The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-08

Both places of amusement closed a
very satisfactory week last night. At
the theatre Downing's engagement has
been in the nature of a surprise. His
big opening night was followed by a
crowded matinee, and the gathering
last night was again more than fair.
The season resulted very handsomely
both to the local manager and the
star. At the Grand, Woman against
Apman,' while it did not do the bust
Mkss of "a Scrap OF Paper" showed a
profitable result Yesterdays matinee
was crowded. 1t was an unusual thing
for Salt Lake to turn out two heavy
afternoon gatherings, but it only goes
20 show what reduced prices and
clever management will do. Manager
Mckee induced every school master
and marin in the town to believe that
a proper understanding Of Roman his
tory could not be arrived at unless
he or she had seen Downing in Julius
CaSsar," and as a consequence the
house had a distinguished and critical
CLIENTELE such as is not often gathered
under its roof.
Mr.. Downing deserves to have it
sail that both his Marc Antony and
his Ingomar are superior characterize
tions to hi@ Orso in the brutal play
of the night before. For his rendition
of the celebrated Grafton yesterday
afternoon. the teachers gave him sew
eral well deserved curtain calls. His
1ngomar is the very best thing we have
seen him Go. and last night, in COM
pany with the talented actress, Miss
Blair he rose nearer to artistic ideals
than he has vet risen, in this city at
least. Miss Blair is admirable in all
she attempts. AS for the support in
both Julius Caesar and 'Ingomar."
it only needs saying that it was fair
without being good or bad. We have
had Booth and Barrett here in the
A0les of Rrutus and Cassius, and if we
do not indulge in warmer panegyricS
over Mr.. Downing's portrayals of those
roles they must not set it down to I'M
kindness, but only regret that it was
their misfortune in repeating Shake
speare's majestic verse, to cafl back
from the shades the memory If the
two immortals whose names are in
dissolubly linked with those of the
two great Romans.
A third place of amusement was
open last night-the original temple of
ZSla in these valleys, the old Social
kENl- a jdtndllCQ 4lOASe ISd1Q NhISS
Babcock's school of culture under
diversified programme. largely made
up Of humorous readings, the most
humorous and telling of which was
the rendition of the lady herself of "A
Sisterly Scheme" from Puck. The
Cannon Musical club. an organization
made up entirely of members of the
Cannon family, discoursed some pretty
airs on mandolins.
A poor but ambitious young play
wright once wrote a play and took it
for sale to shrewd. rich manager
Naturally, the author thought the ere
alton of his brain was worthy, but he
needed money badly, and he offered to
sell it for a song. The shrewd mana
ger, however, would not risk it. He in
sisted on paying the poor young man
only a royalty for as long as the piece
was kept on.
t9ne night it was produced and the
public went mad over it. The dollars
poured into the mana gers Golfers and
the royalty percentage poured out into
the pockets of the young playwright
Now they are both rich and growing
richer, for still the play holds strong
in popular favor.
The poor young author was Charles
Il Darcy. The shrewd, rich manager
was Jacob Lift. The successful play
was I'm Old Kentucky" Perhaps Mr..
Lift regrets now that he did not buy
it outright.
Mr. Darcy had no such trouble to
induce Nj. Lift to a ecept his new play,
1.-THE War of Wealth" Mr.. Lift was
ready and waiting for it as soon as it