The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-19
IN YHE THEATRICAL World
Big Success of the Home Stock
Company.
NED R0YLE's FRIENDS
A Tremendous Advance Sale for This
Engagement.
Some Interesting Information About the
Pay and the Players-EIiss Annie
O'MaIIey Makes a Hit with
Frank Daniels-Goss1p.

Frank Danlels-GossIp.
How the good people did turn out for
the ~Romany Rye engagement which
closed at the theatre last night And how
they cheered when they saw the play!
The Salt Lake Stock company Will
now become a fixture at popular prices.
Thursday night the '"Romany Rye"
engagement opened to a big house;
Friday night the audience was larger
still, and Saturday night it was a
'.corkern
The most noteworthy feature of the
last two performances of the 'Romany
Rye" from an artistic standpoint, was
ClOmenia Pratts handling of the eX-
ceedingly difficult role of Gerue
Hecket The part is one of extreme
simplicity. ccnspicuously barren OF the
halo of red fire, striking costume and
fat" lines which invest the piece, and
is dependent solely on the artist for
whatever may be brought from II. 4
line overdrawn or q shade too light
would make it either excessively ridlc-
ulous or utterly insipid. Miss Pratt
conception was extremely natural ana
her portrayal OF the delicate lights and
shades of girlish emotion was really
finished and artistic piece Of work.
The next engagement OF this excel
lent company. which is composed en-
tirely of local people. Will be in May
Blossom" which Will appear Thanks
giving week.
Word has been received that Miss
Annie OfMalley, formerly or our local
company, has made a hit with Frank
Daniels company, playing the part OF
Billy's sister. On her first appearance
at Fresno. she received two very en-
thusiastic curtain calls after a song
Peter Daley, the well-known COM
edian, is booked to appear at the Salt
Lake theatre Friday and Saturday
evenings in the comedy "A Country
Sport
The event of the coming week in the
local theatrical world is the appear
ance of Friends at the Salt Lake
theatre tomorrow night, and for the
two following evenings.
Much has been said during the past
two years concerning Friends" and it
is safe to assume that most of the
Herald readers are pretty familiar with
the history of the success of this
brilliant play, written by a young Salt
Lake author; yet a brief review of the
history of Friends will not be out of
place here.
On the 9TH of August. 1891, "'Out of
Darkness was produced at the Salt
Lake theatre by the Home Dramatic
club supporting Mr. Edwin Milton
Royle the author Of the play, and
I.ucius Henderson. The play was wit
messed by a large audience and scored
an undeniable success. Yet it de-
veloDed, as first productions always do,
a mum Der of points that could be inn
y. ia
in the revision of the play by its
author exists than in the third act,
which was not clearly understood on
the first production, and which fell
fiat in consequence. and which is now
considered by many critics one
Of the strongest acts ever
written by an American. The
writer had the pleasure of review
ing this first performance. and IS happy
to say that his predictions of future
success have been more than realized
At the heeinnine Of the season Mr..
Rowe and Mr.. Henderson Joined Mr.
Salvini, in whose comnanv Miss Selma
Fetter was leading lady. and PLAYED
with that talented vnI1np actor rfn+;l
early spring when Mr. Rovla rave hie
nlav a New York production. Miss
Fetter leaving Salvini's comnanv To
take the leading role in the now NAV
Whitehead been rechrisfened ssFriands .
Al the last moment M Rovle stenned
into the part Of Jack Paden. Mr.. Hem
lev. who was to have PLAYED it. being
too i'll to appear: and so great 2 bif
did he make in the part that he has
niaved it ever since Well. the New
York papers divided on the merits of
the NAV The great ma ioritv of them
said it was good some. and thew We're
among the bigPest Of the journals of
that CITY. said it was the hest nIav
that had been produced in New York
in years a few were not favora hIe
And then the public began to flock To
see 1t. and the engagement. which wa &c
for two weeks. WaS len@fhened 1ranlrr
and weeks until Friends" hoated a
every large city in America and has
hammer announcing a New York RIM
of large dimensions Since that time
Friends has heen. nroduceE in almost
scored one long series Of triunaphs.
Mr.. Royle the author-sctor. was
fetea and dined in way that would
have turned the head of q less sensi-
bic man. Shortly after the road sea
son BEGAN he married his leading lady
Miss Salina Fetter.
The change of name from cont al
Darkness. to "Friends" was because
it was feared the public would thinl
the play a melodrana The change
has proven wise one.
Last summer Mr.. Royle rested in o,ll
city with his WIFE visiting his parent:
who live in Salt Lake his father be
ing one Of our well known attorneys
The advance sale for Trends" ha.
been so large that a remarkable en-
gagement is promised: it will proba
bly, be the banner one of the season
Local pride viii take some, curiosit,
others, personal friendship many. bu
the great majority will so because
they know they are to see a play anf
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everywhere as one OF the best in al
America
Mr. Royle, in appreciation of tn,
l1indnesses of the past, presented tn,
Home Dramatic company with a DO,
for the opening performance. ThI
company was the first to appear in tn,
play, as detailed above, and theil
pleasure in Mr.. Royle's thoughtful re
membrance may be well imagined
1t has developed among other thing!
that Mr.. Royle has a business heaC
on him of no mean ability. For in
stance. be very sensibly realized tn,
fact that no play, no matter how good
would play itself; acting upon this h,
surrounded himself with actors S,
good that one of the San Francisc,
papers went so far as to say that hi
company was better than any of til,
New York stock companies that has
visited that city in several years
Edwin Milton Royle is a Salt LAX
product He spent all his boyhoo,
here and many of our people remem
her him in his student days
That he should have achieved s,
great a name while yet so young is
matter of personal pride to every citi
zen Of Salt Lake.
London. Nov 1S.-There has beer
quite war among the dramatics thi