The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-23

$4,000, usually drawn on the banA
of the Metropolis, New York; this
talk about P.ttfs demanding to see
the color of Mapleson's money be.
fore she steps upon the stage Is all
rubbish" The entire company
reach this city on the 3lst inst. re-
naming two days in the city; they
leave for the east Immediately after
tine concert.
AN EFFICIENT AGENT.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has placed
himself in an unpleasant dilemma
In his employ he re tains a press
agent by the name Of Levy. whose
duty it is to gee that the papers OF
the land are properly "worked" In
the interest of his master. A short
time ago this man Levy, having in
mind Barrett's approaching trip to
England, thought to give the event
prominence by the insertion or the
following paragraph in the leading
eastern newspapers:
SIT is whispered that the Princess
of Wales has taken an unusual In
terest in Mr.. Barrett, and that her
patronage is the prospective guaran-
tee Of his brilliant triumph in the
British capital. Among the few OF
Mr.. Barrett's friends who are aware
of this rumor, opinions differ
whether the Princess is more
charmed with him personally OF
histrionically; or whether piqued at
the Princes attention to American
ladies, she has found worthy SUBJ
Jest, and thinks to retaliate in
kind"
The proposed trip gained promin.
ence with a vengeance; the first
dailles in the east took the matter
up, alleged it to be deliberate in
suit to the Prin cess of Wales, and
tracing the article to Levy
insisted that the whole thing
had the appearance Of a
scheme set on foot by Barrett
himself for purposes Of advertising
When the English papers began to
comment on the matter. the great
actor flew In alarm to his pen, and
wrote an eloquent and stirring de-
NAL of everything: but, as the
Dramatic Times naively remarked,
Mr.. Levy is still in Mr.. Barrett's en-
pIoy. It was thought by many that
in view Of the prejudice the article
had stirred up on the other side Of
the water, the English tour would
be abandoned. but Barrett appears
determined TO face it cut, for the
News Letter states that he sailed
on the 10Th inst. Contrary to first
Louis JAMES and Marie
Wa;nrlght will be the principals in
the support. Barrett makes a
clean jump from London to Denver
at the close Of his engagement, and
has changed his dates in this city
from October to August.
ABBOTT IN DENVER.
The Abbott Company opened last
Monday in Denver with Rigoletto,
and closed q success III week yes
terday with Paul anG Virginia az
matinee, and the Bohemian Girl as
a night attraction; in addition TO
what they gave here, the company
rendered during the week Marths,
and selections from Carmen and
Hamlet; the same success which at
tended their efforts In Salt Lake
followed them TO Denver, Abbott,
Tagliapietrs, and CsmpobeIlo, of
course, carrying off the honors. The
opening house was said to be almost
equal to that which greeted Patti.
DEATH OF LolIBARDELLI.
This well known bssso, who was
one Of Colonel Mapleson's first ar
lists, and who appeared in Salt
Lake as Ralmondo in Lucia, died in
San Francisco On Monday, the 18TH
inst, of pulmonary spoplexy. Hs
a cold on the journey
westward, from the effects OF which
he never fully recovered. He was
billed to appear as Walton IN l Pur.
itsni, which was being sung by
Gerster on the night of his death,
but a substitute was put on at the
last moment, and the company did
not learn Of his demise until just at
the close of the opera. He leaves
widow. who is now with the troupe
in S An Francisco.
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL NOTES.
Nat Goodwin is seriously ill.
The Rajah is booked at the Thea
tre in August.
Peck's Bad Boy ia dramatized, and
appears to be taking we'll with the
public.
Judged by the receipts, Den
yer was far behind Salt Lake In
her appreciation Of Italian opera.
Marie Jansen had to retire from
the cast of the Beggar Student in
Chicago, on account Of illness.
Mr.. B. B. Young, our baritone, is
the father of boy who Can never
become President of the United
States.
Mr.. Dittman, MapleSon's repre-
sentative, has paid the new Provo
theatre a visit. He thinks it will
be q charming little house, just the
place the town is in need of.
It hss been gall and NORWOOD to
Irving that Abbey has made money
as well as himself out OF the Ameri-
can tour, Sc he will visit America
next season under his own manage.