The herald., 1898-03-13

The past week has not been very
fruitful In dramatic matters, and yet
fair quality of entertainment has
been Furnished at each of the houses.
The Black Patti Troubadours. while
not up to the standard Of high
class combination. have afforded lots
of fun and the work OF the company was
honest. intelligent and decidedly energetic.
The Orpheum has maintained Its usual at
fractions, and will no doubt do so In the
coming week. The Elleford company at
the Burbank finishes its engagement to-
night, and has been moderately success
full. The Broadway Theater company was
to appear next in order at this house for
q re-engagement but Manager Fisher
found that 1t was not to be as strongly or
ganized as before and SO promptly can
celled the date. The fact appears to be
that the Broadway Theater company no
longer contains Sarah Truax and her hus-
band, Guy Bates Post. This couple was the
mainstay of the company. but became
obliged to leave 1t in Seattle because of
inability to collect large arrearages OF sal
ary. and disinclination to continue
further work without pay. Miss Truax is
one Of the most competent Of leading wom-
en- for a stock company. She has nigh
order of intelligence and considerable ver-
satility. Her husband is a rising young
man and a conscientious actor. The COM
pany as now constituted. after the loss
Of those artists. was not strong enough
to satisfy Mr.. Fisher of its ability to at
tract the public. Hence the Burbank will
be dark for q couple Of weeks and ad-
vantage will be taken of the opportunity
to clean up and furbish the house.
O O O
Manager Fisher will reopen the Burbank
with the stock company from the San
Francisco Alcazar. At least the majority
OF the company will be from that theater
and 1t will be filled out with some re-
cruits now being obaincd from the East.
Gertrude Foster. the Los Angeles girl who
has been playing leading parts at the Al
cazar for many months past with grea;
success, will not come with the crowd.
Asked as to the reason. Manager Fisher
volunteered the statement that he had
seen the young lady a. the Alcazar and
thought her acting was particularly good,
'.but them" he said, II don't want any local
talent for this company" So Miss Foster
will be able to shine anywhere but in her
own city. The numerous press notices
she has received in San Francisco have
been uniformly favorable, many Of them
highly eulogistic and she is said to have
lost much Of the mannerism that was
formerly seen in some Of the characters
she assumed. Her success in 1.-The Ugly
and see that play among those advertised
for the coming season. but no statement
as to who is to take Miss Fosters place
in the cast. The new combination is to
be called by the names Of the Alcazar
managers. Belasco ana Inaii, nypnenateo.
Harry Corson Clarke appears to be get
ting into hot water. He left the Frawley
Stock Company in which he was prom
inent character actor. then he married a
girl belonging to a rich family. and started
out Immediately with a company of his
own In comedy which, just now, is hav-
ms great success in the East, and is en-
titled What Happened to Jones'" Two
weeks at the Columbia Theater In San
Francisco we're agreeably filled in, and
thCA VIC SOHPahy WShS oh tHC AOdu dHu
the trouble began Affie Warner. the lead
ing lady. who may be remembered as the
girl Jockey In the play Of "In Old Ken
lucky" given here few months ago, was
discharged summarly. and now comes a
telegram from Portland. Ore, which says
that Miss Heffron, another member of the
company. with influential friends In San
Francisco, has been abruptly deprived CT
any further opportunity to display her
talent for acting in the story Of the
calamity that befell Jones' Miss Heffron
in her account says that "ever since the
company closed its engagement at the Col
umbia Theater, San Francisco, Mr. Clarke
treated every member as If he had lost his
reason. Even his mother, who played the
part of Prof. Goodlys wife, has not been
spared humiliation at his hands, Two
weeks ago at Marysville without the least
cause he called me up in the presence of
the company and began such torrent of
abuse that tainted and In falling struck
my head and 1 have not yet fully recov-
cred from the injuries received. He sent
for a physician but refused to pay the
bill. I was dismissed without the least
complaint being offered as to my work upon
the stage. 1t seems to have been a case
of caprice on the part of Clarke He has
been at all times quarrelsome. showing
the most vicious anger when any mem
Der Of the company besides himself re.
ceived- applause and has made It as un-
comfortable as possible for every one with
him. His mother has Jared little better
than the rest Of us. The story, told bv
Affie Warner. who was discharged, is abso
lutely true and can be vouched for bv
every member of the company AS soon as
! reach San Francisco and have the op-
portunlty to consult with friends will be-
gin damage suit against Mr.. Clarke"
O o O
The necessity for furnishing some more
variety to vaudeville performances in ad-
dition to that contained In the stereotyped
-turns" Of sketch artists" acrobats and
comic singers is being fully realized in
eastern houses today. and the engagement
of professional actors for the presentation
of short bits Of comedy or melodrama is
now q recognized practice. The New York
Sum In making mention of the subject,
says: 4A
IAN event significant Of recent develop