The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-13

son-we hope only for season. When
be and Mr.. Booth were last performing
here, the immense unnatural develop
ment of his neck could be plainly per-
ceived, and in the eyes of many 1t was
so repulsive as to mar their enjoyment
of his acting. Many others claimed
that the swelling was natural defect
which Mr.. Barrett had always pos
sessed, but the ominous news that he
had to retire for season OF rest con-
flutes this claim. His thousands OF ad-
mirers everywhere throughout the
land will wait with interest for the hour
of his health, and his return TO the
boards will be hailed with widespread
gladness.
GILLETTE is in Hartford at work on a
new play.
Dora WILEY is doing Mariana in
Australia.
OLIVER D1rsoN, the big music pub
Usher, is dead.
CARLEToF's intentions regarding Salt
Lake remain shrouded in doubt.
JEAN CLARA WALTERS and Maudie
Adams are both travelling with Sothern.
TIE New York Herald brutally re-
| fers to Lawrence Barratt as Mr..
Booth s henchman.
LAWRENCE BARRETT's daughter and
Mary Anderson's brother were welded
in Boston last week.
BELAsoo and De Mile authors of
The VIII, are at work on NEW play
which it will take year to finish.
THE libel suits planted by Lewis Nor
rison against Music and Drama were
dismissed last week for want of prose-
cution.
w. c CIR :sBIE, who dropped out oil
sight some time ago, hobs up on the
northern circuit with Katie Putnam
and Harry Emery.
THE Giddy Gusher says when Lang
try does Lady Macbeth and Potter
Cleopatra, she is going to consult
medium to see what the immortal
William thinks of it.
BANpMANN refuses to down; be will
now star in Tom Taylor's Austerlltz
which was originally dramatlzed To-
Bandmann about the time the cele
brated battle was fought.
Booth never plays in Washington
and in his coming engagement II
baltimore, ticket Office Will be opene'
in the former city, and special train
will convey purchasers of tickets to TIT
performances.
THE San Francisco Music and Dram
has taken another big stride TO the iron
| in it's fifth or sixth enlargement. w
, notice, by the way that Music an
Dramas Salt Lake correspondent Is no
holding ap his end" OF late.
BoUc1cAUIr held an auction sale {
: the exclusive rights to peri orm hl
. plays in the United States last Weel
i. W. A. Brady, the young Callt0rni
t rustler, travelled all the way from Iexa
/ to bid on After Dark, and got 1t lo
. $1,000.
LYDIA THOMPSON found that tourln
J.. on q name is not q very prohtao
Y business in America, and now camps
, mini has discovered the same interest,"
ing fact. The big concert compan
!. disbanded recently for lack OF Ell
4 ceuragement.
THE CarletoD Opera Company mac
the quickest time on record runnlI
between Denver and Portland, Oregon
o the entire distance of ,428 miles bell
n made in fifty hours, and run OF d
: miles was made in seven hours, lnclu'
9 ing stops for water and fuel
= JoEN A. MAcKAY, who was to ha'
opened his starring tour in Leonal
Growers A Noble Son, at Orange,
j., last Tuesday night. did not appees
and no perfor nance was given. re
A. terday it was learned that Mr.. Mack'
20 was i'll at his home in Brooklyn. bell
20 totally Frustrated. 1t is likely th
,1 the play will go on the road short
% with e. J. Buckley as the star.
" BRONSON Howard has signed CO
IS tracts with AL. Hayman by which G.
DR. latter and Charles Froham will ha
re the rights of presenting his latest con
ne edy, Shenandoah. The piece will n
he seen under this management, no.
Or ever, until next season, when it will
v given a production in j. ew York und
ne Mr.. Towards direction. There a
at twenty-five speaking parts in the pla
EDWIN Booth is said to have d
l. bursed 100000 toward the establiE
e. ment of the Players Club. He furnish
Id all the money 10 give the club perm
s. nent abiding place, which, when q
IF. ished. will have cost $3.50, 900, bessie
ne donating his entire collection OF rs
or pictures, relics and books. Joseph j
ell ferson has also contributed largely, a
among the curious relics donated
g to he found pair of gloves once OWL
a by David GarrlcB, who had traced I'd
llr original ownership to Shakespeare.
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