The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-16

i famous race, which, by the way, is
represented in an entirely different
manner from any other race known to
the stage. The heroine is a new type,
entirely unlike the slangy soubrette-a
young girl brought up in the noun
! tains, and to whom nature has given
| dauntlesS courage, a great soul allied
with charming simplicity, shyness and
true womanliness. The colonel is a
Kentucky product, pure and simple, in
digenous to the soil. The plot is I'M
, conventional, with q succession of nat
tural and logical incidents, exciting,
even sensational, forming in their en-
tirety a story Of unfiagging interest.
The setting of the piece has attracted
much attention. 1t is described as ap-
propriate and beautiful, representing
with rare fidelity genuine Kentucky
scenes. No melodrama of recent years
has been more generally commended
than I'm Old Kentucky" nor did any
other production of last season meet
with such remarkable success.
The Home Dramatic propose to hold
down the conference and fair nights
at the theatre and are making elaborate
preparations for that festive season.
1t was seriously considered to put on
Jim the Penman," but a bigger thing
has suggested itself. A NJ. Palmer
has made an arrangement with the
club for certain per centage of the
gross receipts, to permit the presenta-
ton of Saints and Sinners and Mr..
j. H. Stoddard is under telegraphic
negotiation to come out and take the
star part. Mr.. Stoddart wired from
New Jersey yesterday that Palmer
would release him for a couple o. weeks
to make the trip, and now it is merely
a matter of terms whether he will
come or not. An offer has been wired
him. but SO far a reply has not been
received.
"Old Thespian" writes that he was
much interested in the list of plays
given at the theatre during its first sea-
son as published in The Herald, and
thinks it would be a good thing. to pub
lish the entire list up to date. If
''Thespian'' realized how many hun
dreds of performances have been given
he would see that it would almost re-
quire special edition to cover the
ground. Some space may, however, be
accorded to the subject.
The season that began on Christmas
night, 1862, with 1.-THE Honeymoon"
ended April IL, 1863, with THE Mer-
chant of Venice" All Of that winter
the performances were given by the
regular stock company, reinforced on
and after March 4. 1863, by I. A. Lyme
who made his first appearance on that
date in "Pizarro.'' Mr.. Lyme was al
most a star at that time, and indeed
always held himself as something high
er than a mere member of the com
pany. but his frequent appearance and
his making Salt Lake his home, soon
made him to be considered as leading
man, and not a star. William TelI'
and 'Virginius," were among the prin-
cipal productions of that season. The
theatre was next opened on October 8.
1863, with a play called "Senor Valien-
ia, and performances were given two
Or three nights week until April 9th.
when the season tried to close with
Colleen Bawn,'' but opened again on
May IA, and continued until the 3Oth of
August, 1864. During the first part of
this season, the stock company again
held the boards, but on November 4.
1868, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin first appeared
to star with them, the performance be-
ng Lady of Lyons" This estimable
couple remained here for several
months and became great favorites with
he people. February 8, 1864, Bernard
Snow first played, appearing in Loves
Sacrifice" On February 8, Artemus
Ward delivered his never-to-be-forgot
en- grafton, and on July 20, George
Pauncefort first appeared, playing "The
Romance of a Poor Young Man. Stars