The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-25

of which will not fail to have its effect
on the taste and critical development
of the public.
Howl veil our pub ic has sus tanned and
does sustain meriGUrIous local amuse-
ments is too we'll known to need COM
menting on. Yet it will prove of il
terest to those who like facts put into
figures, that the books of the Home
Dramatic Club show that the
receipts for their semi-occa-
sional performances which have
been largely limited to holidays-hsve
amounted from their first performance
of the Romance of Poor Young Man,
the sum of $52,12S; their Px
penses have been $SO,9A7. Their
largest house was at the per-
Torrance of Rosedale, July q. 1880,
when 81 Is prices ruled, and when they
took in $1,403 so. Figures like these,
which would make even an Abbott or
Carleton opera company's eyes glisten,
speak volumes of the appreciation Of
the public for home talent.
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The writer met Frank Daniels in his
dressing room the other night, and
when the slight break of HERALD
typo who referred o him on the
day of his arrival in town as "Old Port
planned away-the quaint comedian
relaxed into free aud genial communi
cation. The talk turned upon the mum.
Der of complimentary tic kets a travel
ing company had to give out in the
various towns. There don't many
deadheads get into nv show said the
comedian, with emphasis; 1.-The critics
of the press of course are always
welcome but the long gang &C
customed to work the act" who present
themselves as the head usher OF the
other house, the man who brakes" on
your tram, the head waitar of your
hotel, the sheriff, the police, the night
W 4tchman, the actor who went to school
with Booth, and hundred others-I
tel YOU if they pass my manager
they're welcome to get in. [ had
manager once, though, who was not
quite so well up 10 "sDutf." We were
playing in some jay town or other, and
he stood at the door as usual with the
doorkeeper. The first man to present
himself W as the msyOr--of course he had
to pass in; then came.the school trustee
who owned the hall-they went in too;
then the man who kept a
news stand across the road Every
body lets him in" said the
door keeper-and in he went; next
appeared the postmaster, then the
county clerk, then the fence viewer
then the man that kept track of the
brands. Everybody lets them in,
said the door keeper, and my man passed
hor FinoIIu fhnro tnttoroA n O
little seedy old man with bleary eyes
and rad nose who dem anded the usual
right of way. Where's YOUR ticket?"
asked the manager. "Oh everybody
let's nae in" was the response. Il have
fits" The manager looked at the door
keeper little bewildered. That's so,
sir" said that functionary, "he's little
out of his head, everyb Ody passes him.
So they let him in, and I'm damned if
he didn't have fit ten minutes after
wards, and we had to ring down the cur
tain in the middle of the act"
#ts
That great portion of our little world
which is accustomed to find in the
columns of THE HERALD its amuse-
ment horoscope, has plenty to engage
its stten ton during the period of fes-
tivity at hand. A season of light,
warmth and j)llity opens out at the
Theatre tomorrow afternoon, when
the youngsters will crowd in, both to
tumble about in the dance, and to
watch the sheen of the beautiful fairy
fountain-Alas! Its very mention
brings back hosts of membranes of
the Nymph of the Lurleyburg, of the
Seven Sisters, of G :orge Chaplin, of
Jean Clara Walters and Jimmy Harris!
Good cheer to them wherever they be
AT night, IN both the Theatre and the
Opera House, our beaux and bellies will
throng to dance the merry hours away.
Thursday night Lydia Thompson,
whose very name sets train of silk
tight memories in motion. places her
foot upon our boards, and gives one of
her copiously illustrated studies of
the human anatomy. The subj cts
will al be of the gentler sex, the
students all of the sterner, and very
attentive class we bespeak the fair
show lady. New Years Day, The Be-
ht mi IN Girl emerges from her tent
once more with all her merry train,
and not the strongest novelty of the
road, we surmise, will compete with
her in popularity. The liquid notes of
Easton, as Thaddeus, the rich tones of
Miss Dean as the Queen, the rollicking
DeVilshoof of Spencer, the stately
Count of Goddard, the fop of Mr..
White and the grand sonorus work of
the immense chorus still have green
place in our memory, and we will all
want to hear them once again. An ad-
ditional interest, too is lent to the oc-
casion in the debut of Miss Lizzie
Thomas, known as one of Mr.. Careless
most promising pupils, but who has
not yet been seen in an acting part
She replaces Mrs. DrucePugsley as
Airline.
GLINTs FROM MANY FooTLIGHTs.