The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-05

John Drew and his company, of
which Maud Adams is leading lady,
have met with a very f1attering recep-
ton in San Francisco. The plays pre-
sented there have been, 1.-The Masked
Ball." 1.-THE Butterflies and "Chris-
topher, Jr.''
Poor Billy Seaman, once the popular
Irish comedian, is a total wreck. He
has become so violent as to need
constant attendant The doctors Of
think he cannot live much longer.
The San Francisco Music and
Drama thinks no reduction can be
made in prices of admission as long as
the present elaborate and expensive
pictorial advertising is INDUCED in.
The past theatrical season has been
the dullest of recent years in New
York. The summer season has been
worse than dull; it's been dead.
An actress should receive more
salary than an actor of equal ability
because Of the great amount she must
spend for dresses. A mans costumes
are much cheaper and last longer.
There is a stenographer in New York
who pounds the typewriter all day, is
an actress in the evenings, and finds
time in between to write a column of
sensational theatrical gossip once a
week for a Sunday paper. Pretty live
ly girl, that.
There is in Paris a so-called anarch-
list theatre. 1t is implanted, very plain
and the auditors sit on benches. The
theatre was built by contribution, and
bids fair to be success. In the plays
produced the working man with his
struggles and life are fairly well de-
picted, but the capitalist, the man of
leisure, is always shown in repulsive
colors. The manager expects to pro-
duce plays that will land him in
prison.
From present indications Salt Lake
will have an abundance of attractions
during the coming season. Besides those
which are regularly booked at the the
atre the new house is having numer-
Gus inquiries for open time. OF late
Mr.. j. H. Skunk, the well known man
ager whose headquarters are at Chi
cago, has made application for dates
for John Dillon, Lizzie Evans, Pete
Baker, a new Swedish dialect comedy
which is to, take the place of "Ole
Olson" which he launched before the
public five years ago and severed his
connection with this season, and the
Calhoun Opera company. This last
organization consists of forty-five
members and is recognized as one OF
the best opera companies on the road.
1t is the intention OF the management
tn Ia he CoJ
the present season one Of the most
entertaining that has visited Salt Lake
since the days of the late Emma Alb
bolt.
The divorce suit in London of
yours Merrily'' John Rogers against
Minnie Palmer, has been withdrawn,
a private settlement having been
reached. 1t is entirely doubtful if
these clever people will ever succeed
apart as they did together.
Roland Reed will have new comedy
next season, entitled "a Friend of the
Family written by Blanche Maisden.
The Bostonians will have a new
opera this season entitled I'm Mexico"
by Oscar We'll and Charles T. DOGGY.
Liston to this: L shall be curious"
writes an English critic. "to see how
Beerbohm Tree succeeds in America.
He is very English, you know, and he
has a gentlemanly instinct which may
not altogether fit in with the demo-
cratic idea"
Eleonora Duse will not come to
America next season, but may come
the season after.
Jerome Styles will alternate with
Barnabee in the Bostonians the coming
season.
The notorious Lillian Lewis is out
with another f1amboyant announce