The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-18

The new burlesque Little Christopher
Columbus is scoring grand success in
ond month at the Garden theatre
Marie Jansen and her company have
made a fair poplar success in Miss by
Mantle 1t goes more hriskly since the
first night. Mail and Express.
DeWooIf Hopper and Or. SyntaX" cele-
brated their seventy-tifth performance at
the Broadway theatre. New York. last
Wednesday evening with the presentation
of handsome souvenirs
J. H. Haverly. of minstrel fame. is ne
gotiating for lease of the Alcazar
theatre, San Francisco, for a season of
minstrelsy there with his ''AIastodons.
Robert Downing is still on the coast,
and is giving Calif1rnians his full rener-
ifornia theatre San Francisco, in
''Richard, The Lion Hearted"
The most favorable reports continue TO
come in from the southwest where Thomas
Keene is TOT ring on his way to the coast.
Large houses and great enthusiasm greet
the popular tragedian.
Rose Coghlan has accepte.d. new emo
tional play called Nemesis, which may
be seen first al the Star theatre December
3rd. 1t is by well known author. whose
name is not announced. Mail and tx
press.
Mr.. Charles Frohman has sent one of
bis trusty lieutenants to London to
familiarize himself with the new play
The Fatal Card" which is having
play will be presented for the first time
in America some time during the holidays.
Al the dramatic papers are booming
their Christmas editions. and their efforts
this year will probably exceed anything of
the past. OF course each one claims his
paper will outrival all the others, but it
is safe to say they will al be very fine,
in the way of handsome illuStrations and
newsy professional articles.
Miss Fannie Rice has sheived Miss In
nocence Abroad" and will shortly pro
duce her new play which she calls Three
Pair of Shoes, IT must be extremely dis
courlsing for one to entertain such bright
hopes for the future of Il new production.
and then have il meet with sIIcn Il flat
failure as that experienced b. Miss In
nocence Abroad"
Smith and DeKoven have found a
worthy successor for Robin Hood" in
their latest effort Rob Roy" which has
net with phenomenal success at the
Herald Square theatre, New York. The
scenes, of course, arc laid in Scotland.
which admits of the most picturesque
costumes and scenic effects; Little Juliet
Gordon, who has been with the Boston
ians for so Tlany seasons past, is singing
the leading female role.
Mr.. Lincoln Carter announces q novelty
for the corning season. which viii be
be carefully mounted and will be q add :!G
ton to Mr. Carers other successes The
Fast Mail" and The Tornado
The scafolding is all down in the audi
forum Oh the new GIdnu' 'lilu ~ P tits,,
looks very much like a pretty lite
theatre THE seats may arrive any time,
end Anderson is pushing the scenery land
he iS rustler when he wants to be-;
The wiring for lights is completed an:
popular price theatre patrons are antlci-
pa'ting lots of fun when the doors are
thrown open on the first performance.
/ The New York World is exercised over
! the fact of so many criminals, pugiiists
! and society outlaws adopting the stage
for profession with their dtSreDutabie
no.oriety as a recommendation for sue ceSis;;
h s.,ld says: Jim Root. an honest railroad
! engineer who. in the line Of duty. ran his
/ train through the roaring hell OF 4
I Michigan forest fire, has been induced 20
! leave the footboard, and nightly does mock
| beroics in a Bowery theatre in silly play
! called The Ride for Life Thus has Il
/ good engineer begn spoiled to make
! bod actor