The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-06
OF Plays and the Players

tragedisn who had just walked in from
the west, to the contortionist. eyes,
why not? You see, old man, / can al
ways make both ends meet. -
According to the London Era, Wilson
Barrett will hereafter divide his time inn
partially between this country and Eng
land. giving each half the year.
The;American rights of ssTbe Second Mrs.
Tanqucray' are owned by the Kendalls,
who Will produce the play during their
forthcoming tour of the United States.
A team OF Irish ponies will be a feature
of the outfit of Nora Machree. They
are the smallest specimens of the breed
ever exhibited in this country. They are
less than thirty-six inches high, and the
weight of each does not exceed 200 pou nds.
There is still hope for the American
drama on American lines by American
artists. Daisie Markoe is engaged on an
entirely new dramatization OF "Uncie
Tom Cabin Talk about mo novel
tie, - will you?
Henry Irving's gift to Princess May on
the occasion of her marriage was a fine
edition of his Shakespeare, in eight vol
umes, bound and enclosed in red leather
case. Mrs. Bernard Deere sent silver
and tortoise shell photograph frame con-
tanning the portrait OF Princess May and
the Prince and Princess of Wales and
their family.
The Hettie Bernard-Chase company's
car was set on fire by tramps, and totally
destroyed at Benton Harbor, Mich, on
July 81. Charles Chase's manuscript of
his new play, and his accounts for The
past five years were among the burned
contents of the car. Loss, So ,000; insur-
ance, 50, 600.
Hal Reid has sold his society drama,
ia La - ~, --1ae,
Mortimer for $1,000, and Marion Booth
will star in it, first securing her costumes
abroad. Miss Booth will be called to
personate a dual part of twins, one of
whom IS wronged, while the other de-
votes herself to avenging her sister.
Professor Seaborne, called ''the mas
ter psychoduraniser ard occult wonder
WORKER" viii appear next season in a
tnree-act psychological play, entitled
under SPELL In which mental TT
vels and spirit phenomena will be in
will support him, and r. Maxwell will
direct him.
A Slight earthquake shook the New
York "Rialto'' the other day when a
daily newspaper announced that Steve
Brodie had offered George Francis Train
a star part in his new play, con the
Bowery.' The Brooklyn Bridge jumper
said that the Sage OF Madison Square had
cot refused his offer, nor had he accepted
1t. Apropos OF the rnnors Mr.. Train ad-
dressed one of his characteristic screeds to
Manager Thomas FL. Davis, who has
Brodie under engagement.
A theatre at Lakeview, pleasure re-
sort near Lowell, Mass, managed by one
Manning, closed the other day on ac-
count of poor business. At last accounts,
nine chorus girls were sleeping in the
theatre and subsisting on food procured
from farmers and cooked in the theatre,
they having been elected from their
boarding house for debt. Manning, it is
stated, has been paying bills by cheques
on bank where his credit is overdraWn,
From 1.-THE Laughing Philosopher, +"
published in 1771, is taken the followin g
anecdote to illustrate that managers do
not change much as time goes on. "Quin,
when manager, had kept poets tragedy
too long. The poet calling often, and
finally appearing angry, Quin sent him
to bureau and desired him to take his
play. After searching for it some time
among several others and not finding his
own, Quin remarked: We'll take two
comedies and farce for it!''
The scenery for Milton Mobiles revival
of 1.-THE PhGnix' is being painted by
Harley Merry. The play will open the
1COpic t1GdlIS OH august 1ZLa- Maua-
ger j. Duke Murray says he could fill a
hundred weeks with this attraction, and
that Milton Mobiles will open the season in
the houses of principal cities in this play
after having closed their seasons in s'For
Revenue Only.' Several singing and
dancing specialties will be introduced in
1.-THE Phoenix" about which Mr.. Mobiles
says: ''If they won't buy silk, and pre-
fer calico, I'll give 1t to them, yard wide
and in gaudy tints.'
San Irishman's Love'' will open it's
season on August 20. The production
will be supervised by II. q. Horton, who
originally staged it when it toured the
country two years ago. A carload Of
special scenery has been painted for this
play by Arthur Voegtlin, of the Madison
Square theatre. The printing is all lith-
ograph work from the Chicago Bank Note
company and the Gillin Printing COM
pany. An Irish coastguaTd life saving
boat has been specially imported, and il
will be seen floating on large tank OF
real water. Good time has been secured
for this attraction in the principal cities
and Norman w. Scott and company, the
managers, have engaged a first class
company.
1.-THE Rising Generation written by
William Gill for William Barry, is COM
edy of life in Harlem. The complications
involve the family OF Elwood Van Tyke,
, a rich merchant, and Martin McShane,
aqueduct laborer; the latter living in 6
shanty on a rock opposite the palatia
residence of the former. The rich man
has a son, swith whose education great
pains are taken, tutor from an Irish