The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22

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will besides gain time to more fully
prepare THE Runaway Wife, Whlcn
Will go on Thursday night, ana IL
which Miss Valleau will first appear
This lady, by the way. is a decided
blonde, very pretty, apparently 70 OF
"a years of age, and with record for
excellent work in several eastern com
panies. Mr. Thomas j. Ross, the new
man, who has arrived, looks quite
youthful, but he has had a great deal
of experience. having appeared in the
! Pittsburg company. with Victory Bate
man and Howard Kyle last year
Ned Royle was feeling in a particu-
larly complacent mood after yester-
days matinee. Not only had he had
his money settlement for the week
with Manager Rogers and agreed on
four more performances, but he had
Just received word from his partner
in New York that he had closed ar
rangements with NJ. W. Wilkinson to
act as business manager for the Royle
and Henderson plays = Friends,
Mexico (-Captain Impudence') and
the new drama. Wilkinson is the man
whose skill did so much for the sue
cess of young Salvini, whom he man.
aged, and if he had the choice of the
country, Mr.. Royle could not have
fallen into better hands He will leave
for New York Immediately after the
run of his play closes.
Very few people know anything of
the business arrangements between
Mr.. Royle and Mr.. Rogers. 1t is stated,
however, that the house took the first
money that came up to a certain fig
ure to pay rent, advertising, orchestra
and all the company Gncluding Miss
Dwyer), except Mr.. and Mrs. Royle.
When this figure was reached (Which
it was very early in the engagemenO
the bulk of the remainder went to the
Royles for their services and as roy
alty-no pun intended. Both sides are
said to be extremely well satisfied with
the outcome.
Mr.. Rogers stated last evening that
he had already received % orders for
Thursdays matinee.
Arthur Eastman, an artist.-..........
.-.-----.--.--...........W Walter Edwards
hon Talbot Nane, afterwards Lord
Charnleigh Hugh Ford
MIR. Arthur We're a young artist.
DR.. Prescott the family physca-s. @Sa'e
............ George r. Edeson
Sir Launcelot, a sprig Of nobility.
-; H. d. Blakemore
5. Simpson
Alice Eastman and Lady Charnleigh
.--......-...-.-.-...-.... Marie Nalleau
l<illldn 11dye, NeE HclC6- Name dupont
Hester Eastman, Arthur's sister-in-
law Margaret Marshall |
Lady Yawn, moth of society,".
--.;.-.-........---..-.- Jessie Izette |
This is the cast Of THE Runaway |
will serve to introduce Miss Marie Val |
eau, the Grand's new leading lady, |!
Thursday night 1t is described as a |
i've act drama of heart interest. and |
lad quite run in the eass, when pro
1uced by Rankin a number of years
ago.
A correspondent having attacked
Charles Frohman for not getting an
American play for Maude Adams to
star in, shat astute manager replies:
so far from desiring to star Miss
Adams in an English or French play,
much prefer TO present this Amer
an girl in an American play. l shall
)nly take a foreign piece if l cannot
secure a satisfactory American play
And 10 show the strength of my con-
-iction, 1 will make this offer to Amer
can dramatiSts:
IF they Will write a play which is a
suitable one in which TO present Miss
Adams on her first appearance as a
tar, l will be only too glad to produce
I, and will agree to pay the author
UGH terms that his receipts from the
oyalty will in the first twelve months
mount to at least 80, 600. That, l will
-udranfee, snail be the minimum that
e viii receive. If the play is mora
han ordinarily successful his royalties
Vii be larger, but 1 promise him
10000, at least, the first year, and as
much more thereafter as the play earns
i'm by its continued production by ,
Hiss Adams.
4 want to encourage. not discourage.
he American playwright He is a
God fellow and a brajny one. as Mr..
What s-his-name says. and if he is I
.aiting for market for his goods let
i'm bring them along, if they are OF
he right SORT. Miss Adams won't
tart OUT till next September so he's
OF plenty. of time TO get his wares
sady.'
Professor Stephens, director of the
abernacle choir, is thoroughly en-
lused over the coming of 'Nordica,'
nd in conversation yesterday he said:
Great song birds once in. a while
axe their appearance IN our noun
I'm Businesses, bU- seldom do we cam {
Ire them in the very height of their
lory. Nordica can now be truly said i
} have reached her summit; it is diff !
lit TO see how she could get higher.
tNiu5 Woi4 NItS i1SNeSt HOnCfS within | c
le last four years that 1T seems pos
bic for a vocalist to attain. An Amer !:
IN, chosen to reign in the greatest
usicad temple OF musical Germany
at home in the Metropolitan
vera house, New York, crowned queen
song. and that with a real tangible Il
own, worth thousands of dollars; :
'el'ywhere recognized without envy as
'e-emlnent in each Of the highest
rms OF musical art the Opera. the
'atorlo, the concert and the festival. n
eEDa may be unequalled in the bird n
&c Waro4dngs of Donizetti's music. fl
agVe may claim precedence as the i'm
llsfve actress singer of Carmen {"
Id IKE fiery dramatic roles; but Nor
ca scars above specialties. and mag
ilcenfiy TITS herself to the theme. be
the dramatic creations of a Wag- f
r, The melodious lyrics of a Verdi. II
the religious lofty expressions of a Il
andel; the loftier the theme, the more $
7 wonderful talents and voice are
ought into play to properly Interpret
e same to her listeners. Such. with
I exaggeration, is The singer who y
IL remain one night in cur city. and -
der the shadow of our great organ. =.
u the powerful acoustic properties n
our great old tabernacle to their h
iblest use on Christmas nigftt. Her n
ections VIII be simply her favorites Ii
)m the mastery works with whsch o
2 is so familiar. This will suit all b
Lsses of our music loving public bet a
than an attempt at any one COM n
tie work would do. in which the Il
lger would be confined to one class t.
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