The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-16
PLAYS AND PLAYERS ABROAD.

London, June 15.-Although it is sup
posed to be the height of the season,
the theatres are fast closing their
doors in the face of the bad business,
n were it not for Sarah Bernhard
and EInora Duse and a few others,
London would soon be in a. bad way
for dramatic amusement. The triple
bill at the Lyceum theatre has proved
a failure and John Hare closes the
Garrick tonight. In addition to 'SThe
Triumph of the Philistines' which will
be withdrawn from the St. James
theatre next Thursday, and 1.-The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray'' substituted,
An Artists Model'' at The Lyric
theatre; 1.-THE Shop Grip at the
Gaiety theatre and 1.-The Passport at
the Terry'S theatre are the only real
successes of the season.
The revival of La Traviata' at
Covent Garden theatre on Tuesday
last with Patti as Violetta. was the
event of h operate season. The
seats sold at fancy prices. and they
were all well filed. In addition, many
wen known men were compelled TO
stand IN the gangway. The boxes and
stalls were ablaZe with diamonds.
Nine. Patti received a great and en-
tnuSldSJ1c welcome. Ladies threw
bouquets upon the stage. a thing I'M
known in Covent Garden for years.
But it must be admitted that PATHS
voice has lost much Of it's former at
tractiveness.
May Voho. lady Francis Hope) is
to tour America for a year, beginning
September next.
1t is announced that Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall will also return to the United
States in the fall.
Explaining the attractions Of
America for English actors, Vanity
Fair says:
The field here is rigidly confined to
London, while there they have the
whole country. Stars only appear a
few weeks in New York and to the
jewellers in the great provincial cities
New York is not a name to c~onjure
: 18th. Boston despises New York and
Chicago does not care a rap for either.
Philadelphia a views of its own and
SO has San Francisco
Last Wednesday morning Sir Henry
Irving who, by the way, only appears
as Mr.. Irving" in the play-bills, gave
a special matinee at the Lyceum for
the benefit of the Actors benevolent
The audience was largely COM
posed of professionals who loudly
testified their appreciation of the
popular artist. Miss Terry appeared
as Nance Oldfield and Mr.. Irving was
seen in Don QuiXote" and "A Story
Of Waterloo"
The arrangements for the last week
of Sarah Bernhardt's engagement at
Days theatre have been completed.
She viii be seen for the first time in
London in La Princess Lointaine.'
which was her last production 1t the
theatre in Paris. The
mounting is even more superb than
"GismOnda' and the whole scenery
and costumes have been brought over
for the purpose. Her five representa-
tons Of La Princess Lointaine" COM
nencing Wednesday next md includ-
a Saturday matinee will bring her
series to a close.
Mrs. Langtry's gowns nave been
more commented on than her acting in
new play of Gossip" Her en-
gagement at the Strand theatre,
Lslington, which closes tonight have
been the most successful that she has
had in London Mr.. Langtry,
her former husband, has recently
made some successful speculations on
the stock exchange. At the time when
his wife first made her appearance in
society Mr.. Langtry, who in
1erited an income of a little over f20.-
100 a year from his father, had been
;ingularly unfortunate in his invest
nents n was in sore financial
The reverses he has recently
occupied. Mr.. Langtry's first wife
vas a Miss Price. who was a school
nate Of Joey Lilley" and said to be
more beautiful than the latter.
St Georges hail, so well known as
he home of the German Reed enter
ainment and which since the death of
yorley Gray has been closed will
ihortly reopen its doors. Henry Reed
las undertaken the management and {
will have the support of several of the I
-rtists who have formerly appeared s
With Mr.. Gray and the German Reeds. {
t is understood that in the manage
nent of the Royalty theatre Arthur
3urchuer will have a very substantial
backing of the Baroness
3urdette-Coutts, who has ever taken
friendly interest in the professional
areer of his wife, Violet Van Brugh. 1
The first performance of S. F. Courts :
four act comedy "An Average {
len" was given on Thursday at the 3
opera Comique. The play, which has :
peculiar story was we'll received. I
w. S. Gilbert, who is only lately :
'ack from a trip to the West Indies. >