The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-09
Pioneer TheatricaIs.
PRIGGISHNESS OF LAWRENCE
BARRETT.
Pattfs Diamonds = Holiday Attrac.
tl0ns-HOme Companies at the
Theatre. Foreign TrOupes
atthe Opera House
Miscellaneous.
A PIONEER PERFORMANCES.

1t a history of the drama Ia Utah
shall ever be written. it will be
found that the love Of theatricals
came In with the pioneers them
selves. and that an indulgence in
that amusement was among thair
earliest forms of diversion. AS far
back as 1S49- 80 there was
erected for the purposes of the
drama 2 rude sort of bowery, COM
mon enough in those days, where
our fathers were wont to assemble.
and in the spectacles of the world of
tinsel and fancy, seek oblivion of
their daily hardships and cares.
The Temple of Thespis, in which
the drama first saw light in
Utah, was such structure
as we have mentioned above.
situated in the Temple Block i'm
mediately south of the Temple and
opposite the Tithing office; here it
was that the immortal flame was
first kindled in the breasts of such
Old-timers as John Kay, William
Clayton. FL. b. Clawson, H..
K, Whitney, Edmund Els
worth, James Ferguson, Robert
Campbell, Sc, SC, &c; here
first the struggling genius of Phil.
Margetts found public recognition,
and here it may be said was planted
the first germ Of that dramatic
fervor whose growth and spread
gave US halls, theatres and stock
companies, and laid the foundation
of that critical taste and discern
ment we possess to-day. To the
retentive memory of Mr.. II. K.
Whitney we are indebted for some
particulars of O1e of these pioneer
performances, as we'll as for many
other interesting facts relating to
old>time theatricals. We shall at
some future period devote consider
able attention to this interesting
subject, but this morning We have
only space to print the original cast
with which the plag of 1.-THE
Stra 1ger" was rendered in "the
valley" 1t was given in the spring
of 1850, under the auspices of Pitts
Nauvoo Brass Band, in the Old
BOwery quite suitable theatrical
name), after repeated rehearsals at
the log house of Mr.. Albert Car
rington. In the audience were
President Young, several of the
Twelve, and Bishop N. K. Whitney,
the latter of whom remarked after
the performance that this was the
of what would one day
make Great Salt Lake one of the
greatest theatrical cities in the
west, or some words of similar i'm
port:
Cast Of The Stranger:
The Stranger Willism Clayton
Baron Steinfert james Ferguson
Count WinteIsen, Edmund Ellsworth |
solomon 81. 4. Whitney |
Peter H. B. Clawson |
Did Adam Robert Cam pbell |
Mrs, Halter Miss Dram
Charlotte Mary Badlam
LAWRENCE BARRETT.
Perhaps no actor at present before
he public, even including Booth and
irving, can show a better average of
business all the year round than
lawrence Barrett. The nine weeks
Engagement which he recently con-
;luded in New York, Melted him
100000 for his personal share, and
le is now making a farewell tour of
ther eastern cities to houses which
I'm from $1,000 to 81 500 each night.
On April Goth of next year Bar
EFT succeeds Mary Anderson at
rving's Lyceum Theatre in London.
lis season will last six weeks and
is only play will be Yorick's Love,
which has never yet lbeen done in
England. lie 'disbands his present
inIAmerica and will select
urely English support, it is said
rom motives of policy. He prob
bly, leaves Louis James behind for
he same motives.
In his private life Barrett is said
} be naughty, arrogant and self I
he is very unpopular
nth his company, none of whom, {
kept Miss Wainwright, he ever 7
away from the theatre 6
the Cincinnati festival in May Z
g refused to participate if Keene !
as included among the stars, r
that that actor did not be- :
ing to the same plane with himself =
nd Mccullough however that may :.
Q, those who have seen both men
q the stage, will agree that Barrett
light copy many things from Keene
18th profit to himself. ii
PATHS DIAMONDS.
PATHS only care in this world is
oW to be sure of the safety of her
Jam onds; although her collection
inferior to that of Madam Janau-
HEX, (who has nearly 100000 in
ested gin precious stones), she j
orries infinitely more than that
,tress over their possession, and
as lately been heard to say that she
ished she were rid of them, as
ley kept her in such constant tor
ent. They could not be sold here
ithout the payment of duty.which >
ne has thus far avoided by enter "
q the stones as personal property, :