The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-20

colonel married in haste and will have lots
OF time to get acquainted with each other.
Henry 3. Dixey's iltenti oLs seems to be
rather lll-defined He has booked his new
Nay, s'Adonis II. st the Chicago opera
house for Nov. %. but he tells the eastern
dramatic papers that he has bought new
play called 'sMr. Dobbs of Chicago which
! he viii produce first in Baltimore, Nov. 81.
In the meantime "Adonis II'' probably viii
be sidetrscked.
just before Dion Boucicault's death he
wrote a play for Sol Smith Russell called
| 1.-THE Tale Of q Coat Singuiarly enough
it was the only failure MIR. Russell ever ex-
perienced and one of the very few record
ed against that prolific writer, Boucicault.
1t is said that NJ. Russell spent nearly
$4,000 on the production before it was
shown to the public.
Sam Moy. a Chicago Chinaman proposes
TO put up theatre near the Worlds fair
grounds and turn loose 200 of his country
men. Very many playhouses are being
! built Ia Chicago, and half of them Will
probably have the same experience as
Philadelphia and Paris spectators in the
same line, who found that during the frsl
three months of the fair, no one wished tc
go anywhere else.
A play without some kind of dance nc
longer has place in the procession. When
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not at work in ''rae Still Alarm" this
year little Tuesday, a veritable baby, is
doing q skirt dance which is reported as
simply delicious The child is not only
graceful in the extreme, but has the addi-
tional merit of having precipitated row
with Jerry's society and the mayor which
resulted in the defeat Of the authorities.
Charles Frohman's theatrical enterprises
have several executive heads. Harry
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actors and actresses. ALI Hayman, a
brother of Al Hayman, attends to printing
used ION the road,n and in the city and
also agents and treasurers, while another
man does the booking of out of town oates.
MIR. Frohman now has about fifteen COM
psnies travelling, and is aptly described as
the Napoleon of theatrical management.
Several companies that waited until the
presidential election was over before ven
turing out, are now ION the roads, But so
far the season for good many attractions
has not been prosperous.
The New York World of Monday last
says that Maggie Jordan, wife of William
j. Seaman, who was recently placed in the
BlOomingdale insane asylum, went TO that
institution last Monday TO see her husband.
The reports which had reached her were
that the actor was peaceful, but she found
him very violent. MIR. Seaman was il q
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him that his sister Sadie was dead he
laughed in her face, and didn't seem to
comprehend it. The keepers said that he
was peaceful at times, but broke out in vic.
lent fits or rage frequently. The actor
scarcely recognized his wife.
Joseph II. Mack, the well-known theat-
rical manager, died suddenly at his home
in Hewitt, n. j. Heart failure is given as
the cause.
Mr. Mack was about 45 years of age, and
leaves q widow. He has been living
his stock farm at Hewitt, varying the mo-
notony with occasional shooting trips.
Mr.. Mack was born in the west and his
first experience in the theatrical line was
gained with Joe Cooper's circus. At the
time Of J. Il. Haverly's prosperity he was
his chief lieutenant and had charge Of
many CT the important interests of his en-
ployer. After tho collapse of Haverly's
ventures, Mr.. Mack was associated with
Harry Miner, managing the "Silver King'
and other road attractions. About eight
years ago he managed Robert Downing,
and made that tragedian popular, leaving
him four years ago to return to Harry
Miners employ.
Edwin Milton Royle's comedy-drama,
'Friends' was given its first St. Louis
presentation last Monday night. 1t Is a
and deals with the loves and mbltions OF
young pianist and singer. At the open
| ing of the story the singer, Marguerite
Otto, has already gained fame. Adrian
Kaize, the pianist, has yet to secure it and
is poor. There is shadow on Msrguerite's
birth, the gloom OF which she does not
wish to cast over the man she loves. Kaize
is therefore rejected. Upon this founda-
tion Royle has built powerful play. He
i has brought To his ain the mapic of feelinQ
rather than of action, and Friends, y
therefore. is an intense rather than
vigorous drama. Royle himself. clever
actor, tskes the part of Jack Paoen, jr.,
/ who is the friend of the pianist in MS
strugglines for recognition. Jack 1s a sort
of hale fellow well met, with a wonderful
/ head Tor business and is great strategisl
when il comes to helping his friend. He
also has a leaning toward poetry, which
Paden, ST., Rbhors. Therefore, Jack, jr.
decides to write poetry for living and is
disowned by pater fsmiliss. Miss Selena
| Fetter is cast as Marguerite, and imbues
! the difficult character with a mournfu
power aud passion in keeping with the
| sentiment of her lines. Her song, "Good
| by" in the musicale in the second act
when she sings 10 the company assembled
but really for Adrian, and swoons ere it il
done. makes an intensely dramatic climax
The character of Adrian is taken by Luc
| ius Henderson, VINO aside from being 8
very good actor is a marvellous pianist as
well. During the progress of the play he
renders some magnificent melodies on the
grand instrument, and last night was re-
peatedly eucored. K. d. Lyons creates 6
strong part in Hans Otto, Marguerite's
father, and Theodore Hamilton, as the
elder Paden, is a favorite from the first.
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