The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-15

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cay. The excursion party which leaves
here Tuesday evening for Idaho's capital,
will be merry one. 1t will have sleeper
to Pocatello and reclining chair to Boise,
and the same accommodations on the re
turn. ''Confusion'' opens the season
Wednesday evening; "Young Mrs. Win
throp'' will be given Thursday; "Confu-
slon," at Pocatello, Saturday.
This is reported to be Louis James last sea
son as a star. He has been secured for the
leading part in Eugene Tompkins production Of
1.-The Soudan."
This squib is taken from the Mirror of a
recent date. 1t only foreshadows what
Dramatic and Lyric long ago predicted,
that MIR. James, excellent actor as he was,
wouldsnot be strong enough to star alone.
He and Marie Wainwright together were
an ideal team. We know not how the lady
fares fighting the battle alone, but James
was unequal to it. 1t was the greatest of
plties that their incompatlbility of temper
or whatever else it was-droye them to
seek for fame by separate roads.
Plenty of letters from Mr. Locke, but
still a sphynx like silence as to whether
La Trayiata" will form one of the operas
in Juch's repertory. Locke insists that
the Salt Lake engagement must bring him
So, OO0-or ne will be out of pocket, as his
chorus and orchestra are both heavier than
before-to say nothing of his necessities on
his New York end. He will do ''Lohen-
grin" and "The Huguenotsn anyway, he
says, which with the "F'lying Dutchnan"
will make up great bill The fair Emma
is said to be in better voice than ever
Hedmont and Vita are still with her, but
Tag. is supplanted by a new baritone.
Late last night, Mr.. Nolan, Locke's
representative, arrived at the theatre and
had talk with MIR. Burton. The roper
tory decided on is as follows: "Tannhau-
SER" Faust" LES Huguenots," Gar
men" matinee, and 1.-THE Flying Dutch
man"--two Wagner pieces which without
doubt will be the big moneyed nights of
the engagement. Two dollars will be the
price down stairs. The company, Mr.
Nolan says, consists of actually ninety
eight people, Mr.. Locke paying that num-
Der OF fares, and having twenty eight in
the orchestra.
The report that the Theatre Franchise
company has threatened to disband in con
sequence of the extraordinary attitude
taken by the French government in inter
dieting further represent nations of ether
midor," will excite a general protest from
all parts of the civilized world. M Jules
Claretie will probably resign. There seems
to be no other course, consistent with dig
nifty, left open to him.
Sardou and the artists of the house of
Moliere can afford to laugh at and, beyond
obeylng the edict, to pay no further atteu-
ton to the matter. The life work of such
an institution as the Theatre Francois
must not be overthrown at the caprice of a
ministry of bourgeois. The Theatre Fran
Gals belongs to dramatic art.
| 1t is not the first time that the French
government has betrayed its weakness and
made itself ridiculous by interdicting a
performance to satisfy certain angry poll
tlclans of the extreme left. When an at
tempt was made about three years ago to
perform Wagner's 'Lohengrin'' at Eden
theatre, disgraceful scenes similar tc
those of last week occurred, and a second
performance of the German masters work
was orbidden.-Muror
| @. w. Presbuy husband of Annie Rus
sell. writes Dramatic and Lyric under date
of Tuesday last: The 'testimonialn which
is to take place this afternoon promises tt
| be the most marvellous exhibition of noble
hearted sympathy from all sides, that have
ever known" The Journal of Sunday las
says: A distinct novelty at the Annie
Russell testimonial next Tuesday a
Palmer's theatre will be the appearance O.
the following actors and actresses on tn,
stage in the Courtroom scene Of "Aun
Jack" James L. Powers, as foreman O.
the jury, besides the following prominen
actors. will be added to the corps:
Maria Burroughs Lizzie H. Collier,
sydney Armstrong, Jeffreys Lewis,
Odette Tyler, Ef1e Shannon,
VIDA Croly, Georgia Cayvan,
| Katherine Rogers, Neil Burgess