The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-15
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
The Last Performance of
Diplomacy.
sULLIvAS's LITTLE EFF0RT.
The zap Year Ball ames O'Seiil
COMING Theatrical
Chit Chat.

With tomorrow night, Diplomacy.
one of the most artistic and finished Of
Ill Sardou's mastery plays, will be
taken from the boards, and the manu-
script returned to the New York
owners, from whom our amateurs pro
cured It, lis one OF the things most
IN the " ay of more frequent produu
tons of these peculiarly high class
pays hat they onlEs appeal to t e
most discriminating tastes, and it is
rare indeed if they can be done to
more than one good audience. They
are always more expensive to mount
than the purely sensational drama the
costumes, particularly OF the leaders
requiring to be Of the stEictest elegance
and the royalties always being quite as
heavy. The experience of the Home
Club has taught them that it is plays
the Lights O. London and Green La e
stripe which best bear repeating, bu
the unanimous ve;dict of praise that
went up for Diplomacy on its original
presen tation, has induced them to 5rave
the traditions and venture on a repro
duclion. The cast will oe precisely the
same as before. Including Wells. Spep-
Ger, Young, White. Edith Cawsop
Birdie Cummings Lottie Clarrijge ard
other ladies and gentlemen of the oem-
pany.
After Diplomacy, the Theatre will
next be open for one Of those diversions
of society customs which come. roUnd
but once in four years al
leap year ball. How the leap
year custom originated, and
how far at has been pushed in various
countries even 80 tie extent Of the
weaker sex 8 popping the question:
will net be of so much interest to gen
tlemen this morning, as whether'or HOE
they are to be shut out from gazing
upen the festivities of this occasion
Whether some sym pathiZing lady friend
viii take them under their wing as an
additional gent" Whether il will be
quite the thing, should they be so for
tunate as TO secure an invitation. TO
wait for the lady to call. Whether
they cusht to offer to pay the driver
w kCbACL NIAi'So Va1A INV Clo III III
lively DE- msnd by the fair bellies of the
occasion. Al in eli, the Leap Year ball
IS exciting about as much anticipation
as any similar topic that was ever on
the social tapis.
James O'Neill, the very popular
American actor, follows next at the
Theatre in his own version of Monte
Crisaa. Though Mr.. O'Neiil's name is
one of the best known on the stage
the day. he has, singularly enough. not
yet been seen in Salt Lake. He has
been foremost Gctor for many years
but 1t was in Chicago, in 1872, that ne
first laid determination of his name as
a dranatic star. He first made hit
as Bob Saskett. IN Bronson Towards
comedy, Saratoga, while 8 member of
McNicktr's famous stock company in
1872. Subsequently, he became leading
man at HooIey's, and played a round
OF characters which stamped him as
one of the brightest and cleverest young
actors of the period. In 1878 he at
tTacted national attention by his pro-
auction of The Pession Play. at Bald
wins Theatre, San Francisco. Adelaide
Nelson, who was without doubt the
greatest and most beautiful Juliet the
stage ever knew always counted O'Nei&
as the best of the many Romeos size
ever played with.
Joe Arthur was present, during has
hasty London visit, at the first appear
anoe of I'll at noble American, Mr.. job,
L. Sullivan, in the Crystal Palace.
Everybody was there. from peers Of the
realm to the huRblest' hanger-on oftha
P. Z. Proceedings began with the APP
pearaRce of a small man in q large
dress-coat, with aqueer solitaire in his
spacious shirt front. His speech was
the soul Of with respect to brevity.
Il have the homer to introduce" sad
he. 1.-The greatest man in the world,
John L. Sullivan" This stirred .up,s
turmoil. The nsaaes of British cham
Dions were yelled ia discordant chorus.
Then the greatest" came out His re
marks were also characteristic. "Gentie.
men and ladies" he began. putting the
gentlemen first, I'm obliged to youse
for this reception" At this there were
more hostile remarks from the front. 4
mixed with Kisses. John l.. stared ang-
tily around and then delivered hims elf i
OF this classic comment: Gentlemen
and lad es. am used to misses. There are |
always lot of hogs in every audience. !
Thanking you, remain, yours truly"
Then the distinguished parsonage awk-
wardly bowed himself off and the spar
ring progr ANNE began. Arthur says
that after the edifylng show pugilism
broke out generally among the spec,a
tors as the most convincing argumal {
to settle all discussions as to the rela-
tive merits of international bruisers.
The sounds of blows filed the air, and
men danced around the lobpies In a
of fjstic riot-he escaped from
The place with difficulty-but unpun
It is a pity that ANNIE Robe Is to
cave the cast of Paul Kauvsr. She