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T4 AT THE THEATERS The event of the dramatic season will •ocur this week, with the opening of Madame Modjeska's engagement on Wednesday evening. The repertory as At first announced Included Magda. Mary Stuart and Lady Macbeth, lm; at the earnest solicitation of many ad roirers It has been determined to ail.l Adrienne Lecouvreur, the play in which the great actress made her early and renowned success. This substitution Will be made on Friday night in place of the second performance of Magda. The call for seats has been almost un precedented, and thei-.' is no doubt that the engagement will be of a most bril liant kind. see LOS ANGELES THEATER- The oompa/ny selected by Al Hay-man & Co. JOSEPH HAWORTH—MODJESKA S LEADING HAN to support Mme. Modjeska in the presentation of the various produc tion In her repertory during her com ing engagement at the Los Angeles the ater will be a particularly efficient or ganization. The list of names include many favorites who have previously lent their best efforts, and with great , success, to such plays as Mary Stuart, Macbeth and Magda. At the head of the supporting company is Joseph Ha worth, an actor long since recognized as one of America's .foremost leading men and capable of tilling every requirement called for in his position in Modjeska's support. Mr. Haworth came to Cali fornia direct for this special season, leaving his part in the successful pro duction of She, in which he had achieved a pronounced lilt. Besides being a tal ented artist ho is one of the finest look ing men upon the American stage today. Mme. Modjeska, who has many personal friends anil admirers in this city, is sure of receiving a grand ovation on Wednes day evening, nnd especially as she re turns to the stage after an enforced va cation due to s<; lous illness, from which ahe is entirely recovered. For Wednesday and Friday nights Magda will be presented. On Thursday and Saturday matinee Mary Stuart; Saturday evening, .Macbeth. ln Modjeska not only has the stage a Lady Macbeth, but it is more than like ly that Haworth will give a reading of I Macbeth that will be worth hearing. | He is an admirable legitimate actor, j and has a voice which will lend power and magnetism to that character so hard to play, and In which many of the best stars have fallen short. Besides the company is likely to do excellent work, as it Is one of the besrtj ever brought together. • • ■ THE BURBANK—This has been a very successful week at the Burbank. The auditorium has been crowded night ly and many hox parties have been in attendance. As th< quality of plays pro duced Improves, the society patrons of the city add their quota to the audience. The Burbank is undoubtedly fast be coming the family theater of Los An geles. It Is a place where a father can take his family, Lis wife, his mother, his daughters, and know that they will hear nothing but good l , clean, whole some plays. Mr. Barnes of New York has proven an rx, ellent drawing card. A number or people made their first ap pearance this week iiv the company, and tbe performance was very creditable in all essentials. Tonight is the last pre sentation of this very popular play Mr Barnes of New York. Next week Willi be presented for the first time at the Burbarlt Fred Ci. Maider's comedy drama iv five acts. The Runaway Wife, a strong drama dealing with men and women of today. The first act tak<-s place in New York in ISTj in Arthur Eastman's studio. Arthur Eastman, a young American ar tist, achieves considerable distinction In his profession in London, and marries Lady Alice Hastings, the daughter of a proud but penniless peer. Talbot Vane a young man of birth and brilliant pros pects. was his rival. Eastman. In try ing keep up appearances, lives be yond hiv means. His eyesight fails, and, broken down and without money, he re turns with his wife arid little boy to America. In the second act) we find him in shelter a: his sister's ranch, a Pennsylvania farm. Talbot, who is now Lord Charnleigh, having inherited the title and estate of a relative, hears of Eastman's altered condition and deter mines to go to America and assist him. Ho meets Lady Alice and offers her as sistance Eastman's sister, who dis likes Lady Alice, overhears the inter vi.