The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-04

cast, 8 second ''Gloriana'' engagement may
confidently be anticipated. Hugo Toland
and Mrs. Rankin's daughter are also mem.
oers OF the company. Mr.. Miller, besides
appearing in comedy role in the nJuDiol
Partner, will ennct something out Of the
ordinary in Frederick Lemaitre, - a curtain
raiser in which he has the principle role.
The tabernacle choir, through the cour-
tesy of tho U. P. R. R., goes to Como Lake
near Morgan on Wednesday. MIR.
stephens will give big popular concert al
the tabernacle on the big fair and confer
ence night Saturday, October s, limiting
the selections to the Bohemian Girl and
"Child OF the Regiment. " aud having a choir
OF 1000 children render several pieces. Mr..
Stephens is turning over in his mind q
project to invite the choral society. the
Ogden and Provo choruses now rehearsing
under Prof. Giles. and the tabernacle choir
to give grand concert on Columbus day.
oct u, rendering the same pro-
gramme thatwtll be given in Chicago on
that memorable day.
Lillian Russell heralded in advance by a
series Of special dispatches calculated to
make the heart OF any advertising mana
ger mourn, blazed her way across the con-
tinent at the head OF a sort of triumphal
procession last week and tomorrow night
opens in San Francisco. The queen of
song does not appear here ill the latter
part of next month, but the theater is
already receiving inquiries about seats and
prices.
Wonderland has an attractive bill for
next week, as reference to their announce
ment 10 THE SUNDAY HERALD will show.
The graceful danseuse Minetta and the
human vampire are two special features,
and there are many others detailed In the
programme.
Arthur Warren says that he was in Lon
don eleven years ago when four OtheIlos
were on the local stage. He recounts the
fact that Booth had been playing at the
Princess, and, in response TO an invitation
from Irving to join him in the honors of a
Shakespearean represen tatlon at the Ly-
ceum, he began an engagement there ION
the first night the house was packed 1t
was Booths night in Othelo Irving had,
as 1sgo, the first entrance, and the tremen-
dous applause that greeted him made one
wonder what the reception of the American
tragedian would be when he appeared in
the next scene. But it was equally deafeu-
Ing Booth, in his own country, on his
own stage, never had a greater welcome
And this was true through all his perform
ances at the Lyceum. The honors were
equally shared; and 1t is only fair to the
Londoners TO say that when they saw Ed
win Booth in surroundings that were
worthy OF him they lacked nothing ia the
ri ia doll -ht Tod 20.
applaud him. On the night of Wednesday
the parts were reversed and Irving played
Othello. His Iago was admirable and en-
loyable work; his Othello was grOtesque
In the chamber scene with Desdemona he
behaved in SO extraordinary fashion that
1t was difficult for many people in front to
restrain their mirth. Just at this point
John h. Mccullough, who had finished his
evening at Drury Lane and had come
across the way to see what was left of the
Lyceum, entered the house and stood by
my chair. His face during the scene was
study. When he could stand it no longer
he leaned over me and whispered: .Grest
- If they can stand this they can stand
me. pll give them my version next week.
And ne did. On May IA Drury Lane was
packed. The enormous house overlooked
with people who had come to see McCul-
loughs OthelIo. TheyIseemed to catch the
spirit OF the occasion, and genial John was
applauded at every point. He worked his
audience up to the enthusiastic pitch, and
in the great scene with Iago the house
shook with applause, after it had already
shaken with McCullough's voice and ener.
getic anatomy. AS the tumult lulled some
enthusiast in the gallery cried: Where's
Irving nowl' and the house roared with
laughter, which was followed with an
other burst of applause. Charles Warner
disported his Othello at Sadler's Wells
Theatre. He tore passion to tatters, split
the ears Of the groundlings, and he made
the judicious and injudicious grieve. His
Othelio was about as bad as it could De and
live. Warner had won fame two or three
seasons before as Copeau in Drink. 1t
may have been on that account that his
Moor seemed to be like Othello with the de-
hrium tremens. "-E1dmiller