Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-11
I1USIC AND DRAMA.

October 18th FOR the benefit of Il
Charity Kindergarten at the Uni
versity.
Prof. Cook, the pianist. gave very
interesting pupils recital at his studio,
Cannon House. this afternoon. Mr..
Cook, who has recently located in Salt
Lake. is an excellent pianist and in
tends giving II series OF pinno-lecture
recitals during the fall and winter.
John s sharp of this city leaves
Sept 18th for Brooklyn. n. Y, where
he win remain for about two years
practically IN the missionary. field
though he Will devote considerable time
to he cultivation OF his voice under
tho tuorshir of Prof. jas, Savage OF
New York city Mr.. Sharp ~ a son
of Hon James sharp and has been
somewhat prominent in local musical
circles for some time.
Notes.
Maurice Grau and his wife are tho
guests of Mime. Wagner at Bcyreuth.
Rejane viii next year play Lady
Teazle in n French version of The
School for Scandal,
The French translation Of Secret
Service viii he produced at the Renais-
sance Theater, Paris, Sept. %,
II Conte Of Bonifncio viii be given
in many foreign theaters ON the occa-
sion of Nerdis birthday October 18th
Joseph jefferson will deliver an ad-
dress at the opening on Sept. 14th of
the new theater in Portland, Me. Bear
ing his name
James O'Neil viii make n special
feature of The Dead Heart this sea-
son, which he will revive in spectacu-
lar form.
The theatrical business Is said to be
booming In South Africa. They are
building new theater at Buluwayo
to cost 100000.
Julia Marlowe sails from London for
home next Saturday, Bonnie Prince
Charlie win be among her offerings
this season.
Fanny Davenport begins her season
on October 18th at the Boston theater.
1t will last twenty-five weeks and cm
brace only the large cities.
A day and "A Night Is the title of a
new farce Mr. Charles Hoyt is writing
for Otis Harlan and Big Bill Devere,
which Will he produced early in De-
cember
Recently Adellna Patti laid the
memorlal-stone and formally opened
the Grand Theater at Swansea, Eng
land.
The song which took the prize at the
recent Welsh kllsteddfod at Ponty-
pool, Wales, was Walther's Prelsled,
from Die Meistersinger.
Some one has discovered not only
that William II. Gladstone, England's
Grand Old Man. wrote a play years
ago, but that at on time he aspired
to be an actor.
The Dons. a new opera by Mr.. f. d.
Bloomfield of Buffalo. and DR.. Hollis
ter of Dunkirk, n. y, has just been
completed and will have production
at an early date this season.
a young New York girl committed
suicide after singing Il sentimental
ballad of certain popularity. If song
publishers had press agents we should
know the title of the murderous song
As they havn't. 1t looks as though the
wind really was tempered to the shorn
lamb.
Japanese theaers have three tiers of
boxes, so arranged that the women can
change their toilet, as II is "A custom
that women shall not be seen an en-
tire evening in the same dresses and
ornaments
Sol Smith Russells contemplated
presentation OF an abbreviated YER
sion of The Tanning Of the Shrew Will
he accompanied at the Garden theater
by two short plays, Mr. Valentines
Christmas and Madison Morton's old
farce, The Spittlre.
s. Goodfriend. formerly editor OF
Plays and Players. will he the busi-
ness manager of Henry Miller, who
will again be seen in Heartsease, I'M
der the direction Of Charles F'rnhman.
MIR. Gondfriend will also do the pre-
limiuary work for the opening week
Of Muude Adams's starring tour in The
Little Minister.
Mrs. Jennie Hawley Woodrow Is the
name Of the probable successor to
Jessie Bartlett Davis. Miss Hawley
as she VIII he known, Is said to have
been uneHrthed by Isaye during one
of his visits to Mormon Land. She H.
portrayed as "divinely tall and most
divnely fair. IN. Y. Musical Age.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Milton Roylo
begin their season in Mr.. Ruyle's lat
est success-Capt. Impudence-at Har-
lem Opera House. n. Y, Sept 9th, I'M
der the management of James ".
Moore, who has for years been identl-
fled with some OF the biggest attrac-
tions before the public. MIR. Moore's
contract to manage Mr., and Mrs.
Royle extends over term of tve
years.