The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-24
Fo0TLIGHT FLASHES.

FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.
Mons. CooUELIN was 48 Yeas old on
the 23d of January.
MANAGER II. B. CIAwsoN LETT y Jester.
day for San Francisco.
RICHARD MANSFIELD will essay
Richard III in London.
MoDJEsXA's company is scored by the
California corresr ondents,
HARRY EMHRY says he and his wife
cleared up $4,000 on their CalifornIa
tour. fef
MCNIsH, the popular minstrel, heads
the company that comes TO the Theatre
this week.
AUGUSTUS HILLsDoRFF. the acting
manager of the Jim the Penman Com
my No. 2, is reported to haYe de-
.aulted. The amount of the defalca-
ton is not known, though it is believed
to amount 10 over $4,000.
HENRY e. DIXEY comes out with q
promise Of something new for next sea-
son. AdoLis is to be shelvei and the
long promised burlesque If Faust is to
be produced, with numerous girls, less
numerous skirts and catchy music.
E. II. SoTHERN and his company leave
New York on April Is fer san Fran
cisco. Miss Mary Anderson leaves the
city on the same day for the same place,
both organizations making the jump
together and opening the samv night.
For twenty six weeks the OLD Home
stead has held the Academy stage and
is still thriving. The management
claim that 5s0,OOO people have so far
witnessed the play and hope to make
the number LOCO 600 before they take
the play on the road.
MISS PHosA MCALLIsTER, who started
out to emulate Bernhard in Theo-
dora q few months ago, has returned
Sadder and wiser woman. The lions
that 7ere in the cast still live, and it is
hoped that the remainder of the COM
pany have found themselves as lucky.
Poor old Mrs. Frank Rea died last
Saturday in Hartford, Conn. She was
buried by the side of Frank Rea, her
husband, who died about two years ago.
They were both Californians, and are
still affectionately remembered among
the large number of professional people
who make their home upon the Pacific
Coast.
1T is a pity that Fanny Rice, who
makes decidedly pretty and vivacious
Nadjy, was overlooked by Providence
when singing voices were being dis
tributed. May Yohe, the capricious
young woman who'condescends to ap-
pear in Natural Gas at present, has
three notes in her voice; but 1 think
Miss Rice has only two and three
quarters.
SOME idea OF the great scale on which
Henry Irving advertises may be cleaned
on inspection of a late copy of the Lon
don Era. In this twelve pages are filled
with perhaps all the notices of the pro-
duction of Macbeth that appeared in
the English papers, and the cost of the
advertisement, if paid for at the regular
rates-which is questionable-reaches
between $500 and 81 GOO.
1 AM told that Billy Fiorences
GABLES" not long ago published by
Belford, Clarke d Company, are meet
ing with popularity and a ready sale.
This can be easily understood by these
| who have read the book, which con-
tains sixteen capital short stories, most
of them tragic or pathetic. Florence is
one of the best tale makers in the pro-
fession. His fictions bristle with dram
attic incident aud are rich in character
pOrlrayal.-MiYr0r.
MRS. LANGTRY withdrew Macbeth last
night from the boards of the Fifth
Avenue Theater, and she gives as her
reason for doing so that her health will
not permit her 10 continue so heavy a
part. Well, that Is as good an excuse
as any other, although don't think it
matters rap to the public why piece
is withdrawn at sny time. 1t is en-
tirely matter that concerns the artist
and management of the theater in
which she is playing, and no one else.
In the meantime, Mrs. Langtry will be
seen in other plays, and will no doubt
continue to do large and successful
usiness.-TTuth.
On learning that "a Mr.. Gillette" had
dramatzed her novel, Robert Elsmere
for production at the Madison Square
Theatre, the writer, Mrs. humphrey
Ward, cabled over vigorous protest
against the contemplated invasion of
an authors rights and the presentation
of stage version which must 9neces-
ssrily destroy the proportions Of the
story by emphasizing what is sub
ordinate and leaving out what is es-
sential." Manager Palmer, on learning
Mrs. Wards wishes, Immediately an
nounced that he would respect them.
Preparations for the production at his
theatre have accordingly been stopped.