The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-09
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
Later On Goes Out and Daddy
Nolan Comes In.
BOHEMIAN GIRL REDIvIVUs.
Rootb and Barrett Will Not Part-Our
Archie Waxeth Fat-POOr George
Bnight-NOtes.


The arduous work of Mr.. Joe Hart
could not redeem the absence OF MS
mariner, Hallen, and the very light
wsistedness of his play. AT yester-
davis matinee there were so few besides
the doorkeeper and ushers on hand,
that no performance was given; last
evening a light house below and fair
ons above was drawn out to see the
closing rendition, and the comicalltles
of Hart and Kelly and the singing and
kicking went with the same tempestu-
susfayor as before. It may not be the case
elsewhere, but it may be set down as the
undertaking rule in Salt Lake that no
amount of burlesque endeavor, music,
topical songs, gags-even legs-can en-
tirely cover up the Deficiencies OF an
utterly trashy plot and completely
motiveless play. Hallen d Hart's abll-
tiles deserve something a long way
ahead of Later ON.
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Dan sully is belhg billed as never man
was billed beforefn Salt Lake, and if he
is not confronted by great gathering
when the curtain rises at the Grand to-
morrow night, it will not be because
Mr.. Dug White has not used oceans OF
printers ink and smOthered the town
with Dan Sully's bills. Yesterday it
literally rained gutter snipes. The quiet,
quaint and original comedy work OF
Mr.. Sully on his preYions visit made
decided impress sion in Salt Lake, and
his new play is said to give him still
greater opportunities than IN the
Corner Grocery.
The coming of Mr. Sully recalls an
anecdote of which he was the hero. Not
long since when his company were
PLAYING in the interior OF Virginia, they
had to take the train Immediately after
the nerformance, to get onto to Rich
moud in time for their next perform
ance, Sully "got in with the boys"
after the show, and failing to keep any
exact note of the flight of time, the
train went off and left him behind. He
did some lively skirmishing that night,
hut the ONLY thing he could do was to
charter an engine to take him to Rich
mond next mornipg-a luxury which
cost him the modest sum OF hundred
and fifty dollars. He had telegrsphed
ahead that ne would be on time. and
he arrived at Richmond at past 8
O'Clock in the evening. His first en-
trance was to be In the character of
fireman, and knowing that time was
precious, he had dressed himself on
board the engine; he tore UP to the
stage door, only to find tacitura door
keeper VINO refused TO admit him
left for him to do was to rush
through the front of the house which
he did with the result that good
many nervous people left their seats
under the impression that fire had
broken out behind the scenes, and not
till SuIly had walked on the stage did
the audience realize what the advent
of the fireman meant.
The Christmas holidays always come
to us laden With pleasant things, but
they will bring US nothing more de-
lightful this year than the Bohemian
Girl as done by Stephens and his merry
horde of singers. The revival will
occur on Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon and evening, the 2Sth and
18th, and if there be any people LETT In
the city who have not seen this inter-
SaAhAhOAO1 VIC SbAOnSAy SOhA4CAAO OASAh
that they make themselves a delightful
holiday treat, and take it in" The
opera will be done in all probability at
a preliminary performance for the old
folks, widows and orphans on the after
noon of Thursday 9th.
1t was rumored in theatrical circles
late last night that Messrs. Edwin
Booth and Lawrenc Barrett, the TRACE
dams, who are now playing at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, would shortly dissolve
their professional partnership.
This STEP it is said, is induced by the
falling off in the receipts of the perfor-
mances at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
The productions OF the Merchant OF
Venice and Othello. while they draw
well enough for the first few perform
aaces, have not increased in popular
favor and there has been steady de-
cline in the box Office receipts. On
Monday night last, when the receipts of
Miss Mary Anderson at Palmer's Thea
ire reached figure beyond 100, the
entire proceeds of the Booth and Bar
rett performance at the Fifth Avenue
were barely over $500.
Messrs. Booth and Barrett have an
engagement at the Broadway Theatre
for next season, but it is not certain that
they will appear theirs together. Mr..