The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05

Wheatcroft all manner of success, but
trust his season many not commence until
after his appearance here with 1.-THE Char
lily Ball'' and 1.-THE Wife" We don't
know of anyone who could fill his place as
Matthew Culver, the villainous editor. or
as Dick, the erring brother, in ''The Char
ity Ball" He is one of the few first class
villains on the American stage. and his
loss will be severe one to Daniel Froh-
man.
Mr.. E. NJ. Royle aud his friend Mr..
Henderson, who have both been with
Salyini, jr., in his very successful Boston
engagement, are expected to arrive home
on Thursday next Mr.. Royle had ex
pected TO be here early in June, but the
success Of Salvini's Boston engagement
which seems to have been as much of q
surprise to Salvini as any one else,
heightened out his stay till the present
time. as he and Mr.. Henderson were both
pledged to the young star to the end OF the
Boston season. MIR. Royle brings
with him the manuscript of his new play, q
comedy drama entitled "Out of Darkness,
and before he returns east, he expects with
the aid of Mr.. Henderson and the Home
club, to give the play its first production in
his native city.
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Speaking Of young Salvini, his success as
a star seems to be one Of the most decided
facts in the history of the past season.
With an improvissd company he went &c
I'LL two weeks time in Boston-that most
critical of all critical cities-and they held
him for eight. One of his strong successes
was Monte Cristo, " which he played there
for the first time, and that it was success
I mi &c nil rh.arN
fact that techter first played Edmond Dan
ties there, and was sent out to the world
with the stamp of Boston's enthusiastic
approval upon him. A recent number of
the Dramatic Neics says: 1.-The engagement
of Alexander SslvIni in Boston in an ex-
tended repertoire of the legitimate drama
appears to be among the most successful Of
the year In that city. His engagement was
originally for two weeks. beginning May
II, but proving so much better than
was anticipated, at the request of the
management of the theatre, it has been ex-
tended until he is now in the sixth week,
with two weeks yet to run. An effort has
been made TO have him extend his stay I'M
til the first OF August, but he would not
consent. His repertoire has consisted of
Don Caesar de Bazan, "A Child of Naples,
The Three Guardsmen' and The Dukes
Motto Tomorrow night Wednesday,
Mr. Salvini will present a production of
| Monte Cristo,' when he will be seen for
the first time as Edmond Dartes. At the
close OF his engagement Mi. Salvini will
sail for Italy to visit his father. He will
return about tie middle of August"
There is phase of metropolitan life that
appeals very strongly to human sympathy.
| II is the struggle of once popular and more
or less gifted public singers, but who have
by reason Of failing voice and beauty been
dropped into the ten cent museum, low con-
cert halls and bear gardens to exc out a
precarious livelihood. 1.-The singer who has
declining voice is like the artist with fail
ing sight," says manager 1t is the most
painful thing a manager has to do-this
brutal condemnation of footlight unfortun-
ates." But how about the singers them
selves. Did you ever figure up the full
meaning of voice failure to talented cper-
attic singers 1t is not merely the loss
of means of livelihooi-it is
the retirement from the dearly
beloved public eye. 1t is a
sort of personal public disgrace. 1t is to
fall from the stars into the mud, and to be
horribly conscious during the entire de-
scent. If the blow fall at once, as it some
times does come the mental suffering
would perhaps be acute but it would soon
be over. sit is this terrible tagging, drag
ging from day TO day." says a singer;
sometimes better, sometimes worse; some
times full of hope, sometimes overwhelmed
with despair. 1t is dreadful, You can't
realize what it is to feel the stage gradu-
ally slipping from under you-to feel the
public contempt. There are singers here
in New York in every museum, concert
hall, beer garden and Bowery dive who
have been leading people In the best opera
com panies il their day, and who have been
thus dying by inches, as it were-slippin z
a little lower every ear."-NeU York
Herald.
There is so much truth in the above, and
it is so rarely that we find an actress or a
singer who is willing to accept the inevi-
table and gracefully make her bow to the
public before the public gives her the col
shoulder-that we feel special pleasure in
recording the recent achievement of Marie
Stone, for years the head soprano of the
Bostonians. Miss Stone, (or more properly
Mrs. Macdonald) has been aware for some
time past that her hold on the public was
| loosening, and like sensible woman she
determined to retire before the hold was
| loosed altogether. 1t was matter of
common repute on the last visit Of the Bos-
tonians here that Miss Juliette Gordon got
altogether too much applause to satisfy
the older members of the Bostonians,
and Miss Stone shows her good sense
in making way for the coming star. La
refine est most UiUe, la refine.
We find this account of Miss Stones
| farewell in a Worcester, Mass, let
ter to the Dramatic Nc,cs: 1.-The gala
event of the year was the testimonial
to Marie Stone, of the Bostonians, June
| s, On the occasion of that artiste's fare
well to the stage. From lobby to dome the
house was literally filed with flowers, the
decorations in that line being the most Ella
/ borate ever attempted locally, and the pro-
| fusion of floral offerings handed over the
conductors stand to the leading singers
was bewildering. The bill offered COM
prised the Bostonians in two acts of "Su-
zette" one act each of robin Hood'' and
'.Trovatore" and II. c. Barnabee in songs.
Bill Nye was down for a speech, but fell
| from train or something, and failed to
connect. Miss Stones reception was ire
mendous, as was that given to Barnabee,
Macdonald, Karl, Jessie Bartlett Davis
and the other favorites. At the close of
the performance supper was spread on
the stage, to which the company, the news
paper men and few friends were invited
H. c. Barnabee in farewell speech pre-
I sented Miss Stone, on behalf of the COM
pany, with magnificent unset diamond,
said to have cost 5000. She was also the
recipient of gifts from Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
Pond, Jessie Bartlett Davis and from mem
bers of the chorus and orches ira"
Notes.
Remenyi, the violinist, will, after twelve.
years absence revisit this country next fall.