The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-21
STAGE GOSSIP.

The tabernacle choir, under Profess
sor Stephens, will visit the Lagoon to-
morrow evening and give concert
there at p. m.
Paderewski, according to cable last
week, has suffered paralysis OF two OF
his fingers says the Mirror. FRIENDS
of the great pianist are anxiously
awaiting a refutation of the rumor, for
its truth would mean the end of the
career of 1.-The Magnetic Pole"
Eddie Foy has been engaged for the
principal comedy part in The Hotel
Topsy-Turyy."
It is said that during her period on
the stage, Kathryn Kidder has ex-
pended more money for wardrobe than
any other woman in the profession. No
fabric is too rare or costly if it is de-
sired by Miss Kidder. Her Lady Teazle
gowns, in which she will appear the
coming season in "a School for Scan
dal," as co-star with Louis James and
Frederick Warde, are being made by
Worth; while Pacquin and Duse, the
famous rivals of Worth, will be repre-
scented in Miss Kidder's gowns for
Lady Macbeth, Ophelia, Portia, Desda-
mona, etc. Miss Kidder states that
fsher dresses for "A School for Scandal
will be even superior to those dis
played in Madame Sans Gene" which
were acknowledged to be the most
magnificent and costly ever worn on
our local stage by an American ac
tress.
Olive Hoff is in New York, looking
for an opening.
From present indications the month
y.
theatre. During the first ten days it
is likely that the Denver Opera COM
pany in THE Juggler," the new dra-
matte company in 1.-THE Cotton King"
and the Salt Lake Opera company in
THE Queens Lace Handkerchief" will
all be seen.
Clay Clement and an excellent COM
pany, presenting .'The New Dominion,
was one of the latest of last seasons
bookings in this city. Mr.. Clement as
Baron Hohenstauffen." and the ar
tistic presentation his supporting
company gave of THE New Dominion"
was probably the greatest surprisal
our theatre goers have ever expert
enced. The play was delicate, arts
tic and extremely amusing story of
life on a Virginia plantation. The at
traction has been booked for return
appearance early in next season.
Madame Tavary is singing at the
Orpheum in San Francisco. So long
as she stays there, we shall have no
protest to utter.
Edwin H Hoff, formerly of the Bos-
tonians has returned from Europe and
quartette in Way Down East" which
begins its new season with the original
New York cast at the fremont theatre
Boston, tomorrow evening.
Miss Gretchen Lyons, wife of Lucius
Henderson, has signed a contract to
the leading lady at the Alcazar theatre,
San Francisco, during the forthcoming
season of 40 weeks.
Denman Thompson has opened I'D
another season with The Old Home
stead. Men may come and men may
go, but Uncle Josh goes on forever.
Frank Worthing, late of the Fraw-
ley company, seems to have transferred
his services for next season from Viola
Allen, with whom he was said to have
been engaged for THE Christian" to
Annie Russell, who is to be placed by
Charles F'rohrnan in a new play. Ed
ward ]. Morgan will go out with Miss
Allen.
Anthony Hope went to work upon a
dramatization of his Rupert of Hent-
zau' soon after its appearance as a
novel. He is said to have written the
story with the theatrical market in
view. Daniel Frohman is reported as
having bought the play, with a view
to having its hero enacted by James
K. Hackett, whose popularity was
gained in THE Prisoner Of Zenda.''