-w and begins to SOW seeds of sus picion in tbebrothi r's mind,. Which final ly culminates In Lady Alice suddenly leaving. Worried and hurt by her hus band's unjust suspicions and believing ha n.. iongi r cares for her. she determir.i s to leave him. secure a position and make a home lor herself and hoy. Eleven years elapse, and the scene opens at a soiree musicals at Charnleigh Manor. Eastman and the boy have been report ed dead. Lady Alice marries Lord Charnleigh, who shortly after dies. A young artist. Yere. is causing a great stir in London. Alice meets him. and in an intense and dramatic scene a: an art reception in Arthur Yere's London stu dio, discovers that he is the Fon whom she left In America, and whom she thought dead. Through the son East man is returned to the wife, and the cur tain drops on a happy conclusion. There Is a strong comedy interest running through the story, and the opportunities for fine stage settings are many. It is promised that The Runaway Wife will be presented with more than adequate scenic effects. ... ORPHKI'.M-Since the advent here of Oustav Walter, director-general of the Orpheum circuit, the local vaudeville house has been astir with life in • preparation for a number of improve i ments that are soon to b-' inaugurated. | It is the purpose of Mr. Walter to make j the Orpheum the cosiest theater in the city and to that end the house will be refurnished, etc. The improvement, however, which is of most interest to the I theater-gonig public is that which per tains to the regular bill-of-fare offered every week. It is this in particular that most concerns the director-general. The character of attractions offered at the Orpheum Is always good. But there are times when a more frequent change of bill would be agreeable and it is this particular wish of his patrons that Mr. SCENE I ROM THE " RUNAWAY WIFE "—AT THE BURBANK Walter ia aiming to gratify. Since his recent tilj» east, Mr. Walter has been made directur-in-chlef uf the Great Western Vaudeville Maocla tlon, which will hereafter enable him to book fust-class artists fur short engage ments. The effecl of Mr. Walter's recent com bine will lie noticeable in the new bill which goes un tomorrow night. It will be marked by a number of new features among whicn is included the far-famed LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY T, 19V7« Alcide Capitalne, the female Sandow. Oapitaine is announced as the greatest trapeze performer in the world and is perhaps the most widely known and most talked-of artist in the vaudeville profession. "The perfect woman" is the title by which she is popularly known. Manager Walter considers her the great est drawing card he has ever played on this coast. "Capitalne. or the perfect woman." as she is better known and which really gives a better idea of the woman, is one of the star vaudeville at tractions of the world. She has a popu larity extending from Kurope to this country and Australia. When I saw her several years ago I was so struck with her marvelous and beautiful turn that I determined to bring her out to the coast but have never been able to secure her until recently. Her debut in San Francisco justified my most sanguine hopes. I believe there never was an art ist of any kind that made a greater hit than she did there, and 1 feel as sured that theater-goers here will go wild over her. She Is a perfect speci men of physical beauty, a model in form and attractive in every line and move ment of her body. Capitalne will set people talking when she comes and be fore she has been here two nights will be crowding the hoose." The new bill has still another top line feature. It is a comedy turn given by the eminent fun-makers. Wilson and Waring. These clever people will be re membered as the shining- stars of the Little Christopher Extravaganza com pany, and Jack and the Bean Stalk. Their new sketch is. The Tramp and the Dancing Girl. It is brimming over with up-to-date fun and engaging special ties. Minns and Binns need no introduction here or elsewhere. They were at the Orpheum a year and a half ago and made such a decided hit that they could scarcely be forgotten. They are out this time with a musical comedy skit that is even better than the one with Which they delighted everybody during their lirst engagement. Lieutenant Nobel, the celebrated Swed ish ventriloquist and his troupe of life like figures, will be a prominent feature on the program. Edward Hayes and Emily Lytton will remain to put in another of their artistic sketches. A lively round of fun from Jolly Charles Wayne will greatly strengthen theblll. Pretty Anna Caldwell remains to sing new soiigs and captivate with her charm ing grace and winning smile. This afternoon and evening perform ances will afford the last opportunities of seeing Hallen and Fuller and the Bostons. Week after next Nlllson's aerial ballet will be the great attraction at this house, assisted by Klralfy s grand opera ballet of fifty coryphees and five premiers. Dramatic Notea Peter F. Daley is said to be writing a play. The Frawley company is doing: well ln the northwest. Le Petit Duo has been revived at the Bouffes Parisier.s. Spiridon Xyndas. the Greek dramatic composer, has died at the age of 84. Henri Lavedan and Benjamin Filon's new play. Tita. has been read at the Paris OnVon. Madame Eva Nansen. wife of the Arc tic explorer,-1:1 giving concerts in SweaV en and Finland. W. Bloxam. a barber, nightly shaves customers in