The herald., 1894-02-25

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1t is pleasant to be able to state tina
we will sooE have some opera, and vel
presented. we'll sung and well acted a
that, for Manager j. II. Skunk called or
me last Monday and said his Calhoun
Opera company would play at the Los
Angeles thester on March 9Th, 9th anC
9TH. He has selected most attractive
list OF performances, giving the BlacA
Hussar on Monday, the Bohemian Cir
on Tuesday, the Mikado on Wednesday
afternoon and in the evening Said
Pasha.
The company consists Of As artists be-
sides the orchestra and carries q ballet
1t is provided with new costumes
throughout and much special scenery
and appropriate properties.
The Calhoun company is a unique or
ganization. in the respect that it always
gives better performance than is ex-
pected. for it's management has gone on
the policy of never claiming more than
it fusfills.
This company includes such we'll
known artists as Laura Clements, prima
donna soprano, last season with the
Lillian Russell opera company Julia
Calhoun, mezzo soprano, last season
with Calhoun opera company; Sylvester
Cornish, contrslto, formerly with De-
Wolf-Hooper and Isle OF Champagne
opera companies; Beatrice Mckenzie
soprano; Agnes Baylies, soprano; Al
vena Leoni, contralto; George Lyding,
primo tenor, last season with Miss
Helyet; VIM. Schuster, primo baritone,
formerly with Strakosh opera compa-
mics; Douglas Flint. Kirkland Calhoun,
comedians, with the Calhoun. opera
company last season; Alex Thompson,
Herbert Walters. Joseph Dsnton, tenors /;
Otis B. Thayer, w. r. Beatty, baritones
VIM. Machette. conductor, last season
with the Robin Hood opera company;
the sisters Braccee, dancers, with a
chorus and ballet of "a girls who can
sing well and display shapely contours
as we'll.
As this will be the only opera season
OF the year in this city the engagement
will doubtless be made gala society
event as well as the artistic success that
it ia sure to prove.
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The Henry Earle arrested here last
week as an accomplice in a diamond
robbery, was q stage struck boy at the
Los Angeles theater. Being an usher
he soon became fred with an
to appear on the
other side of the footlights, thinking
himself good light comedian. His
present role IL probably too serioua to
please him.
Fitzgerald Murphy. bright young
lrishman who has q happy vein of PLAY
writing, lie again in the city with his
wife, who won considerable fame as one
OF the Suits sisters.
Murphy, it is probable, will become
connected with the local press and spend
some time hereabouts.
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H. Grattan Donnelly, the comedy
writer, has dropped into opera. having
written the last line in a work of that
tind on Wednesday it will be produced
1t the Tivoi Immediately.
Mr.. Donnelly is now at work on a com.
'dy for Lottie Collins, who he told me
ecently he firmly believes will be the
uccessor of Rosina Vokss. "She has a
wonderful faculty of delicate comedy
he said, land is talented
o degree few people suspect"
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That Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay, while it
made her great, may, however, be her
lndoing; for it is liable to cling to her
brewer.
The public are tremendously stupid
bout such things. Han artist makes
ut in one thing, the people will shut its
yes to the possibility of his doing any,
hing else, and keep him at his one
art. 10 Jeferson's 'Dr. Pangloss"
nd bob Acres" were immeasurabIv
nperior to nis RIP" but he was sell
ON permitted to play them.
Then poor Dixey, who is as good
omedian naturally as Roland Reed or
at Goodwin, made ten strike as
donis, and Adonis he must be.
ne seven Ages was much better artist
ally, wittiiy and spectacularly, but
le public would none of it because
key was identified all over the coun-
y with Adonis.
And so in Ts-ra-ra, poor Lottie NAV
ave pranced so well as to have kicked
way all chance of ever doing anything
&c.
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Mr. Lawrence Hanley and his wife,
dlth Lemmert, demonstrated their
gnt to appear as stars by their perfor-
ances last week.
Mr.. Hanley has q charming voice and
grace OF action which ia rarely found.
e has all the qualities of great actor.
I'd with experience and development g
can safely be said he would attain pre-
ninence in his profession. 4
NO lover OF art can fail to hope that he
II not permit anything to deprive him
the fame that he might so easily at q
in. " :
The Railroad Ticket performance has
. serious biemish. it is too vulgar.
'ere is too much that is neither witty
7 funny, but solely off color. 7
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