The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-12

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given up the lease of Hoyt's theatre in
! New York formerly the Madison
| Square). speculation has been rife as
| to whether financial problems were be-
! ginning to trouble the gifted play
wright. Many people also, who noted
! the difference between "A Texas Steer
and "A Stranger in New York" have
been free to say that Hoyt's powers
We're on the wane. In this connection
the following paragraph in last Sun
days New York Journal, will be of
interest:
Unusual interest will center in the
production of Hoyt's next place, "A
Day and a Night early in September,
at the Garrick theatre. The dramatistS
friends anticipate in its success a COM
plete vindication of their assertions
that the author of "A Texas Steer has
not become wearied with much play
making, which has been suggested as
Mr.. Hoyt's real reason for giving up
his theatre. General curiosity on this
point may be expected to subject the
new piece to a more critical inspection
than was accorded any of its predeces-
sOrS. In short, the production of "A
Day and a Night" is expected to set
tie the question of whether Mr.. Hoyt's
creative powers have deserted him.
For this reason it is unfortunate that
the dramatistS name is no longer as
ISOLATED with a. metropolitan play
house. II Mr.. .Hoyt had been a, man
ager only, his giving up of HOyt's the
atre would have been merely a con-
fession of financial trouble, as in the
case of A. NJ. Palmer. But being more
d playwright than a manager, and
known To have accumulated a consider
able fortune from royalties on plays
which are still profitable, his faction
may logically be construed as a con-
fession of lost confidence in his produc-
and d Night viii be Mr.. Hoyts re-
Duke for losing faith in himself: its
failure will justify his action.
The magniscope, said to be an i'm
provement on the vitascope and other
similar machines, which have been seen
in Salt Lake, will be exhibited at the
Grand tonight by the Southland COM
pany. The latest pictures of Dewey,
General Lee, Sampson and other heroes
will be shown and there will be sing
ing by Ray Southland, a monologue and
other vaudeville features. The usual
Grand scale of prices will prevail.
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Mr.. Gladstone's intense admiration
for the drama lasted as long as his
physical strength held out. At one
time he loved to give at his house on
Carlton House Terrace, semi-literary,
semi-dramatic breakfasts, at which
Henry Irving, ]. L. TOole, and other
distinguished actors, English and for
eign, We're always honored guests. The
theatrical memory Of the great states !
man was as prOdigiOus as it was ac-
curate. He must have seen Edmund
kean, for he was "a years of age when |
Edmund Kean died, and he was able |
to speak with confidence and authority
on such giants as Charles Kemble, |
Charles Mayne Young, Forrest, the ell !
der Booth. Maeready, Helen Faucit, |
Rachel, Ristori, Frederic Lemaitre, |
Charles Kean, Samuel Phelps and Rob |
son, down to the days of Sarah Bern |
hardt Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. |
Mr. Gladstone was only years Of age |
when the greatest Roman of them all, |
John Philip Kemble, retired from the /
stage in 1917, but the intelligent lad |
may well have heard Of the grand ban
quet at the Freemason's Tavern, with I
Lord Holland in the chair, on June q, |
1917, when Young recited the famous
ode by Campbell.
But by the mighty Actor brought,
Illusions welded triumphs come;
Verse ceases to be airy. thought.
And Sculpture to be dumb.
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Director Stephens of the tabernacle
choir is a very busy man at the pres
ent time. He has accepted an appoint
ment TO act as adjudicator in the big
Eisteddfod at st. Paul during the COM
ing winter, and is now engaged in a
lively correspondence with Director
who is in charge of the musi-
cal department at the Omaha eXposi-
ton. Mr.. Kimball wishes to inaugurate
an Eisteddfod for the exposition, to oc-
eur in September, and to arouse inter
est in the event $4,000 in prizes has
been offered, 81 900 being for the best
chorus. The noted Welshman, APP Ma
loo of Chicago, viii be in charge, and
ne also has written Mr.. Stephens, urg-
ng him to enter the tabernacle choir.
Mr.. APP MadOcs idea is that the socie-
ties Of the northern states which are
working for the st. Paul Eisteddfod,
and those of the central and western
states which have entered for the Salt
Lake event, should contest in Omaha in
September. Mr.. Stephens thinks favor
ably of the plan, and it is probable
may come of it.
The musical plan at the Omaha ex-
position seems to be an ambitious one,
md for the benefit of those Utah must
,ians who may be interested in it, we
give the following details, as far as
hey are mapped out for the month of
June:
June 7-Bruck's Fair Ellen" expo
;ition chorus. Director, Thomas Kelly;
soprano, Miss Anna Metcalf, st. Louis;
baritone. Charles w. Clark, Chicago.
June 13-Stainer'S Daughter of jail
u.s." exposition chorus. Soprano, Mrs.
sophia Markee, Boston; tenor, Holmes
cowper. Chicago; bass, Edward Kuss,
Chicago.
June 21-Mendelssohn's Elijah" ,
Apollo club, Chicago. Director, William
=. Tomlins; soprano, Miss Jenny Os-