The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19
! THE STAGE.

The Grand Opera House is to oper
its doors during the week, the vaude.
Vile combination headed by Josephine
Sabel being the attraction. Probably
however, Miss Sabel, the star, will nav,
to surrender much of her claims to the
| leading place to Conway and Leland
the one-legged acrobats VINO never fai
to please. Conway and Leland are
among the most novel performers or
the vaudeville stage today. Each is
minus one leg, but that does not
seriously interfere with their ability tc
move around. Their favorite position
is TO ride a wheel together, pedaling the
machine with one leg apiece. Their
| speciality act, The Doulble-Headel
! Policeman is excruciatingly funny and
never fails to bring down the house.
Miss Sabel in many respects is en-
titled to a prominent place on the
variety stage. Her darkey character
songs are among her best productions
though she sings in French, English
and Spanish. She is among the few
vaudeville artists Who import her
costumes directly from Paris and in her
stunning gowns never fails to capture
| the feminine hearts Of her audience.
Her voice is strong and resonant and
she possesses the knack of captivating
4 the spectators the moment she enters
upon the stage.
Comedian Billy Carter is another
! member of the company who needs no
special introduction. His recent tour
on the coast was a tremendous success.
Charles E. Johnson and Dora Beau
are two members of this exceptionally
strong combination who will be seen
in their new and original speciality.
They have been dubbed the king and
queen Of colored ar1stocracy. a title
they will demonstrate their right to
bear. It is their first appearance here,
but they come with very f1attering
newspaper notices wherever they have
appeared.
The musical comedy team, Mr.. Badly
and Miss Hilton complete the members
of this strong attraction. In California
they scored an immense success, receiv-
ing very favorable mention by the Los
Angeles and San Francisco papers.
On the whole the combination is a
good one, and there is nothing in the
performance of the suggestive order.
1t is strictly a high class performance.
one where yon can go and have a good
laugh for three hours.
In this connection it may be men
toned that Manager AIcGarvie has not
taken advantage Of the Jubilee TO force
up prices, as seats will be sold at the
old rates. The company is booked for
four nights, commencing Wednesday,
and a Saturday matinee.
Tonight the Lyceum theatre viii
present the historical drama, Joseph
Smith," a play founded on incidents in
the life of the great Mormon prophet.
The drama is said to abound in
climaxes of great power, and is a vivid
representation of dramatic scenes, in
GLIDING the assassination by the hands
Of a cruel mob of this inspired man.
The play follows closely the wonder
full career Of Joseph Smith, and will be
produced for one week.
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New York, July 14.-Three Of the
most notable dramatic attractions that
New York has known for many years
viii be ION the road" during the COM
ing season. As the season is very close
at hand. il viii not be amiss to say a
word about this trio of triumphs, every |
one Of which created positive sensa-
ton in the metropolis last winter.
First and most important of all. be- |
cause it as the greatest American play |
ever written. and because, too, it is the 1
first dramatic work evolved and put |
into shape under the stars and stripes /
and woven of entirely American mater |
ldl, TO say HOlulIlS OL us performances
by an all-American cast, that has |
made an out and out London success. |
winning the endorsement of royalty, |
and the approval Of the English critics |
and attracting the public in a manner
that no play produced in London in
decade. has attracted them. is Secret
Service" the drama written by William
around the seige of Richmond.
This war play, which packed the Gar
III .s4x
and crowded the Boston Mu-
scum to the doors for three months.
and which is now the dramatic sensa-
ton of London, is to remain in the
English capital for probably another u
months 1t has moved from the Adel-
phi to the Comedy theatre. where it
has been arranged that it shall stay
until its popularity begins to wane,
which will not be, it is said. for a
whole season. Mr.. Gillette and his New
York company, however. will not re-
main at the Comedy theatre all that
time; an English company is now re-
hearsing Secret Service" and when IL
IS time for Mr.. Gillette and his asso-
eiates to return to America TO fill their
1ates here, the English organization
will 90 on with the piece. Charles Froh-
nan will open the American tour Of the
original Secret Service" company
With a three weeks presentation Of the
Tar play at the Empire, beginning Sept. I
|. After that the principal cities will
oe visited, and their theatregoers will
)e given an opportunity to see the best
American play yet produced.
The second OF last seasons New York
riumps is Under the Red Robe
which had more than $50 performances
It the Empire. and ran there from
Christmas TO July 1, breaking the rec
I'D. not only in the matter of ignoring .
he old-time policy of Withdrawing ;
ramatie attractions between the mid ;
lie Of May and June l, but showing a ,
uccession OF tremendously large week !
7 receipts that the greatest successes" :
f. say five years ago, would be ap- ]
allied by, Charles Frohman has given s