The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-06
DRAMATIC And LYRIC.
"Wilkinson's Widows" a Big
Laughing Success.
PATTI ROSA In DOLLY WARDEN
The United States Military Band-WOnder
land-Daly's Dilemma-Lillian Rus
sells Wrath-Notes.

iand-Daly's Dilemma-Lillian Rus
sells Wrath-Notes.
The last laugh over the woes of "Wilkin-
sons Widows died away last evening. The
number OF laughs those woes have excited
have been hearty. and though the matinee
was only lightly attended-the matinee as
an Institution can no LONGER be relied on in
Salt Lake-the business for the whole en-
gagement has reached a very handsome
total.
OF the bright players in Mr.. Frohman's
company, George Drew Barry more,
Joseph Holland, Thomas Burns and Matte
Fer uson made up quartette who will be
long and pleasantly remembered. Mrs.
Barrymore has the fetching charm that
always pertains to correct schooling and
legitimate methods; she would not be
called a handsome woman, but she is the
sort of woman no man could pass
| without looking at q second time :;
sue has the style, the talent,
the magnetic je ne sails Q,toi that makes the
really successful actress and popular
woman. Mr.. Holland, odd TO relate, is al
thIlT6ly QSGi, now ue can rdbtle
through that part in the eminently takin g
manner he does, with such AN inconvenience
10 labor under Is marvel. Mr. Burns
character of the major is unique-a type
OF class thoroughly British and dra
goonsy Miss Ferguson leery, half stupid,
hall knowing Irish girl is new stage Gre
alton. When one recalls that she was
Scanlan's pretty leading lady here last
yea, he begins to realize how gifted an
actress Miss Ferguson is. She said to the
writer, by the way, that she had lately re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Seaman in which
she said the actor was better, but that
there was no chance of his ever appearing
again.
Charming Patti Rosa comes to the theatre
Monday and Tuesday nights and will put
in evidence for the first time in this city
! the quality of her latest play, Dolly
! Warden" 1t was written for her by
Charles T. Vincent, who has the position
of reader of plays for Charles Frohman.
dolly Vardens" one aim is to amuse and
entertain, and it is said TO serve this pur-
pose admirably. Its presentation enlists
the services of Mr.. VIII Vaudeville, who
, was seen here last season in the part of
General Kuickerbocker in The Little
Tycoon" Joe Cawthorn, who starred
successfully in the east in comedy en-
titled Little Nugget;' John w. Dunno,
who in 1870 was Juvenile comedian in
! the Theatre Stock company; Gerald Griffin,
Edgar S. Halstead, Marcus Morarty Grace
Gaylor Clark, Carrie Francis, Fannie E.
! Jacobs and others.
Friday night and Saturday afternoon the
? attaches of the theatre will wind up the
) ball season with a grand social party AS
an additional attraction at the matinee the
old time beautiful fairy fountain will send
up its 'glimmering sheen" so that there
will be ample to amuse the youngsters
The boys at the theatre have done good
deal in the past season to minister to the
pleasures of the public, and the public now
has chance to show its appreciation.
The manager of the United States marine
band of Washington, d. c., Mr.. D. Blakely
has undertaken TO accomplish most diff
cult feat 1t is to take the famous banC
from the national capital. starting on Marct
20, 10 San Francisco, as far south as Sar
Diego and north as far as Cheyenne
and Duluth, back to Chicago and tt
a Washington, IN forty-two days, playing
g between thirty five and forty differen
, cities and towns. A concert will be giver
every weekday evening, aud in addition
there will be numerous matinees.
I To accomplish the mammoth trip fully
O and make no mistakes, will require the
a keenest adjustment CT every detail in ar
rangement, however small and inslgni1i-
) can't, and the most vgilaut care anC
energy on the part of everyone concerned
! To this end the entire trip is minutelS
# scheduled already, and everything Is ar
/; ranged and awaiting orders. Every rail
road line that has taken the contract Il
}. haul the special Pullman coaches, in which
h the party will travel, will send out thei
t. most expert men TO take charge. Thu
| Orasant the first continental tOur IN.
n government band has ever taken during th,
q hundred Of years of its existence, though
q Manager Blakely did succeed in inducing
a the government to permit him 10 take thu
- band as far away from Washington as th
g.. Mississippi river last year, but for mucl
: shorter period. The schedule announce
. Saturday, April 2, as the cate for tn
q bands appearance in Salt Lake city, TO
Il matinee and evening performances, and i
a may be confidently expected that the Ma
rine band lightning train will come rolling
/ into the station on the minute.
It The stock company at Wonderland, as
2. sisted by Joseph Clifton and his cleve
e little wife, whose stage name is Louise AZ
mott, have given very enjoyable enter
tainment under the title of Myrtle Ferns.
For the coming Thursday the same peopl
n present a sensational, realistic dram
II called 'Roland Romarda." The curio ha
,e will be the scene of much interest durIn
the coming change OF programme, as tn
management has secured for one week
exni bition the only group Of Esquimau
" ever presented by any museu m O
Ell house of amusement in the country
4. The group, consisting of men, wome
r and children, are under the char
g of the Hon. Miner w. Bruce of the NeN
lie York " orld are on the way to visit tn
President. Doctor Arthur a. Waite, tn
eminent spiritualisJ, and his talented sol
who have created more comment than q
{. other mediums combined, will give serie
r of mysterious and unaccountable NANTES
4. tations. The press all over the countr
OF have pronounced their work very remarl
q. able and free from anything of the fake
order.
1t seems that, alter ali, truthful Jane
u. W. MorriSsey was at the bottom of all tn
ut trouble. or. rather, appa ent trouble, betwee
IN the fair Lillian Russell and the ambitious A
IL tnlie Claire. 1t was, after ALI a fake Nj.
,p Russell and Miss Claire, at the initiative OF N
s. Morrissey, are cribed as putting their heaC
ell together and conceiviug bright idea of qua
4 rellipg about floral decorations, and even go,r
- so far as to agree upon the unkird things The
u were to say of each other. If all this is true
Z is regrettaole to think that such should J
10 MANA erial needs.
n The flowers were paid for by the manageme
and boston, as well rs New YORK, g
thoroughly deceived by the controversy M
James w. MorriSSey, who was the inventor
the abbott kiss" is to be sincerely congrat
lated upon the brilliancy of this coup de theat
=, from the advertising standpoint.
40 This is taken from the New York Nor
OF ing Journal, but good an authority as tn
Mt paper usually is on topics dramatic, we b
e. lieye in this instance 1t is wrong Ii
OF Mirror. whose sources of information n
just as reliable, says the row between Il
soprano and contralto of Mr.. French's col
pany was and is very lively scrimmac-