Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
Musical

Those who know Agnes Cain Brown
Girard best condense the four parts
of her name to the less dignified but
more endearing name of Brownie"
Others not so blessed call her Mrs.
Girard. During a rehearsal not long
ago every one was mystified by q call
from the director for miss Brown"
and even Brownie herself had diff
Guilty in recognizing herself under that
name. In the play she is called Prin-
cess Louise, Lassie Lou, Your High
ness and several other Names and in
the course of her professional career
she has had a string of aliases in her
various roles that would make good
beginning for directory OF feminine
appellations.
"The Maid of Manalay" is the first
of several beautiful numbers which
Mrs. Girard will sing in the bankers
show. A chorus of sailors will ac-
company her. The sailors chase the
pretty Princess Louise, whom they
have discovered after they land from
the battleship Texas. The merry
bunch unexpectedly encounters Ad-
miral Att o. b.. Sherry Reeves or Ray
Padricl), the friend of Louise's father.
He has come to help her, for by the
law of the land she must forfeit her
throne to Prince Mehoku edward
ried by her eighteenth birthday.
The admiral helps her in two ways;
first, by having brought with him his
gallant nephew, Lieut.. Flagg (Henry
Balfour or Fred C. MacPherson), and,
second, by making use of the fact
that the island of Manalay lies on the
international date line By declaring
her birthday to come q day later be-
cause she was born on one of the
halves of the island best suited to his
plan, the admiral gives the princess
time enough to marry Flagg and save
her throne. The princess, however,
has accomplished the feat before she
knows of the day of grace and merely
because she has fallen so deeply in
love with her Yankee sailor.
aloha Oe" sung with the natives,
is another solo which calls forth the
vocal abilities of Mrs. Girard, and
"The Waltz Song is IL possible, more
beautiful than either of the preceding
numbers. She also sings duet with
Val, THE Signal Code"
Mrs. Girard has a large following of
personal friends who have come to
love her during her residence in Los
Angeles. Nowhere is her brightness
more apparent than at rehearsals for
the big show, where she injects much
fun into the general atmosphere of
work by her frequent flashes of wit
and her piquant charm Of manner.
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The Orpheus club held its first re-
hearsal for the season of 1901 Mon
day evening with a full attendance.
The club has re-engaged for the COM
ing season the same competent, ener-
getic director James z. Dupuy. under
whose able leadership it has achieved
such marked success in the past, and
has also secured foc accompanist VIII
Garroway, whose work with the club
last year proved him to be one of the
best artists in the city.
The club took up it's work after the
summer vacation with a dash and en-
thusiasm that promises excellent re-
suits for the first concert to be given
the latter part of November. An ar
tistic program will be rendered by this
talented body of young singers at this
time.
One of the most interesting an
nouncements that will be made in the
musical world of Los Angeles and one
that is of considerable interest to the
general public is that of the coming of
the BeVani opera company of Italian
singers to the Auditorium the first of
November playing at popular prices.
The personnel of this organization is
of the finest caliber, the solo artists
possessing an individual merit and the
chorus we'll equipped with splendid
equally divided singing voices. The
feature of the engagement that will
appeal most is the popular prices at
which the engagement is to be played,
with the added inducement of q thor
oughly equipped organization present.
ing the standard operas
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Bernice de Pasquali, who with An
tonic Scott will open the Philharmonic
season in October, is singing in opera
in the City Of Mexico, meeting with
tremendous success.
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Emilio de Gogorza the Spanish BARI
tone, who during his several appear
ances in this city has made so many
friends, is expected in America next
week. He has spent the summer in
and around Paris resting and prepar-
ing his recital programs for the year.
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The week beginning November 2S at
the Auditorium will be devoted to Anna
Pavlova and Michael Mordkin, the
Russian dancers, whose coming to the
Metropolitan last year created such
furore. During the spring season they
danced at Covent Garden, London, APP
pearing to such tremendous crowds
that their season was extended, their
appearances in Paris being Cancelled to
provide for the extra time.
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Nine. Liza Lehman, the English COM
poser, whose PERSIAN Garden" has
been such constant source of pleas