a den of lions at Johan nesburg. Africa. The Lilliputians will revisit us shortly in their new spectacular production, The Merry Tramps. Fanny Rice ;- latest operatic produc tion. At the French Hall, is pronounced the best thing she has ever done. Bronislaw Huberman, a remarkable boy violinist, is booked for a series of concerts at the California theater. M. Barbot, the operatic tenor, who originated the title part in Gounod's Faust, has died in France at the age of 72. The late benefit tendered by Manager Walter in aid of the sick children's fund at the Orpheum in San Francisco real ized $533.40. Chimmie Fadden Is en route to San Francisco and will be seen, later in this city. Excellent business 19 reported for the piece. Edward Compton contemplates an early production in England of Edgar Hem'berton's adaptation of Thackeray* Henry Esmond. Sarah Bernhardt has a new piay adapted from the English by Eugene Moran and Marcel Sehwob for produc tion next season. Frederick Warde's new romantic play, Iskander, is an adaptation by W. D. Eaton from Benjamin Disraeli's novel. The ltise of the Iskander." Olga Nethersole was recently prostra ted at Columbus. 0., by an attack of acute tonsllltis. She has gone to Atlan tic City to rest and recover. The profits of the Comedle Francalse in 1596 were 500,000 francs. A societaire share Is now worth 34.000 francs; last year the value was but 20.000 francs., as much as she was offered by any one else. He claims that she broke this con tract by playing at Koster & Dial's with out giving him the required notice. Louis James will present his magnifi cent production of Spartacus for the en tire first week of his engagement at the Baldwin theater. San Francisco, open ing tomorrow night. Arthur W. Pir.ero's new five-act com edy for the London St. James will at tempt t.i prove that "romance is not the exclusive possession of the costume play, neither is strong human interest the monopoly of the so-called problem play." George Alexander, Julia Neilson and Kay i>avis will play the leads. Charles Morel has been granted a di vorce from his wife, vroti gslonally known a« Minnie Young.v. ho la a daugli l' !• uf Fanny ycjung. The divorce was obtained! on the ground uf desertion. Manager William A. Brady produced at the American theater on February l«t, the new melo-druma by E. M. Alfrlend and A. C. Wheeler, which has been chris tened New York. The story concerns the misfortunes of a shop girl who murders her wealthy betrayer. Julia Arthur, whose right name is Ida Lewis, will probably become Henry Irv- Ing's leading lady, owing to the contin ued illness of Ellen Terry, which may necessitate her retirement from tho stage. M. B. Leavitt's Spider and Fly closed at Fall River, Mass., on January 16th. The company attached the scenery for back salary and caused the arrest of the manager for debt, but he was released on bond. Mrs. Cora Potter lntendis to go to Lon don from Australia, Instead of return ing to America by way of San FranciscJ. Her Australian, season has turned out so successful that she intend* to return there in two years. Sol Smith Russell has entered into i contract by which Charles Frohman will make next stvuson an elaborate produc tion of Martha Morton's comedy, A Bachelor's Romance, in Which Mr. Rus sell is now touring with success. Fanny Davenport, supported by Mel bourne MacDowcll and a strong com pany, opens at the Baldwin March 15th, for two weeks. Cleopatra has been dropped from her repertoire, and In stead, her new play, Uismonda, will be presented. Charles Frohman has announced that he will sond Henry Miller to Australia next season at the head of a representa tive company. Tho repertoire contem plated includes, among other successes. Rosemary, The Squire of Dames, and Under the Red Kobe. ALCIDB CAPITAINE-AT THE ORPHEUI Daniel Sully is using Ills leisure time while starring in writing a play of New York life which he believes will otter to him his best opportunity as an actor. The story is domestic and is built upon incidents connected with one of New York's oldest landmarks. Kenneth Lee. comedian and diamatlst, late of Richard Mansfield's company, and Gertie Reynolds, "the Poster Girl." ha,ve Joined hands for vaudeville work. They will be seen shortly at the Pleasure Palace, in New York City, in a new far cical sketch entitled Family Failings. One of the most important events of the present season on the coast, and one that will attract more than ordinary in terest, is the tint appearance at the Co lumbia of Georgia Cayvan as star. MIM Cayvan will appear in several plays ne-ver before presented on the coast. Oscar Hammerstetn has begun suit against Yvette Guil'oert for J.iOOO dam ages for breach of contract. There was a clause in last year's contract, he says, whioh stated that should Guilbert de cide to return to America this year.Ham merstein was to have the preference