The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-21

real value. however. WAS the sta- uette OF
Henry E. Dixey. which marked the
750th performance of Adonis. Last sea-
son Charles Frobman gave si!vered
frame of Henry Miller and Viola Allen
in the Masqueraders as p memsuto OF
the rnu-of That piece, and T.. Il. Rice
recently presented the people of the
at the Tooth performance OF Christie
pher Columbus with small clock. But
Mr.. Whitney, with his sterling silver
candy boxes. has eclipsed ell other
managers that have had the opportunity
to distribute souvenir.
When we see the word Imprssario in
connection with mans name, visions
present themselves of pompous person
with loud trousers, Prince Albert coat,
glossy patent leather shoes, 5O-carst
diamond in his necktis and g hussar
mustache, surrounded by prima donna
sopranos, prima donna co ntraltos, mezGo
sopranos and contrsltos, bassos. bAri-
tones, tenors, comedians, Daton-wavlng
musical directors stage carpenters,
scenic artists, and host OF chorus peo-
pie of both asxes, eT3idst whom he sits
with the calm serenity OF o conquerinz
hero. Fred O. Whitney, the manager
of Rob Roy, The Fencing Master. ETC.,
who NAV now bs called the Representa-
tive manager of comic opera, i 8 not
bit like this, however. lis is etill
young man, and, although in Rob ROY
he has the biggest succsss of the SEASON,
it ia said that his head has the same
circumference it had several years ago.
New York ia shortly to have Sardou
and Moreau's Madame Sans-Gene on
either side OF Broadway, one OF Mes-
danes speaking French at Abbey'a thea
ter end the other talking plain English
three blocks further uptown ~ the
Brosdway. The American produntion,
by Augustus Pitou, with Kathyrine Kid
der in the title role, will havs the frat
inning. 1t will begin Mt tho Broadway
next week, and not until late in Feb
ruary will Mile Rejsne. with her COM
pany from the Vaudeville theater, Paris,
begin her engagement at Abbey's. Ii
might be thou ght that on9 or tha ether
OF the companies will ba stumbling
block in the way OF the success OF the
Other, but it lie quite as likely that the
reverse will be the Gaze. As L. Henry
French, manager OF She Broadway thea
ter, expresses 1t, those hat attend MIR.
Pitou'a production in English will 30 TO
hear f. jlne 80 80 to say that their
Knowledge OF French has not failed
them, and those that heg.n by going to
Abbey'3 will afterwards 20 to the Broad
way to find out what it is all about. Mr.
frnnch, however. has meyer eeen Rel ino
in MAZDA ne Sandstone. Her acting and
the acting of her entire supporting com
pany throughou thu piece is so graphic
aud significant in faci..l-plAy, gesture
and attitude that the course OF evento Ia
made qaite as clear as ii nothing were
said.
A star playing in the west, who wants
to appear in Nav YORK this or next sea-
son. has written to q friend in the me-
tropolis eeklng him if it ia true that any
one playing in that city muat deal out
money 70 the dramatic critica. Tha star
gives as mis- authority for thl, belief O
we'll known sand bagger who Gays be
eau square" ths entire press OF New
York for 500. This w0uld give IS 80 to
each dra u icwritsr. The sand Dagger
has given u false i'm preston. There is
no way to ''equsre' the New York or
any other press. The c-itics write as
they think. The man detailed by Mr..
Van G ee of the Herald. for instance.
Wr!tes ns he sees fit, as long rs he is not
lhelous. Think of irving 10 subdue Mr..
Coward. dramatic editor of the World,
far So So ! or 1888 35. Alan Dale in the
Evening h orld will have his fling, no
matter whose head ceta hit. And 30 on
through the list. OF cuuree there are
SEINE bic cKgusra Journalistic. in every
coWmunity, hut II there IL one city
whers the counting room does not in
terfeIe with the EDITORIAL dep irlmen', it
is New YORK. The western etar is nd
vissd to hug his $l00. Ii he has good
goodr, lot hiu. exhibit shem, and be will
get, at least. honorable mention. Other
wise, is will get it where the CORK be-
Ion "a i, TIM hortle