Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-04


week:
Ihave visited every theater OF note
en- route. All complain OF bad busl-
ness. The greatest money making
concern on the road today Is unques'
tlonably the show IN which champion
James j. Corbett assumes the star role.
He opened up here tonight In n play
entitled Gentleman Jack by Charles
Il. Vincent and w. A. Brady, 1.-THE
latter having the entire management.
The fret nights receipts, 30 Mr.. Brady
informed me, were three thousand dol
lars. And then hundreds-I may safe
ly say thousa nds-were turned away
unable to gain admission.
1 was introduced 10 the worlds
champion in his dressing room, be.
fore the curtain rang up. He is
simply physical marvel. Ho
was extremely ahsblo and pleasant,
Displaying none Of those characteristics
one would expect TO find In n pugilist.
"Salt Lake people can claim me, II
they wish. /" said he. al got my first
boxing Lesson In your city, and what's
more / was married there by Judge
Pyper,'-whom he remembers perfect
ly well, describing him infinitely. 81
shall bs In Salt Lake In April when |
shall thank the Judge for having given
me the sweetest little woman on top OF
Code earth"
~ intend quitting the STAGE" he
said, "after q tour OF the world, anu
the ring after one more battle" He
spoke OF his recent fight with Sullivan
and said he knew all the while that he
could whip him. ~ don't lay claimto
being an ACTOR" said Corbelt, "but |
make more money than all the
stars put together-not except.
ing the great dethroned, John
~ In the play and players there
Is considerable merit displayed. The
company Ia made up OF several ex.
tremely clevor people. Corbett, OF
course, 10 the central figure OF attrac-
ton. His appearance on the stage
produced q tumult the like OF which l
never before witnessed. No, not even
In q Libcrsl convention! Ii simply
battles description. In the last act an
exact reproduction OF the ring In this
olympic club, rs It appeared ON the
night OF the great fight, Is given. Cor
heiti Ia backed against the champion Of
England. A hundred or more men
are on tho stage, shouting for their
hvoritc, all OF which TENDS to give
the show decidedly realistic appear.
Ance. The same trainer and seconder
sHsar IN the ring with Corbett as were
win him on the night OF his fight
A..IIl ms.
bgght, at the end OF which, Corbett Is
deciared cham ion OF tho universe.
Pandimonium again reigns. Corbett
advances TO the footlights. makes "
brief speech stating that In December
he will meet any man, regardless OF
race, color or nationality; first come,
Hrst served. The show will no doubt
be a drawing card Ia Salt Lake."
-.
With several new people In the cast,
u ut clever and convulslng comedy,
Wiikinson's Widows came back to tbs
Theater last evening, aud entertained
fair audience TO the utmost degree Of
epJ JymeIt. NJ. A. Kennedy In Tom
Burma old part OF the Major, Ia an
IMPROVEMENT, good NJ Burns was, and
he almost shared the honors with that
prince Of comedians, Mr.. JOS. Hollind.
II was inevitable that Georgie Drew
Barrymore should be missed, anu
Evlyn Campbell, clever MS she Is,
couldnot combat the recollection Of
Mrs. Bafrymofe's super.cxcellcnce. |
Tne famous "Cuke', OF Annie Wood;
and the Irish Susanna OF Matte Fer. |
gusOn were fairly well immitated by
Mis- little aud Miss Teuton. But Mr.. |
Holland IL the central figure and
though we fancy he shows ut times
just little sign OF the WEAKNESS which
must come from playing a part the
number Of times he has done Perrin
he Is still the perfect and flushed artist. |
IL Ia wonderful to think that such not.
Ing M Mr.. Holland does Is rendered by
. man who is almost entirely deaf; |
but once In while little |
mischance on tho stage makes the de-
feet evident In an amusiDg way. In
the play last evening door bell on the
outside should have rung ut the end OF
ono Of MIR. HollAnd's speeches. II did
not ring nj all M q matter Of fact, but
The actor jumped up and went to
answer 1t Just the same. A moment
later tho peal came. Tonight Mr..
holland has u double opportunity In
The new Arabian Nights and In the
'~hu ihircfs tbo suuRo anu tnt
Burglar. in which he plays the part OF
aoockney thief.
-.
Al. Morrissey, maiisger Of tho Come
uians, ne well M the members OF the
company themselves, has been greatly
Interested IN rsading the reports OF the
opening OF their home thsatrs-the
Empirs-with the new play Of The |
VII Left Behind Me. Mr.. Frohman
Wired the company here that the play
was The most decided euccess OF any. |
ming he had ever brought out, which |
ga good deul from the man who has |
brought out Men and Women and |
me Lost Paradise. The New York |
papers are unanimous In saying |
mai the Empire In the handsomest
auu cosiest theater In New York, and
mat the new play IL one Of the very |
,uohgest dramas yet produced by |
Amencan authors. OF the inimitahlr |
10y provided, the New York Herald |
aye ihe acting was capital through |
yu'. MIR. William Morris, who played |
.aweesworth, 10 rather hard and |
.yusn IN his methods, but he 10 often
saecli'e. MIR. Mordsunt was general, |
very inoh OF him. Mr.. Wheatcroit |
s an ungrateful, unpleasa Mt part ms |
iow, which he played with y vast |
esI oiskiil. The Kate of Miss Sidney |
Rnh,tong was womanly and tender
ase hennion. who made the pathetic |
ZINES IN the stocksde really affecting
m Snl Miss Edna Wallace AMI ME-
ofvnu yer contributed neat sketches |
gojS women much In love with