The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-01
and has one name in it which is distinctly

and has one name in it which is distinctly
dramatic
Hugh Coyle's fire escape is growing ia
nous. Hotel landlords, however, are
said to look askance upon it, fearing an
evasion of board bills.
Professor Hermann, the magician, is
trying to get Loie Fuller to travel with
him and do her serpentine dance in con-
nection with his performance in his reg
ular line.
Cyril Scott ought to be an actor after
Inc wheelman's heart. He lives IN Har-
| lem, New York. and every night after
| the performance at the Empire theatre
rides home on his wheel.
An attraction advertised in the east is
called ssThe Devils Mime" 1t Is de-
Scribed as D picturesque western play.
Ten to one it is S silver mine; otherwise
it could never succeed east of the Missls-
sisslppi with such a name.
In many parts of the country not on
main lines the railroad companies nave
taken off trains to cut down expenses,
and many theatrical companies are md
ing it very difficult TO make their towns,
planned on the regular time tables
When ssThe Span of Life'' was pro-
duced in New York city last winter the
metropolitan press was almost unanimous
in pronouncing it one OF the strongest
melo- dramas ever produced in that city.
Eugene Cowles takes occasion to re-
mark in his wonderful bass voice, that
he considers Nat Goodwin S performance
of the Sheriff in sin Mizzonra' one of
the finest bits or acting he has ever seen.
Augustus Thomas has written a play
which A. M. Palmer will produce in
January. The new play is supposed to
be out OF the line Of stAlabama,' and
I'll n n nal x1rif1
Charles Benton, advertising agent for
Proctor's theatre, New York. is teaching
a colony of parrots to say, after dinner
go to Proctor's. - When the birds are
sufficiently trained they viii be Gagged and
hung in restaurants, hotel lobbies and the
like.
The city council of Northampton,
Mass, has passed an ordinance requiring
that all theatrical attractions shall fur
nish the mayor, clerk and seven alder
men with free tickets to every perform
ance. There's pointer for our own city
dads.
: At Chester Hill, near Mount Vernon,
New York, where Mr.. Primrose, OF
Primrose & West s Ministries, has home,
that gentleman gave a clam bake.to the
company and other friends recently,
which was reported to De q very jolly
affair.
Mr.. Charles Dickson, of s'Incog'' fame,
recently produced a new play in st.
Louis and made tremendous hit with it.
The new play is entitled Admitted to
the Barr the scene being laid IN Call
fornia.
Augustus Pitou wants drama, opera
and vaudeville to have separate theatres,
a la London. Then at one theatre will
always be found the drama, at another
the opera, and at the third vaudeville. 1t
may work in London, but it will be years
before it will go in America, If ever
The advent of a regular stock company
with repertoire of all OF the best plays,
will be substantially welcomed by the
patrons of Wonderland. Commencing on
Thursday next, a very capable company
viii inaugurate the season, appearing in
the beautiful comedy drama, cover the
Hills to the Poor House, The play will
be prettily mounted, and with the cast,
which comprises some well and favoraDly
known people, production worthy of
LIBERAL support is assured.
Edwin Milton Royle's play of
Friends has entered prosperously up
on its second season in the west, where
despite the business dizziness. it has been
drawing excellent houses. The first per-
Torrance of the season was given on Sep
TENDER 3 at Hooley' S theatre, Chicago, for
the benefit OF Herman Hauser, the popn-
Lar treasurer of that house. The rest of
the week was filed in Wisconsin and
Minnesota. Last week The company
played in St. Paul and this week they are
in Minneapolis. A trip to the Pacific
coast will follow. Arthur e. Aston is
acting manager with nds.-lAlTror.