The herald., 1896-07-26

ono Jockly Roston will caper and
nrance as a man monkey" once more
and nearly drive his keepers wild. Ihelr
grotesque gymnastics are extremely
amusing.
Billy Van will present another black,
face monologue, with the humor ana
picturesoueness which have made him
famous His parodies are very anus
ing. The Stewart sisters, likewise, VIII
appear in a new melange OF sprlsntly
singing. They are bright ana versa
tile pair of song and dance artlsts anu
have won high favor here.
There will be a Wednesday matinee
This week. for the custom has proved
very popular and the crowd Whlch at
tended last Wednesdays afternoon per
formance has amply justified the ihno-
walton. This midWeek matinee Is es-
nacialIv convenient for ladies and chill
dren and is much more convenient than
the Saturday matinee, for Saturday is
ant to be the busiest day of the whole
week.
Last week Manager H. c. Wyatt ana
wife started to san Francisco for snort
| summer vacation. But Manager wy
| att usually works when he plays, ana
i Yesterday wired Mr.. Modini Wood that
I he had secured the big stock company
| now playing at the California theater
| for limited engagement, opening at the
| Los Angeles theater on Monday even
! ing. Aug. Sd The company is headed oy
! Los Angeles favorite tragic star, Freder-
! lex Warde. and that clever emotional
actress. Miss Rose Coghlan. The COM
pany also includes such artists as l.. X.
Stockweu. William Beach. Harold Vi
zard, John r Sullivan, Hugh Ford, olive
! Oliver, Efie Shannon and Mrs. Nanden-
hoff.
The plays to be presented compose the
repertoire which has given such sat
isfaction at the California theater dur
ing their summer season to CROWDED
| houses, and includes the great view
York success of last fall and winter enti-
tied Madame, a brilliant dramatic YER
sion of Carmen, Americans Abroad, etc
Since Olga Nethersole created new in
terest in Carmen in the east by her sen
satiOnal portrature of the wicked cigal
maker there has been a general desire
to see a dramatic version of the story
which, as far as Los Angeles in concern
| ed, has only been told in opera. Th
company secured by Manager Wyatt
will present the talented actress, Ros
Coghan in the title role and the eminen
actor Frederick Warde, in the part o
Don Jose. These artists are admirabl.
adapted TO their respective roles AM
both have made brilliant successes il
precisely the kind of dramatic worl
that Will be required of them in Carmen
No Longer Railroad Magnate
Mayor Carlson is disgusted. lie has re
tired from the railroad business. To vi
dette reporter he said recently: 81 am no
in the railroad business any longer. hav
retired. Hereafter if the people of San Di
ego want a railway let them come to IN
and ] will do all I can to give them one
. have worked hard for nine years to get
: railroad here. but now ! quit. Last nigh
when | was talking to the delegates ! coul
feel their coldness. ! knew all the time
was talking that they would down me.
was humiliating to beg the way / did br
/ did all ] could. / was under the mos
1 ! strict obligations not to expose the name
: ! of my hackers. They were not San deg
2 people but the delegates knew, at leas
! some of them did, from my own lips an
all OF them could have known, that wa
/ prepared to give a good and sufficient bon
z to go ahead with the building of my prC
S posed railroad just as soon as the franchis
t was granted. 1t would have been signe
}. by several of the wealthest citizens OF Sa
= Diego. Several members knew this, an
- one of them knows nearly all of my plan
e Yet, knowing that, they voted down, an
:. now am out of the railroad business. TT
IS company l have Incorporated is good ft
d fifty years and can be used at any time
l. needed, Possibly, it may be needed agai
. but not probably"
He then spoke of the inside work of II
=, opposition and wished them success.-Sa
II Diego Nidette