The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15

Lewis IN TINS part IS not approached by It's
original delineat r, Genevieye Ward her
self; the audience sat spellbound during
the trying scene, and hardly breathed till
the woman was safe beyond the COrsican'S
clutches. Mr.. Sullivan's Sir Horace
did not afford all the pleasure anticipated
because he was not familiar with the part;
with time, and the addition of a more pro-
Rounced British accent he will be excel
lent; Mr.. LIeorards Sanato would have been
better had he spoken English less tiuently;
Mr.. Webber's Prince was good, though not
what john Wilson made Of it originally;
Miss Thomas was not so happy in the role
of Alice as on the previous night, and in
the last act her dressing degenerated into
something distressful; Miss Fairbrother's
Foley was quite good.
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The best-laid plans Of mice and managers
gang aft agley, and this season begins with
several noteworthy illustrations of this
theatrical application of the familiar quo
tatiun.
Illness forced Miss Anderson to abandon
her tour under Henry E. Abbey's manage
ment, aud that manager was compelled to
organize gaiety company, with Florence
St. John at the head, to come over here
early in the wintor to ill the Anderson
dates.
Next, HRS Blaine was stricken with
rheumatism aud Daniel Frohmau was com
PEELED to announce her withdrawal from
the starring tour that was to have com
menced this month, postpOning the prOmis-
ing young debutante's appearance indetin-
iteiv.
The death of George Fawcctt Rowe last
week. deprived DR.. Charles L. Howard of
the star on whom he depended TO begin
tour q couple of weeks hence.
Last Of all comes the sudden and uneX-
L Il. So I
James Brown Potter and kyrle BelleW,
under Mr.. Abbey's management
These stellar failures-for various rea-
sons-tO start out leave large number of
actors sat liberty" at a time when engage
ments are difficult to obtain. Nearly fifty
people will have to find something to do
prom 6 y, or lose seasons salary. We 90
not know whether, in any of the cases men
toned, they have any claims against the
managers for non-fulfllment of contract
Mr.. Frohman has promised to assign other
duties to Mrs. Blaine's support, while DR..
Howard thinks of taking out the late Mr..
Rowe's people as combination, playing
some of the pieces he left.
4 large quantity of good open time is
another result of these abandoned tours
The dates will be quickly snapped up by
travelling managers, and more lnconven-
fence than loss will be incurred by the local
managers interested.
The cause which led to this decision in the
case of Mrs. Potter is not definitely stated
But il Is understood TO have no professional
significance; on the contrary, 1T is believed
to be entirely of a private and personal ma
ture.
The communication of this piece of intelli-
renee states that Mrs. Potter will not act
abroad during the interim, but will rest
quietly until next year, when she viii make
her postponed tOur.--MfiTOr.
The theatre re-Opens tomorrow evening
with Mr.. Gardner as the attraction in the
Few Karl a drama of the Alpine Alpen-
stock, YOdling order, whose character is
1ully shown by the copious printing about
town. The reserve sale opened yesterday.
This world is not so very vast after all.
In a little paper published in Hoopsten,
Ills, We find the following account of how
two Salt Lakers, who encountered each
o.Her there, celebrated their meeting and
r. rived their early histrionic memories.
rhe opening Of the entertainment in the
Opera hall Saturday night was a Shaks-
pea. can s66t III by MeSSVs. Lalol Cummings
of the Davis company and Charles p. HUey
OF this city, representing the quarrel oil
Brutls and Cassius. Mr.. Huey rendered
the part of Cassius and Mr. Cummings that
VI III ubhS lDOJtl ilbtd4GN III IOobul44tf thiLN
as both are very apt in the line of legiti-
mate drama, the piece was success. Both
gentlemen are ardent students of the bard
OF Avon, and enthusiastic admirers OF his
creations. Both possess hisUriOnic ability
70 remarkable degree, and their sketch
was consequently highly appreciated by
the largo audience present.
The Brass Monkey" the latest skit
from the author of those petit classtqocs
known as "a Bunch Of Keys ''The Rag
Baby" "a Hole in the Ground ETC., will
be done here at the theatre Wednesday and
Thursday nights. Charley Drew, who is so
well known from his long connection with
Carleton, scone5 Jas Jonah, the central !
figure" and Flora Walsh, Hoyt's wife, |
comes as principal lady. In a recent talk !
with reporter regarding "A Brass Mon
key, Hoyt was asked;
How do you construct playln
al find a central figure. An extraorli- !
nary character l have met somewhere |
Then group story and other people aboat |
that character I usually have the action, |
Scsne aud motive Of my play well in my !
mind. Then have only TO place it on |
paper"
"Ycu stage manage your own plays"
"Yes, entirely. l often add great. deal !
of stage business at rehearsal"
What was the origin of ''Razzle- Dazzle." |
sit was an expression which Fred Bry |
ton introduced in the Bohemian club in San !
Francisco. 1t seemed to please the boys |
and 1 adapted the idea TO the Brass |
Monkey" The character of Jonah in that |
play was an effort to express pathos and !
comedy in one nature"
''You do not attempt to caricaturc ma
turelf
''I couldn't do it. People have said that |
my three tramps were impossible charac- |
te s. can take you down to Park Place |
any summer evening and show you dozen |
Of worse and more ragged looking wretches |
than my tramps. Iwrite as see aud hear" |
''The lady journalist in the Brass Mon
key' was sat reir / asked.
Yes an intentional, but true one! l |
have suffered as a journalist so many snubs |
FOR faults l did not commit myself, but |
which were committed by these lady |
journalists, that took pleasure in reveal |
ing this species Of nuisance to the public. |