The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-07

AIS AAdune c1cui. MI hDu6y HHb dlSO puf-s
chased the American rights to the great
Drury Lane success, THE Prodlgal
Daughter"
Miss Ada Rehan is considered TO be rich
among actresses. She owns $50. 0O0 house,
possesses mortgages on adjoining property,
holds almost enough stock in New Jersey
railroad to entitle her TO the position of
director. and hiss sufficient money on hand
TO take flyer in stocks when there is
likelihood of success in Wall street
Charles L. Harris, the Squire Tucker Of
Alabama is in no condition to "strut his
brief hour'' on the stage, as he is IN hos
pital st Chicago under treatment for
Bright's disease He will probably never
appear before the footlights again. Harris
is native of New Orleans His father
was wealthy cotton-planser Of Louisiana.
Mrs. Justin Harvey Smith, nee Marie
Barnard, Of Boston. Mass, has been pre-
1erred to eleven competitors for the honor
Of singing Dyorak's "Requiem," with
sixty in the orchestra and zoe in the choir,
under the composers baton. 1t viii be
Dvorak's first production OF the the piece
in the United States.
Just before Dion Boucicault's death ne
wrote play for Sol Smith Russell called
The Tale of Coat" Singularly enough
il was the only failure Mr.. Russell ever
I experienced and one Of the very few re-
corded against that prolific writer, Bouci-
cauIt. 1t is said that Mr.. Russell spent
nearly $4,000 on the production before it
was shown to the public.
Luke Schoolcraft of RUSSELL comedians.
and formerly negro minstrel. was di-
vinitv student in his youth, and when the
late Lawrence Barrett was alive he and
Mr.. Schoolcraft used to indulge in many
polemic discussion, in which the trageolan
very often came out second best.
Nine. Janauschek, who is resting, will
resume her tour after election. The prin-
/ cipal play she will give during the remain
der of the season will be Macbeth She
viii receive Der principal support from Ed
mund Collier, p young actor who was q
star season or so ago.
Mrs Carter viii bid good-by to miss
Helyett' at the end of the present season
and go back TO emotional work. The new
play which David Belasco mas written fer
the actress is called Heart OF Maryland, -
and it is said to contain lots Of tears for the
star.
Mr. Daily announces that he has in re-
hearsal new eccentric comedy which he
has adapted from the German. IL IS be-
Neved to be Misch's "Die Strohwittwe," q
comedy said to be full OF amusing compli-
cations. During the season Mr.. DAILY in
tends TO revive THE Foresters' - flaming
CT the Shrew,'' "As You Like it, anu
school for Scandal"
William H. Crane has a new comedy,
written for him by Martha Morton, which
is TO be put in rehearsal soon and presented
at the opening play of his annual New York
engagement at the Star Theatre, begin
ming in January.
Miss Jane Coombs has come TO the front
again. she is now playing Lady Dedlock
and Hortense in Dickens 'tBleak House,
at the Opera-house, Wheeling, Va. She is
called great actress" by the Daily Intel
ligencer OF that city.
Kate Ormoud, circus rider, died in the
City of Mexico, August 10. Her career
under the white tents dates back 10 the
days OF Spaulding and Rogers. She was
a fellow-apprentioe with Charles w. Fish,
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