The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.

The fall season at the Salt Lake
theatre viii open early next month,
with John Drew in his famous Rose
mary" Mr.. Drew opened in San Fran
cisco last Monday night with big sue
cess. Maud Adams has said fare" .
to him. and is now rehearsing for her
own season. His leading lady is Isabel
Irving, and both will DE seen in Salt
Lake.
Neil Burgess is coming back from
London where his effort to popul3rize
an American rural character and COM
edy, the Yankee old maid in The
County Fair was not successful. Mr.
Burgess is a firm Spiritualist, and is
guided in his business affairs by what
he believes to be communications from
spirit friends. 1t was upon their ad-
vice that he reconstructed the Star
theatre in New York City extensively
several years ago and produced The
Year One" and il was they who d.
rected him in the later London ven
ture. However there is a hard headed
manager. Henry c. Miner, who believes
that English audiences will accept
Yankee play, and he viii produce
shore Acres" in the British capital.
Denman Thompson, although encour-
aged by Henry Irving to try The Old
Homestead" there, has decided not
10 90.
There is some talk of the Salt Lake
Opera company going TO work on their
third production during the fall, but
the managers have as yet had no meet
ing 10 consider plans. There will be
some long gaps to fill at the theatre
before Christmas and the local COM
pany could probably do good business.
Charles Hoyt is supposed to be a
very wealthy man. He is rated by the
gossips of the profession as a multi
millionaire He keeps UP an elegant
establishment in New York, and during
the summer lives in a palatial home al
Charleston. N II. He takes with him
70 this New Hampshire villa chef
from the Hoffman House, New York,
a butler and valet His wife employs
three serving maids, and there is an
extra servant to make the number odd.
THIS front" would seem to bear out
the stories Of his fabulous wealth, but
nevertheless EIOyt told me q short time
ago. and the information was not con-
fded TO me as a secret either, that ne
was not worth over $250,00O. I have
not made nearly as much money as
people think l have, he said, and II
my affairs were all settled up at pres
ent d quarter Of million would be
about my limit"
Regarding the eft repeated tales that
the Hoppers were about to separate
matrimonially and professionally, the
New York Herald says: That Mr.. and
Mrs Hopper have had personal differ
ences may be true Married people on
and off the stage have been known 10
disagree at times. That is their private
affair. not a topic for public or news
4 \ nG0luIHlX
true that Mrs. Hopper intends 10 or has
intended TO leave the company Nor
has she any intention of appearing III
.sThe Bride Elect" The fact is that her
contract with the manager Of the Hop
Der company, Mir. Stevens, IS now eX-
piring. and it has just been renewed
with her for two years 10 come she
and Mr.. Hopper viii continue 10 appear
together in "El Captain" which is ex-
pected TO run all next season, and they
will both appear IN the succeeding
opera
In the musical world of Europe no
teacher stands higher than Madame
Narehesi. and vet a first interview with
her is an ordeal to be dreaded. She
may tell you with almost brutal frank
ness that your, cherished vocal projects
are thin as air bubbles and that you
had better turn your attention TO cook
ing. Or, with one unusual CLEAN of
her gray eyes and one sudden indrdWn
breath, making her thin lips still thin
rer, she may tell you that you are
destined 10 lift the heart of the world
in immortal song and wear the laurels
of a great lyric career. Again, she may
tell you with the same blunt severity
that you have no looks at all for the
stage. and after you have been ac
cepted IS a pupil you are still sub
jected to her mercfless severity. To be
taught by Madame Marchesi is not to
have the luxury of an Individual les
SON, an hours good, coy, comfortable