The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-24

Cumpson, Fannie Fields, Nichols
sisters, Stella Bonhuer and Mary
Richfield.
Hon. w. H. Dale and wife have just
returned from a fortnight'S jaunt to
New York and Connecticut, whittier
they went on mingled business and
pleasure bent. Mr.. Dale says they saw
many notable things in the amusement
line during their stay in New York.
but nothing better than Maude Adams
performance of THE Little Minister.
He says he could only obtain seats in
the second gallery, being informed on
a Monday that all the reserved por-
tons of the house were sold out till
the following Thursday. He was only
able to get his gallery seats from a
Spectator; at the theatre Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale were pleasantly surprised to
meet Mr.. Hathaway and his wife
formerly Jean Groo of this city, both
having run over to the metropolis from
their home.
Mr.. Dale visited the big steamship
Paris as she lay in New York harbor,
and says she is a marvel of beauty,
being nearly as long as one of our
blocks. He was much interested in the
report that she had been captured by
the. Spaniards and says she would
@ o g
Mr. Etiene Girardot, who will be re-
membered as the originator of Char
ley's Aunt will appear here next
month in his latest success, Miss
Frances of Yale a farcical comedy
which has set the east in roars of
laughter.
Harry Corson Clarke, the much
abused actor manager, arrived in
town last evening, says the Call, in
tact but strong in his determination to
refute the many charges that have
been made against him by Thespians
who have appeared before the foot
lights in his company.
That woman" (meaning Miss Heff-
ROM was paid every cent that was
due her" said Clarke, "and that man
Loose also received every dollar COM
ing to him. That woman wanted to
come to the front, and 1 suppose she
went to the newspapers and told them
all kinds of stuff. Why, that man
Loose was a super in Frawley's COM
pany. / took him out with me to give
him chance; but he likewise wanted
notoriety. I want to refute right here
that story which appeared in yester-
days Examiner. There is no truth in
it whatsoever. 1t stated that
quarreled with every member of my
company, which isn't so. Six of my
leading people have signed to go with
me next season, and we intend to tour
as far as Salt Lake, at which place we
intend to open on Sept. 3.
II have paid every bill that was ever
contracted by me. You know, a man
ager is not called on to pay railroad
fares unless it is in the contract, but
never bothered about that l have
paid railroad fares in many instances.
1T was said in the article that we
were doing a poor business and barely
making expenses. That also is I'M
true. During our tour we played to
big houses, and wherever we appeared
we were treated nicely by the press
and the people.
81 intend taking my company out
again this season, and have already
given out large orders for advertising
and have booked the company in the
leading towns in this state. Man
ayers of theatres have offered me
better terms to appear at their houses
than before, knowing full well that we
never played to empty seats.
Although ] am a New Yorker,
have adopted California as my home
came here two years ago, and ap-
peared in the FraWley company, and
was so well treated that I began to
love the state. I married one of your
girls l intend to make my home in
this city. l am ready to answer any
charge made against me. They took
advantage of my absence and told all
kinds of stories, but now that 1 am
here let them go ahead"
Mr.. Clarke produced a small ledger
to prove that he had paid every mem
Der of his company in full. Losses
signature was attached to a receipt