The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15
ances will be given here, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.

dLceS VIII De given mere, tuesday anu
Wednesday evenings.
1t must occur to Ned Royle and
Arthur c. Aston that this is not such
a very big world after all. Once, not
long ago, these two were professional
chums, cronies, business associates, Mr..
Aston being business manager of
Royle's company doing Friends" and
Mexico But they fell out, Mr. Ais
ton resigned precipitately, or was re-
quested to- he rushed into the Califor-
mia papers with the very evident de-
sign of injuring Royles western tour,
and went home to New York, leaving
the company in California. Hardly
year passes, and now in this some
what remote art centre, in the very
week when Royle is producing his new
est play at one house, Aston bobs up
and opposes him at another with
'.Tennessee's Pardner'' the new show
with which he has connected himself.
It's only accident of course, but it's
sometimes queer what accidents bring
about.
All doubts and speculations concern
ing the operations at the Grand after
Royle's play is produced, were settled
last night by the engagement of a new
leading lady in New York. She is
Marie Valleau, late of Frohmans
forces She is credited with having
made a hit in Moths" and her picture,
published recently in Munsey, indicates
that she is young and fair to look upon.
She left for Salt Lake last night, and
is expected to arrive in time to re-
hearse THE Runaway Wife" in which
she Will open q week from tomorrow.
All other negotiations. reports and
rumors are therefore off
Il new actor, a light comedian, Mr..
1l,.Nr De- i
in New York and he also will make
his bow in the new play.
Miss Belgrade and Mrs. Butler closed
their engagement with the Grand last
evening. Both did good work in
Barnes of New York" and their roles
in that play will be remembered as
their best achievements during their
Salt Lake stay
Professional people everywhere on
the road last week were anxiously
hunting for copies of Tuesdays New
York papers, and the Grismer-D Davies
company here were as eager as any
of their fellows. The reason is that
there were several openings of more
than usual importance last Monday
night, one being the first night of
Maurice Barrymore's Roaring Dick &
Co. in Washington. another being the
revival of ''Pudd'nhead Wilson" in New
York with Theodore Hamilton in
Mayo's part. Still another was Wilton
Lackaye's opening in Chicago as a star
in DIR. Belgraff' with Marie VAIN
wright and C. w. Couldock in his COM
pany. All three seem to have scored
The Lyceum will reopen tomorrow
night for a full week with one of the
new eastern farce comedies called
Town Topics 1t come east from one
of the San Francisco theatres where it
has been doing good business. 1t is of
the bright speciality sort. and includes
among its people William Keller Will
liam H. Mack, John Queen, James |
Tenbrooke, Phils OFT, Joseph Harring |
ton, William Nelson, Frank Caverly, |
A. M. Miller. Beatrice Norman, Nellie /
Sennett, Lylian Heckler, Luella Miller,
Elise Nugent and Laura Wainsford.
The Young Ladies' Aid society have
decided to push their presentation, of
THE Pirates of Penzance" forward to
Thanksgiving Day, instead of waiting
till the middle of December. Rehearsais
Of the chorus are therefore going on
every night under the direction of Mr.
A. H. Peabody, conductor of the Or
pheus The cast has been completed
by the addition OF Mr. H s. Goddard
IN ideal one. Lieutenant jerks. VINO
s said to have a fine tenor voice is to
De the Frederic; Miss Linnie Savage,
1ne of our coming sopranos, will enact
he part of Mabel; George Westervelt
will be the sergeant of police; George
:. Downey the majors general; Henry
Miles, the Samuel; Miss Lille Smith
ne Edith; Miss Emma Jorgensen the
Kate, and to Miss Mary Burke will fall
he part of Ruth. All the proceeds will
20 to the charity fund and the three
on Thursday and Friday
nights, the Goth and 27th with a Satur-
lay matinee on the 2Sth, should with
such cast, be greeted by heavy au-
licences.
Yesterday was an ideal day for matt
lees, and both the theatre and the
irand's afternoon performances were
lacked to Che suffocating point Indeed
L was a positive discomfort 10 remain
my length of time in either house. The
'eason for the unusual turnout at the