The herald., 1895-06-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Los Angeles theater there will be
presented the iaughable German comedy,
Der Herr Senator. presented by the Irv-
ing Place (German) Theater company of
New York, en- route to San Francisco,
where they play a two weeks engage
ment. The cast is as follows:
Senator Anderson. Hax Haenseler; Mrs
Senator Anderson. Wilhelmine Schluter;
Agathe, their daughter, Clara Doree;
Stephanie, their daughter, Hilma kru-
ger; Oscar. their son, Matthew Pfell: Emile
Mittelsuacb. son-in-law, Arthur Eggel-
ing; DR.. Gohring, Max Bira: DR.. Steiner,
julius Ascher; Sophie Petzold, Kathe
Beckmann; Marie. housemaid, Mary
Weiss.
The plot is simple the dialogue bright
and amusing, and the climax most salts
factory The scene takes place in HAM
burg. Senator Anderson. an old gentle
man, full OF his official dignity and:pomp-
S gus in h the extreme. Ht is tyrant in his
placid obedience to his every whim dur
Ing the twenty-seven years of their
married life. doe, not oppose one word to
his will. although oftentimes ner moth
erly feelings rebel at the obstinacy and
apparent heartlessness of the dissatisfied
senator. They have three children.
Stephanie, Agathe. and Oscar. Agathe is
married to Emile Mittelsbaoh; Stephanie
is unmarried, and Oscar, when the action
opens, is travelling, after having. COM
his young wife reside with the senator.
and they are passive subjects of the chol-
eric old despot. until DR.. Gohring, COL
lege chum of Oscar and of Emile, comes in
and by his cneek, like Pittacus Green.
evolves fun out of misery. and brings
matters TO happy denouement. He in
fuses some of his sturdiness into the
heart OF the easv-going Emile and causes
that hitherto Obedient son-in-law TO re.
volt and thereby astonish the senator to
consents to DR.. Gohring's marrying
Stephanie, and withdraws his objections
to the wedding of his son Oscar with
Sophie Petzold, daughter of kind lady
at whose house. in Berlin, Emile, Oscar
and DR.. Gohrlng boarded while studying
at the university. The senator, cnce
thawed, proves TO be good man at heart,
and when the curtain falls he proves to
be the jolliest and merriest of the group.
Der Herr Senator is one of the most sue
the authors, Schoenthan and Kadeburg,
having created work which is entirely
different from any other play put upon
the German comedy stage. The company
will give but one performance.
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Miss Adelaide Detchon on Wednesday
evening will::give recital at the Los An
X. Matthews, pianist; the Krauss string
quartette; DR.. Ludwig Semler, barytone,
Miss Detchon will sing The Star Span
gled Banner. appearing in q brilliant
costume composed of the national colors.
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Orpheum.-Until within q compara-
lively short space of time there was but
one vaudeville theater or music hall in
che United States tnat was at all known
outside the particular locality where it was
situated. That house was Roster e. Bial's,
New IorK, and those pioneer managers
are generally credited for all the good
things in vaudeville. In fact many peo-
pie suppose that they play attractions
which no other manager will undertake.
3 A few evenings since Il discussion Of this |
proposition took place in the lobby of
the Orpheum. A gentleman who was at
ed from New York, gave it as his opin-
ion that Roster & Balls is the only place
IN the country .giving "a genuine high
class vaudeville performance and he
named over list Of people whom he !
had seen there. Manager Petrich was one !
or OF his Terror took out the Orpheum |
books and showed that evey performer
OF merit who has appeared at Koster & |
Balls for the last six months has either |
appeared at the local theater or is under
contract to come to this city in the near
future. At the conclusion of the perfor-
nance the eastern visitor acknowledged |
that the performance here was equal to |
anything he had seen in New York city |
and the prices lower.
1t is but question OF a very few |
months that the Orpheum people will |
virtually control the vaudeville business |
west o. Chicago, and it is entirely prob |
able that they will keep right on to New
York. The Orpbeum theaters and Gus
tave Walter have become factor in the
theatrical business. and they are danger
Gus rivals to the other houses. With San
francisco and Los Angeles as a nucleus,
they are now forming circuit including
Denver, Portland and San Jose, and are
reaching out for cities like Omaha, Kan
sas City. st. Louis and Chicago. The San
10 SO house opens July 1st, Denver July
9th and Portland about the same time;
and as soon as arrangements are con-
cludcd for other cities now in view Di-
rector Walter is to sail for Europe for the
purpose OF bringing all the great attrac-
tions of the old world that money will
secure. Some Of the features of last week
have been held for this. Levy, the great
cornet virtuoso. closes his engagement
with tonight's performance, when he will
play special farewell Programme, in
cluding some of the selections of 'request
night" Meyer Cohen, the baritone.
also concludes most successful four
weeks engagement this evening.
Amann, tho famous inpersonstor of
great men, has been engaged for second