The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-26
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC
The Highest Bidder Perform
ance Last Evening.
CHATS AND "REMINISCENCES.
Sotherns FareweIl-Mr. and Mrs. Archer
Martha and the Holiday-Notes of
the Profession.

MT. Sothern's engagement closed last eve
ming in very pleasant manner with "Iht
Highest Bidder''-an elongation of one OF
Madison Morton's farces. While the piece
is not to be compared with ''Lord Chum
ley'' in that it has the tang of forty years
ago about it, and that it sounds at times
very Box and Coxish, it is full of amuse
ment and interest, and gives Mr.
Sothern an admirable opportunity for the
exercise of his peculiar and original
talent-a talent differing from, yet
at times strangely remindful of his lament
ed fathers. Every curtain witnessed arecall
for Sothern and.the pioce was interrupted
by the heartiest applause and laughter. Mr..
Bishop crowded Mr.. SOthern pretty close
for second place in the favor Of the audi
ence, and he too was given some strong ap
plause His makeup, alone, after the PUCK
idea of John Bull, was a whole laugh. MI
Archer was an admirable villain,
though his part was essentially
Archer was thoroughly beautiful and etfec-
tive in a part which gave her wider oppor-
tuuity than her character IN "Chumley
The support was excellent throughout, and
as the whole company stood together IN
line after recall, it was observed that 1t
would be difficult to select any, group OF
people so well suited to the plays
thev portray, and one working
so exceilently and smoothly together.
Mr. Sothern'S tour is u ''Spec" IN winch
three parties are interested; firstly hlmselI
with a quarter. then Dan t'rohman OF the
Lyceum with a quarter, and then the New
York millionaire GoOde. owner of the Ly-
ceum and the renowned Carriers liver pills
with a half They all make money, and OF
course as Mr.. SOthern is starred,
he makes something besides, that
can be turned into money bye and bye.
Certain it is that if ever Mr.. Sothern
comes to Salt Lakeland we may as well
say to the coast-again, he will be given an
immense welcome. His present visit here
has been a coed one none tarily Though not
a great one, and it is, perhaps, better than
any other young star could have expert
enced In "Chun ay' he has a mine
that may be worked for years with
profit, to say nothing of ''The Highest Bid
DER which will remain as long q good
second. We enroll Mr.. SOthern among the
prinest of our pets, and without dissent
ing voice we all join in wishing that he may
stand not upon the order of his coming, but
come again as soon as possible
Ii is like big fresh breeze from the past
10 sit down and chat with Herbert Archer
An English STRIPPING in search of fortune,
he wandered 10 the west early in the
seventies, and luck, good or bad, threw
him in the way Of Jack Laugrishe-''N Osey'
Langrishe, as he was then knOWn-in
one of the Colorado towns. Archer Joined
one of Langrishe's stOrming companies,
came on to storm Salt Lake, was him
self showed in with the others-a common
fate with Langrishe's schemes-and find
ing a regular stock company running mere
under Game, ClaWsOn * Williams, he settled
here in 1872 and became regular member
Of the organization.
''Those were tough days for the actors
compared with the present" said Mr..
Archer, ruminatiVely. SWe used to have
to get IN in five or six Shakespearian parts
2 week and be content with one or two
rehearsaIs. When Edwin Adams, McCuI-
Iough and such stars came along, they
changed the bill every night and we
Thought ourselves very lucky if piece ran
three or four nights. But ii was great
schooling, that varied study, and the al
vant8 re Of being drilled by such actors was
an immense one. Besides, we had to get up IN
= farce that usually followed the play
did the .Harrys,n the young heutenants
with sone' yod know, to Susie Marden's
sFmiIy's' and Lucy's:' Phil Margetts
orJ. q Graham used to be billed occasion
ally but they W9ren't regular members OF
tie stock How well | remember those
Darts of mine in the farces! The usual
fbino was TO be kicked off the first entrance
bIl Ire conedian-sit's notin the piece, but
It's good business; makes a laugh, you
know my bow they used TO say 10 me
And so il did-fOr them. jim Harue
I,laved the leads then, but after ne went
CogsWeu came along, and after MN paw
telie. an internally bad actor, VINO IS sun
transforming somewhere IN the northwest.
And moor Mike Forster used 10 dress
TT-ith him-do YOU remember him! l ran
across him III rather a novel way TWO on
three wears ago. Belle and | went with
Osmond Tearle to San Francisco. where
he was Going to star in Kenneth Gordon;
an the rest of the support were
hired in San Francisco AT the
first rehearsal was stanhh on Cne
stage watching the progress OF the piece
vnen I was struck by the face and voice OF
+he iailor-a small part. There was no mis-
taking the man-it was Mike Forster.
went nm to him warmly and sho hands
but he met me as if ] were stranger
How are You, old boy" said L. 'PretlN
vol said he. why. don't you remember
meY said l. ooh, yes, remember you,
he replied. Well said l. l was about u
tell YOU that was nightly glad to see you
Won don't appear to be OVerloyed TO SCI
me, ooh, YES, I'm glad to see YOU M
answered in a dead sort of tone, and ina
was all could get out OF him. He was al
ways a peculiar uSh- Do YOU LOlLiCNIN
moor old Fabian? A great old boy he wa
"a cross between Micawber and Dick
Syyiveller. He was well read old duffel
and he used to write some good dramati
articles for the papers. Poor Williams
Croxall and Ed Murphy have gone to lol
the great majority, | see; genial felloW
thew were, and many is the merry tim
we've had together"
Mr.. Archer and his charming wife mad
hut little secret of the fact that they ar
not satisfied with their positions as men
bers of the company supporting MI
SOthern. They like Mr.. Sothern IN
rnensely, and Mrs. Archer refers to hlm a
a sgovely hoy,n but the lady in her tim
has been at the head of Hazel hlrke
company that included at different time
both Couldock and Wheatleigh as the Dun
stan, and Mr.. Archer was the Lord "a
ringford of the same organization, so DOT
feel that they are being dwarted IN IN, q
present tour, and they want sOmethln
tbat will give them more OF an opportunlt,
isToney isn't the only thing in the probe
eion y as the lady remarked with sigh.
The town is ali agog with expectanc
over the 'Martha" performances whlc
commence on the coming holiday, Ihur
dav- The cast is well known; following
the selected chorus:
Trebles-Rose Gushing, Mrs. K. Heesc
Nettie Raleigh, Emily Holling, Mrs. L.
Bliss, Winnie Burbidge, Mrs. II. ,. HI
sign, Ellen S. Berry, Sarah Lees, Fam
esther, Annie Campbell, Sophie Holme
Nellie Sheets, Alice Ellis, Susie Eli
May Warburton, Sadie Thomas, Ann
aTtn SS;oIa Pratt EuuheIia Latino