The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-25

Here in Salt Lake those who have not
read the novel have seen the play, and
well known as it is there is nc question of
its being as popular as ever now. Frank
Aiken, Russell Bassett and others of the
original company which appeared here are
with the troupe, and two very clever chill
dren alternate IN the title role.
Gertie Homan, who was the original
Mignon in ''BootIes' Baby" which had a
run OF SIX months at the Madison Square
theatre, New York, and Editha in 1.-The
Burglar" will be first seen as the Little
Lord. She appears Friday and Saturday
evenings. Her acting is said to be natural,
easy, concise and eXqusitely in truth with
her environments She is now under en-
gagement to a NJ. Palmer.
George Cooper, VINO Is to take the title
role at the matinee, is also said to give an
exquisite portrayal. She was great favor
lite in San Francisco, and one critic in
speaking Of her said that in some respects
her Little Lord was the tenderest of all the
many Little Lords which the popular play
had called into being.
new theatre, at an expense of 5000, 600,
is TO be built in Boston. Work commences
at once The house will be opened on
September2l, by Charles Frohman's stock
company in Men and Women for two
weeks. The company will go direct from
Chicago to Boston and remain there for the
length of time stated above, after which
they go to New York for the second season.
The entire season at the new theatre in
Boston has been contracted to Charles
trohman, who will make productions there
following the stock company's season, the
same as in New York city. Messrs Rich
and Harris came TO New York, and after
visiting the different theatres in regard to
the opening attraction for their new the
atre and with many offers of Importance in
hand, they decided, after witnessing the
performance of MEN and Women,'' that
that was the strongest play, and Charles
f'rohman's stock company the most effect
i've organization to open the house with.
Ned Royle. is now engaged in writing
some chatty and interesting dramatic let
tiers to the Ne,Us in Denver. From recent
issue we extract the following concerning
old man Stoddard:
l had delightful chat the other day with
Mr.. j. H. Stoddard at his fat in Twenty
third street. Mr.. Stoddard has made the hit
of the piece in "a Pair of Spectaclesn now
running at the Madison Square theatre
Now that Gilbert is dead and Fisher re
tired, Mr.. Stoddard is probably the Oldest
living actor before the New York public
public that has grown very fond of his
delicate, natural, human art. Unlike most
actors of the day, he is distinctly a New
York actor. With the single exception of
a starring experience of two years, he has
been connected with a New York theatre
continuously for over thirty years. Though
born in Yorkshire, he claims to be Scotch.
man. Like Jefferson and the Booths he
comes of an acting family. His father was
a well known actor in first old men" parts
as they used to be called in the stock DAYS
and was provincial manager as well. Mr.
Stoddard cannot recollect when his dra-
matte experience began. Again like JEFF
ferson, he was pretty much always on the
stage. He early went on for children
pages and the miscellaneous crowds. In
Aberdeen he first began to play small
speaking parts. and in Liverpool he sue
ceeded to the mantle of his father and be-
came identified with old men parts. Here
| he made such distinct reputation that
when he decided to come to this country al
| the age of twenty-Seven he brought most
favorable letter of introduction to the elder
Wallack, whose theatre he joined. Like
Gilbert, he has played old men all his life
He had the good sense to see at an early
age that his strong, characteristic face
fitted him, even as a youth, for this line Of
parts, and wisely eschewed the temptation
to play lovers. Mr. Stoddard has been con
nected with the best New York theatres il
their day. He was with the
elder and younger Wallack, Laurs
Keen, the old Olympic theatre
Union Square in its palmy days
and has been under his present manager
Mr.. A. M. Palmer, for fifteen or sixteer
years. His greatest successes have beer
in ''Pere Michel, !" 1.-THE Rantzaus," as Seti
Preene in 1.-The Lights of London and Al