The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16

co through the good Offices of George
E Lask. will be held at Calder's- haH
tomorrow evening at 7:3O.
The San Francisco Music and Drama
gives the following additional details OF
the Columbia theatre fire;
The Columbia theatre mad a narrow
escape from destruction by fire on
Thursday evening, and it was providen-
tial that the fire did not occur half an
hour later. At 7:30 the usherS in the
upper gallery discovered smoke COM
ing in through one of the windows on
the south side. They communicated
their discovery to the janitor of the
theatre. who notified Treasurer Joseph
Gottlob, who was in the box office. Al
ter turning in an alarm Mr.. Gottlob
quietly made his way to the stage and
informed the few people that already
occupied the auditorium that as one OF
the members of the company was ia
ken seriously i'll ii would be impossible
to give any performance They then
retired from the theatre, after accept
ing the treasurer's suggestion that their
money would be returned TO them at
the box Office The Gay Coney Island
people, who were in their dressing
rooms preparing for the performance,
were also notified of the impending dan
ger, and the male portion, in conjunc-
ton with the attaches of the theatre.
QlQ IGDlQ WOIh III IClllON4llS lAC o(CA-
cry to a building in the rear of the
theatre. But one corner of the gal
lery was damaged by fire, though con-
siderable damage was otherwise done
by water. Those connected with the
theatre believe that the fire, which
started on the top floor. was due to
defective flue between the Columbia
building and the adjoining ST. AIMS
building.
Erie tlander, Gottlob & Co. have ar
ranged to transfer all their coming CO.
lumbia theatre attractions to the Cali
fornia theatre until the former house is
entirely repaired. cat Gay Coney Is
land" which has been playing at the
Columbia, will open at the California
theatre on Saturday night. \ special
matinee will be given on Sunday after
noon, and a final performance on Sun
day night. The entire scenery. cos
tunes, etc. have been saved. Nellie
McHenry, in "A Night in New York.
will open at the California theatre Mon
day. Those persons holding seats for
the remaining performances of AT Gay
have their money refunded or seats ex-
changed for the California.
A concert will be given in the Twen-
tieth ward hall next Thursday night for
the benefit of the NJ. l. A of the ward.
at which Salt Lakes most prominent
musicians and leading singers will take
part The announcement of an hour and
a half with entertainers like Willard
E. Weihe, Arthur Shepherd. H. S. God
dard, George d. Piper. John Robin
son, Lennie Savage, Sallie Fisher, Della
Daynes, Mrs. Henry DinwOodey, Edna
Dwyer and others will crowd the build
ing to the utmost, especially as the adj
mission fee is fixed at such rate as
% cents.
London, Jan. 15.--John Hare's ten
ancy of the Globe theatre began aus
piciously. THE Bachelors Romance"
is crowding that house nightly. A
great hit has been made by Nelly
Thorn, who has held a subordinate po-
sition in Mr.. Hare's company for the
past three years in London and in
America. While at Brighton a few
weeks ago. Mr.. Hare tried her in the
character of Sylvia, and he was so
pleased with her performance that he
gave her the opportunity OF appearing
in London.
Stage Whispers.
Eddy Squib says that Lillian Russell
is out of it, and that Hilda Clark is