The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
Gossip Of the Stage.

summer are few and far between, and
comic opera, burlesque and variety WILL
hold the boards OF most OF the theatres
that will brave the heated spell. rms
year New Workers compelled to stay in
town will have four roof gardens TO
choose from.
Mr.. Henry Irving's remarks on the
dramatic critics, made at the theatrical
fund dinner in London are disingenuous
and on the whole somewhat querulous.
1t is very remarkable that an actor VINO
has depended SO largely in his career
upon the kind OF writing which passes
for criticism shoald, whenever he has
social opportunity, take occasion 10 ols-
parage it. There IS not today upon the
English stage player who has so con-
tinuously and successfully used the
columns OF the press for his own advance
ment as Henry Irving.
College students make good timber for
''supes.'' They are not more awkward
than other hobbledehOys OF their age,
and they are usually intelligent enough
TO distinguish Hamlet, for instance, from
Yorick S skull. 1t is whispered that the
captain OF the supes in weli-known
Boston play house has been able TO make
profitable investment in real estate with
made a debut in his corps. 1t Is said,
too, that Henry Irving bad Oxford
students among his auxiliaries when he
first came to America. They saw the
country at little cost.
East Lynne,'' in spite OF its antiquity,
has been the subject of litigation in Eug-
land during the past months. Somebody
certain version that was copyrighted, so
it was claimed. The somebody won.
In connection with this it is interesting,
but pathetic, to note that Mrs. Henry
Wood, the author of the novel, never
received single cent from any drama
tiZation of her popular story. 1t has
earned hundreds of thousands OF dollars
for theatrical managers. Such is lame.
Says the New York san: 'sNow that
the theatrical season is about ended, most
of the prominent actors and actresses are
getting ready to sail for Europe. Not
many will confess that they are going to
remain in the city. Many are going
abroad for new plays, and on other inn
portant missions, according to the press
agents. During the last week announce
ments have been received at this Office
that dozen prominent members of the
theatrical profession were spending the
summer in Europe. Ten ont of the twelve
can be seen on the Rialto every after
noon.''
Actors are very particular about their
names. Henry Miner will not see any
one who calls for Harry Miner, and
Thomas @. Seabrooke is very fond of his
! &C. A letter was sent 10 him not long
ago addressed to Thomas Seabrooke, and
Thomas Q. Seabrooke sent it back. Next
day the letter was returned. Thomas @.
Seabrooke handed it 10 the carrier and
told him it belonged TO some one else.
/ he lnrtar hon Aad
to Thomas Q. Seabrooke, and Thomas @.
Seabrooke threw 1t on the floor. Manager
Lederer has studied his star closely, and
he had an idea why Thomas @. Seaprooke
would not take the letter. So the man
ager wrote letter 90 on the envelope,
and the next time lit was handed to
Thomas @. Seabrooke he opened it. 1t
contained check of S25.
The racing scene in 'sThe Prodigal
Daughter the new English .melodrama
just produced at the American theatre,
New York, appears to be truly realistic.
The other night Columbus, one of the
horses, fell in Jumping the hurdles and
rolled upon his jockey, gluten burg
Billy, The jockey could not get out Of
the way and was nearly trampled to death
by the horses who came after him. He
was dragged out of the way by some Of
the people on the stage, and was carried
DltGQlQA
lace Afterward Roquefort, the horse
which Leonary Boyne rides, became un.
manageable and attempted to climb on al
iron balcony, almost throwing his rider
Miss Julia Arthur, who witnessed the in
cident, was SO frightened she tainted.
Sarah Bernhardt has been having pro
dlgious success in Athens, where he
performances have drawn forth the hearth
est plaudits from the king and all tn
notabilities of the court. Sarah had in,
tended after this performance visiting thu
Acropoiis by moonlight, but, beins
fatlgued, she postponed her visit till tn
; following day. Then, dressed in blacl
and carrying a large basket of whit
flowers, she repaired to her husband
tomb. After crossing herself and kneel
ing in prayer for some minutes. restin.
her head meanwhile on the marble. sh
reverently laid the flowers on NJ. Dam
, alas grave, and as she went away it wa
observed that her eyes were suffused Will
! tears. The late NJ. Damala' g two brother
went to meet the actress as she landet
from the steamer in Athens, and tn
populace turned out to give her a gran,
reception. Her visit has been altogethe
q personal as well as an artistic triumph
Augustus Thomas has won strang
bet. He wagered with several brothe
! dramatists that he could write pIay f.
suit certain star who is VIGOROUSLY har,
to please, principally because he want
all the good lines in play for himself
and sell it to him in no time. In INVENT
minutes he had arranged the synopsis O
, the play. He called on the star and be
gan to read his work. The first two act
were commonplace, and the author wa
quick to see that he was not making
great hit. ''Now to the sensation, - h
exclaimed. 1.-The third act is wonder.
Read it slowly said the star. 9Th
scene takes place in deaf and dumb asv
: lum. You find the lost will. The gil
you love is made rich. In an heroi
speech you denounce the villain, who i
the superintendent of the asylum You
: tiancee is one OF the inmates. You rene,
your lovemaking and all ends we'll. Tn
; other characters, being dumb, can onI
make pantomimic signs, and you hay
} every line of speech in the entire act. ,
Wonderful idea. When can you fms
, it," s'Next week." ''Go ahead.''
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