The herald., 1895-12-07
GUSTAVE WALTERS TALKS
He Is Enthusiastic Aboat the Nation al
Convention
Compares Broadway to the Changes Of q
Kaleidoscope and Incidc ,taiiy Talks
Shop-will Open in ST. Louis

Gustave Walters of San Francisco is in
this city for q Jew days. When seen by
Herald reporter Mr.. Walter expressed
himself rs Infatuated with Los Angeles
He stated ttst every time he came here
it seemed quite like visiting a new city
along with few old frisnds. For one
to understand the nrogress OF Los Ange-
les from what friend might say uf 1t
would be like trying to watch the
changes of a Kaleidoscope through the
eyes of another man, said he; and after
commenting upon the new buildings that
had gone up since his last visit but
few months ago, he started in upon the
possibilities OF the convention being
held in San Francisco and remarked:
Next to the affairs of the Orpheum Gil
cult | am interested in the convention
being held in San Francisco. I subscribed
$1,000, and really l hope will have to
pay it. gave $500 for the San Francisco
house and $500 for the Orpheum here. 1t
will be the best thing that could possibly
happen this section of the country if that
con vention can be brought here. be-
lieve we will get it, and no money Will
be paid out more cneerfully By me than
that $1,000, which L subsori bed in the
name of the Orpheum theaters of San
Frahcico and Los Angeles.
Where do | 80 frnm here? | only
stopped off f.ere for day or two on my
way to st. Louis, where | will complete
arrangements already we'll advanced to
omen theatsr there as one OF tho Or
pheum circuit. The circuit now includes
Denver, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
By adding another theateI to the list |
can give still better shows at each. Not
only can | play stronger people and more
OF them, but | can make q complete
change OF program every week. am
greatly encouraged by the support the
people OF Los Angeles have given me
and that desire to give them the hest
people in the market is evident from the
long list of attractions | have already
hooked through my agents in Europe. "a:
fares have always cut considerable OF
figure in booking attractions, bat with
the cost OF transportation divided between
four or five theaters it will not amount
TO much. The public must agree with
me in that | have been making the Or
pheum programs more attractive every
week. Whete we only had four or i've
acts we now have seven and eight and
some weeks il Will be nine and ten. Ma
chinery was put in operation some
weeks ago, in fact months ago. with the
end in view OF securing the very best peo-
ple on the vaudeville stage, and hence
forth the public will have no cause 70
complain at anything they see at the Or
pheum. One thing that is very encourag-
ing is the way that society people have
taken to the variety theaters. Box parties
at a vaudevIlle house is now quite the
fad. look upon it that Charles ii.
Ioyt has done more for vaudeville than
any one man. HIS farce comedies, while
exceedingly funny, are, Tor the mosl
part, a string of clever vaudeville acts.
They take because people find enough
OF tragedy in life without paying TO see
it. They 90 to the thea.er TO be amused.
Hoyts' plays did much to educate the poo
pie to the variety idea, and again some
OF The best Legitimate people have gone
over to the vaudeville.
What about that Broadway theater?
| can tell yon more about that another
dav. and then MIR. Walters tuok the arm
OF Joe Petrich. whose guest he Is while
here, and started toward Broadway.