The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-13

both vocal culture and sight reading.
A line from Harry Corson Clark dated
Woodland, California, speaks in jubi-
liant terms of the business he is ex-
periencing with "What Happened to
JONES' but is silent regarding his re-
cent interesting episode with his lead
| ing lady. Mr.. Clark writes that he
plays Ogden on April 6, then gives his
company a rest for several days be-
fore opening at the Grand for the week
of April II. There is a chance also. he
says. that he may take a second week
with "a Matrimonial Maze.
10 Holland and his clever company
played to fairly good matinee turnout
yesterday and to a moderate house last
evening, one, however, not up to that
of the opening night. 1.-THE Mysterious
Mr.. Bugle' may be set down as sue
cess 6'estime.
Mr.. Henderson and his clever wife,
Gretchen Lyons, will be with a stock
company in Atlanta, Ga, during the
summer. Mr.. Henderson being one of
the proprietors.
Mr.. L. C. Read, a thorough musician
and composer who has a big reputa-
ton as military bandmaster. is now
hard at work on a descriptive over
ture, the theme being the Maine Dis
aSter,' which will be one of the lead
ing features at the next popular con-
cert to be given at the Salt Lake the
atre on April by the K. of P. mill
tary band.
Mr.. A. S. Zimmerman, a prominent
member of the X. of p. military band,
will leave for Omaha in a few days to
make final arrangements for an en-
gagement of the band during the COM
ing exposition there.
The management of the K. of P.
military band has been persuaded by
the music-loving people of this city to
give another popular concert similar
to their last one of recent date Be-
sides the large military band and a
number of the best solo artists. an
orchestra of 80 of the foremost must
clans of the city will give three or four
numbers on the programme. 1t will
be given on April 3.
The great event for conference will
be the appearance at the tabernacle of
the celebrated Welsh prize singers
from Wales. They are booked for Sat
urday night, April 9. There are ten
people in the company, all frst-class
artists.
London, March 12.-Henry Irving ap-
pears in a new play, The Medicine
Man" Hypnotism plays an important
part in the play. There are two Amer
leans in the cast.
The only new play this week is a con-
ventional homely comedy. THE Sea-
flower by Arthur Law, at the Comedy
theatre.
Sadie Jerome, an American actress.
hPPn rrfp n 70 Al
fred Hersberg, said to be a wealthy
citizen of johannesburg
Clement Scott has resumed work as
dramatic critic of the Daily Telegraph
g o o
Boston, March 12.-Messrs. Damrosch
and Ellis make the announcement that
Melba and a specially selected COM
pany from the Damrosch- Ellis organi-
Zation Will make a tour of the Pacific
slope and the great northwest.
Mr.. Charles A. Ellis, who has direct
ed the personal engagement of Media
for the last three years, will conduct
the tour, travelling with Melba over the
entire route, which covers a territory
of ever 10000 miles.
Mr.. Charles W. Strine. who has been
engaged as business manager for the
tour in speaking of the project, said:
We anticipate welcome for Mime.
Melba in the country between the Mis-
souri, river and the Pacific coast that
will easily SurpaSs the enthusiasm in
the eastern part of the United States
We shall begin the tour almost imma-
diately upon the conclusion of the
Damrosch- Ellis grand opera season at
the Auditorium in Chicago, which will
open Monday next. Beginning in the
enormous auditorium at the exposition
in st. Louis, Melba will be heard in the
role of RoSina in The Barber of Sc
vile
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake City, San Francisco, Los An
geles, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spo-
kane and Butte will be visited in turn,
and after journey across the Rockies
the tour will be completed at St Paul
and Minneapolis. Then Melbe, accom-
panied by her manager, will leave at
once for New York in time to catch the
earliest outgoing steamer for South
and viii arrive in London in
time to fulfill her contract with the
of Covent Garden"
New York, March 12-Josef Holman,
the young pianist, gave his second re-
cital in Carnegie hall last evening, and
every square inch of available space
was occupied fully, 5000 being in at
tendance. The widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed, and no pianist in the height of
his fame ever captured public more
After the close of the pro-
gramme the audience refused to leave
the hall. Hoffman was recalled 10 times
and compelled to pay three encores. |
After leaving the hall an ovation await !
ed him at the stage door. and but for
the Intervention of his protectors. doz-
ems of feminine arms would have en-
twined the little fellows neck. This |
afternoon he plays as soloist with |
Thomas in the Metropolitan Opera |
House. and the entire house is sold out |
Eastern cities are unanimous in the !
statement that since Rubenstein, he is /
the greatest pianist who ever came to |
this country. The Vanderbilts have en-
gagged him at large sum to play in !
private for them.
Stage Whispers.