The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

study of the negro character. and
when she tainted her son with 1.-The
niger in him." the bitter scorn in the
words revealed the feeling which the
blacks had against some of their own
race far better than torrents of abuse
and vituperation could have done.
The Langtry woman has once again
succeeded in attracting big share of
public attention in England. The other
night. while seated in the Criterion
restaurant, London. which is a popular
resort with visiting Americans, she
became violently angry with her eS-
cort, who is known as one of her most
ardent admirers. 1t is said. however,
he SO far forgot the Difference due Mrs.
Iangtry that he fiirted with a woman
sitting at another table. This so in
censed Mrs. Langtry that in a jealous
rage she threw trimming glass OF
champagne in his face, causing great
excitement. The management of the
Criterion insisted that Mrs. Langtry
make an apology to the guests or she
would not otherwise be allowed to en-
ter the building again, and this she
finally consented to do. She then left
the scene of her exciting adventure in
anything but pleasant frame of mind.
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The usual order of things was re-
versed at yesterdays matinees-the
theatre was crowded and the Grand
turnout was light OF course with Mr..
Skinner and his pretty wife doing
Romeo and Juliet at the same prices
as those charged by Mr.. Huntington
and his company in The AmaZons, "
the town would choose the former. 1t
was 25-cent prices that built UP the
Grand matinees and Mr.. Huntington
0IlDrhr IN wake n Tho fonT
and Juliet" was extremely we'll rem
dered, Miss Durbin especially winning
warm plaudits. The night turnout for
Richard III was only fair.
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Walter Edwards, accompanied by
Mrs. Edwards, leaves this morning for
Denver. where the season begins at
ElitC his Gardens eek from tomorrow.
The company will be in charge Of Geo.
Edeson. with Jennie Remark as lead
ing lady. Hugh Warde. who was to
have joined the company. has been re-
leased, and will remain in the east.
Hugh Ford leaves Mr. Edwards COM
pany. Auf weiderschen.
London. May 22.-With few excep-
tons there has been a remarkable
slump in the business of the theatres.
The suddenness of the collapse has
have been doing splendidly have gone
to nothing, and it is evident the
queens jubilee will not be a blessing
to the theatrical managers. 4 re-
markable exception to this rule is the
Adelphi theatre. where the Americans
are appearing, which is packed night
ly. Every paper in town bestows the
highest praise upon the American COM
pany of actors. and Charles Frohman
is so pleased that he is trying to can
eel his American dates and stay here
during the autumn and winter. As
he is obliged to surrender the Adeiphi
on June u TO Sarah Bernhard he is
seeking for another house. but if he is
unable to find one he will take his
TO Paris until the end of
Bernhardts season. as he wants to
see how Parisians will receive purely
play.
"The Geisha'' at Days, '-The Circus
Girl at the Gaiety. The French
Maid" at Terry's. and "Saucy Sally
at the Comedy are other successes of
the present moment.
Theatrical London is to have a new
sensation, no less than a presentation
of "Hogarth'' on the stage. For two
years Weldon Grosmith has been en-
gagged in designing the costumes, seen