The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-22
sed the clever comedian to live too

caused the clever comedian to live too
high.
A statement having been made in the
east that John w. Thompson of Nine.
celebrated actress recently in Chicago,
letter is pu blished in the Dramatic jour
nal of that city congratulating genial
John on his good fortune.
Lydia Thompson was dancer at thir-
teen. Posabel Wood (now Mrs. Lewis
Morrison) was dancer at three and a
half years of age. Emeline and Alice
lZavistowski still live and were dancers at
three and four years of age. Marie Zoe
commenced as a dancer at fourteen. Nine.
Celese was dancer at thirteen. Tagnoni
was a dancer at thirteen and died at
eighty-seven.
Mr.. Frank Daniels company this sea-
son numbers twenty-six people. His new
comedy. ssDr. Cupid. - is called the pro-
fessional hit of his life. His part in it is
entirely different from that of Old Sport
in "a Rag Baby, - or Gilt-edge in Lit
tie Puck.
Fanny Davenport has been before the
public since she was eight. Mrs.J ohm Drew,
one of the most estimable and versatile
/ ladies of the stage, has been before the
public for seventy-two years. Joseph
| Jefferson went on the stage when but two
years of age and he is still acting at sixty
( four.
| John Kernell of ssThe Hustler' joined
newly organized suicide club while
playing in Minneapolis and upon the
conclusion of the initiating ceremonies
made speech advocating an easier mode
of destruction than playing continu-
ally in farce comedy.
Jacques Kruger OF the Pauline Hall
| Opera company, recently fell in the the
alter at Evansville, Ind, just before the
performance of ssPuritania, y and broke
his arm, but went through the opera
without surgical attendance.
Richard Mansfield, Henry E. Dixey and
Mrs. James Brown Potter have had their
personal property seized by sheriffs for
debts lately, which shows that fame and
wealth do not go hand IN hand.
Mrs. George Drew Barrymore of Charles
Frohman's comedy company, was
stricken with illness in San Francisco and
compelled to give up her work. She is on
her way home on board a Pacific Mail
steamship.
Adelaide Ristori commenced acting at
4. Kittie Blanchard Mrs. Mckee Ran
kim was child dancer. Willie Edouin
commenced at A; Effie Ellsler at 5. Mrs.
| William j Florence was dancer in 1916,
and is alive past go.
| Henry G. Miner and Nat Goodwin have
entered into partnership and will build
and conduct new comedy theatre in
New York, of which Mr.. Goodwin will be
the star.
Annie Pixley is the richest woman on
the American stage and is just now ad-
ding goodly sum to her bank account.
''Miss Blythe of Duluth is helping her
to do it.
The receipts for the two weeks run of
the Hanlon's "SuperbaD at the Four
teenth street theatre in New York were
SIS, O00, the largest known at that house
Tor long time.
Mrs. Kelley, the wonderful old Eng
lish actress, has just entered her SSth year,
and is still in the best OF health and
spirits.
Madame Patti will appear in opera at
Nice early next month, having signed for
sfRomeo and Juliet and ''The Barber of
Seville.''
Ellen Terry has been acting since nine
and is now past forty-five. Junius Bru-
tus Booth was an actor at tthireen and
died at f1fty-six.
Catharine Lewis, sister of Jeffreys-
Lewis, will return TO Augustin DAILY s
company after an absenceof nearly twelve
years.
Latest reports as to the condition OF
Mrs. Langtry are to the effect that she is
rapidly recovering from the illness that
was critical.
Musicians die young. Chopin, Men
delssohn, Mozart and Bellini all died IN
der 40, and Schumann died at 10.
''Prettyv Courtney Thorpe has left
Rosina Vokes' company of which he had
been a member for eight seasons.
Lillian Russell has bought a new $32,
coo house in West Seventy seventh street,
New York.
Marie wainwright is rehearsing mod
ern society comedy.
Bernhardts's tour of Russia has been q
financial disappointment
Thomas W, Keene is to play a New
York engagement in the spring.
During thirty-seven years on the stage
ending 1710, Elizabeth Barry originated
112 characters.
The word encore was first used in Eng
lish theatres in 17l0, and gave great Of
tense.
Quinn first appearance on the stage as g
star was in 1716.
, the reputation that made him poet laur-
cate.
Calderon's first plays were represented
at Madrid in 1923.
Charles Macklin first appeared in small
parts in 1870.
Garrick made his first star appearance
as Ridhard III. in London, 1741.
| Garrick first appeared in 1741 as ga
nameless sgentleman, playing Richard
, Ill.,
Macklin made the character OF Shylock
famous in 1741.
Garrick first appeared at Drury Lane in
1742: farewell, 1776; death, 1779.
Samuel Foote'S first appearance was II
Othello, in 1744.
The first theatre in America was opened
at Williamsburg, Va, in 1852.
The earliest American theatres were al
Annapolis and New York, 1853; Albany,
1853; Baltimore, 1773.
At Mrs. Cibber's death, 1855, GarricI
| said, ''Tradgedy has died with her,
Sarah Siddons appeared as Ariel in 176s
when 10.
Goethe's "Goetz Won Berlichingen'
was published in 1873.
Alferi's Cleopatra was produced in tn,
! Grand Theatre of Turin in 1775.
Months Galleotti Manfred was pro
duced in Rome about 1776.
| Mrs. Robinson, the Perdita of romance
J made her last appearance in 1873.