The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29

charming recitals are always features
of the sea- son. never knows a moments
idleness. Mrs. Hamilton, one of our
prime organistS. picks her own pupils
and moves along in; her usual unob-
trusive way. Professor Young will
again preside over the schools. Miss
Burrows, who is just back from Eu-
SCR Cook and wife, German graduates,
are coming into prominence as play
ers. Miss Gleason, of the Catholic
choir, has many pupils and Ella Olsen
Sharkey is doing good work with the
mandolin and guitar. George Thatcher
II, who will open his study here. will
oouotless share in the general prosper
ity as soon as his shingle is hung out.
One of the new stars who goes out
this season is Herbert Kelley, and as
he has manv admirers in Salt Lake.
something of his plans will be of inter
est To Mirror reporter he said. on
landing in New York last week:
But delightful as my summer has
been. ] am glad to get back to New
York and to work. Indeed. 1 am eager
for it. My rest has given me a zest for
lapor. We are going to produce Mrs
Ryley's new play, "A Coat of Many
Colors.' you know. No. it is not a So
called romantic drama. as its name
might suggest, but a play whose scenes
are laid in our time in New York and
q fashionable resort of New Workers.
1t is a comedy. but has a strong seri-
GUS interest. Some of the situations
are very dramatic. Rehearsals Will be
gin on Saturday. and We wifi open in
WlIkeSbdrre on Sept. Q. Mrs. Ryley is
a little superstitious about Wilkes barre.
CHRISTOPHER. Jr.,' and other success
ful PLAYS from her pen have first seen
the light of day in the PENNSYLVANIA
town. and she naturally is fond of the
place and feels that a beginning there
will encourage the smiles of Dame For
tune. am quite confident that the
tickle goddess viii smile ON Us. and am
more than pleased that l will be in a
COMPANY this season with some of my
old associates. Mr.. LIE Moyne Miss
Shannon and Ellie Wilton. Mr.. King
ston, my manager, has Just informed
me. moreover, that he has engaged
Florence Wallack, a granddaughter of
viii make our first New York appear
ance ON Sept. 10, at Wallack's.
1T is rather curious that | made my
debu. in New York at the same
| theatre. ON the same day of the same
month and. moreover. that left Lon
don on my first trip to this country on
| the same day of August, the 9Th. and
/ arrived mere on the same day. the 18TH.
That was in 1882. after L had been on
/ the stage in London about two years.
II became an actor by accident My
| father died when I was about 49, and
with the folly of caldox youth at once
began to get rid of the money he left
me. I thought [ would like to add to
my inheritance and began to dabble in
| stocks. with the usual result AT a time
when [ was devoting a good deal of
hard thinking as to what I might do
to make a living. deluded friend who,
wonderful to say. had admired my eff
! forts as an amateur actor, said to me
| one dav at Brighton:
| I hear there is a vacancy in the
| Gaiety company. Why don't you go
! down ard fill it?'
'"Tlhis struck me as a good idea. The
company was at Brighton, and L went
to see the manager. My physique suited
him and he engared me at a salary of
so or G3 a week. The next season
Joined a company in which Nelson
Wheatcroft was the leading man. We
had a very large repertoire, and mex
oerieced as I was. my work was hard.