The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25

nights and a Wednesday matinee,
opening the 26th, "Heartsease" being
the hit of the engagement. Hoyts
Milk White Flag" waved on the 18th.
OCTOBER.
The conference attractions were the
big Eisteddfod at the tabernacle on the
5th, 9Th and 18th and DR.. Parrys lecture
on the Sth. 1.-THE Cotton King by the
Salt Lake Empire company on the 5tn,
9th and 18th and 1.-The Queens Lace
Handkerchief" by the local opera COM
pany on the Sth, 10th and 18th. At the
Grand 1.-TWO Married Men" opened the
3rd and ran all the week; on the 10th
Clara Thropp in where's Matilda"
made a poor impression, but ran the
week out, collapsing soon after in San
Francisco; on the 18th "Hogan's Alley
played a profitable week at the same
house: on the 22nd a special matinee of
THE Queens Lace Handkerchief was
given to a packed audience; 2Sth and
18th Sowing the Wind by a company
classed as fair; oath Mahara's Minstrels
occupied the Grand, playing three
nights to poor business and were fol-
lowed by the Heart of Chicago" on the
9th to immense receipts.
NOVEMBER.
Charles Dickens and Henrietta Cross
mans hit in Mistakes Will Happen"
played at the Theatre on the End, 3rd
and 4th, is still well remembered; I'm
der the Dome" played four nights at
the Grand opening, on the End;
Miss Fishers testimonial at the
Congregational church was given
on the 9TH; on the 9th came
the Royles in their vaudeville enter
tainment; 1.-THE Old Coat" amused con-
siderably on the 18th and 18TH anGk By
the Sad Sea Waves" followed on the
18th and 18th; "The Air Ship" ran from
the 9TH to the 18th at the Grand; on
the 18th, 18th and 18th game the big
hit of the new season Secret Service"
which went to the Baldwin, San Fran
cisco and was burned out the following
Thursday, ''Wild Oats and The Colo
nell filed the week of the 18th at the
Grand and Hi Henry broke all records
at that house for the week opening the
21st. The disastrous Brehany opera con-
certs were given on the 21st and 22d;
the Ogden Opera company played the
'Mikado' on the 23rd; I'm Gayest Man
haitian occupied the Theatre on the
oath, 18th and 18th, the Salt Lake Opera
company filling the Thanksgiving date,
the oath, in Ogden; Kellar at the The
atre and cole Olson" at the Grand OPP
posed each other on the 2Sth; both were
failures, though Kellar deserved a diff
ferent fate.
DECEMBER.
On the 1st of the present month Hi
Henry opened a successful return visit
at the Grand and Mr.. Piper success
fully tempted the fates with an
"Uncle Toms Cabin company on the
I'd and 3rd; 1892" played two nights to
fair business on the 9Th and 18th, and
the "Parlor Match followed on the 9th
and 10th. Lincoln Carriers "Chatta-
nooga" played a moderately successful
week at the Grand on the 5th. The Or
pheus made the biggest hit of it's ca
reer on the 8th with the two Chicago
artists at the Congregational church
THE Man From Mexico" the Frawleys
and the home company in THE Chimes
of Normandy make up the remaining
list of attractions for the closing month
of 1898.
MAUDE ADAMS.
It is very pleasant to be able to say
with full truth, in closing a review of
the years dramatic events in the
United States, that the one figure which
has doomed into most prominence and
which today stands in the strongest re-
lief is that of Utah girl, Maude
Adams. Her success in THE Little Min
ister," in which play she appears in
the accompanying picture, has been
something altogether unheard-of in re-
cent dramatic annals, and without
doubt it's financial results will form the
high-water mark and be the standard
with which dramatic comparisons will
be made for a long time to come 1t is
no small thing to have been selected
from the host of young American ac-
tresses who had eagerly hoped to Sc
cure the prize and to be given the task
of creating" the role of Babbie, and
that under the immediate eye and the
exacting supervision OF the Wizard of
the Thrums, Barrie himself. But Miss
Adams was the one chosen and how
we'll the choice was made is told in the
wonderful story Of her first seasons
success. When her managers profits
are said to have run into the hundreds