Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

st. Louis choir singer, who has been
waiting in vain for two whole seasons
for something to happen to Miss Scheff.
so that she could play her part, has at
last been rewarded, and as the prima
donna of the William G.. Stewart opera
company. will sing the leading roles in
all the operettas that Miss Scheff has
appeared in-"Babette,' "The Two
Roses" "Girofe-G Giroha,'' "Boccaccio"
and 'Fatinitza. Mr.. Stewart has
bought the complete productions used
by Miss Scheff and will open his season
at Rochester
A few days ago, while George NJ.
Cohan was selecting people for "The
Governors Son." which is to be revived
! in New York this summer, young
man approached him with the query:
Need any tenor chorus men@' No,
| answered the young author, got all
we want The lad walked away few
steps, and, looking around, said: I'm
mighty good right fielder, too"
Come back here" cried the comedian.
Say Charley" turning to Gebest his
leader. 1--WE can use another tenor, can't
we? Sure we can" This story is told
by Manager John H. Blackwood of the
Belasco, who got it by grapevine.
The Shuberts are rapidly deciding on
their new attractions for next season.
Three musical plays are announced for
fall production. The first is THE Snow
Man." from the pens of Stanislaus
Stange and Reginald de Koven. 1t will
be shown about October 1. The second
is an operetta, the book by AIT Calm
of Washington and the music by Julian
Edwardes. The third is a musical
comedy. with book by Skinner and
Campbell and Joseph Herbert and the
music by Ludwig Englander.
Sam H. Harris and George M. Cohan
have signed a contract whereby they
will star Thomas w. Ross for the next
five years. Next season he will be seen
in 1.-The Governors Son." after Mr..
Cohans summer engagement in the
play at the Aerial gardens, New York,
is concluded. The following season Mr.
Ross will be starred in new musical
play to be written by Mr.. Conan, so
Press Agent Randolph Bartlett of the
Orpheum and Grand is informed
One of the most important vaudeville
attra ctions recently recruited is Ellen
Terry, the famous English actress, who
will play limited engagement next fall
in this country. Booking managers are
anXiously awaiting the acceptance of
offers to Wilton Lackaye for con-
densed version of ''Trilby." Charles
Hoyt's "a Hole in the Ground" in con-
densed version, will be presented by
George Richards a comedian who Will
enter the vaudeville next season.
A problem drama in black and white.
Color Blind" is out against The
Clansman." Rev. Walter Haight of the
African race stands forth to fight Rev
Thomas Dixon. Much ado and many
dollars have been made by Dixon with
his play representing negroes Of the
south as dangerous to society. Haight
would like to do as much by depicting
negroes OF the north as endangered ny
society, and there you are.
The -Four Fords, t'-o sisters and two
brot hers, dancers, have been tempted
hV George Edwards for his important
London musical production The act
as it now stands was put together by
Martin Beck who had booked the sis
ters in one and the brothers in another
combination. The family lives in Cow
ington KY. and the father was a
popular minstrel some years ago
Manager Clarence Drown Of the Or
pheum has received word that Marshall
p. Wilder's father is alive at the age
of 80 years. He recently underwent a
minor operation and is resting COM
fortably In a New York hospital. Mr..
Wilder is a great favorite in Los An
geles.
Miss Nella Webb, who understudied
Miss Lulu Glaser in dolly Dollars,
will double with Miss Virginia Fult1s
late Tom-Tom in "royland.r They VIII
offer singing and dancing specialties-
Miss Webb appeared as 30 Peep IN the
original Hamlin productions
The Los Angeles operate club, un-
der the direction of j. T.. Dupuy viii
present the "Chimes of Normandie' at
Dobinson auditorium on Tuesday ana
"Wednesday evenings. June ana 3.