The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05

and in the same play, Richard Ill
That was when Keene was making his
start in the legitimate, while the other
two already had acquired great repu-
tatiOns. Tom Keene gave them a good
deal of a setback, too He was the
first man who started in the legitimate
with big printing. He was backed by
Cole, the circus man, and he was adj
vertised like a circus. They had big
pictures of Richard on horseback and
all that sort of thing. Never was any
thing like il seen before.
4 remember meeting Tom. Keene one
night at Davenport. Ia unused Mr..
Morrison, as if. recalling a pleasant
memory. Il was playing Richelieu-
They came and told me, Tom Keene is
in one of the boxes He never came
near me until after the scene of the
curse. Then he came into my dressing
room. Lew, said he, Selling my hand,
I give you Richelieu, but don't you
dare touch Richard III He was
splendid, whole-souled fellow
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Manager Piper yesterday received
letter from David Henderson. the well
known Chicago manager, inQuiring
what the. chance would be for putting
in a stock company at the Salt Lake
theatre for month or six weeks, dur
ing the coming summer. 1t appears
that the heated term has set in in Chi
caeo, and this, with the devastating eff
fectS OF the war excitement, has de-
moralizeds theatricals in the Windy city
to such an extent that Mr.. Henderson,
who has a very strong company organ
lied, probably thinks there will be more
money in seeking for a new field. His
people include William Beach, Theodore
Hamilton, Sarah Truax, Emily Nell
vile and a dozen others, and they have
a strong repertoire of plays. Mr.. Pyper
returned answer that the desired dates
could he had, but he stated frankly
what the opposition was from the lake
Henderson to decide whether or not he
chose to make the venture.
Uncle Toms Cabin" has been going
on at a fearful rate at the Grand for
the past two or three nights. The
actors escaped last evening.
The last of the three subscription con-
certs arranged by the Orpheus club
Tuesday evening, at 8:15, the doors clos
ing sharp at that hour and remaining
closed during the rendition of the var
ious numbers. The full programme is
as follows:
What HO, Ye Gray Beard Mariners"
G.. B. Nevin-OrDheus club.
CaNatina 0ielin), Raff-Master Ar
thur Peterson.
The Distant Bells McKenzie-Ma
anne Swenson's Ladies' chorus, 40
voices
Three Fishers" Goldberg-orpheus
club
Prologue from "Pagliacu," R. Leon
cavalIo-AIr. II. S. Goddard.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
rington-OrDheus club.
SHOW Me Thy Ways, Oh Lord" G.
Torrente-birs. Anna Colburn Plum
''The Bridal of the Birds" Bualey
MISUNDERSTANDING Swenson's Ladies
chorus.
Good Night, Dudley Buck-Orpheus
club
Professor ]. J. Mcclellan will be the
accompanist for the occasion.
The only discordant note heard in
the general chorus of praise regarding
our coming Eisteddfod has been raised
by the Butte Inter Mountain. It's para
graph is as follows, but we shall pre-
fer to assume that the editor was but
his view of pleasantly, and
that the Butte band will be among the
earliest to enter the lists. OF one fact
it may rest assured, that merit is the
count with our judges in awarding the
prizes:
Salt Lake isssaid to be arranging for
another Eisteddfod, which is the Welsh
name for a musical festival. The last
time they had one down there the Bos-
ton & Montana band of Butte, which
really won the first prize, was counted
out and the first honor awarded to
Salt Lake organization, whose musical
instruments were composed of jews
harps, accordions and bagpipes. The
selections the Boston & Montana bows
played were said to be too classical, and
the music Of their costly instruments
was alleged to be not loud enough to
satisfy the cultured musical taste of
the judges. So the award went to a
band whose drum could be heard for a
distance OF three miles, and whose chief
cornetist played ''Annie Rooney" hard
enough to blow down q picket fence
across the road from the scene of the
contest Under these circumstances, If
the boys go down to the festival this
year, they will take an assortment of
cow bells and a steam calliope to rein
force the regular band instruments.
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Miss Lily Pye. a young lady from
London, and one of Mr.. Stephens sing
ers in the tabernacle choir, is to be
rendered a. benefit by a number of her
friends at Unity hall on Friday evening
next. The young lady is said to have
an excellent voice, and the testimonial |
is to aid her in pursuing her studies. |
An attractive programme has been ar
ranged, Professor Stephens, Professor |
Young and Professor Mccoy having |