over other managers in securing her services, provided he was willing to pay Lawrence Hnr.iey has joined the great army of Vadevillians. He wav booked to appear at Proctor's theater on Febru ary 1. and at the Pleasure Palace one week later, in a one-act play called An Actor's Sweetheart, written for him by Kenneth Lee. The vaudeville managers have beer, after Han ley for some time, but he refused their offers, as he did not /,os Angeles Society Vaudeville Theater In Conjunction With the San Francisco Orpheum MAT/NEB TODAY, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 25c to any part of the house; Children, any seat, io:; Gallery, ioc Week Commencing Monday February Bth More new and eminent artists, presenting a bill of specialties superior to all Predecessors Europe's Marvel. A Positive Novelty Ths World's Aeerlal Wonder The Perfect Woman The Female Sandow ALCIDE CAPITAINE | THE FAMOUS IO 0 J • The two Noblemen. The bitins and minis ymusi:aisketch NEW YORK'S FAVORITE COMEDY DUO I John Wilson and Waring Bertba ■■■■BMMMMMI^^ The famous tramp and dancing girl of "Little Christopher" and "Jack and tne Bean Stalk and "Pi SUPERB COMPANY OP VKUDEUILLE STKRS Cnmintr NILnSON'S RSUROPBAM AF.KIAI, BAI.MST, the Original Firing Ballet. In con vi/iiiiiia Junction with Kiralfy's (irand opera Ilalltl ol 5a Coryphees, the grandest ballet ever produced In IjOS Angelea, Performance .•■ cry evening Including Sunday, Prices—Reserved seats, 253 and 50c; callpry. 10c. Regular Matinees Wednesday, Saturday snd Sunday—2soto any part of vhe aoaaet gallery, 10c; chil dren, any lent, I le. mnVtm SCT SOUTH PHSHD9NR GO Gigantic Birds, Ail Ages QO The most interesting sight in California, Boas, Capes and Tips manufacturea )from California feathers at producers' prices. Pasadena electric cars pass ths gates. TNGLESIDE floral company * F. EDWARD GRAY, Proprietor 140 South Spring Street. Tel. Red 1072 Perfect Flowers, Artistic Floral Designs =/£sthetic Ferns have a, suitable play. ThJ» piece gives' mm an opportunity to introduce his im personation: of Marc Antony, ln which he was so successful with Booth and Barrett, After the New York opening, Hawley wIU visit the big cities. He will be supported by Jean Sylvester. It has been settled, say* the Mirror, that Robert Hllllard will enter the vaudeville ranks. Robert Orau has been in negotiation with Mr. Hllllard for over six months, but Mr. Hllllard made con ditions which seemed until yesterday to be almost prohibitive. Mr. Hllllard will present first his one-act piece. The Lit tlest Girl. The tour will begin ln the west, embracing the Schiller theater ln Chicago, Pike's opera house, Cincinnati,, and the best vaudeville houses ln St. Louis. Pittsburg and Milwaukee. The conditions under which Mr. Hllllard ap pears are not known, but It is said that the salary is very close to four figures. Zoe Tuttle (Mrs. D. J. Martcnstcin.) whose death occurred last week in Berk eley, was a member of the old California theater stock company, having made her debut there over twenty years ago In Guy Mannerlng at the age of 5 years. She subsequently appeared with success as Little Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin and played with many of the great artists of the day. She also scored a hit as Cosette in Les Miserables ln 1S78; also playing Eva to Louis James' Uncle Tom for a season In New York and Boston, and also appeared with great success as Little Buttercup in Pinafore. Her re mains were cremated at Cypress Lawn. Music and Drama has the following to say In reference to Modjet-ka's recep tion in San Francisco at her recent en gagement: "When Mine. Modjeska step ped upon the stage of the Baldwin thea ter last Monday eveningshe was greeted! by one of the most fashionable audi ences that has gathered at a dramatic perfomance in San Francisco in a num ber of years and was tendered a recep tion which must have made her feel, in deed, as though she were among warm friends. Her performances during the week have been a series of receptions, and to judge by the large demand for seats for the remaining performances the engagement will prove only too short." Two White Heme Rec pcs There are some famous recipes among the ladles of the White House and the cabinet. Some of them are the favorite dishes of those who prepared them, and some ot them are the dishes most fa vored by guests. Numbers of them have been treasured in the families for years and one of them, the White House bouil- Uon. has been a close secret for many administrations among the chefs of the executive mansion. This bouillion forms one of the most important features of the Inaugural luncheons, and Is always served at state dinners and afternoon teas In the White House: Four pounds of juicy beef, one knuckel of veal, two small turnips, two carrots, one soup bunch, one small pod of red peppers, two small white onions, salt, six