The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07

would run over to London and look
about the field there. Mr.. Royle has
been told by a number of English peo-
pie that they believed Friends" would
be go with London audience, and
while he has not made up his mind to
anything as yet, he says he will never
have a better opportunity than the
present for seeing whether there is any
opening for a London production. There
is some talk of sending out special
company to do Friends on the road
next season, while Captain Impu-
dence" is running in New York. 1t
may be also that Mr.. Henderson, Mr..
Royle'S partner, may assume the bust
ness management of the firms inter-
ests, and give up acting. He is at pres
emit rusticating with his bride, in the
east. Mr.. Royle relates that he was
surprised to run across various pirate
companies who were boldly presenting
stolen versions of Friends" he met
one man while in the northwest who
related that he had played in the piece
down in Texas, and when Mr.. Royle
asked him whether they had not ex-
perienced trouble in getting a pianist
to do the part of Karje, the pirate an
swered cheerfully, "Oh, no, we made
him do cornet solo instead"
Mrs. Royle, though greatly fatigued
feeling WELL and says she wants no bet
ter recuperating place than she finds
in Salt Lake city.
Brigham Royce is manifesting that
he has a keen head as u manager; the
latest evidence he has given is in en-
gaging Harold Russell as his leading
man for next week. That week will
! be devoted to the farewell of the pres
ent company. which, by the way, is to
be rechristened next Monday night
the Brigham Royce Company of Play
ers;' a military play called "a Fair
Rebel is the bill, and Mr.. Russell will
have a part strong enough, Mr.. Royce
says, to be called star role. 1t prob
ably cost a snug little sum to obtain
the leading man of the Sans Gene
( company for seven performances, but
! Mr.. Royce rightly figured that the
send off, he would obtain through his
! presence would more than compensate
! for the expense, and be a big thing for
| his Los Angeles opening, which is set
| down for the 29th. He says the people
have all signed; that their fares back
to Salt Lake are to be guaranteed be-
! fore they leave, If they wish to return
here, and that they will play eight
weeks in Los Angeles; he then expects
to sign them for an extended tour
through the north and northwest. OF
course Mr.. Russell's engagement ends
with the Salt Lake run.
Professor Stephens asks The Herald
to give a clarion call to all singers,
old, young, high, low, bass, tenor, alto,
or treble, asking them to rally at the
tabernacle tomorrow night and assist
in the formation of a grand carnival
chorus. The tabernacle choir will fur
nish 400 voices for starter, but he
wants every singer who ever sang
with him at any time to come out and
roll the number up to 500. Let there
be mammoth response.
A notable musical, oratorical an
patriotic programme is that which ha
been arranged by the Utah Society O
the Sons of the American Revolution
for their banquet on the evening O
the 18th. This is the anniversary O
the battle of Bunker Hill, and yer
fittingly the society will celebrate tn