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October 7th, 1899
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PROMINENT ELKS OF LOS ANGELES
The Elks' Carnival held in Los Angeles to commemorate the opening of the new Elks' Hall was the biggest event in the history of the order on this coast. Delegates from all the Pacific Coast States were in attendance, and the social entertainment provided by the Los Angeles brethren was unbounded. The members of the Frawley Company playing at the Burbank and the Orpheum people were among the guests of honor.
Clarke s Ingenuity
THE Mirror has the following to say of Harry Corson Clarke's new company:
Harry Corson Clarke is a natural collector. He has made collections of everything from coins and postage stamps up to prayer-rugs and Indian baskets. Occasionally a fire robs him of his treasures. Then he begins all over again. His latest fad seems to be in collecting people with unusual careers— not "pasts" — for his company. He has already secured a member of the 400 for his leading juvenile. Word comes from Honolulu that he has engaged Allan Dunn for characters. Dunn studied art in the Quartier Latin in Paris. Then he traveled
over South America, painting pictures. He edited a magazine once in Colorado. Then he went out in Shakespearean repertoire companies. He traveled last Winter to the Hawaiian Islands as a member of Janet Waldorf's company, and after that organization divided he went into journalism in Honolulu.
Mr. Clarke has secured Stewart Allen, late of E S. Willard's and Nat Goodwin's companies, for stage director. He has engaged a soldier of the First Iowa Regiment for property man. The property man is now homeward bound from Manila, where he fought with distinction. He was in Mr. Clarke's company two seasons ago. Mr. Clarke thinks that his experience in the army will tend to make him a
better property man than he was before— especially in one night stands.
Mr. Clarke opened negotiations with a minor poet whom he wanted for advance agent. The minor poet, however, learned that an advance agent is obliged to leave New York. He told Mr. Clarke that he preferred a bench in Union Square to the best bed in all the provinces. Mr. Clarke made remarks and left him to his bench.
The Columbia season started off with a fine first week. The business has been immense and if the response of theater-goers to the present offering be any criterion, the outlook for the season is exceedingly bright, as the list of attractions is such as to warrant a similar response on many occasions.
The Vasston Play
'T'HB villagers of Oberammergau are now discussing the merits of the candidates for the parts in next year's Passion Play. A new playhouse of iron is being erected and will be roofed over, not open to the sky like the old wooden one. The new house will accommodate 6,000 spectators. In 1890 the receipts were $175,000, while $60,000 was expended on the players, the principal actors receiving $500, while even the little children in the chorus were given $10 apiece. The coming event is expected to be still more prosperous.
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