quarts of water. Boil six hours then strain through a sieve. Let stand over night and congeal; skim off the grease, put into a kettle to heat and add sherry to taste. Mrs. Cleveland takes a great pride ln the skillful preparation of a number of recipes. Grape sherbert is one of her specialties. This is the way she prepares it; Session sherbert—One quart of grape juice, sweetened to taste. Add two cups of orange Juice to one of sugar, stirring until the latter is Pour this in on the grape Juice and turn into a freezer. When nearly frozen the dasher is to be removed and the white of an egg, previously whipped as light as pos sible, with two spoonfuls of powdered sugar, is to be beaten in with a large spoon. After beating well in this man ner the sherbert is to be packed and put aside to ripen. Deny Preists the Theater Cardinal Richard, archbishop of Paris, has again laid the hand of discipline upon his clergy. Last autumn his re proof took the form of a circular letter telling the clergy that a priest ou a cycle was no fitting spectacle for the streets of Paris. Now the Catholic clergy are shut out from the theater. The archbishop forbids any priest of the diocese of Paris to leave his house without wearing a cassock. Then, he says, that any cleric appearing in a cassock at a theater, even a matinee, shall be liable to suspension. The circus is allowed. It is the theater of childhood, and the priest goes there as the guide of children. Even opera and the comedie Francaise is a forbid den thing. The Figaro points out that there is one way out of the difficulty. The clerlcus may wear a short cassock and cover it with a great coat, but that would be are unworthy subterfuge.—Chi cago Tribune. rtj paris yew york san prancisco fjjj | Ville de s3j||f P flris I Pioneer Broadway Pot9ln ' c Block >fj Dry Goods House 221-223 S. Broadway jjfj 1 Novelties for Spring 1 § Are Ready The New Arrivals || M New materials, dainty designs, Wash Fabrics with daringly §g choice colorings and rich effects, handsome color combinations. Sjj rj] carefully selected by our New Ladies' Shirt Waists, with X S York and Paris buyers. Al- style and newness in every ife though our preparations have model. 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WYA.Tr, IU«>IH J Nights I Commencing I * Matinee oa TT On/j' j H'ednesday 11/ Saturday Messrs. al. hayman & Co., have the honor to present ■ yf • jf Assisted by the Sterling actor /rl Oifl#4?^ K*rl Mn Jose P n Haworth * J <** AJ and a thoroughly efficient company Wednesday Evening Only Suderman's Great Play, Magda Thursday Evening and Saturday Matinee Schiller's Immortal Drama, Mary Stuart Friday Evening (by special request) Adrlenne Lccouvreur Saturday Night Macbeth Modjeska as Lady Macbeth; Mr. Haworth as Macbeth. Prices $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 250 Seats now on sale. Tel. Main 70 BURBANK A. Y. PEARSON THEA • ■ MANAGER . . Toni(tilt LAST p oF F TrfE MANCE Mr. Barnes great success of New York ~~ ~~ Week Beginning ■™2 Monday, Feb. 8 Balcony ....2Jc Dress First time at this theater of Circle2?c the beautiful Society Comedy Orchestra Drama ■ HE RUNAWAY WIFE Box office opens 9:50 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Telephone Main 1270. HKZKRD'S PAVILION Fifth and Olive Street*. Opposite Central Park. Saturday Afternoon and mT~~\ g af\ Evening, Monday ( Washing- ff j /~% Efa JJ M f J J? ton's Birthday) i~~ S 3 _ f / = Matinee and Evening M •» V Maw 4aW m GRAND Sousas c z c n t Assisted by MRS. ELIZABETH NORTHROP, Soprano MISS MARTINA JOHNSTONE, Violinist Advance sale of seats for the four concerts will begin Saturday morning, Febru ary 13th, at 10 a.m., at Blanchard-Fitzgerali Music Co., 113 South Sprinj street. NOTE—For out of town people we would state that all railroads running to Los Angeles will sell EXCURSION TICKETS on Washington's birthday, Monday, Feb. 22nd (good to return the following day), to accommodate the large number of people who desire to heir Sousa's Famous Band. One thousand seats have been added to the already large seating capacity for this great festival. Prices—M cents, 75 cents and tt.oo. Orders for seits by mail or wire will re ceive prompt attention. BLANCHARD FITZGERALD MUSIC CO. SOUTHERN CKLIPORNIH 7VTUSIC HALL 216 West Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Petersilea cordially Invito their friends and tho pubtlo lo attend orn- nf :h»lr entertainment! TUESDAY EVEX. IN". FF.B. 9. I8!i7. at a oi-10-k. Artmiaiion frag. No collection. JRPKNBSe NURSBRYWBN KISD FLORISTS Cor. Main and Jefferson Sts. Tel. West 40. Wholesale and BetatL All kinds of Flowers and Plants. Orjwa by a YEUDO ft CO Mi and Santa Monica. 1 »nfeiee X/'IENNK BUFFET 114 and 116 Court stoat e„, ♦ , , . , TT" ■ PAUL KERKOW, Prop. Free, refined entertainments; classical music every evening. AustrlM-HuneTxrlaa Kitchen and fine cuisine all ********