The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-22

not until Masked BalT' was produced
and She was given the leading role, that
she had full opportunity to display her
talents. Her success was instan-
taneous, and she Immediately became
famous The critics extolled her
that time she has not appeared before
her Salt Lake friends. John Drew has
inspired great admiration for his con-
scientiouS work as a finished actor.
His parentage is illustrous on the stage,
his father being a comedian, of much
note, who died many years ago. His
mother we have all admired and
laughed at as Mrs. Malaprop. She has
reached a ripe old age, and in classic
comedy she has no peer. The Drew
children have all possessed talent but
none of them have made the success
achieved by John Drew.
In the last few days of August Ed
ward Harrigan will be among US. He
should be a welcome guest. He rarely
leaves his abiding place in New York,
where he appears the year round, pre-
senting his own plays, always. In the
way of Irish comedy such plays as
THE Leather Patch" "Mulligan
Guards" 'RielIy and the Four Hun
dred" are representatives of their class
and pathetic vein, and it scored one of
his greatest successes, this play is "Old
Lavender" In this he made. also, an
artistic success in the leading role.
It is rare that any theatre outside OF
his own in New York city, sees Edward
Harrigan and his company Of come
dams.
in my forecast OF coming events 1t
will be seen that the theatrical fare in
store for us is not abundant, but is
exceedingly choice.
Manager O'Malley, of the Lyceum,
was busy Friday and Saturday past
ing the town with Gardner. Don Spen-
Ger. of the Union Pacific, claims to
have Mr.. Gardner aboard cars en-
route for Salt Lake, and is so sure
he will arrive in time to open Monday
night, that he has offered to take the
leading role himself in 1.-THE Prize
Winner should the comedian not
come Owing to the long postpone
be played, instead of two as was orig
inally intended.
Following the Gardner engagement
at the Lyceum Mr.. O'NIalley has book
ed for a week the "Ole Oleson" come
dy company.
When all other sources of dramatic
are bare, when, in other
words. the summer season is full upon
us the dramatic writer has only to
turn to that ever reliable source of
thea tricaI news. the New York Clipper,
and find budget. Younger, enthusi-
astic and energetic dramatic papers
make a great show of enterprise, but
when it comes to the meat of the the
atrical doings, the Clipper is chock full
from frontispiece to the last adver-
tisement on the last page. 1t pursues
it's independent, successful, dignified
way, as it has for half a century past,
occupying q pinnacle unapproached by
any other journal of its class, beyond
the reach of the wiley press agent, and
wholly above the influence of an adver-
tisement.
This is the time of year when the
atrical managers of travelling COM
boast of their profits during the past
season. What a doleful time they'll
have of it this summer to be sure, as
they open a bottle of beer in place of
the usual bottle of NUNS extra dry!
Primrose & West: The minstrel men
are out with a new departure this sea-
son. Instead of the regular minstrel
performance, they have a double COM
pany, one of white men and one of
colored men. who will alternate during
the evening. The white comedians
will present modern minstrelsy, with
all its gorgeous trimmings and the
modern air of refined comedy. The col
ored men will undertake to revive and
present the old time negro minstrel
show-minstrelsy as our fathers saw
it. There will be two first parts, and
everything else double. In these days
when everybody makes a dollar do
the work of two, this plan ought to
be a big success.
L. C. NJ.
Stage Gossip.
The estate of the late Frederick A