The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
DRAMATIC And LYRIC
The Personnel of the Lyceum
Company.
RESULT OF THE JUNE FESTIVAL
Royle and Henderson Go Back to New York
The A o. of Friendship Against
Rankin-Latest Notes.

e. HI be broken Wedaes
II day night by tie COM
HM NJ ing of group Of old
5sAlEA |l-S friends. Lemoyne,
Kelley, Wheatcroft and Cayvan are a big
tour too well known here to need more
than an announcement of their coming to
amake a furore of expectation. When last
they were with US, Henry Miller and Louise
Dillon were members of the family. But
they have strayed away to what for them
were doubtless greener pastures. Daniel
trohman, however, is too conscientious a
manager not TO thoroughly repair the
breach made by their departure, and in
Dillon's place he gives us charming Effie
Shannon, who we fear will dethrone
Louise from the hearts of her admirers.
Mis- Georgia Cayvan, the leading lady of
the company, was born in Bath, Me-, and
at the age of fourteen began her public
career by giving readings and Rotations
for the most part of that time under the
management of Miss ODER, the talented
organizer of the Boston Ideals, well known
to every resident of the Hub. That &C
quaintance was responsible for Miss Cay
vans first professional appearance as Hebe
in the Boston production of "Pinafore. :"
The lady herself, however, is inclined to
call her second appearance the beginning
of her stage life, which was as the tragic
queen Jocastra in George Riddles Boston
production of the Greek play, "Gdipus
Tyrannus,n in the original Greek. 1t was
a somewhat startling step from this to her
next part, which was the soubrette role of
Dolly in the first production of Hazel
Kirke'' in New York city, and was due to
the insight of Manager Daniel Erohman,
who was even then a firm believer in her
versatility and dramatic power Then fol-
lowed her creation of the leading roles of
Leisa in 1.-The White Slave" Sara in
Siberia" Hettie in "Old Shipmates,"
Lura in 1.-The Romany Rye,' and the title
role in MAY Blossom"-all emotional
roles. Then for season she did leading
business for Dion Boucicault in his round
of plays, and IN November, 1887, when Mr..
t'rohman organized the present company,
was selected by him for the position she
now holds. The characters which she
played with him are those in which she
will be seen here.
William ]. LIE Moyne. the comedian of
the party, is an actor of wonderful range,
and plays his comedy straight from the
heart. 1t was Dion Boucicault who said
sit is not enough for comedian to be able
to make people laugh. If he cannot also
make them cry, he is simply farceur, and
there is no true comedy in his compost
tion.n This is the true standard, and 1t is
his marvellous ability to answer these re-
quirements which has earned for Mr.. LIE
Moyne the fiatterlng title of 1.-THE CoQuelin
OF the American STAGE lie has had q
wide range of experience in his period OF
nearly forty years upon the stage, and
there are few parts in his line which be
has not at some time made particularly his
own. Mr.. LIE Moyne was born in Boston,
and made his first appearance in that city
with Jane Sinclair, Edwin Forests wife
as one of the officers in 1.-The Lady OF
Lyons He was for many years with the
old Boston museum stock company, with
Ben De Bar in st. Louis, Gemenil in
Philadelphia, Tom Davey in Detroit
Ellsler in Cleveland, Ford in Washington
and Baltimore-in fact, there were none OF
the old-time stock companies which did not
as some time claim him as a member. Com
ing TO later days ne was a prominent mem
Der of Augustin Daly's old Fifth Avenue
company, where Agnes Ethel, Clara Nor
ris and Fanny Davenport were leading
ladies there, and later still of the Madison
Square company, when Daniel Frohmar
was it's manager, and after
ward under A. M. Palmer. He was
the original Baron Hartfeldt il
Jim the Penman;" Cattermole in ''Iht
Private Secretary" and Higgins in
he is the original Major in 1.-THE Wife,
the Judge in 1.-The Charity Ball, - and Mr.
Merriwater in 1.-THE Idler" These are
comedy roles in the usual acceptation o.
the word, but in Sweet Lavender his
impersonation OF Dick Phenyll broker
down barrister, ruined by drink, gentle
man even in his disgrace, ana filled witt
love for his boy Glenn, he runs the gamu
of smiles and tears with a facile touct
which moves his audience in quick re.
Spouse for his ever varying moods. Mr.
lie Moyne is Grand Army man. He
ranked as colonel during the war. He is
great believer in Salt Lake: is interested
in Deep Creek mines, and keeps posted a
his Brooklyn home through the medium o.
THE HERALD.
In Miller's place comes E. j. Radcliffe,
young Englishman, chosen by Mary An
derson on her first return TO America
Charlie Dickson is replaced by Fritz VII
liams, and Grace Henderson by Henrietts
Crossman. With these three exception
the cast of 1.-The Wife, will be the same a
before Interest in 1.-The Wife, however
is altogether submerged in that felt TO
1.-The Charity Ball, . the Idler," and tina
charming comedy of fifty years ago, sol
Heads and Young Hearts," the quain
costumes Of which as seen in the window
about town have elected the most admiriR!
comment all the past week.
Herbert Kelley, who heads the list of tn
gentlemen as leading man of the company
is an Englishmau by birth. His father wa
for forty years one of her maiesty's Judge
and the sons six feet one OF British man
hood was originally destined for the army
The fathers. death altered Mr.. kelcey'
plans, however, and he aimed to shine o.
'change instead. This was financially dis
astrous, and during a subsequent enforce
idleness, some professional friends sue
gested that he try part in one of thei
plays. More as jest, for he had n
dramatic training, and had never expresse
q desire to go upon the stage, he accepte
the offer. The result is best told in hi
own words: when the play was over
he said, 81 found that l liked the stage
and they told me that the stage liked me
So, rather than disturb such an admirabl
state of affairs, Eve been al il ever since
In year from then he appeared at III
Drury Lane, London, in YOUTH" an
later Joined Wilson Barrett's company ]
flights o. London" In August, 1862, b
came to America, opening at Wallack'
theatre, with that stock company i
Taken From Life" and shortly afte
made his great success as the origin;
Spider in The Silver King" His Ell
gagement at Wallack's was to have bee
for six months. but he remained two year:
and then accepted position as leadin
man under a. NJ Palmer at the Madiso
Square. When Daniel F'rohman began
select the players who were To form th
Lyceum company be offered TO MIR. kelce
his present position, and he has sine
created the leading role in every play i
the Lyceum company's repertory.