Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-04
Dramatic ond gypic.
"News" Correspondent Interviews CorbettMr VIII knsons
Wldows.-M. A. Kennedy and Flora Walsh
Tho Girl Left Behind Me.-Stage Notes.

| which has as yet been seen
| In the metropolis. The Sportsma n
| would have been done hero but for the
| TACT that II will be sent on the road
| with special scenery.
! BIZ Nye, the cviebrated humorist
| and A. T.. burbank, the scarcely less
| celebrated dramatic entertainer, Will
occupy tho Tbeater together on the
evening OF the 1Tth.
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II Ia not generally known that Nj.
| A. Kennedy, the genial comedian now
| playing In this city was once n Ban
| Francisco manager, and that he
brought out the late Flora Walsh. The
last number Of Muse and Drama has
the following sketch OF the lamented
actress:
| The sad news OF the death OF Flora
Walsh, the charming little actress Of
whom California was Justly proud,
came to us on Sunday with terrible
abruptness, and many eyes were
dimmed with tears MS they read toe
annou ncement that one Of the bright
est, most deserving and best loved OF
San Francisco's native daughters Ind
passed awny. AS a little child her
charmlngly natural impersonations nj
the Baldwin In The Celebrated Case,
The Bankers daughter snd other
dramas requiring bright and
Intelligent child.actress are nffec-
tionntely remembered by the public.
| When scarcely eleven years OF age the
pretty little giri, who had developed
great musical talent, made her first
| appearance In comic opera rs Jose.
| phinc, In the Juvenile Pinaforo COM
| pany organized by Sam Meyers for n
tour OF the Interior. Returning TO the
city sho appeared ~ Josephine at tho
| Standard theater, under the manage
ment OF Nj. A. Kennedy, where her
talent In comedy lines was fosterei and
encouraged, and she subsequently
appeared with great success In c0mUi.
nations touring the state. In October,
lss5, while Hoyt's Rag Baby company
was making Its first appearance In this
city, with Frank Daniels M Old Sport
ana Fanny Rlos as Venus, Manager
Charles II. Hoyt telegraphed Miss
Walsh, who was then playing In the
interior, offering her the part Of Clair.
cite. The offer Was accepted, and she
replaced Annie Leslie IN the company.
Her talent and vivacity soon brought
her to the front, anu her personal
attractions won the heart Of Mr.. Hoyt,
who married her about q year auu
half niter she Joined the Rag Baby
company.
"fhe Italian Bernhardt," ElsoL ora
Duse has come, been seen and has
conquered. Sbe has stirred critical
New York as no one since Bernhardt
herself seems to have done, and some
critics even assert that her genius Ia
more resplendent than that OF the
divine Sarah. She plays In Italiau
anu has an Italian company. Thus
lar she has only rendered Camille ana
Fedora, but the World says:
No happening In cur theaters for a
long time has possessed q greater Inter
est ior the studious lover OF dramatic
art or has more piqued curiosity and
stimulated expectation than the up.
pearauce Of Signora Eleonora Duse.
She has been seen In but two charae-
tiers, and neither the range OF her
talents nor the full Significance Of her
methods can yet be fairly determined,
but In these she has shown an ABILITY
TO assume personalities distinct from
her own, to convey an impression OF
"pooiese eha VI ohbthfhk y
living experience, and to create the
full effect while discarding every stage
trick auu device dear To The hearts Of
centuries OF plsye folk, that richly
merit the application oil that much. |
abused word marvellous.
-.
The variega.ed career Of Mr.. Dlxey
has taken one more turn. The New
York Herald says:
For some time past there have been |
various stories sflOAt that Mr.. Angus.
TIN DAILY has decided TO make an ella.
borate production OF A Midsummer
Nights Dream next season anu send II |
on the road with Mr.. Henry Dixsy as
Bottom anu Miss CathAriue Lewis as |
Titania. 1t WAS pointed out that |
Mr.. DAILY had contracted for time In |
various cities, and although he had
not said what ho was going to produce,
act0rs and managers jumped ut the |
conclusion that IL must be A Midsum. |
mer Nights Dream.
At Daly's theater last night II was |
said that II was true that Mr.. DAILY had |
engaged Str. Dizzy, but not for A Mid |
summer Nights Dream. Miss Lewis |
engagement was also confirmed.
IL is.saii upon Gauthority that Mr..
Dixey Will not be- starred and neither |
viii he be- featured on the bills or
advertisements. He will DO granted |
no more privileges than any other |
member OF the company and will have |
TO take those parts given him. Al the |
present time he has no more idea, 10 IL |
wan said, what paris no will play than |
the man In the moon. Inc same
facts apply to Miss Lewis, who has
not been seen IN New York In mum. |
Der OF years.
Emma Juch's suit against Mrs.
Jeanette NJ. Thurber, for Ss96S, has
been put on the New York |
Supreme Court calendar for trial
next month. Miss Juch was
one OF the soprano soloists In the |
American Opera company, which was |
organized IN tbe spring OF 1885. Mrs.
Tburbvr, wife OF Frank W. rhurber,
head OF the wholesale grocery Arm Of
Tnurber. Whyland company, New
York, organized the company, anu, al.
though Charles Il. Locke was its man.
ager, Miss Juch declares that Mrs,
rhurber was the real head OF the con.
cern.
The company opened in the
Academy OF Music on January 4, 1885,
and after an apparently successfui
season started on trlumphal tour Of
the United States. Miss Juoh had
contract by which she was TO receive
$500 week for the first twenty. five
weeks, SiO0 week for the next season
OF twenty-five weeks anu $500 "A week
lor twenky.fye Weelts IN. a.nann az |