The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-13

have been IN bed and VINO ADDED aDSO-
lutely nothing TO the plot; batfled viii
lainy and triumphant virtue.
blooming UP in the near future are
ssrhe Gay Parisians, ''Sans Gene" and
the Republican triplet conventions
Then look out for something in the
amusement line worth recording. For
the present au reVoir MARGE.
The engagement of Chauncey Olcott
ended last night at the theatre in The
Irish Minstrel" The attendance was
OF the same character as that of the
other two nights-not good and not
bad. In many respects the play was
the most pleasing of the three Mr.. Oh
colt has presented. and il seemed to
appeal more 20 the taste of the down
stairs portion Of the audience than
either Of its predecessors The episode
with the children was very laughable,
and MIR. Olcott's singing was as tune
FIJI and as heartily applauded as ever.
The support was all good
The next attraction at the theater
will be 1.-THE Gay Parisiars,' on Fri
day and Saturday, the 25th and 26th.
For 200 nights ii crowded Hoyt's thea
ter to the doors. 1t sails under the
Fr-ohsnan flag Frohman will bring
here the entire original company. head
ed by w. J. Ferguson, generally con-
ssidered as one Of the best character
factors in America. The comedy is an
adaptation of the French farce L Ho-
TED du Libre Exchange" In its or1gl-
nal form. the comedy is now on its sec
ond season in Paris. Those who have
witnessed both productions declare that
in the adaptation, all that Is risky
has been eliminated, but that the farce
itself is nevertheless the more amusing
tf,n t1-1Ah in
this comedy are said TO be true to ma
ture, and the company presenting the
different characters was declared by
New York papers to be the best seen
in comedy in years. This comedy makes
for Manager Charles Frohman q re-
rnar1able record, ut being the third sea-
son that he has given to New DIRK the
most pronounced laughing success Of
+91e wear. Season before last Charley S
A1nr'' filed the Standard theaGer
lroughout the year. This was dupli-
rated last season by TOO Much john
SON. The story is of an elderly married
man. who seeks an intrigue with his
friends wife. and involved himself and
many innocent, persons in the most
fan7lsing complications. known as "A
Nisrht OUT this comedy is running
with phenomenal success in London,
also under Charles Frohman's manage
ment.
The third season of the Grand opens
two weeks from tomorrow night, and
with the swinging back Of the doors,
Mr.. Rogers will face the most serious
,4r,ohlem which has confronted him
since he entered the managerial arena.
THAT problem is how to keep his COM
many up to the old high standard, and
Of the same time make some money
for his stockholders. The public will
absolutely refuse to accept any COM
nsnv which does not stand alongside
Remark, Bateman, Warren Bates,
Cooke. Frawley, Edwards, Clark, IN
gersoll and Edeson; but the question is,
even with an aggregation of talent
like the house has had in the past,
viii the public turn out in sufficient
Plumbers to make the venture a paying
oner Experience has taught that the
crowds are to be had, if the play suits
them. The play has not always suited
en- +he past and therein is another
nroblem which Mr.. Rogers must meet,
hx no means the least of the many
fbich will come up for disposition.
Mr.. Rogers is confident that the old
s+andard will be adhered TO by the
new cluster of players he has brought
together. Walter Edwards we all
know and like, and he viii have the
leading role in The Lost Paradise"
49, n6ening play-the role in which
William Morris and Mr.. Frawley have
both been seen here. Horace Mitchell,
who is 90 play seconds, will do the
villain. 1t is an important question
whether he viii be able to alternate
leads with Edwards. as Edwards did
with Ingerson. George Edeson will
again be stage director and comedian;
IL could hardly be bettered. Blakemore
will be in the opening peace. at least.
ard have the part Of Billy" mate to
nCinders' Mr.. Simpson, late of the
Arper company. viii do utility
roles. Adele Belgrade, who played
leads with Warde here in THE
!. Meuntebank," has been engaged