The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-22
pany, of whom Paul Arthur is the very
capable leading man.

pany, of whom Paul Arthur is the very
capable leading man.
''THERMIDoR"
is another of Frohman's many productions
which seems to be making money for him.
on may remember this is the play inter
dicted by the French police after few
nights run in Paris, and we were very
curious to see it on that account. 1t is a
wonderful and intense play-like most of
Sardou's-but we are still puzzled to know
why 1t should have excited the luminosity
of the French authorities. 1t holds up the
terrors and horrors of the French revolu-
ton, to be sure, as no play laid in those
momentous times ever did BEFORE but i'm
partial history is just as vivid and terrible
and unless they see in ''Thermidori
possible reproach to the present
Republio-we fail to understand wherein
the play has anything Objectionable. If
that is the case, it seems very remote
cause for fear. Elsie de Wolf, society
leader, who took TO the stage after Mrs.
Potterf is one of the features of ''Thermi-
DOR" and the only bad one in it. Frederick
Bond, who seeded from DAILY to go to
Frohman, is the big hit of the play. He
played the dude here with Ada Rehan and
was then recognized as a coming man.
MISS HELLYET,"
as its name indicates, is wild herum,
scarum sort of a play, whose chief recon-
mendatioI is that it is filled with music by
French, ana Mrs. Leslie Carter, the out
cast of the noble house in Chicago, heads
it. Mike Kennedy is in the cast, and actu-
ally attempts to sing-thlnk of it. Mrs.
Carter is a rather plain woman with
startlingly beautiful hair, aud with talents
rather above the average amateur. She can't
sing the least little bit, but has to try good
4 al,o oil 4
bright figures, pretty girls and the usual ac-
compartment of and atoners for thin
wasted libretto, but it all draws and makes
money for Mr.. Frohman, so where is the
use Of criticizing.
''MR. wILKINsoN's WIDOWS"
still another of Mr.. Frohman's ventures,
is or the order of "All the Comforts of
Home" and is adapted from the German
by Gillette, author of Held by the Enemy"
The motif Is very light, but the comedy is
eXquisitely done by company headed by
Joseph Holland, brother of L. NJ, of Pal
mer's company, and George Drew Barry
more, wife of Maurice. They make an
excellent pair and Mrs. Barrymore is spe-
ciaIly clever and original. She will be out
west ere long; her pictures already hang
in the theatre lobby. Holland, by the way,
is stone deaf, ana 1t is a severe task for
him TO get up in new part owing to his
inability to hear the cues from the other
actors.
We ran unexpectedly across
ADA DIVER
on Sixth avenue, the other day, just in
front of O'Neill's restaurant. She was on
her way to the Grand opera house, where
she is playing the villainess in Cora
Tanners ''Will She Divorce Him!n Miss
Dwyer is bright, CHEEKY and vivacious as
huh ,iria
about home and friends in Salt Lake. She
is careful actress and is often spoken of
here in the papers, though her part at
present gives no adequate scope for her
abilities. She played all summer with
Mansfield, said to be the Tartar of Tartars,
as an employer and manager, and the few
words Miss Dwyer let fall about him did
not tend to soften his reputation to our
minds.
We went to see
ALABAMA
one afternoon, and revealed as of old in its
dreamy and delicious languor. The house
is packed at every performance, and there
is no limit to its run. Old man Stod-
dard is worshipped here just as he is on
the road, and when he enters he always
has to stop a full half minute to give the !
house time to ring IN great welcome
Barrymore, too is great favorite, and so
are Holland and Harris; we had brief
chat with Mr.. Stoddard, whom we found
greatly worried on account of the serious
illness of his wife. Barrymore we did |
not catch sight Of It happens-as it very
rarely does in his history-that good luck
brings him and his wife to the same
same town for a week or more, and they
are using the time cultivating each others
acquaintance.
One of the worst things ever seen on
any stage is
BILL MES "CADI,n
OF which we wasted precious evening at
the Union Square. No, not quite wasted,
either for we had the pleasure of hearing
the election returns announcing the Demo-
cratic victory read from the stage. The
election returns were the only thing toler-
able about the whole show, and what it
must be on other nights when there are no
elections we dread to think of. We have
always been warm admirer Of Mr.. Nye, |
but be falls q long way in our estimation
since we have seen his play. 1t is simply
rehash of the old yarns and gags ne printed
in the Boomerang and HERALD years ago. |
and does not include the best of them |
either. Mr.. Thomas Seabrook is the Cadi |
pronounced Caddy by the box Office man
when we asked for seats for the "Caydi''l, |
an individual made up as fac smile OF Bill |
Nye, and the piece is little else than a long
drawn out sollloquY, with occasional music |
and dancing interiected. 1t is all hopelessly
foolish, and is so bad as to really be |
worth seelng-if one has the time to waste |
When it comes out west, heaven have
mercy on its soul.
AL HAYMAN,
who carries dozen theatres in his vest
pocket, and manlpulates from his little Of
tce on Broadway the affairs of two thea
tres in San Francisco, one in Salt Lake |
one in Portland, one in Denver and |
one in Chicago-to say nothing of
the movements Of a "Shenandoah'' |
company down south = is most
hearty, genial and companionable man, |
as well as a Napoleon OF managers |
He thinks highly of Salt Lake as show
town and viewed with satisfaction the fig |
ures of the Davenport engagement. He |
prophesied that those of "Siu bad" would |
run a close second. Mr.. Hayman is a man |
Of about forty-fve, rather heavy set, with |
a keen face, quick eye and a capacity for !
business almost illimitable. He is one of |
the big managerial successes of the day, |
and the amount of money he has made and |
is still making from his chain of attrac- |
tons reaching cut west would look start |
ling on paper. Mr.. Hayman showed The |
HERALD representative host of courteous |
attentions.
Charles Frohman, better known as
Charley" all over New York, has his |
office with Mr.. Hayman, and it is as good |
as an ordinary show to sit in the inuer re- |
cesses Of that hive of the profession, note |
the big theatrical people who walk in and |
out, and hear the momentous affairs dis |
posed OF to the typewriters. In the few |
minutes we sat there the other day, Fred |
erlck de Belleville came in to get his part
for the lover in "1'hermidor," which he is
to take on the road, supplanting Forbes
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