The herald., 1898-02-13

Ing laid out so thoroughly by the papers
can say in regard to this criticism
that there is no more and no less i'm
morality on the stage than in society
The actor Is too busy too full of the i'm
portant duties of his art, to be immoral
Every one does not know what actor.
nave to contend with in the way o.
personal criticism. 1t would be good Il
newspapers would limit their mentor
or players to their public performances
1t Is not necessary that the public
should be told of our private lives. Ar
actors business before the world is tc
act on the stage. There is nothing ir
the fact that I put on mustard plaster
on Thursday, or that I wore a hat tc
breakfast in the cafe of the annex. Wher
1 was playing in New York 1 was sur
prised to find paper with the headline
Mansfield Breakfasts in His Hat The
story told of how had gone to the cafe
for breakfast and kept my hat on, which
1 did because of a draft. These criti-
cisms are guilty of lifting persons to
places before the world which they dc
not deserve to occupy 1t is very dis
tressing to one to be bounded all the
time by those who know your personal
life."
Harry Corson Clarke has had more
| joy than falls to the lot of ordinary
mortals within a short week. In the
first place, it was his privilege to take
unto himself a wife, and the descrip-
tion of that ceremony taxed the powers
OF the San Francisco society reporters.
In the next place. on Friday night, he
opened the Columbia theater, which was
entirely renovated after the late fire, and
produced the comedy What Happened
to Jones" to crowded house and, as a
private telegram says, with the great
est success. Mr.. Clarke is to be con-
graduated on the double event. After
he has finished his season at the Column
bia he will probably move in this direc-
ton, and give play-goers here an op-
portunity to enjoy what Is said to be a
frst-rate farce-comedy.
The news comes from Paris that Sarah
Bernhardt is in a bad way in conse-
quence of some internal injuries, sup
posed to have been contracted by the
necessity for making a full-length fall
in the play called Les Mauvais Ber-
gers" in which she appeared forty con-
secutive nights. Her physicians have
cided that surgical operation is
necessary, and it is said to be one at
tended with serious risk. The actress
was about to start on a tour, but of
course had to cancel her engagements.
Another comic opera of local origin
Is likely soon to see the light. 1t is
the work of Fred w. Blanchard. and is
spoken of in the highest terms by those
who have had the privilege of listening
to selections from it.
The city authorities have decided TO
see that the ordinance against sidewalk
signs and similar perilous Instructions
is duly enforced. To make matters pleas
ant, the theater managers have been Sc
lected as the first objects of this cru
sade Mr.. Perry, proprietor of the Los
Angeles theater, has had constructed a
wooden awning over the sidewalk for
the purpose of protecting the patrons
or the theater on alighting at the en-
trance. This handsome awning is orna
mented with pair of large lamps, which
alone cost him $500, and the whole ar
rangement was put up by special per-
mission of the authorities, as / am in
formed. Now he is notified to remove
the awning, lamps and bulletin boards
In other large cities theaters and news
papers are exempted from the operation
or sign ordinances, by reason of their
being to certain extent public institu-
tions, and surely the rule is a good one
to be initiated here
The souvenir program of the Los An
geles theater, circulated during the en-.
gagement of the Bostonians. lust con-
cluded, is the handsomest thing of the
Kind ever gotten out here. 1t consists
OF 1orty-four pages, printed on fine
paper, illustrated with half-tone en-
cravings, and was issued from the
Baumgardt press. The compilation was
maze py l.. Behymer, treasurer of the
theater, and Is highly creditable to his
industry and perseverance. The literary
portion OF the program includes num-
Der or contributions by local writer's
connected with the press.
o O o
katherine MacNeill has shown nm
usual executive ability in directing her
Columbia Comic Opera company, now in |
its third successful season. Miss Mac
Neill and her company have won enthu- |
siastic recognition wherever they have
played, and her management is highly
praised" So says the Dramatic Mirror. |
and its words Of commendation are
heartily indorsed here from an obserya-
ton extending over several weeks, dur
ing which the Columbia Opera company
played in this city.
Dion Romandy, the vioinist and lead
er of the Orpheum orchestra. is a yer-
satile genius and often indulges in mus
lcal composition. He tries his short
pieces on the audience at the Orpheum
and always makes hit. His latest work
is OF more important character. being
three-act comic opera, entitled, "The
which he has Just com
pieted and has dedicated to Sir Arthur
sullivan. The libretto is byL B. Penn
0erton' well known in local literary cir