The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-13
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
The Theatre Goes Into the Silver
Circuit.
BURGESS BIG BENEFIT BILL.
Joe Jefferson's London Rehearsal Hay
mans Preparations "Billee Taylor
Cast of " Captain Swiftr-Notes.

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Grand in Denver, and of the silver circuit,
of which it forms a part last evening
closed an important contract with c. S.
Burton, manager of the Salt Lake theatre.
By this contract the Salt Lake theatre
goes into the silver circuit for a term of
years, taking the place, in fact, which the
Grand opera house of Salt Lake occupied
up to the time it was destroyed by fire.
The terms of the contract, of course, are
not for the public, but Mr.. McCourt said
last evening it was in all ways satisfactory
to him, and Mr.. Burton said the same thing
on the part of the theatre; furthermore, he
said that the attractions now definitely
booked with the house would throw it open
early in the fall and keep it open, with lit
tie or no cessation, for the whole season.
The contract between the two managers
will in all probability have the effect of
putting quietus on all talk of rebuilding
the opera house, or erecting any other
place of amusement at least for the pres
emit; the silver circuit controls all travel
ing attractions, and in the past it was
strong enough to say to all, "You must
play the Grand in Salt Lake or you don't
play Denver. Leadville, Pueblo or Colo
RADIO Springs with the result that all, or
nearly all, booked with the Grand-even
though most of them had for years played
with the theatre, knew its strong popular
ity, superior stage facilities and general
conveniences, and would, If left to them
anywhere else. The arrangement which
now throws them into the house of their
choice, will be hailed with pleasure on the
part of the travelling professionals. and as
long as it exists, it is apt to operate as a
bar to any other competitor entering the
Y field.
Messrs. McCourt and Burton have reason
f to indulge in mutual congratulations, and
> the theatre going public, which cannot but
$ see the popular old house in the front rank
: again with feelings of pleasure-have equal
I cause to view the new arrangement with
4 the utmost satisfaction.
The full bill for the big testimonial to
S Manager Burgess at the theatre, Tuesday
C evening. will be seen in another column.
A glance at it shows it to be of novel and
popular character and one that will have a
i heavy pull on its merits without the added
a strength of the general sympathy for Mr..
T Burgess misfortunes.
q :, 1t is very rarely that the fates throw to-
4 gether so fortuitous combination as that
# which exists for this benefit occasion. The
presence here of Mr.. Grover, author of the
comedy of ''OurBoarding House, (which has
n been one Of the big successes of the Home
). Dramatic club; of his son, Len Grover, ir.
r who has played the piece till he
!, knows every line of every part II
= it; of Miss Leigh, and the acquaint-
$ ance tie Home club had with the
|. play, all made it possible to put forth a bill
D which would possess the most decided
S novelty. We are almost sorry there was
: not tine to do the whole play instead OF 6
single act, Gut that would have ruled out
/ the parasol drill the guitar and mandolin
a CLUB, Signor Campoba.is, the Rigoletto
9 quartette aud Mrs. Tisda!e's recitation
II which could not be thought OF for a mo-
n laei.t, sud hence tue act OF the Play that in
II clu5et the ring episode ard tire amusing
d battle betweeu Giilipod and Elevator
= (W.i;s and Sp5cccr'3 old parts-to be filled
Is at this occasion by tie GroversJ was Sc
h lected.
k A large number OF tickets has already
10 been disposed of by Nj. Burgess friends
n aud the reserve sale vii commence at the
: off tn
rush is sure to be heavy.
at The oath has been secured by Mrs Viii
ID hanson fer the Juvenile production of tn
n famous opera, "Billie Taylor" and tn
whole of youthful Salt Lake is now agi
tated over the event. The cast is us fol
lows:
: Bilee Taylor Ruby Clawso
Phoebe ------------------------E Edith Ellerhecl
ut Arabela ...---------------. Pearl Shar
T. Captain Flapper ...------......---Dela Dayne
M Ben Barnacle May Holland /.
- susan ScraggS- ---------------- May COLDER
tliza- John Taylo
d Sir Mincng Lane Fred Butte
n Christopher Cra5b Spence SGuiIe
o We here in Salt Lake take vivid inter
n est in the Plans of the managers in Sal
Francisco, as the attractions they brin.
a. across the continent arc what we have t
pr depend on for u large part Of our arruse
al ments. The following letter in Music an
of Drama, regarding the movements OF 4
IS Haymau, viii therefore be especially In
ut teresting:
Excepting our street commissioner.
" think Manager AL Hayman is the busies
"a man in town. He returned from Eurou
less than three weeks ago and already b
n has visited Chicago, Boston and Philadel
e, pnia and Accomplishment end of work a
Tia home Of his plans for next season can
give YOU these facts authoritatlvely: H
will direct the tours of ''Shenandoah
is which is mint in itself; the Loudo
GaiCty company, including Nellie Farrer
Fred Leslie, Lcttie Lind AID Sylvia Gray
TIE company that was So phenomenal
popular last year; ''Prince and Pauper
oo Clara Morris, Little Lord Fauntleroy.
% the Chicago opera house spectacle an
ae THE Crystal Slipper" The latter is on
ne of the largt st companies ever put on til
a road and embraces over one hundred pee
nc pie. The fall and winter season will ope
ne q at both tie Baldwin and California theatre
1I July Z, and the entire time is filled at bot
no houses
ne At the Baldwin, the attractions will b
III A. M. Pall3er's Madison Square thoatr
company, Dan Frohnan's 'Prince an
10, Pauper' with Elsie Leslie; "a Pair {
ny Spectacles," the present success in London
Clara Morris, Sarah Bernhardt, Carieto
70 Opera company, the Crystal Slipper tn
Hanlon- Volta Martinetti Pantomime con
pany, direct from London; Harry Dixie
and the "Seven Ages;' Lolita, Dan FroE
u mans Lyceum company, the Emma Abbo
ne Opera company, "The County Fair,
us Emma Juch's Opera company. Fam
TX Davenport in Sardou's CLEOPATRA til
d. London Gaiety company the Bostonlan,