The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-04

The energetic young manager of the
Grand Opera house, John Rogers, re-
turned to town from his eastern eX-
petition last week, with a great part
of the arrangements for his coming
dramatic season all signed and sealed.
The opening of the house, with new
company, has been decided for the
10th day of September. but the full
repertoire is yet to be divulged, though
it is probable that such plays as
David Garrick.'' Held BY the
Enemy" ''Nita's First Amy Rob-
Sart' and "RosedaIs'' will be included
in the bookings.
The company will consist of twelve
members, six of whom Mr. Rogers has
already engaged. they are William
Ingersoll, Walter Edwards. George =.
Edeson, Milton Lipmal, Hugh Ward
and Fanny Mcintyre.
Nh. IngersOH will have the direction
and management Of the company on
the stage. He has cancelled his en-
Sagement at Manhattan Beach. Den
Yer, in order TO leave for New York
and secure the balance of the com
pany. IngersOll has played leading
business with Marie Wainwright and
Nat Goodwin, and is at present lead
ing man OF the Manhattan Beach Stock
company.
Walter Edwards as no doubt many
of the people in this city remember.
was the leading man in The Ensign
company, in which he made big sue
cess, and is now one Of the most pOpu-
lar members OF the Manhattan Beach
company The last time he was in
sat Lake, he played the lead in In
old Kentucky" and secured many
more admirers.
George EdesOn IS acknowledged to
be one of the best stage managers in
the profession. and a comedian of rare
ability. He created the part of Peter
Amos Dunno in NiObe," which was
one of his greatest successes
Milton LiDman has had a thorough
stock experience in several companies
throughout the east and west He
shared the leading business nj No
rosco's, in San Francisco, for a long
season and became a great faVorite
recently he received a f1attering offer
from William A. Brady to play Taffv
IN 'Trilby," but as the season was in
definite, and stock work more salts
factory to him. the Grand was enabled
10 secure his services.
Hugh Ward, the only member
or the old company who will return
IS well known and liked by the pa
irons CT the Grand Opera house. He
Is now playing a short season at Four
paugh theatre, in PHILADELPHIA. pre-
paratory TO coming here.
Miss Fanny Mcintyre will be the
leading 'ady of the Grand's COMPANY
She has quite an enViable reputation
IN the cas-, where her services are al
ways in demand. Her personal appear
ance viii be interesting news to A
great many. and she is described nv
Manager Rogers as being a very beau
tlfUl woman with a fine stage presence
and magnificent wardrobe Mr. Four
paUgh attempted to secure Miss Nc
1ntyre's services after she had signed
with the management of the Grand
and was considerably disappointed at
not being able to do so. She has, how
ever, consented to play there for four
weeks before the season in Salt Lake
opens.
The balance of the company have
not yet been agreed upon Mr.. Inger-
soil goes to New York at once for
tn purpose, and as he has the af-
fairs of the company in hand, it viii
be TO his interest as well as that of
the house, to make the season a bril-
liant success. and he viii no doubt en-
gage the best available talent.
The manager of the Grand considers
the company so far vastly superior to
any hitherto engaged.
a special meeting Of the Utah Kin
dergarten will be held on Tuesday,
Aug. 6. All the directors ard those in
terested are invited TO attend in order
to discuss important business matters.
An excursion to Saltair will ne given
by the Utah kindergarten on the 18th
of this month.
The annals of the stage snow very
few actors who have displayed marked
ability in any other direction, even in
the kindred one of dramatic author
ship The players who have distin-
guished themselves both as play
writers and play-interpreters have
been so few in all the history of the
theatre that the casual student of the
stage may almost remember their
names at will.
Minnie Madden Fiske, whose pro-
posed return 10 the stage next season
has awakened great interest every
where, so widespread is recognition of
her unique abilities as an actress, is
almost singular among the women of
the theatre of her time in her aptitude
for authorship. Aside from her liter
AIRY work, which, in spite of its occa-
sional character, has always attracted
= attention, she has displayed a remark
able talent for play-writing. Strangely
enough. however, all her efforts of this
kind have thus far been one-act
dramas. The most notable of these
have been THE Rose" and Grand
papa" both of which were played by
Felix Morris. Her strongest works
have not yet been produced. One of
them, entitled "A Light from St.
Agnes" viii be used by her on her
tour next season. Another is called
A remarkable thing about Mrs.
Fiske's more notable plays is their
locale. Born in New Orleans, her
literary instinct welded to her dramatic
cognition, has led her to seize charac-
tiers and incidents that moved in the
strong and individual atmosphere in
whiGlI she spent her childhood. Like
Gable and other noted writer's who
have become famous for their pictures
OF Creole life, she has recognized the 1
strong possibilities offered in a dra-
matte way by perhaps the most strik-
ing and picturesque locality in this
country. 1.-THE Rose" wildly illustrated
q phase Of Creole life with a touch of
rannance quite universally understand
able. "A Light from st. Agnes deals
with a different and a sinister feature
OF life in the same region; and mot
Guilty. Will have q realism of the
same Reality.
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