The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-24
Stage Whispers.

Booth & Barrett close their tour in Butte
July 6.
Albani is really an American girl whose
birth place was Albany.
Evangaline celebrated its 5,OOOth per
| Torrance in New York last week.
Captain Swift still runs to the capacity
of the Madison Square New York.
Managers in country towns are ''kiclzing''
because Marie Wainwright is making a
practice Of putting up a sub in her place.
Jane Hading travelled all the way from
Boston to Washington to see Mary Ander-
son, but was prevented by the latter's i'll
ness.
Modieska recently received letter ad
dressed simply Countess Bozenta, Mod
| ieska Ranch, America But it got there
all the same.
| Viola Allen will resign the position Of
| leading lady at the Boston museum to take
the first juvenile role in Bronson Howard S
"Shenendoah.
! A San Francisco letter says Eben Plymp-
ton is negotiating to star in the ''MounJe-
| bank'' from Omaha to Salt Lake, and then
on to the California circuit.
| There is any amount of interest in dram
attic and musical circles over what the
stockholders meeting of the Salt Lake
dramatic association, next Saturday, may
develop.
There is the utmost concern among Mary
Anderson's friends regarding the state of
her health; her trouble is said to be much
more severe than the public has been
allowed to imagine.
Nine Albani has been asked to take part
in the Handel festival performance of
elijah" at the Crystal palace, London, on
June %. The choir will be $500 strong,
and will be rehearsed at first in squads.
T. H French, proprietor of the Grand
opera house New York, and owner of the
Little Lord Fauntleroy' enterprise, passed
through Ogden Thursday on his way to
boom that attraction in San Francisco.
The production of Sophocles' play,
Electra, at the New York Lyceum last
week made deep impression. Think Of it.
This tragedy was enacted on the stage in
Greece, 500 years before the birth of
Christ.
We have been asked to decide bet as to
whether Effie Ellsler has appeared here as
a star since her connection with the Hazel
Kirke company: we ansWsr yes; she did
LA Belle Russo at the opera house sew
eral years ago.
james. % Neil wants to produce the "Pas-
sion Play in Omaha, and has made apph
C ttion to the city council for permission.
There is considerable opposition, however,
and the Episcopal church and the Y. M. G.
A are united against it.
THE HERALD received the following
despatch last evening; "CLEvELAND, o.,
March 23.-Just received last Sundays
issue. Congratulate THE HERALD on its
new and much improved form. Best wishes
for its continued success. - LEONARD
GROVER, JR."
1.-THE World" which the Home club do
conference VITA "Pique," has thirty speak
ing characters. Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Spencer,
Mr.. Young, Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. White, Mr..
Evans, Mr.. Bywater, Mr.. Clawson, Edith
Clawson, Birdie Cummings and Ivy Claw
son are in the cast. A feature will be made
Of the scene effects, several sets being new.
OFred Warde comes back to the theatre on
april IS, after an absence of several years.
He will open in his new play, 'The Mounte-
bank" and will either do for a second pice,
William Tell, ;" 1.-THE Gladiator" or "Vir-
ginius. Warde's star has risen rapidly
since he was here last, and to-day he has
q firm position in tie exclusive circle Of
Americas legitimate stars.
M. B. Leavitt passed through Salt Lake
Friday. Relative to the cancelling of the
NcNish minstrel dates here, he says that
McNish telegraphed him from New York,
under date of February %, after withdraw
ing from the party, that it was "rOtten."
He naturally thereupon cancelled his en-
McNish withdrew from the
company in New Orleans during the week
of February II, and thus helped to the dis
runtion of the company.
Francis Wilson's reign at the Casino is
over. He was fired by his manager the
other night, and both are now engaged in
airing their differences through the press.
Aronson says Wilson's head was swelled
so large that there was no getting along
with him, and Wilson says Aronson is so
jealous because sis going to appear at a
rival house next season that existence in
the company became intolerable.