The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-26
The Minstrel Performance Last
Evening.
~HOss AND Hossn TOMORROW
THE Lost Paradisev Commences an Engage
ment on Wednesday-Dicky Mansfield
and His Trnnk-Eotes.

good business everywhere.
The first part was brilliant, and Billy
Rice. an old favorite in Salt Lake re-
ceived sn ovation, which was repeated
when he appeared in the closing burlesque
wearing huge Tuscarora badge.
Where's the man, asked Billy, who
Is looking for Tuscarora scalpss"
Here. " was the answer.
"Well' was the reply. syou'u IND
plenty In Chicago"
Whereupon the house literally went to
pieces.
There was some disappointment over the
failure Of Rice TO appear and discuss the
Situation" ss billed. but his absence was
due. IL is said, 10 a sore throat
Ellwood is without doubt the best female
imrersonstor on the stage today.
Bogert and O'Brien have few, II any,
equals in their musical specialties.
Thntcher's "Pearls from the Bottom Of
the Sea- received an encore, and IL was
fairly won.
Sully jumped INTO public favor in al in
The finale "Bin Trova:ore, is far and
away ahead Of the usual closing Of min
strel shows.
The most successful skit, and one that
has carried everything bafore it this sea-
son. "Hoss and Hoss - will be presented
for the FIRST time here at the Salt Lake
theatre. on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
That the reign Of farce comedy is not yet
over is proven by the excellent business
which those two comedians. Charley Reed
and William Collier, have been doing with
''Hoss and Hoss,'' which is conceded q
bowling. hilarious hit aud was written by
themselves. This is Reed and Golfers
first season on the road as stars, and they
0~I
fair prospects in advance were justified, in
measure, by the clever achievements OF
both gentlemen in the past Theatre goers
are well acquainted with both Charley
Reed and William Collier. The former has
long been one of the favorite low comedians
OF the country, aud the latter, while still a
very young man, has made an enviable
record as an actor.
But Willie Collier was almost born TO the
stage, and passed the early years of his
tuition in the classic atmosphere Of Angus
tin Days company. He is best known to
US perhaps through his connection with
the City Directory company, in which,
with the part Of the stage manager. he
Dade conspicuous success. Charley Reed
is versatile and naturally funny man; he
has few peers at singing a nonsensica
topical song or telling specially story.
Mr.. John Sorg, clever composer and an
excellent musician, has been busy all sea-
son infusing new material in the way OF
songs and choruses into the piece. The
company is one Of the strongest organiza-
tlons ever gotten together for the interpre-
tation Of farcial comedy
The following latest songs will be intro
duced during the performance: Told Be-
1'iorc ,; tt1'hp IirOlo If ha oil
Hey Rube, y "A Pretty Girl 1.-The Kids
Fourth of july" I've Been Thinking
''The American Beau Brummels, and
others"
Charles Frohsm's Lost Paradise com
pany arrived in their special car "Presi-
dent'' direct from New York on this
mornings 3 O'Clock train and are now at
the Union Fscihc depot They win quar-
ter at the Tempeton hotel. The company
had the option u spending three days
either Ia Chicago or Salt Lake and remem-
bering the delightful time they had here
last year when they were playing Men
snd Women" they preferred Salt Lake
and came through ahead OF their engage
ment, which Goes not open till We'd
nesday night William Morris and his
wife Eta Hawkins are already here. having
arrived yesterday from St. Paul; Maudie
Adams snd her mother came on ahead to
Nltlt IbldlAhGo Al -IhnO, anu tuGH Will JOIN /
the company tomorrow. Charming Odette
TylOr arrived, johnson, Cyril Scott, Elaine
Ellison, w. II. Crompton, James Barrow
Emmett, Ccrrigan, Thomas Cberte and the
others who made so pleasant an impression
last year, are with the company. The CON-
pany is under the management Of Al Nor
rissey, who brought both the ''Men and
Women" and "Wilkinson's Widowsn com
psnies TO Salt Lake.
In "The Lost Paradise by Henry G. De
Mile, which is TO be presented fn-this city
at the Salt Lake theatre for three nights
commencing Wednesday, June 80, by
Charles Frohman's admirable stock COM
pany, the dramstist has made an excursion
from the atmosphere of the drawing room
into that Of the workshop. The play treats
OF the labor question, which has proven it.
self TO be a successful channel through |
which TO appeal 10 the public sympathy, as
the war subject has been.
helRbOr question is not dwelt upon in |
an offensive manner from the standpoint Of |
either capital or labor. Mr. De Mile has /
merely placed victory in the hands of the |
oppressed, doing what sny person with a |
heart would do dealing with the same CON
ditiona. The playwright does not pirate on |
the injustice Of the present social system,
s.
He merely emphasizes his lesson by con- |
trasts,+ and in this way the problem Of cap
ital and labor is merely made a bold but /
harmonious background for an interesting
love story.
Andrew Knowlton, the owner of an i'm
mense iron works. fourlshes by aDpropri-
ating the invention of another man. who. in
turn, was able to complete his work by the
suggestions and ideas of a young man
whom he had adopted.
At the time of the opening Of the play.
the young man in question is occupying the |
position Of superintendent of the Knowton
Iron Works, and is ignorant Of the assist
Ence his early work mad been toward
making knowlton 8 millionaire. The
young man. Reuben Warner by name. be-
comes acquainted with the truth through
3 diary which comes into his possession
after the death Of his foster parent. This
book reveals the secrets of the mans pri-
vate life, and expresses the desire that
upon his death all benefits which might be
derived from the patents should fall rpon
Warner. instead Of upon his own son.
Ralph Standish. Warner loves Knowlton's /
daughter Margaret, but her parents. de-
string 10 gain name and social position
promise their daughter in MARRIAGE TO
Standish, the girl consents TO this arrange
ment not from any feeling of love, but
from a sense of duty to her father and
mother. Stancish, as the prospective
bride groom. is given half interest in the
works ard asserts his power immediately
by refusing the men an increase Of wages
Ind announcing his determination of dis
charging Warner from the factory In the
strike which follows Warner stands by the
men. from keen sense Of justice, al
though he has by this time appraised Knowl-
ton of his knowledge or his parents.
Knowlton is q man whose heart can only
be reached by appealing through his dauph-