francisco, and will be presented here
in its entirety under the direction of
George E. Lash. who has staged the
piece In many placea. Mr.. Benson has
selected an excellent list of people and
bran new repertoire OF operas, and Loa
Angeles thester goers will now have an
opportunity to see sll the new works of
the favorite comic opera composers. The
company includes the charming SOU
brette, Fannie Liddisrd; the beautiful
contralto, Carrie Godfrey; Alice
Arundel and Daise Thorne, sopranos;
Inez Dean, character comedienne; Cora
Carlisle, soubrette; Tom Martin, Thomas
Kelly, William Brewer, Maurice Stew
art comedians Mira de la Motta, primo
tenore; Harry James. baritone; Carl
Hubert. bass; q chorus of "a and an
orchestra OF IL. under the direction OF
N. Clifford Page. George E. Lash, the
brilliant stage director, of the Casino,
New York, and Tivoli opera house, San
Francisco, will manage the stage. The
cast is as follows:
Commodore Columbus Cook. William Brewer
| Col. Mapleson Mulberry ........ Thomas Kelly
Lieut. Charles Lollypop. .......Miro de la Motta
Ensign Chauncey Toddles. ..... Henry James
66.arnacle pun :.....''.........,..Ca Carl Hubert
Executive oificer u. b. s. Chicago VIM 4. Niles
entsi Sened,ct Wos Hsnlon
Mile Georgia Caroline. ......... Carrie Godfrey
Mile Auburni Ernani...... ...,.Alice Arundel
Lulu ..rannle Lldolard
Brunetta... ..Millicent Locke
ousetta' .....................h hannah DAVIS
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The Imperial Music hall has started
out with boom showing good results
by its excellent performance of the first
week. The house has been packed at
each performance. Tomorrow evening
an entire change OF programme will be
pzesented introducing for the first time
come .a % uS u.SnUwneu bratz DroIhers who
head to head balancing and such aero
bstic tricks OF like nature. These two
performers have been secured at an
enormous expense and they should GER
tainly prove a drawing card.
In addition to these people W. H.
Hulme, the Australian baritone, will
also make his first appearance. The
remaining artists will include: Pizzar-
clio. the French comedian and music
artist; Chevalier Aldo Martini; her
serene highness. the Princess Lily Dolo.
gorouky; the Sparrows: Mile. Stella
Follet; Russell O'Dsll and Russell, all
giving an entire change of their various
specialties.
The people of Los Angeles run to Jug
glery and dancing. There is no getting
away from that fact after seeing an au.
dlencs whoop and howl and roar over
the Jugglers and dancers at the Imperial
for the past week. This may not indi-
IN afk
desire for intellectual improvement or a
progress toward better life. but it is
long enough and broad enough as q
pointer for the theatrioal manager.
The Imperial has secured a nu mber
OF European artists who will arrive
within the next 10 days and who will
appear in rapid succession. Among
those who have been engaged are the
Deltorelli brothers, Troxley and Orc.
Coyne brothers. Sankey brothers, and
the wonderful Ahrno.
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The Golden Gate Park military band
is the pioneer of popular and classic
music in California. The band has
played more than 1000 concerts. in the
park alone, without enumerating many
other notable engagements. Among its
members are somo of the worlds great
est artists. Mr.. E. Schlott is acknowl-
edged to be the king of soloists on the
French horn. P. s. Gilmore made him
the most tempting offers but he pre-.
ferred to remain at home. j. L. Mund-
wayler, as a soloist on the sAxaphone
and oboe. is recognized as at the head OF
the profession. Sir Arthur Sullivan,
during his memorable visit to San Fran.
cisco. eaid OF him: 81 never heard q
better one." His saxaphone solos sur
pass the great Lsfebee with Gill
more. O. Caspari, the solo clarinet
ist, was bandmaster of the Twelfth
Infantry regiment in the Italian army,
and has been a member Of Gilmore,
Dodworth, and Cappa's band; as q
performer and ao!oist he has few equals |
and no superiors. Mr.. A. Logar, flute !
soloist, is from the Royal Hungarian
band. As flute and piccolo soioist he
Is the peer Of any artist. Alfred Ron.
oovieri, the director, is native SON of the
Golden state, and 10 from bone soloist of |
the band. Mr.. William Mahood, solo |
cornetist OF the Golden Gate Park band, |
where for many YEARS he has delighted
the vast audiences that assemble in that |
great peoples pleasure ground, admitted |
by many travellers. both American and |
foreign, to be the finest free musical en-
tertainment on earth.