The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06
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MANSFIELD TONIGHT-The noted
nights engagement this evening at the
theatre in one of his most celebrated
approximations Beau Brummel."
] AT THE "Queena" opens
the last week of the present company
tonight.
AT THE LYCEUM-"M'hss," with
Miss Hall in the lead, is the bill this
afternoon and evening.
TABERNACLE-The choir's eau
revoir' preliminary to the California
trip occurs in the great building to-
night. Fifteen hundred children and
450 adults will take part in the con-
cert.
Isle LEIGH-NIiss Lisle Leigh, the
new leading lady at the Grand, prom
ises to become as popular with San
Francisco audiences as her aunt was
befort her, says the San Francisco
Call.
Old Californians remember Sara Al
eXander, Miss Lisle Leigh's aunt, WELL
When almost a child she was a member
of Brigham Young's stock company at
the Salt Lake theatre, and by her sing
ing and dancing so won the graces of
brought up with his own children, and
frequently alluded to her as his elev-
enth daughter.
Miss Sara Alexander had will of her
own. She refused to allow herself to
be married to any of Brigham Young's
followers, and when she chose to leave
the Salt Lake company she did so, in
spite of the protests of the Saints, who
were very 10th to lose their favorite
I IL A dow. 20
California from Salt Lake, and at the
old California theatre ingratiatsi her.
self as much into the good will of San
Francisco audiences as she had for
merly captured the regard of the
Saints.
Lisle Leigh came on the scene of life
at late date. She was born in Salt
Lake, and as her mother died a year or
two later her aunt Sara Alexander,
adopted her. At years old little Lisle
made her stage debut at Louisville in
the role of Allie with F. S. Chanfrau
in Kit, or the Arkansas Traveller"
Since that time she has played almost
continuously, sometimes in the COM
panies of which her aunt was men,
Der and sometimes taking the child
roles for leading dramatic stars. At
Is she began TO play emotional roles
as a woman.
Miss LlSle Leigh can say with truth
that in her tine she has played many
parts, for although only about 20 years
of age she has appeared in over a hun
dred different roles. Her last tour was
with Northern Lights" She created
her role in that drama in Brooklyn last
October, and continued all through the
tour, which ended in Brooklyn on the
21st of last month Two days later she
was on her way to California with her
aunt Sara Alexander, who always ac-
companies her on her travels and at
once began rehearsals at the Grand.
TT was quick work." said Miss Leigh
yesterday, but l am so used to going
from one engagement to another that
the habit has become second nature
Ever since I can remember anything
1 have always been on THE stage, ex-
cept for six months when 1 was in the
Observation-Disclosures stage, neither a
child nor a woman, but durintt that
time | was making occasional appear
ances."
Miss Leigh is TALL well-developed
girl, whose growth has certainly not
been retarded by her precocious stage
appearances, though she looks a little
more than her 20 years. She has very
quiet, modest manner and relies large
~ on her aunt in all the business of
life. The young actress has an es-
pecial liking for emotional roles and
is looking forward with interest to the
experience which six months work
with a stock company will give her.
The last time she was here was with
the Potter-Bellew company at the
Baldwin