The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-19
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
The Florences and Their
RepertOry.
A BUSY SEASON APPROACHING.
The Speciality Company-Christma
Attractions - saratoga
General N.tes

Thursday evening next Mr.. andNrs.
W. Florence, supported by their own
company, open an engagement OF three
nights and a matinee at the Salt Lake
Theatre, with the following repertoire:
Thursday evening, The Mighty Dol
ar" Friday, "Our Governor. or His
Little Ratchet" Christmas matinee,
The Flirt.n and Christmas night
"Dombey and Son"
Mr.. and Mrs. Florence appear here
under the management OF Mr.. Al hay
man. OF the Baldwin Theatre, san
Francisco. His brother ALT. who man
ages ms travelling companies. Is mere
making the necessary arrangement
fCr their appearance. de Was met
Yesterday By a HERALD reporter ana
asked 20 give some information con
corning his stars and the coming at
fractions booked for the Baldwin Tor
the winter season.
TELL Won about the Florences and the
coming attractions Al has for Frisco
why certainly. with pleasure.
1t is difficult 10 say anything ABOUT
Mr.. and Mrs. Florence without rrpeat-
ing what has at some time been said oil
them by some one.
GlR. FLORENCE
Was born in Albany, n. Y, on JGly
z5th. 1881. IF you are goinS;o print
tais perhaps you'd better make it
1871 said Mr.. Hayman with a
smile, and he has been upwards
of q quarter of a century upon the
stage, and has always held his place as
a faTorite with the public. be began
his career at a lime when versatility
was an actors first qualification; he
has filed many and various characters,
and his powers have grown with his ex
% .rieI ce. He is an instance OF that esp -
ci l knowing gift of understanding the
public and what will please 1t; years OF
work and observation have taught him
how TO exhibit just those qualities
which amuse and delight an audience.
He is probably the most versatile actor
now on the stage, equally at home In
high or low comedy. An Irish brogue,
a French or German dialect seems 10
bit his tongue as well as his own native
yernacular. In all his characters he
has none TO which l think he is so
peculiarly suited as that of Bardwell
SIote. NJ. C., in The Mighty Dollar.
| To my mind il requires but little exer-
j ton on his part TO play the role.
1t is not generally Known that Nj
Florence introduced Modjeska to the
stage, or at least procured that intro
4 duction by his influence. He tells the
story in his own wag. Some yeslI
ago. ne SAYS, Il was playing NJ
Tnoroughfare' at Mccullough & Bar
rett's Theatre in San Francisco 1
was a character in which | was mucl
interested, and for whcih l retain my
affection 10 this day. While rehearsing
one day, Mccullough came 70 me, anc
said there was a lady in the wings who
was very DESTROYS of securing an en-
gagsment in some minor part IL my
company. at FRS: refused 10 enter
tain the proposition, thinking she va.
lone of the many who make such appli
cations daily. / was assured, however
that she was in many respects, an sX
ception to the general rule, oeinI
exceedingly refined, of foreign birth
and by no means an amateur, hayin
been on the boards for several years Il
her native city of Warsaw. was IN
troduced 10 the applicant and soon ht
csne convinced that l had nothin
remaining untitled worthy of her con
! side-ation. Then / suggested 70 job
! Mccullough that he should take u
fair visitor in charge, and assign be
something in a legitimate way. 81
had been, for some lime, quietly Twin
with her titled husband, who was
winegrower at AnRheim, in SoutheI
California. This delicate appeariI
: woman was Nine. Aodjeska, and job
/ Mccullough was the man who brougl
- her out in America"
t MRS. FLORENCE
Is an actress of broad and talent
e powers, and q sister of the late Mr.
Barney Williams. She early discover,
the important fact that an sctres
wardrobe could be made 10 pay
{ drawing and entertaining an a1dienC
Y 1t does not show any cleYerness NJ
! for an actress, If she has the money
order dresses that in themselves sh
be an exhibition, but Mrs. Florence
d vented the idea. She has never allow
anybody TO adopt il and make mo
out of il than herself. Her dress
we're the talk Of the town when S
II made her frst appearance on the stal
b There is nothing TO beat them to-ds
n In all the plays she appears in s
wears n different toilet each act. Al
the ladies here will have an opportuni
h of seeing those from Worth's, of Par
n which she wore for the first time du
ing the late engagement in San Fra
cisco.
TIE COMPANY
N Which supports them is a very lar
20 one, and contains the following arts
a James Dunn. Earl Stirling, 1. Peron
/ S. Mccullough Ross, Howard Coven,
re Edwin Parrish, +. c. Wells, c. w. Pi
Id ker, r. Hastings, w. Mscready. II. "
70 Inns, James Stanton, Miss Blanc
~ Weaver. Florence Noble, Hattie Ru
sell and Laura Clarion.
~ THE MIGHTY DOLLAR.