The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-20

season that there were last Even if
times We're 70 get good it would take
almost q. year before people would
have the money to spend on amuse-
ments they had two years ago. Only
last week we got q letter of inquiry
from manager who wanted a come
dian, and he asked US to send him the
names of such as were on our list that
We're capable and reliable. How many,
do you think, found Thirty nine. They
were all of actors who usually COM
mand from $50 a week up. In all my
dramatic experience, and it goes back
to before the war, l never knew such
a bad state of affairs" 1 can endorse
! this statement.
Victory Bateman and Howard Kyle
are coming west again, but this time
not to Salt Lake They have been en-
gagged for the stock company at Mo
! rosco's Grand opera house in San
Francisco; L. r. Stockwell will be the
comedian. Miss Bateman and Mr..
Kyle really seem inseparable; they
make an artistically brilliant pair, and
could hardly do better than to pool their
issues.
The recital by Mr.. H S. Goddard 5
pupils occurs Tuesday evening at the
Congregational church,; the doors will
open at 1870 and the concert begins at
SIS, and admission is by invitation
only.
James Lewis was buried in New
York on Sunday last, some of the most
distinguished members of the profess
sion acting as pail bearers. Lewis was
born in Troy, N. Y, fifty-eight years
ago, but he had been so long promi-
nently before the public that he was
generally believed to be much older.
He did not come of a theatrical family,
but was early attracted to the stage,
making his first appearance when but
seventeen years old, at the Troy Mu-
scum in a play called ''The Writing
on the Wall" When twenty years old
he was a member of the company at
the Green Street theatre, Albany, and
in 1858 went south, playing comedy roles
at the theaters in Savannah and Macon,
Ga. Here he gained much experience in
his profession, which stood him in good
stead when the outbreak of the rebal-
lion compelled him to return north.
After acting for some time in Roch-
ester and Cleveland, Lewis finally Sc
cured an engagement in this city with
Mrs. John Wood. In 1869 ne made
hit as Dick Swiveller in "Old Curiosity
gagement by Augustin DAILY. Lewis
became first low comedian in that or
ganization and virtually held that po-
sition with the exception of two seas
ons In that time he has appeared
with such eminent actresses as Fanny
Davenport Agnes Ethel, Clara Morris
and Ada Rehan.
During his long association with the
Daily company, Mr.. Lewis played al
most the entire range of low comedy
roles. but excelled particularly in his
portrayal of the middle-aged New York
er of sporting tendencies. His greatest
successes were won in THE Big Bo-
nanza," Mr.. Poskett in 1.-THE Magis-
trate," Bob Sackett in Saratoga" Prof
Rabbit in '7-2O-S," THE Squire" THE
Passing Regiment" Bottom in Mid
summer Nights Dream" Sir Toby
Belch in Twelfth Night" Launce in
1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona" Mr.. Foster
of Chicago in 1.-Two Escutcheons, and
Grumio in Tanning of the Shrew.'
1t was in 1878 that Mr.. Lewis seeded
from the Daily forces and Joined Abb
bey's stock company at the old Park
theatre Here he played in Cham
payne and Oysters Our Bachelors,
'.The Wedding March" and in 'Engag-
ed in which he was the original Chey-
lot Hill in this country. In the fall of
1880 Lewis returned to the Daily COM
pany in Needles and Pins" and con-
tinued with the organization to his
death. He played in London, Paris and
Berlin and was as great a favorite in
the English capital as he was III New
York. His memory is inseparably con-
nected with the delightful Mrs. G. H.
Gilbert, the oldest member of the Daily