The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-25


given herewith, is doubtless rubbing hi
hands by this time, if the above news ha
been conveyed to him. In all the cities o
the broad west there is none that has
building like the tabernacle, and tina
means that the Salt Lake festival will out
rank in Importance and money any other il
the west. Mr.. Stephens has not yet issue
his call for his choristers, but when h
does, we have no doubt that the chance o
singing under Gilmore nd with his band
will rally at least 400 good readers an,
voices.
The Home Dramatic club is re-unitet
again by the touch of the fall breezes, an,
the indications are that we shall have thi
fall season of new and fresh production
from their talented organization, They ar
at work already upGn the military sensa
ton of youth, " which, with all its spec
tacular adjuncts, the full strength of tn
club and several new amateur faces, will be
the novelty of the fair and conference sea
son. Then they have another most valu
| able prize in the manuscript of HELD BY
| the Enemy" which they obtained durin&
| the recent visit of the Lyceum company
| Effie Ellsler has promised them "Judg,
Not'' for pretty stiff rental, and Al Hay
man has placed the charming ''Esmeralda
at their orders. This will fill their hands
up TO and including the January holidays.
? Nat NJ. Brigham, who is doing some Ell
gantic work booming Salt Lake through
the columns of the Omaha Republican, un
bent from his task five minutes yesterday
to talk of things musical in his city. 1--WE
are not such music town there with our
125,000 inhabitants, as you with your
40 00O," he said. I'VE shall have to hustle
to give Gilmore chorus of 300, and here
you say you will give him 400 if not 500.
Our Apollo club is male chorus Of thirty
two voices, with the parts equally divided.
Mr.. Is. b. Young remains as director. and
under him we give three subscription con-
certs year. don't know why it should
be SO, but have always noticed that
mountain towns like yours are always
unsteady ahead of agricultural ones like
ours The appreciation ofmusic in Salt LAX e
wasi enc of the things that first attracted
me towards her, and the longer l stay tie
more new qualities find to wean me to =
wards her"
The report that Mr.. Brigham would set
tie down in Salt Lake is a little prema-
ture, but is not without foundation. If he
comes, it will be with the flowers that
bloom in the spring.
Dion Boucicsult is giving the North Amer
lean Repicm some entertaining extracts from
his diary. Among other readable things
we find this narrative of the birth of the
"Shaughraun:'
In 1874, in pursuance of a contract made
with Mr.. Lester Wallack, MIR. Boucicault
had undertaken to compose a new Irish
drama, in which he was to appear in the
principal character, to be produced in No
vember of that year. The play, entitled
"Boyne Water was in forward state in
September, when Wallack strolled into the
authors room in Fifteenth street to aseer-
tain what scenery would be required. Then
for the first time Bouoicault laid before
him the plot of the new play and read some
of the scenes. As he proceeded the coun-
tenance of the manager fell so miserably
that the author paused.
''You don't seem to like the piece:n said
Boucicauh, throwing aside the manuscript
''Oh yes, that is the difficulty" replied
Wallack. Il have just bought the last Lon
don success 'Clancarty.' The part suits
me, and it entered into my plans this season
to make my appearance in that play, at the
conclusion of your engagement next
January. This drama of yours involves
the same historical characters, especially
that of William the Third, and the same
costumes. You will blanket my piece
You will take the wind out of my sails.
What can be done.n
Nothing that can see," replied Bouci
cault, ''but to change the period of my play,
say to the present day."
"But you cannot change 'Boyne Water
to another period
NO" laughed the author ''If we could,
it might end differently. No matter, John !;
leave it to me.''
And he did. In few days an entirely
new play was shaped out, in which some Of
the scenes in 'Boyne Water'' were used.
This was 'The Shaughran." The first
performance of this drama was a complica-
ton of riishaps. When Boucicault arrived
at the theatre, two hours beforeIthe curtain
went up, he was met by his dresser, who
asked him what he was going to wear for
the part of Con. The question suddenly
reminded him that he had been so busy
with other people that he had forgotten to
provide Tor himself. They mounted into
the wardrobe of the theatre
Have you got an old red hunting-coat!
Where is your Tony Lumpkin dress!
Surely you have Goldfnch coat!'
But, sir, they will not ft.'
THAT is inst what want. Tear the
arms to make,them shorter; slit up the back
so. What hive you theres Tony Lump
kin's hunting -capl-black velvet-the very
thing Tear the lining out l see splen
did pair of old boots yonder"
''Those are not pair, sir.''
$50 much the better''
And thus in half an hour the costume Of
Con was patched together. What an es-
capei
At the end of the second act we had a
very fine scene by Matt Morgan-the ruins
Of St. Br'dget's abbey by moonlight A
bright, full moon appeared ouer the sea
and the silver ripple on the water, admira-
bly, contrived by new process, was de-
pended on to produce great effect Just
before the scene was discovered, there was
a ''wait"-something had gone wrong. The |
gas man appeared before the author,
perspiring with despair. ''Oh,
sir. II you please, the moon has bustr'-
that is, the glass of the apparatus by which
the moon was initiated had broken There |
was no help for it. The scene must be dis /
covered; and when it was, it exhibited |
lotal eclipse-a big round black hole in the |
scene represented the luminary; but they |