Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-09

lney DOught In LONDON anu New
York.
SALE OF AUTOGRAPHS.
A recent sale OF autographs held In
London was interesting as showing
tue estimation in VIII o. Anne lean
Presidents and other no,ables o. nee.
ted with the history OF the United
States are held III Enrland. a letter of
John Quincy Adams brought s.;
Thomas Jefferson, l6s; Jams-
Madison, l2'; James Buchanan, g.
Andrew Jackson, 12s.; Chester a.
Arthur, s.; Jefferson Davis, g.; II.
Il. Lee, two gulueRt; DIiharu FIll-
NOR, A.; J. a, Farley, =; "Stone.
wall' JacksOr. two gu nens; General
Longstreet, Ct; GeusTnl Forest, 4 =;
General Haucock, IT,; Napoleon, g;
Joseph Bouaparte, An autogr II
OF Dickens brought e.; Carlyle, -;
Teunyson, 81.
Much comment hrs been aroused by
the action OF the board OF guardians VI
BournemouLh. AT recent meeting
OF the board ! tier was read from
the manager OF II local theater iDvii-
I Ing the ininstes OF wOTkhOusss to visit
the Christmas panio mime nt u matinee
specially arranged or their enjoyment.
lne proposal to allow the pHupeTs to
attend was reIic;eu by a vote Of one to
five.
CHANGES Ar LEICESTER SQUARE.
There are many impending changes
OF an important nature about the once
| sristocratic anu now notOrlCul Leices-
Ter square. The site OF the many noble
Residences OF former Jay are now oc-
cupied by the Empire Music hail anu
on the west side by numerous restaur.
| ants and French hotels OF unsavoty
| reputation.
One of ;hese, the hotel De L'EurOpe
anu numerous adjoining houses have
been acquired by the company known
US Baker Brothers anu work upon
the enormous hotel aud cafe which
they propose to bnili ON the
tite Will be commenced ulmts
immediately. The large block at the
east corner OF Leicester street has also
another restaurant will he thore
| erected.
Another corner has also been sold for
e45. 600. The mouse around the corner,
once orcupied by Sir Isaac Newton,
! Will also be demolished.
An unusual sale has lust taken place
at the Hotel Drouet, Par.s, OF all the
racing trophies, cups anu snielus by
| the stable of Leevres, after the joint
| itablss of Letevre and Baron Lee
| grange.
The finest price there was the Ascot
Cup which was purchased by NJ. ii i.
DE Young, proprietor Of the San Fran.
cisco Chronicles, Tor the Midwiner Elk.
PISTON Memorial Museum, San
| Franciicl. This sc-called Ascot Cup
that Mr.. De Young puichated was in
reality large solid silver shield won
by Leievre's great horee, Ladll las, in
1883. The.csntsr Eanels 10 "A beautiful
| piece y OF eilversmith's hand repiose
work, the subjecI being "St. George
anu the Dragon" Itwas the work OF
Hancock, Of London.
THE THEATERs.
The theatrical novelty of the week
was the first performance on Saturday
last of the Man About Town, which
| turned out to be q dire failure.
The managers of v8rIGus Lon
| don thssters, following the exam pie
| OF the Americans, nre sgitating
the question OF ladies' large mats I'm
places Of amusement. Several of the
British managers have been inter.
viewed on the subject. They Include
Sir Henry Irving, Charles Wyndham,
George Alexander and William Greer.
Messrs. Irving anu Wyndhsm are
both OF the opinion that the matter
rests entirely with the public and that
any reform must c0me from the out.
side. Mr.. Greer frankly states that he
would be glad to refuse admittsuce to
all offenders, but Is afraid to make the
attempt.
An interesting aui successful ex-
pertinent has recently been tried with
me orchestra at the EN- are Music
Hall. For some time IL was noticed
that the instrum snts did not sound as
exact as they ought to and various
schemes AMI alterations were proposed.
The orchestra at TINS house numbers
come sixty pieces. Finally the leader,
Mr.. Weuzsl, got the directors to have
u species o. platform sounding board
placed along the foot OF the orchestra
anu this bottom WAS filed with elk
inches OF broken glass ana charcoal.
The result more than rehlizsd what
was anticipated.
The versiOu OF the Sorrows OF Satan,
which was producsi at Plymouth, has
achieved considerable success. 1t 10
probable that the gay Pnrisisnne at
the Dnke OF York Tbester will be
followed by musical play on which
the librstto is by Messrr. Il. Horniman
aud L. ii. Kelly, and the score by
composer famed Clutson.
The American comic opera The
Doctor OF A.cantare win De performed
for the 1Tst time In England by the
orchestral society ON Tuesday, Jan
uRry 10.
Mile. Jeanne Fuvla, OF New Orleans
has just signed Il three months con.
irac. as the lending cantatrice for the
opera season at Cannes, which begins
Oh Friday, January Is.
Committed suicide.
Cincinnati, Jan. S.-raylor Basnt,
the bookkeeper OF the C0vlngiOD, KY,
German National bank, C mmitted
suicide by cutting his throat with u
rlZUr, His accounts are correct,