The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-11
The Theatrical World.
madly in love with Newell, who vi
playing leading part.

madly in love with Newell, who was
playing leading part.
There is q most scathing article in the
-Argo'saM of San Francisco on the widow
OF the late William j. Florence. The
1aTy05s0ut said she was trying to cover the
rayages Of age by the splendor of her cos
tunes, all OF which are fully described in
the programme. The friends of the late
Mr.. Florence resented the appearance OF
the new English husband in BILLY
fiorence's shoes, - as Cardwell Slote, and
1.-The house was not half full'' and the
performance a dismal failure. Mrs.
FLORENCE has long since parted with the
heyoay of youth. About 1643 or 1874 she
was, as Maivina Pray, though then the
Wife OF Littelle, the old man of the COM
pany, dancing between the play and farce
at the little theatre evolved from Young's
coachmaker' shop on the south side OF
the avenue near Four and One Halt street.
That's about fifty years ago. That half
century of wear and tear would tax
Ninon's perennial bloom.
If anybody fancies that Miss Lolita
Crabtree is heartbroksn because the doors
OF Sorosis were shut III her face that per-
son should see hers Neither that nor any,
thing else is allowed to ruffle the serenity
OF her spirit. She has her own way of
keeping young and pretty and gay. And
1t must be good way because those very
results have been accomplished. The
New York lVorld says she is the picture
or health; charming companion; bright,
sympathetic and abreast of the times, and
TO all appearances not a month past her
tWenty-fifth birthday. Just now she is
lqllng. Any morning between and 10
o clock she may be seen in Central park
at The dairy or carrousel drinking milk
and watching the children, or taking the
ozone behind a lazy pair of ponies.
She is always dressed in blue-a jacket and
SKIRT OF rough serge, calico waist fast
ened at the chm and belt with silver
buckle, sailor hat and dotted veil, low
SHOES and loose gloves. She hasn't q
diamond outside of the bank, she doesn t
keep dog, and if she has maid the fact
Is not evident in public. Her tawny,
curly hair is as beautiful and mischiev-
GUS as ever; her eyes are infinitely more
dangerous than they were when she be-
gan her career, aud her face is smooth
and yonng-looking because, as she says,
she ''didn'tthink it necessary to wear it
out by continual frowning, scowling and
brow beating.' Her figure is as slender
and graceful as a girls: she is
restful as few women In public OF
SO clal lie ever are. and it is to this more
than any other characteristic that her ex-
u SOA uAAdhy IufSul1ily IS Ques
The much talked of new play, siApril
Weather, - by Clyde Fitch. has its initial
production at the Chicago Grand opera
house Monday evening. Sol Smith Rus
sell, having taken leave of the innocent
Hosea Rowe, assumed the character OF
Raphael Reed, an interior decorator, who
il ambitious of becoming a great artist.
April Weather, as the name implies
/ IS story of sunshine and clouds. In the
first act sunshine predominates. in the
second act the sun is clonded because OF
wrongdoing, but in the third and last act
comes repentance and finally happiness,
and at the close one will agree that the
play as whole is faithful representa-
ton OF typical April day. Mr.. RUSSELL S
new character is departure from any,
thing he has ever before undertaken. In
the first act he is lovable. careless
| happy go-lucky fellow, taking care oil
pretty much everybody except himself.
Inc scene IS laid IN the upper story of g
New 1ork nat building, and it is full Of
comedy, touched now and then with SEN
timent. The second act takes place in
the midst OF luxurious surroundings
the home of rich New Yorker. which
Raphael Reed (Mr. RusselD has Just
finished decorating. The scene is a Louis
XIV interior, complete in all its details
and staged with unusual care. Here
Reed strikes the same happy vein until
unexpectedly clouds begin to lower. He
succumbs to strong temptation and tc
save himself from the misfortures thai
threaten him lies and. brings misery tc
another, the action nearly approaching
the tragic. the final act breaks into
sunshine again and the decorator make.
atonement for his fault and throws of
the burdens of his wrongs
Wonderland.
Despite the very warm weather, tn,
Ideal Opera company continues to draw
very large audiences at this amusement
resort, and they are presenting the opers
of ssBeils of Corneville'' in most excel.
lent shape. This opera will be continued
until Thursday next, when it will make
way for the ever popular ''Erminie. ,:
Mr.. Ravens and Miss Moore continue Il
receive the encores OF the large and ap.
preciative audiences, and the very fins
chorus comes in also for its share
Taking the entire company as whole
they are worthy the very liberal support