The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-18
stage Gossip.

! Walt Whitmans latest song. The
Lovers" is being sung with great sue
cess.
/ Napier Lothian, jr-, has gone to Chi
cage to rehearsa one of Reginald De
Koven's operas.
The wives of the famous team, Ev-
ans and Hoey, are twin sisters as well
as clever actresses.
This is the last season that Fannie
Davenport will play Cleopatra" Next
season she will produce a new play.
! Marguerite Warrington, author Of
''Lettarblair, has just completed the
hbretto Of a comic opera She has not
decided on the composer
J John A. Coleman. of Thatcher's AT
RIGA" company, has been out of the
cast for some time owing to a sprained
ankle. He has not left the company.
In the Maryland Shakespearean fes-
tival which is to take place in April,
Martha Ford will appear as Ophelia,
Juliet, Portia and Desdemona, with
Creston Clark in the title roles.
Orrin Johnson, Sol Smith RusselIs
leading man, was unable to appear for
several days because of a severe at
tack of the grip. Stewart Allen, stage
manager of the company, filled the
role acceptably.
J E. S Willard will not act next sea-
son. He is now trying to substitute,
in the time booked for him, his pres
ent company with Marie Burroughs as
the star Some of the managers have
accepted the proposal, but the ma
iority are rather loath to make the
change.
Lillian Lewis has been successful
with her new play, Good Bye, Sweet
heart" the scenery, electric and cal
cium effects being particularly good
Miss Lewis is one of the crack shots
among American women who shoot.
and is the owner of a flhe new Baker
double-barreled shotgun.
! Madame Modjeska has played her
final engagement in New York. Her
tour next season is completely booked
and New York is not included in 1t.
At the close Of the season, Madame
Modieska will retire from the stage
and return to Poland, where she is
greatly beloved. Her departure will
be a great loss to her adopted home,
America
METROPOLITAN Opera House-The gor-,
eeous spectacular pantominae, Here
We Are by the boxholders of this
theatre. Rare jewels! Magnificent
costumesi Directions printed on every
rroeraunme enable visitors to know
lust which boxholder they are looking
at. This is done in no other country!
There will also be a performance on
the stage.-Life.
Grace AtN ell, the Indian maid Of
saThe Girl 1 Left Behind Me- last
week gave new proof that she has a
phenomenal memory. Miss Armstrong,
who plays Kate kenion, was taken i'll.
Miss Atwell copied and learned the
part after the performance on We'd
nesday night, and played it letter-per-
feet and successfully on Thursday
evening. She was warmly congratulate
ed on all sides.
John Drew produced his new play
sgThe Butterflies with great success
at Pallner's theatre in New York Feb.
5. The play is wholesome in tone and
delightful in its wit and sentiment.
The leading role is well adapted to Mr..
Drew and he is destined to become the
idol Of the matinee girls. Maud Adams,
of whom Salt Lake is Justly proud, is
attractive and effective in her new
role, and although it doesn't give her
such opportunities for varied plays as
the role she filled in 1.-The Masked
Ball." she makes most of its good
points.
Charles Frohman's comedians are
still producing THE Other Man"
About February q, Mr. Wilkinson s
Widows will be revived with the orig
This comedy will run until Easter,
when the company will produce, for
the first time in this country, Alexan-
der Bisson's new plsy, which is now
called THE Liar, This piece is soon
TO be tried at the Varieties theatre.
Paris, and is one of the three for which
Mr.. Frohman has secured the Amer
loan rights from Mr.. Bison. The
other two are MY Governor and
THE Manager" 1.-THE LIAR will prob
ably be renamed.
| A new opera by two Americans.
Charles F. Paine and Everett T. Col