The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-18


Hoyt's "a Black S. eep," which
comes to the Salt Lake theater next
Friday and Saturday evenings, marks
the initial plunge into an unusually
energetic and interesting dramatic sea-
son. This production of Hoyt's has
scored universal success in both the
east and west, Otis Harlan winning
great commentator in his persona
ton of "Hot Stuff the Arizona sher-
iff
Treading closely upon the heels of
"a Black Sheep" come several other
high class attractions in rapid sue
cession, thus breaking up the season.
able but nevertheless eXasperating
calmness, which for months has per
vaded theatrical circles.
Next on the list of openings, is the
Grand Opera house, which commences
ITS season September is, with hand
some Fanny Mcintyre as leading lady,
TO while the hours and hearts away.
The proposed renovations ito be I'M
dergone by the old Wonderland thea
ter seem to have existed in the i'm
aginations of the management only,
as the same unbeautiful interior and
exterior present themselves unaltered
10 the public eye. 1t is probably another
case of ambition nipped in the bud
through an memorable demand for
cash down.
The heroine of Hoyt's new play, GA
Contented Woman" is meant to prove
an object lesson to female reformers
and women generally who yearn to
enter spheres of human activity for
which they were never intended. The
heroine goes into politics, is elected to
the mayoralty, becomes Disguised and
finally returns wiser woman to con-
jugal communion and domesticity.
Albert Bruuing, an actor who sup
ported Edwin Booth in Germany and
afterwards played important parts in
the Booth-Barrett combination, will be
a member of Alexander Salvini's COM
pany next season.
Henry Irvings reper4ory for his
American engagement will undoubted-
ly have the merit of variety, ranging
as it does from the placid recitation
of Beckett to the superlatively ener-
clude Macbeth" King Arthur
The Bells Faust" Much Ado
About Nothing" "Corsican Brothers.
Beckett" Louis XII and OLIVIA"
Bernhard for her appearance in
this country, will have two plays new
to the American public. 'IseyI' and
that of the conversion Of a sinful
woman, and the era is 500 B. C.
Pazl Potter goes to England next
week to superintend the rehearsals of
''Trilby'' for Beerbohn Tree at the
Hayrnarket theatre, London.
Canary and Lederer's up-to-date
production of 1.-The Passing Show"
will be seen here in a few months.
The title role of Robert Downing's
new play Helena" will be played by
Mrs. Downing Eugenie Blair) The
first production will be given at Wash
sngton, d. c., September 3. 1895.
A letter from johnson and Arthur.
GATED from Paris, announces the fact
mat they VIII be sole managers of all
the concerts to be given in this coun-
try during the coming season bv
Madame Sambrich.
Herbert Cawthorn will relinquish his
staring tour in order to take an Irish
comedy part il Katie Putnan's plav
THE Old Lime Kiln
Nine. Rhea took to the stage while
she was a student in a convent.
Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew with
a strong cast, will open at Daly's
theater, September >. in a dramatiza-
ton by Pierre DecourceIle of Dumas
LIE Collier Gle la Refine" CThe Queens
Necklace). =
There will be hundred and fifty
people employed in "The War Of
Wealth production this season.
Henry E. Abbey has just returned
from his European trip.
Marie Burroughs starred last season.
She will not star this.
The well known actor of old mems
parts in England, Mr.. William Farren.
will come to this country in support
of olga Nethersole. Mr.. Farren's
ancestors have all been equally fam
Gus. and he is the third in the genera
ton of actors of that name.
A play called Cuba has been made
out Of incidents in the present insur-
rection-
Minnie Madeira Fiske's new play
THE Queen of Liars will be put into
= rehearsal the S1st of this month.
Manager Henry C. Miner has thus
discoursed to the Dramatic Mirror. .
America is good enough for me. /
can't see anything abroad that is as
good as we can get here. In Paris
they have nothing but coffee and cauli-
flowers. People go to Europe for a
change and rest, but I find that the
hotel keepers get the change ana all
tie other sharps the rest.
The proposed return to the dramatic
stage Of Minnie Madden Fiske seems
ito have excited interest and approval
all round, not even excepting her
professional sisters.
The Pyle opera company, although
not in fotrishing circumstances, are
still 'fn the ring" They are now
playing 10 crowded nightly audiences
at Elitch's gardens, Denver.
Edwin Milton Royle's new romantic
drama Mexico is founded upon the
incidents of the war between Mexico
and the United States. The scenes are