The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-07

suspense, we Will say at once JnaU the lace
is that of Miss Ada Dwyer Mrs. Grover,
and that the artist VINO took it should come
to Salt Lake to learn a little Of photo
graphy.
Miss Dwyer is now playing in Alone in
London" in which she formerly did the
part of the boy waif: Miss Tanner, the
leading lady at that M, is now starring in
another piece, aad Miss DWyeris doing the
stars part.
Miss Tanner and her entire. Fascination
company witnessed Miss Dryers perform
ance Of Nan, Miss Tanners old part. for
n the first time at a recent matinee in Chi
FcagO: Miss Tanner was very enthusiastic
and presented Miss DwYer with a handsome
floral horse shoe when the young lady was
called before the curtain aU the end of the
third act. She ana the entire 'Fascina-
tom company were prOfuse in their con-
sEatulatiOns Cf Miss Dryers sue
,eess. Mr.. Lsonarl Grover, author of
"Our Boarding House is writing a very
strong spectacular drama for Miss
Dwyer next season, and as far as completed
it is pronounced by critical judges, one Of
Mr.. Growers best efforts Mr.. Grover, Jr.,
Miss Dryers husband, is one of those who
are anxious to lease the Salt Lake theatre,
md he writes that if he should be success
full in obtaining it, the new play would be
brought out here early next season.
Last evening was one of the banner
theatre gifts OF Colference-f not
the banner highland both houses
made big fight to attract patron
age: the minstrels at the Grand had
parade at nightfall with showers
of sky rockets and the Home club had a
Home band from the Sixth ward out in
their interests. The result was that both
houses drew well, but the theatre had by
far the bgg6s- Jam. which in the face Of
the always dreaded minstrel opposition
was felt to be, and was, a triumph for the
homespun artists. The ''World' went
very smoothly,so noothly that half an no, r
was saved in its presentation, and
the bowls of applause from the
the galleries were most invigorating
sounds to the actors. The blood and thun-
der sensations were eXcellently rendered,
and the whole thing was so earnestly
played by all, that more than half of its
freshness was covered up ana dls-
guised The scenery was lmInens
and deservedly applauded, and the piece
generally scored big hit.
The MINISTRIES gave the same performance
as the night before, which vastly pleased
b the fair-sized audience present though with
the original McNiSh absent, it would hardly
go with city audience
''The World,'' considered critically from
a literary standpoint, is rot, dry and simple
Considered from the standpoint of scenic
spectacle as the main thing, with human fig
ures thrown in to bring out the scenes-itis
a grand success. But ii is rather an migrate
full task for actors to learn tfty-page parts
to serve as adiunctS to stage carpenters and
scene painters and we do not imagine tn e
Home club with their Diplomacy"
Saratoga; and Bankers Daughter tradi-
tions, took very keen delight in acting in
those capacities However, in obtaining
1.-THE World from Mr.. Grismer, the club
selected the play knowing what it was, with
the double view of making departure, and
giving stirring bill to the
constituency which most enjoy that
sort of thing. But it will be like getting
home again TO breathe the atmosphere OF
''Pique'' tomorrow night.
The collapse of Booth and the serious i'll
ness of Miss Anderson have set the theatric
world to thrilling with the fear that the eX-
tinction of two such great lights might be
near at hand. While we wait with the
keenest int rest for the daily news from
the great trageIian's bedside, we shall con- |
Time to hope that Mr.. Barrett was alto |
gether too hasty in making that speech |
about 1.-The beginning of the end" In the |
Iight of what the dispatches have since con |
u.
tragedian'si Utterances were precipitate, to |
saw the least, and we do not imagine that |
they can be very grateful to Booth himself. |
As for Miss Anderson, we cannot bring our
selves to believe that that bright life, which |
had hardly progressed beyond its opening, |
is so soon to be clouded over. 1t would al |
most seem like a mOcllery Of fate if the i'm
mense promi If her future were now u be
withdrawn
Mrs. Lantry, Who has been named by |
some writers as the third notable collapse
within a month, deserves consideration
solely from the fact that she broke Gown in
such good company.
There is so mucl of an attractive nature
in the amusement line swooping down upon
US in the near future, that we almost hest
tate to attempt the task Of enumerating
them; most of their advance trumps sound
in our advertising columns this morning;
1irst in order comes the wind up OF the
lone clubs conference season at
Che Salt Lake theatre tomorrow night
with a renewal of that great picture OF
various phases of American life" Plque;"