The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-22

him by Mrs. Madeline Lueette Ryley.
He remained at the Empire theatre I'M
til the beginning of December, when
owing to contract held by Olga Meth
ersole with Charles Frohman, the Eng
lish actress had to go into the En-
pire. The last week Mr.. Drew played
there his receipts were nearly $4,000
the crowds having, kept up all the time.
He was transferred to Palmer'S theatre
almost Immediately where he made a
new hit in The Squire of DANES"
comedy in which Charles Wyndham
has also made a success in London A
two weeks enga cement in Philadel-
phia from which his manager could not
buy q release interviewed after two
months at Palmea's and then he took
up his quarters in the new Garrick
theatre where he now has the fashion,
able world of New York at his feet
every night. He will remain at the
Garrick for the balance. of the season
playing nothing but THE Squire of
Danes"
The two comedies in which he has
won such tremendous favor this year.
will be welcome additions to this clever
actors repertory. In christopher Jr -
he personates a noble. type of young
fellow who refuses to marry rich girl
whom he does not love but gives his
rental displeasure and the hardships
of being cut off from comforts and the
plenty to which he was accustomed,
for her beautiful sake. The young
folks go on loving each other and it
is all very funny TO the pnlooker to see
how they manage to get along on bread
and cheese and kisses until the hard
hearted father relentS and forgives
them. 1t should be stated that Chris
topher Jr' couldn't marry to please his
father even if he wished to, as he was
already married in a queer way to a
girl he never saw, whose name he
doesn't know and whose whereabouts
are deep, dark mystery to him. He
manages to marry the right one,
though in the end, so that the roman
tic joys of the piece are perfect. In
The Squire of Danes" he carries the
role of the gallant gentleman who has
propensity for keeping an eye on his
married women friends, and preventing
them from making fools of themselves
or getting into the divorce court. In
the character of Mr.. kilroy he consti-
tutes himself the unsolicited guardian
of Mrs. Dormant, a young wife who
Imagines herself injured by her hus-
band and having separated from him
and looking for somebody or something
to love, comes pretty near to compro-
missing herself with ONE Sir Douglas
Thorburn. Mr.. Kilroy, in his nonchal-
ant and debonair way, steps between
these two people, sends Sir Douglas
about his business and hands Mrs
Dormant back to her husband Inciden-
tally, Notwithstanding his declaration
that his mission is to admire women
and not to admonish them, he is caught
in the matrimonial trap by a breezy
American girl, who pops the question
herself and gives him until 2 o'clock
the next day to say yes.
In both of these comedies MIR Drew
has the support of a splendid company
His leading lady, Miss Maud Adams,
of your city, whose dainty exquisite
art has caused her to be recognized
by the critics as worthy a place along
side of such complete mistresses of
dramatic expression as Duse and Bern
hardt. sustains in one case the role of
the sweetheart, and in the other that
of the wife about to make a. mortal
miss-step and in each case admirably
assists Mr.. Drew in making the sue
cesses that are placed to his credit.
Director Stephens states that up to
last evening $50 places had been book
ed for the California excursion of the
Tabernacle choir. This means that the
sixth Pullman is almost filed, and that
from 125 to $50 excursionists will ac-
company the choir. Some very hand
some Photographic stands turned out
by Johnson, showing the $50 or lis
singers. the soloists. the two lady clubs
and the Harmony Glee club, the tenn
pie and willsEbe sent for
ward tomorrow; 5000 folders, contain
ing history of the choir and extracts
from press notices received on the
Worlds fair tour will be distributed
through the mails in addition to the
posting of the regular theatrical print
ing matter.
Stage Whispers.