The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-04

IL there had been a good second-cIass
theatre in this city, with fair stage ac-
commodations, such as the Grand will
probably be, play like "The Fast
Mair' would not be seen at the Salt
Lake theatre. In order to reduce the
stage area to the size of the sets that
were brought, the tornentors had to be
showed in and the borders dropped until
the gods cried out pull up your cheese
CLOTH" for they could not see the drop
representing Niagara Falls. IT was not
that the theatre or the stage swas too
large. but the proportions of the Fast
MaiF' were too small. The pitch Of
some of the actors voices also showed
that they had been accustomed to many
a house OF smalle. caliber Notwith-
standing this, there was a good deal of
bigness TO some of the scenes. and an
effect of large space was certainly given
in the train scene. II Lincoln Carter
planned all these mechanical tricks out
himself and painted the scenery, be-
sides writing this and other plays and
taking leading parts in them, he must
he a sort of universal genius, and mas
much as he spent a great part Of mis-
boyhood here and in Ogden, where he
clerlled for several years in the z. c.
M. l.. we had better lay claim to him as
a Utah boy and class him with the host
of talented spirits that Utah has con-
tributed to the Intellectual world.
In all probability, when Mr.. Ezra Ken
dali comes to the theatre he will render
lhe play of THE Substitute" This en-
gagemeIft is nothing to do with that of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall.
General Lew Wallace is engaged to
lecture at the theatre shortly, but it is
not yet decided which topic he will Sc
lect. that entitled Travels in Turkey
Or How 1 Came to Write Ben Hur."
The Minneapolis Tribune, Journal and
Times each give a long account of
the performance of "Rliy Bias" the
masterpiece of Alexander Salvini. 1t
seems to De admitted on every side that
IT is the greatest effort OF his life and
that he IS IN. every way successful in
the deltneation of Hugo's most roman,
tic hero.
William NJ. Cranes production of
THE Pacific MaiP' is an adaptat ton of
Tom TayloTs Overland Route" made
fin de steele by references to the Lexow
Frank Daniels is credited with having
made the hit of his professional career
as "Shrimps," in Willard Sponsors
comic opera THE Princess Bonnie"
Mr.. Daniels has made up his mind to
remain in comic opera permanently.
Hermann, he of the black art and i'm
perial, has made five complete tours of
the globe and has appeared before every
reigning monarch of the day. He has
siXty-seven decorations, is commander
of the Legion OF Honor, knight COM
mander Of the Great Cross of Isabella
the Catholic, officer of Christ of Portu-
gal and honorary member of the Club
of Belgium.
Fourteen years ago Lillian Russell
was receiving from Mr.. Tony Pastor a
salary of SIS week, which was after
wards advanced to SIS. James c. Duff
was paying her $500 week when she
broke her contract with him. The Ca
sino gave her $500 a week. T. Henry
French coa1ed her to the Garden the
atre with salary of $500. Canary &c
Lederer gave her $1,000; and now Alb
hey, Schoeffel 81 Graw have made a con-
tract with her al $1,000 a week 1t is
now said that she has an ambition to
venture into grand opera and that she