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

) This week at the Lyceum theatre the
comedy drama, 1.-The Bachelors
James K Hackett will assume the
title role in "Mr. Barnes, of New
York" this season.
William Young's new comedy
Young America" has been successful
ly produced in Boston with a strong
cast. headed by Joseph Whiting and
Eleanor Carey.
William Pruette will create the title
role in Smith and De Koven's new op-
era. Rob Roy"
Nellie McHenry, seen here in the bub-
bling comedy, "a Night at the Circus, -
is playing to good business in the
south. The Crescent City is now laugh
ing at her comicalities.
Gus Heege, of lyon Yonson" fame,
has new play under way. which is
to be another vehicle for his Scandana-
Wan dialect comedy, and which will
be produced after this seasons tour
with ''Yon Yonson."
J. M. Barrie's new play, entitled
Professors Love Story" is having
a phenomenal run at the Comedy thea
ire, London, and Mr.. Willard has ex-
tended his season three weeks beyond
the original date set to end it.
Edwin Hoff, the well-remembered
tenor of the popular Bostonians, has
had an excellent offer from Lillian Rus
sells company, in London, but for rea-
sons best known to himself has seen fit
to refuse it.
Nat Goodwin has new melo-drama
by George R. Sims, entitled, Horace"
| Pauline Hall will star in a new must
cal comedy by the Paultons, called
i'Dorcas." Her season opens some time
during the latter part of September.
The "Lilliputians" began their en-
| gagement at the Fifth Avenue theater.
New York, the 18th inst An article in
them as IAN accumulation of dime mu-
lseum freaks
| Charles Dickson has made a great
success of his new play, "a Jolly Good
EFellow," produced for the first time at
Asbury Park, N. J. The piece is writ
ten by Stanislaus Strange, and puns
ter remarks that it would have been
strange" if it had not succeeded.
Exchanges tell of the great success
iof Bronson Howard's new "Shenando-
ali" which is being produced under fhe
management of Charles Frohman. The
celebrated retreat scene in which oc-
ours the memorable ride of General
sheridan, has been made even more
impressive, and now, as the critics saw.
ranks as the head of vivid exciting.
stage pictures.
we OF the west, Who have endowed
the clever acting of Frederick Warde
take 1t almost as a personal slight that
New York should treat our tragedian
as it does. Why, none can tell, for sure
~ no one would question the marked
genius of the gentleman in the MANY
roles. in which we have seen him
Yet a clipping from a New York paper
says: Frederick Warde& will shortly
appear in new play BY William Greer
Harrison, of San Francisco, author of
The Prince of Ulster, which James
tO'Neil produced last season. Warde
certainly needs something in which he
can appear to advantage. The new
work is called 'Runnymede,' and is A
comedy in blank verse;
A new play, by a new author. had
its first production on any stage LAST
Wednesday evening, ait Thomas ssBarn-
acle." The play Is a comedySl?} drama
In four acts. and the author. Miss
Thomas, has not as yet decided whether
she will give it a metropolitan produce
ton or reserve IL for the edification Of
Salt Lake lovers Of the drama IN TIA
cast were Miss Thomas, Miss RUBY
Lindsay daughter Of our John 81 and
others Of no small ability. No an
nouncement Of another production has
as yet been made, but a second per
Torrance will probably be given short
ly.
A personal letter from Ned Royle
says he is doing a splendid business at
the California theatre, San Francisco.
and that his play, Friends" is every
where securing an ovation In Port