Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
GOSSIP OF THE
LOCAL BOARDS

Ugo Colombini one of the tenors of
the International Grand Opera COM
pany, won the attention of his colonel
in the Italian army by his rendition
of an aria while carelessly furnishing
up his sword outside the barracks. TIL"
officer was impressed by his singing
and obtaining Colombini's release from
military service paid for his musical
education. Colombini's rise to stardom
soon justified the coloners eXpecta-
tions.
Carleton Chase recently with the
Kolb and Dill company here, is playing
at Fischer's theater San Francisco.
Georgina Strauss. the American singer
with the International opera company,
is at home in Erie, Pa. She will sing
the Princess in Aida" at the Mason
Monday night.
Richard Bennett is the central figure
of three charming pastoral and domes-
tic scenes photographed for the August
Green Book Album. Perhaps the most
interesting one is the view of Mr.
Bennett, on bended knee, spreading 1t
rather superfuous quantity of dirt
about the roots of a luxurious shrub.
labeled Mr.. Bennett at Work in His
Garden" How Mr.. Marble Hart must
chortle over the gardening talents of
his recent impersonator-if he reads the
magazines!
Following 1.-The Warrens of Vir-
ginia" the Belasco stock company will
present Miss Annie Russelrs great
success, "A Royal Family"
"The Man of Mystery" a nelodrama
with an enticing name. will follow '"rhe
Octoroon" at the Grand opera house.
Nine. Norelll of the International
grand opera company won vocal prom
inence in night by singing at short
notice a role for which Melba was cast
at the Covent Garden, London. Melba
was reported indisposod at o'clock
in the evening and Norelli, a young
Swedish singer who had Just been
given a trial. was sent for IN a panic
of haste to assume the role. Her sue
cess was immediate and her rise since
has been steady
The Majestic closed for three weeks
after last nights performance of "A
Runaway Girl"
Charles Murray will leave the Belas-
co company tonight at the close of
'tThe College Widow" and ON Wednes-
day will leave for Butte, Mont, to fill
a vaudeville engagement with Ollie
Mack. They will appear for number
of weeks on the Orphcum circuit in d
skit called "The Morning After" writ
ten on the many funny things that
happen to couple of Jrishmen on the
morning after st. Patrick's day. After
he finishes his engagement on the cir
cult, Mr.. Murray in all probability
will return to the Belasco forces, where
he has made warm admirers by his ex-
cellent work in "A Day and a Night"
and "The College Widow"
Master Pete Clancy, who is we'll
known tor his work in several child
characters in local stock company pro-
ductions, will appear tomorrow night
as Bob Warren in the Belasco produc-
tion of 1.-The Warrens Of Virginia" At
mis- last local appearance with the
Belasco company, he playei the part
of the messenger boy during the ten
weeks run of THE Dollar Mark"
Charles Ruggles, who has been away
from the Belasco for three weeks,
which he has enjoyed at Ensenada and
Coronado beach, will reopen with the
Belasco company tomorrow night in
THE Warrens of Virginia" in which
he will play the part of Tom Dabney.
Howard Scott will leave the Belasco
soon for a few weeks vacation in Chi
cago and New York city. Mr.. Scott
originally intended to make hurried
tour of Europe on his vacation but
that time has been cut short owing
to a number of larger productions
which the Belasco company Will pro-
duce.
Roger Imhoff, widely known as