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

play of "Richelieu.'' Mrs. Davenport
also took part in some of the perform
ances for that month. Mr.. Davenport
considered himself quite an actor, as
may be imagined, but an incident is
said to have occurred at rehearsal, one
day, that shows the opinion was not
unanimous. One of the support was
unable to WELD the tremendous two
edged sword used in .'Richelieu" (Which
ponderous weapon is one of the few
ancient relics that remain of the old
properties today and Davenport UNI
dertook to show him how it should be
done. The great actor was not the soul
of grace, and, after getting him to re-
peat the lesson, his pupil, who was a
Scotchman, thrust his hands to the
bottom of his pockets and standing
with feet wide apart, remarked, "Weel,
now that 1 see how We do 1t, l must
say, ye're not such a rotten good actor
yersel, Mr.. Davenport"
Miss Ince last played September 10,
and then the theatre was again turned
over to the tender mercies of the stock
company until Prof. Bosco came with
magic entertainment, on September
2S. Meantime, Madame Scheller had
been staying over while her husband
painted scenery, and now she appeared
again for a few nights. On November
ii and 16, 1853, occurred two grand con-
certs long to be remembered. Great
Parepa Rosa was the star. On Nov.
26. John McCulloueh first trod the Salt
Lake stage, opening in Damon and
Pythias" and playing all the big things
for a month, with Madam Scheller and
G. 3. Waldron for his principal support.
His last performance was Hamlet"
on December %. Then the same COM
pany without Mccullough continued to
play until sweet Annie Lockhart came
to lead them, beginning in 'Jngomar"
on February 10. But of this, more
anon.
john Drew is to appear in London as
a star. Charles Frohman yesterday COM
pleted the arrangements for his ap-
pearance there next season, and his
engagement, which is to begin in April,
viii continue to the middle of July
This will be his first appearance in the
English metropolis as star. AS a
member of Mr.. Days company he was
received there with great favor, but
Ada Rem was at that time, as she is
now, the great feature of Mr. Days
company, and Mr.. Drew was regarded
in the light of a remarkably efficient
leading nan, but in that light only.
Now he is to go there at the head of
his new company, and boldly challenge
comparison with the lights of the Eng
lish stage. No American player will
for a moment admit a doubt of the
actors success to cross his mind.
During his London engagement Mr..
Drew will appear in Henry Guy Garlic
toms American comedy, THE Butter
flies" in 'The Masked Ball" and in a
new play now being written for him
by an English author. the rights of
which Kill be controlled by Mr.. Drew,
both this country and in England.
He cas- pot, of course, give his finished
performance of Lord Clinebrook in The
Bauble Shop as Charles Wyndham
owns that play in England. Mr.. Drew's
entire supporting company has been
engaged for next season, and Maud
Adams, his leading woman, has ceen
re-engaged for two seasons to come.
Charles Frohman has decided, in view
of the great success achieved by Mr.
Drew in '"The Bauble Shop" to con-
tinue his engagement at the Empire
theatre until December 1, postponing
the opening of the regular season by
the stock company at that house until
December 8.
aninny band of In Old Kentucky who
was nicknamed Still Mouse" on ac-
count of his quiet manner. Recently
he bought a lottery ticket which won
$3.50. and now he puts on more airs
than the star of the company, wears
loud-checked pants, and recently had
the temerity to demand that he be
made the leader of the Pickaninny
band. Such is the Arrogance of
wealth"
The youngest light opera prima donna
on the American stage is Dorothy Nor
ton. She is twenty-one She sings the
| title role in 1.-THE Fencing Master
Three years ago she was discovered
by the Wilbur Opera company manage
ment. Last season she was Adele
Ritchie's understudy in The Algerian
Fred C. Whitney detected her talent