The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-30
OF Plays and the Players

Inc National Alliance OF stage Em-l
ployees that organized last week, fixed
upon the wages paid in New York as the
standard to be demanded by stage en-
ployees of travelling companies. This
scale is: Carpenters, S35 week; helpers,
go; property men, $50; assistants, ~;
electricians. S25; fymen, SIS; and extra
men, so.
1t is now said that Reginald De Koven,
the composer, has taken the Prince OF
Wales theatre in London for term be-
ginning Oct. and will there produce
1.-The Fencing Master with Marie
Tempest in the leading role. Mr.. Hill,
who is understood to control the prima
donna's time with a contract signed be-
fore she sailed for Europe, where she
now is, is in Chicago.
Emma Vaders, who was removed from
Atlantic city to the insane department of
the Philadelphia hospital. was last Tues
day pronounced sane by the chief resident
physician and the staff of the hospital.
She was thought to be insane when taken
there, but the physicians say she is suf-
fering from the results OF hysteria, occa-
stoned by overstudy. It is said that after
q week. S rest she may be able to leave the
hospital.
The announcement is made from Lon
don that in line with the improvements
now going on in the heart of the metr0po-
lis, the famous old theatre of Drury Lane
is to be taken down, together with large
number of buildings in the same neigh
borhood, and the space thus OBJ.
tanned devoted to the enlargement of
Covent Garden Market and to the con-
struction of modern buildings that will
pay better rental than the old rookerles
that now occupy this part of London.
For a year past Della Fox's voice has
been failing, and she recently consulted
throat specialist who told her that she
would lose all power to sing unless she
took vacation. Miss Fox delayed the
vacation and an operation became neces-
sary. She retired from the De Wolf
Hopper company on July 10. Last We'd
nesday Drs. Crosby and Richards oper-
ated on her throat for granulation and
stiffening of the vocal cords. The opera
ton was very painful, but the actress
bore 1t with fortitude.
Raoul Koczalski, called 'sThe New Mo-
Fart, is said to be the most wonderful OF
the child musicians. He is drawing
crowds to St. James Hall, London. He
is Pole. aged s, strong and sturdy,
and though he practices very little, plays
some OF the most difficult pieces of Beeth-
oven, List, Chopin and Ruhenstein, and
is himself the composer of more than fifty
works, fifteen of which have already been
published. At the age OF 8 the child was
In the hands of a professor at Warsaw,
and before he was 5 years old he was
touring in Russia, Roumania, Spain
Turkey, Germany and Italy.
Benjamin F. Bailey, sailmaker of
New London, Conn.,, attached Richard
Mansfield s yacht Her Royal Highness,
which was lying off the Pequot Louise,
and put keeper on board last Wednes-
day, claiming that Mr.. Mansfield owed
] N inf ha nj lie hi "a
was fitted. Mr.. Mansfield contended
that the builder of the yacht ought to
have paid for the sails, but on Tuesday
he decided to discharge the claim, and the
yacht was released from custody. 1t is
said that Mr.. Mansfield intends to visit
Europe after the cruise OF the New York
yacht club next month.
The amphitheatre in PAINS enclosure
at West Brighton, Coney island, caught
fire last Friday week in some way I'M
| known-although one theory is that it
was from cigarette-and being of wood
was quickly destroyed. The loosely con-
structed buildings in its neighborhood
were in great danger of burning, but
were saved by lively work. Pain s loss
is estimated at from $40, 600 to S25, 900.
The building cost $40, 600 and the other
loss is on scenery and costumes stored in
the structure. 1t is not probable that
season.
"Cap'' Clark, who figured in the Great
| Metropolis few years ago and who is
now life-guard at Atlantic city, rescued
James w. Patterson, a member of the
Hustler company, from death in the
breakers recently. On a wager made
with Charles A. Davis, Patterson, who is
an expert swimmer, attempted to swim
around the end of the long iron pier. He
was caught in a dangerous current which
sweeps into Absecon Inlet at this point.
After an exhausting fight to escape from
the mad rush of the surf he was dashed
against pillar. but he was able to cling
to it, until Clark fought his way through
the breakers and threw a life preservel
TO him, when the swimmer was pulled
ashore by the life guard
Drawing an audience in the olden days
of theatres and theatre goers was Sc
rious business, and one on which the man
ager concentrated all his intellect, fol
then, as now, his bread and the pay o
the company depended on his success il
this direction. In the early Gays of Drury
Lane plays were announced in Londor
through the msdium of the bellman, Whl
went all day to and fro advertising tn,
stage attraction OF the hour. In the
evening the orchestra OF brass ipStru
ments performed on the pavement in from
of the house, while on the balcony abov
the members of the company, full,
dressed for their parts, paraded in view
of the gaping public, and so important
was this part of the performance regarded
by the managers that a player who alb
scented himself from the balcony SHOW
was fined as promptly IS though he ha,
missed part of ar.<sct.
Carlotta, an aronaut who has for year
made balloon ascensions and parachut
descents, assembled at Crystal beach, Of
J Lake Erie, over the Canadian shore, witt
her constant companion of the air, he
dog Columbia under her arm. When tn
: balloon had attained height of 500 fee
Carlotta endeavored to loosen her para
chute, but it would not work. The win
| veered and the balloon sailed over th
lake. About three miles from shore j
began to descend. When fifty feet abov
t the water Cariotta threw her dog out an
) then she jumped herself. A tug wa
sent out when it was seen that the bal
: loon was drifting over the lake, but it d.
not reach the Rronaut until she had bee
, in the water nearly half an hour Car
] lotta was kept afloat by life preserver
The balloon sank and no trace of the do
J could be found.
. Marie Decca, singer who trayeIe
t with Sousa's Band, has sued her husbau
and former manager, Francus Leo
2 Christman, in Harrisburg, Pa, to re
cover her residence there, "Villa Decca,
which she says was bought with her earn
! ings. but fraudulently held by her hus
band, who had the deed to the propert
{ made in his name without her knowledge
Nine. Decca says she met her husban
t first at Chautauqua, in August, 1891
while she was filing an engagement
there; that he called upon her as jour
naliSt to interview her. that the &C