The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24
Notea.

II. B. Conway, the English actor, has been
secured by DAILY to succeed John Drew
1t is said that the brothers Jean and Edouard
de Reszke Melted something like Sl25OO0 last
season in this country.
Sims Reeves, the veteran tenor has received
the appointment of chief professor of singing at
the Guildhall School OF Music, London
Johann Strauss the waltz king, is working on
his new opera, Princess Ninetta," the first act
OF which is completed. He is spending the sum-
mer at Ischl.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, having SO far recovered
his health as to te able to attend a Wagner
opera. is considered fairly convalescent, and is
receiving no end OF congratulations.
Kate Castleton's real name was Jane E.
Freeman, 1t Is not generally known that she
was married to Elliot, the celebrated bank rob-
Der; she secured divorce from him after his
apprehension.
Henry Irving will bring company OF ninety
persons TO America with him in September,
with their repertoire of ten or dozen plays
Dresses and scenery will be brought across the
Atlantic with them.
A company with capital of $500 coo las been
formed to present the Passion Play In Chicago
during the Worlds Fair. Two hundred and
thirty-five Bavarian peasants will be brought
over for the production.
In round numbers it is estimated that LOCO
600 copies OF 'Comrades', have been sold. $50 900
copies of "Oh What Difference in the Morn
ing" $50 900 copies of "That Is Love- and 800 900
copies OF I've Worked Eight Hours This Day.
Edwin Booth left town last Wednesday to
visit his friend, Banker Z. @. Benedict. at
Greenwich, Conn. After short sojourn there
he will go to Naragansett Pier, and thence to
Buzzard.s Bay as the guest of Joseph Jeffer-
son. Mirror.
According to the Musical Courier Melbs has
under consideration and will probably accept
an offer from Manager Abbey, who is prepared
to pay this fortunate prima donna S62 500 for
fifty performances in the United States, and al
lowances for three attendants, which will bring
the total up to $4,000 for the trip.
Miss Castleton's death will in no way change
the plans for the coming season arranged by
Manager Murray The Dazzl9r will be played
throughout the country, as booked, with prob
ably Fay Templeton in the principal part ne
EQUATIONS with that lady having been begun
Immediately after the report OF Miss Castletou's
death had been confirmed. -DrdDlatic Neus
One point that makes me rather increduIous
about this Christian Endeavcr scheme, is the
fact that during the CONVEX ton in New York
the leg shows at our theatres did the most
enormous kind OF business, and their audiences
were full OF blue, green and red badges, bear
ing the names of the different sections from
which the different endeavoring brothers and
sisters had congregated- suppose they went
to these shows for the purpose of seeing how
dr5adfuliy wicked New ork really is.-DTa-
matte News
Glowing accounts are received Of the pleas
ures enjoyed by and the honors paid to Georgia
Cayvan and her party on their journey to and
In Japan. They were the only women on the
hama and the captain. steward and purser. as
we'll as the other passengers. we're constant in
attentions for their comfort. Arriving in Japan
they found that Miss Cayyan's fame and inten-
ton TO visit them had preceded them, and
there they have been treated with almost royal
courtesy Miss Cayvan was Ill on shipboard
and has not yet recovered her heath, which
was impaired by her labors here before start
ing, but Il Is said that she win return in good
time. fitted for her stage duties. Aiyror.
Francis Wilson and his company we're given
splendid seud-off when the curtain fell Sat
urday night on his last appearance at the Bald
win. The red curtain was raised again and
again in response TO the enthusiastic applause
and finally Mr.. Wilson acceded TO the loud de-
mands for speech. He spoke briefly but
happily. he felt that he had made friends here
and would come back to us again at no distant
date. His other remarks were felicitous, and
at their conclusion he was gwen three cheers
lie has certainly made very fine impression
hereand when he does come to US again he will
received welcome the heartiness of which will
be most unmistakable.-S Francisco Music
and DraMG.