Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-17
BERNHARDT IS
MUCH PLEASED
ACTRESS DELIGHTED WITH
VENICE PROSPECT
Orders Car Turned With Observation
End Toward the Sea-sale of
Seats is Most satls-
factory

A long distance telephone from Mime.
Bernhardt to a friend in this city was
received yesterday in which she ex-
pressed her great delight in being able
to renew her acquaintance with South
ern California begun fifteen years ago
when she played la Tosca" at the
old Grand opera house. She is delight
ed at the prospect of playing at Venice
of America, but shows her keen in
sight into things material by stating
that her car must be turned around
when she arrives in Los Angeles so
that it may be placed on the Venice
wharf with the observation end to-
wards the ocean.
Bernhardt has scored an enormous
financial and artistic success in Oak
land. Many patrons from, San Fran
csico crossed the bay to hear this won
derful woman, and for a hundred miles
In the interior made a pilgrimage to
Oakland Up there they are all looking
for brighter days and Bernhardt has
assisted in dispellng the gloom. Never
shone star brighter in that city.
Shows Great Generosity
Nine. Bernhardt was welcomed in
San Francisco by her many friends
and wept when she viewed the desola-
tion surrounding them. The coming of
Bernhardt to Southern California is
one of the things which will help re-
assure the eastern pbulic of the con-
tinued prosperity of this part of the
state, and the fact that Madame Bern
hardt will find awaiting her three
great audiences in the Venice auditori-
um will be heralded all over the world
Mrs. Barnum of the Robinson dry
goods emporium of this city has set
n nfh In,
clined employers by purchasing $10O
worth of seats to distribute among her
employees.
Arrangements are being completed
for connecting cars over the Los An
geles city railway lines, and for
later service over the entire interurban
system, so that no one who lives within
the reach of the electric systems of
Los Angeles will get left.
Every Convenience Arranged
The railway tickets issued in connec-
tion with the reserved seat tickets are
good at any time during the day or
night. The doors will be open prompt
ly at in the evening and at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon. The performances
will begin promptly at in the even
ing and at 2 in the afternoon. Wallets
and maids will be in attendance to
look after the welfare of the patrons.
Wraps may be checked and hairdress-
ers will be in waiting to catch up the
flying strands.
Chiaffarelli's Royal Italian band will
give a promenade concert in the or
chestra pit from 7 in the evening till
o'clock, and from 1 in the afternoon
until 2. They will also play between
acts. A portion of the Los Angeles
Symphony orchestra will perform the
incidental music in covered recess on
the stage throughout the entire per-
formance. This music is of subdued
nature and composed as a, soft tonal
background for the voices. Frank
Colby, the organist, has been engaged
to play on the great Venice pipe organ
to assist the dramatic effect in the
cathedral scene in LA Sorciere" and
LA Tosca."
Plan Delightful Trips
Venice auditorium is better equipped
to produce the Bernhardt plays than
any other theater west of Chicago.
The railroad company has arranged
for two-minute service from Fourth
streets, and sufficiet number of
cars will be in waiting after the per-
Torrance to carry 1000 people to Los
Angeles in forty minutes time.
The ST. Marks hotel is now open to
the public and rooms are being rapid
ly engaged, both there and at the Hotel
Wndward. Many of the society peo-
pie are arranging for automobile trips
in the afternoon, dinner at the Ship
hotel, and a trip homeward by NOON
light Good seats remain in all parts
of the house at all prices for each
event. Many Shrine parties are being
organized at the Shriners' headquar-
ters, as Bernhardt visits but few places
in the east. Her entire tour covers but
fifty-seven cities in the United States
and Canada.
Seats laid away and held for pur-
chasers must be taken up by o'clock
tonight or they will be thrown back
and placed on SALE