The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-27
AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Theatrical Notes from All Points
Of the Compass.
Interesting Personal Melangs cleaned from
the Newspapers of the Lead
ing Cities

Emma Warde's Little Jupiter" is Sam
Jacks next attraction.
The Paultons sre at work upon a new
play Tor Abbott & Teal.
Marie Jansen and George Wilson Of the
BOSTON museum are TO star together.
Clyde Fitch's new play for Marie Vain
wright is called "The Social Swim"
Augustine Ealy proposes to revive THE
EuEchback,n with Miss Ada Rehan as
Julia.
Adele Palma now plays the role of Niobe
t'arQphar in Sol Smith Russelps Peaceful
Valley
The Washington papers sre enthusiastic
over Bronson Howard's new play, ''Aris-
tocrscy''
THE English Rose'' viii open its season
in Boston. Harry Meredith win play
Harry O'Mally.
John D. Gilbert has joined George W.
Munrce as leading comedian in AUNT
Briegeus Baby"
Captain Herre. o. S. a." closed sud
denly ia Philadelphia. Too much scenery
and too little play.
The Russell Opera company Will produce
THE mountebanks'' in New York Dec. %,
at the Garden theatre
''Glendalough,n James A Herne's new
Irish play, managed by w. II. Powers, is
pronounced a success by Baltimore critics.
The chest living American actresses are
Clara Fisher blaeder, born 1911, and Mrs.
John Drew, who is seven years younger.
WIN A. Mcconnell, the funny man" Of
Chicago, has written a comedy for Robert
Downing called Richard, the Lion
Hearted"
Nine. Christine Nilsson has given So, 600
toward the founding of a hospital in France
especially intended for the cure Of diseases
of the throat
Pugilist Peter Jackson has taken to the
stage, appearing in q variety progra mme.
Last week he packed the Front Street the
8 Hter, Philadelphia.
Nine. Modieska, in Der beautiful produc-
ton Of Henry VIII" which delighted
New York, viii be seen at the Chicago
opera house in December.
Charlotte Walker, a New York girl, has
made q successful debut at Covent Garden
ss airline in tins Bohemian Girl'' She is
dramatic soprano OF great ability.
Rosita Worrell, sister of Mrs. George
knight, has been engaged TO play Sadie
Scanlan's role in Mora Machree,N which
will resume its tour early IN December.
Daniel Frohmau has secured new play
from Victoria Sardou entitled Americans
Abroad which will shortly be produced
a the Lyceum theatre for the first time on
aay stage.
a letter from David Henderson says
Ali Baba's' receipts for the week at
Kansas City VIII reach ST., 000 A return
engagement has been arranged al St
Louis on the way back from Frisco.
There are nearly 600 unemployed actors
and actresses in New York waiting for
something TO turn up. "lt's a rip-roaring
snap for managers remarks a letter
writer, ''who want cheap company
Louise Kissing, who last spring foleook
tsSin Osd'' and gave up the stage Hfor
good" to become Mrs Cyril Scott, has
changed her mind and has returned 10 the
ranks Of the American Extravaganza
company.
The name of the new play Mrs. Blaine
viii present is Deception" 1t is an
adaptation Of work by Dumas. Her en-
Ragement at the Fifth Avenue theatre,
New York, in January is to be of smonth's
duration.
Lillian Russell was the daughter of a
printer Her real name was Leonard.
When the fair Lillian became enamored of
the stage. her hance, 10 satisfy her craV-
ing, secured her chorus position in one of
Rice's companies.
Stuart Robson is an earnest unbeliever
10 Christianity and, instead Of having his
baby boy christened by q clergyman, he
had him sprinkled by Colonel Ingersol
who recited q quotation from Voltaire as
part of the ceremony.
Sarah Bernhardt Is writing play This
IS her first attempt at writing for the stage,
but she has already published two books,
the Voyage dunno Chalsen and the noted
marie Pigeounier," a reply to Marie
Colum bier's attack upon her in the vulgar
"Sarah Barnum.''
Sol Smith Russelps new play is called
IAN American II deals with the life of
Abraham Lincoln as rail splitter, county
surveyor, legislator, his advent in tbs
United States Senate and as president.
The homely side of the martyr president
viii be made most prominent.
In the third act of "The Fencing Mas
teri Marie Tempest wears elrdle OF dia-
mond ornaments, the most conspicuous of
which IS a diamond sword containing
seVenty-two stones. This was a recent
present to her in commemoration of her
SUCCESS and skill in using foiis.
Henry E. Dixey's new piece, "Adonis
IL. - which is being written by the actor
and John q. Wilson. is nearly ready for
production. II will probably get its first
presentation in Chicago. The work will
contain number OF mechanical devices
and aims to burlssque popular tastes and
events.
Lolita has no expectation of returning to
the stage. Her illness disables her COM
pieteiy. This little actress has been pub
lie merrymaker more than thirty years,
and her professional impishness has been
associated with a personal character above
reproach. Lolita has been religious, charl-
table and circumspect.
Lysander Thompson, the veteran actor
who had been confined in the insane pa
yilion Of the Bellevue hospital, New York,
some weeks ago, died in that institution
on Nov. Is. he was fifty years OLD, and
leaves q widow and three children. He
played many prominent parts in plays pro-
duce0 BY a. nj. Palmer.
NJ B. Curtis is so confident of acquittal
OF the charge of murder, for which ne is
now under Indictment in San Francisco
awaiting second trial, that he has COM
missioned Edward Marble Of Baltimore 10
rewrite the manuscript Of "Saml of
Posen," which he intends to revive if he is
allowed to return to the stage.
IN May next Sol Smith Russell begins &
twenty-seven weeks engagement in Chi
cago, during which he will produce a new
play by A. r. Haven, entitled Gan Ameri-
can" The new plsy deals with the life Of
Abraham Lincoln as a ran-sphtter, county
surveyor, legislator, his advent in the
United States Senate, and as president
The homely side Of the martyr president
viii be made most prominent.
On being asked by an interviewer
whether she preferred q London or a
provincial audience, Mrs. Largtry wisely
replied: THAT Is a subject, my friend,
upon which l must keep silent Servants
should never say what they think of their
masters; and every actor or actress on the
stage is the servant Of the public. The
boy in the gallery who pays his sixpence
has right 10 express his approval or dis
approval Of my efforts to please him.
Nearly all the noted actors ana actresses
Of the day began at the lowest round OF the
ladder For instance, Sol Smith Russell
made his first effort in small Dlace If