The herald., 1894-09-02

The announcements below indicate a
lively theatrical season. The Frohman
company at the Los Angeles are sure Of
a warm welcome, and will equally surely
give fine performance.
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The news comes from San Francisco
that Lawrence Hanlsy is going ION the
road" with q company, his repsrtory
to consist Of The Player, An Ameri.
can Girl-ths latter is by Grattan Dom
nelly, well known in this city-snd Love
ct Random, written by Fuller Olatlin. a
San Francisco architect. George o.
bourne will be of the company and stage
manager.
Mr.. ALI Ellinghouse, who is to be in
the management Of the Imperial in this
city. is well known hereabouts as an able,
active theatrical man. The new enter
prise should prove success to its pro-
motors and to the public.
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Mr.. Fitzgerald Murphy. the talented
young dramatist, has abandoned the
playwriter'e pen for that OF the editor
of society bluebook, which will appear
this week. This ia not the most ethical
literary work, but it brings in those
ecessities-dollars.
This autumn Mr.. Murphy intends to
produce here his latest drama, Another
Mans Wife, which has had q decided
success in the east.
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Many playgoers will remember club.
by Anna Belmont. who played the part
Of the young girl in The Butterflies in
Mr.. Drew's company. At Salt Lake,
while on the stage, she received tele-
gram announcing the fatal illness OF her
mother. She p!uckily went through her
part, however, sobbing between acts.
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Charles Dickson has bsen singing in
comic opera this summer, and now re-
port has it that Frank Daniels is to get
$500 week to sing in Princess Bonnie,
Willard Spencer's new opera. Daniels
can do almost everything but sing,
which may be the reason Mr.. Spencer
hired him.
Why this sudden protest against Mad
cline Pollard's going on the stage? The
septugenarian Janauschek Issued phil.
lipic against the frail Madeline, and
now it is said the Professional Woman's
league will take up the fight against
her. and, more incredible still. it is as
serted that no Chicago manager will
conduct her debut.
Miss Pollard may be all that the warm.
est friends of Colonel Breckenridge have
charged her with being, but even than
oh 10 of
women who took tumble in society
and landed on the stage. After Mrs.
Garter, Mrs. Potter. Mrs. Langtry, the
Baroness Blanc, Bettina Padelford and
others of that ilk have made more or less
OF theatric triumph of their notoriety,
why should the line be drawn at Miss
Pollard? Ii crusade ia commenced
against her. in the name of both art and
justice let it be extended to other women
who simply make tbs stage cover for
questionable careers. And, by the way
Nine. Janauschek and the Woman q
league might as well continue their on
slaught to the pug actors, Sullivan, Cor
bett, ct al.
Charlie Meadows, who is one OF the
really truly frontiersmen and cowboys
is in the city. Mr.. Meadows will be
remembered az having been here about
a year ago with an excellent wild wesl
show. He is feet inches in height
weighs proportionally is a dead ehoi
with rife or eix-shooter; holds the
championship record as wielder OF the
lariat; rides like q centaur. and can tell
story, sing q song, or make a speech
equal to any of Chsuncey Depew's. He
will be here for week or two, and will
be seen at Redondo and Santa Monica in
bis anacialfiaa