The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-28

in his latest success, Lost "A Hours, under
the management of Barnaby and Melon
aid of Bostonan fame. They have wisely
selected James j. Brady as their pilot.
In the death of James W. Scott, pub
Usher OF the Chicago Times Herald and
the Chicago Evening Post, the profession
has suffered serious loss. The theatre
cal profession had no warmer friend
than he.
Louise Kissing, whose last engagement
as prma donna of David Henderson S
American Extravaganza company, has
been engaged by Edward f.. Rose for his
season of summer opera at the Castle
Square theater, Boston.
Eta Proctor Otis. who is appe airing as
Nancy Sykes in Oliver Twist. brings to
the part two large and deep dimples. and
the New York critics are saying that a
Nancy Sykes with dimples is novelty.
The dimples, however are very pretty.
The offices of Edward E. Rice. the bur-
lesque producer, are thronged these spring
days with saucy soubrettes and comedians
the company that is to appear in his
next production. X. A. Barnets Excel
sior, Jr
That Jessie Bartlett Davis is a great
favorite with the theater-going public is
indicated by the fact that wherever the
Bostonians play her photograph is tackled
up, over the box Office window, and by
the question docs Miss Davis sing to-
night?" which is put necessarily to the
man in charge of the tickets.
Clarence E. Fleming, who is to direct
the American tour next season of John
Hare, the actor manager of the Garrick
theater. London, has received word from
MIR. Hare that he will sall for this country
the latter part of November. Mr.. Hare
will continue his present season at the
Garrcll Throughout June. He will spend
July and August at his country place at
Brighton and will reappear at the Gar
rick for two months before starting on
his American trip.
Roster & Balls music hall in New
York is rapidly dropping the nude
cording to Carver B. Cline. business man
ager of the place. Mr.. Cline says that
the audiences now manifest the most in
terest in the tableaux representing scenes
from well-known books or reproductions
of celebrated paintings. On Monday Il
Goethc's Faust was given for the first
time with very marked success. This
change in public sentiment is healty
sign of the times.
Loving Legacy, the farcical comedy by
Fred. w. Sidney, who is well known in
AmericaA through the fact that he has
lived and acted here for number of
years, seems to have made capital sue
cess at the Strand theater, London, under
the;managene ilt, of L. +. Bradley. {, Mr..
Sidney and lhis-ywiie! whose stage name
is Vida Crowley, have just sailed for Eng
land to see Mr. Sidney's, play, He has
written a new musical comedy entitled
American Assurance. which, according to
contract, must be produced in London
Lao hat< hnr 4 &c fn fall ntxr
Dandy Dick Wilmington. in which May
Yohe has made success.
Jave Hnderson's American Extrava-
CANA company in Aladdin, Jr.. at the
Broadway theater, New York, played to
over $4,000 on les opening week. and con
sidering THAT this was holy week the re-
ceipts we're marvellous. They were the
largest of any attraction liz New York
City. The engagement is for six weeks
and it looks as if the house would be
sold out at every performance. Mr.. Hen
derson brought his company first to
Niblo's. which was out of the way then
to the Garden theater. where the stage
was entirely too small, but at last he
landed right at I. Henry French's play
house. and Aladdin, Jr., is the talk of
the town.
Fanny Davenport says she fills her
mind with literature and thoughts peril
menu 10 tuc pdTuOu pay Suo Is pIcSell-
ing. She also surrounds herself with
bric-a-brac appropriate to the piece.
When she was impersonating the volup
tuous heroine of Fedora her table was
covered with French novels by lola, De
Maupassaut and Prosper Merrimee,
Tolstoi and Ouida. When she appeared
as the seductive Cleopatra, handsome
edition of the works of Theophile eau
tier was her constant companion. and
Just now, when she is imparting vitality
and regalness to the role of The Duchess
of Athens in Gismonda, Lytton's The
Last Days of Pompeii is ner favorite
work.
Francis Wilson and A. II. Candy will
close the season with the Devils Deputy
at the Broad-street theater, Philadel-
phia. on May 18th, and Mr.; Candy will
York, Mr.. Wilson going by a later
steamer. Sullivan's new opera, The
Chieftain, which Mr.. Wilson will produce
at Abbey's theater, New York, next De-
cember, is the object of their quest in
England. Sir Arthur Sullivan has just
which will be intl oduced in the Ameri-
can representation. These are intended
to take the place of the three numbers
retained from the original score of the
old operetta. The Contrabandista, upon
which the story of The Cheftain is
DaSeu. anu Dy IDc1T use mere GDe score
will be composed entirely of new music.
T. Henry French will very probably
manage Camille D'Arvile next season.
The last comic opera prima donna Mr.
French managed was Lillian Russell. He
spent great deal of money on the Rus
sell productions and in fact Mr.. French
never staged anything without investing
heavily in it. II Mr.. French directs Miss
D'Arvil!e's tour. she will hereafter be put
before the public in The best possible
manner. By this arrangement she will
have reached the acme of her ambition
Ever since she first appeared in this coun-
try seven or eight years ago in the Queens
Mate, she has been a prime favorite with
theater goers. and she has worked her
way to the head of the line without much
difficulty. Miss ID Arville should be
alluded to henceforth as the DELPHI prima
donna just as Miss Marie Jansen has
been alluded to as the Dresden china
prima donna, fol- Miss D'Arville is a Hol-
lander and has the nicely developed figure
and exuberant personality that are "a
characteristic of that country.
There is just now a fierce war raging
between Pauline Hall and Camille DAT