The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-24
Stage Whispers.

The K. of P. band is said to be MAX
Ing excellent progress.
The Grand will give a special matt
nee on Thanksgiving afternoon, Thurs
day next.
Charles Alfred Byrne. founder of the
old Dramatic Times, is now dramatic
editor of the New York Mercury.
The Boston Record had a story last
and his wife (Sadie MartinoD has sep
arated.
Sarah Bernhard denies the report
that she intends to make a tour of
Germany. 81 don't deal in politics."
she says; 81 don't blame any one; but
l won't act in Germany
Stanley. the explorer, went to see
Frank Daniels in 1.-THE Wizard of the
Nile in New York the other night,
and gave the scenic features of the
production some warm praise.
Digby Bell has been taking points
from Richman. He refused to go on
the stage in Washington last week
until he received his overdue salary.
Unlike Richman, he won his point
Haverly's Ministries, with Billy Rice
and Burt Sheppard, are in San Fran
cisco, heading this way. They have
burlesque called 1.-The Brokers
Daughter" said to be very laughable.
Helen Blythe has announced a dram
atization of Tess of the Dubervilles,"
but the Harpers object because Hardy
is dramatizing his own novel, for the
use of Mrs. Patrick Campbell in Lon
don.
Lillian Russelrs next new opera is
called 'FThe Goddess of Truth" The
libretto is by Stansilaus STANCE one of
the authors of '@The Magic Kiss
Miss Russell is to produce the opera
| at Abbey's theatre, New York, either
ON February IL or a week later.
Immediately after the announce
ment that James J. Corbett had re-
turned to New York and would open
play, ga Naval Cadet" William A.
Brady received over 200 kilograms re-
questing bookings for his champion.
William A. Brady's Humanity
company, in which Joseph Grismer
and Phoebe Davies are playing the
leading roles, is in Providence this
week. The hunting scene in which
ten horses and thirty hounds are used,
and the sword combat on horseback
are two of the most realistic scenes
ON the stage.
The business of "Trilby" over the
California circuit the past month has
! surpassed that of any other attrac-
| ton this season. The demand for the
play was so great in the northwest
that Manager Brady jumped the
company from Denver to Portland,
Ore, where they were testing the ca
pacity of the Marquam Grand last
week.
Under a very handsome picture of
Miss Bateman, this weeks Mirror has
the following notice: Victory Bate
man, of whom a picture is given above,
has resigned from the Boston theatre
production of 'tBurmah.'' On the first
night of that play Miss Bateman was
seriously injured. During the play she
was thrown from a window and sus-
tanned hurt which, although she has
recovered from it, made the part dis
tasteful to her During her Illness from
the accident, although she was attend
ed by two doctors and a nurse night
and day, Miss Bateman never missed
a performance. On the night of her
closing, November 8, the choir children
in the play presented her with a large
bunch of white and red roses, the extra
girls gave her flowers and a hand
some feather fan, and she received
many beautiful gifts from other mem
berS of the company and from friends
before the curtain. The Boston press
was very complimentary to Miss Bate
man and praised her performance high
ly. Miss Bateman is an actress who
has won distinction in many roles, and
will no doubt soon again be seen in
part suited to her ability.