The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04

was about a month ago in New York
IN a revival of Hazel Kirke- He
would have been 81 had he lived till
x April Peace to his ashes.
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The Theatre will be open four nights
during the coming week, Tuesday and
Wednesday and Friday and Saturday.
ON the hrst two Stuart, who made his
fame IN vaudeville as a female imOer-
ana who is now styled the
mal Patti" heads a 1882" company,
an e~XtraVaganza which las been seen
before In this city. and which never
falied 70 money. Johnny Dough-
erty and Madge Davenport, with the
Trocadero quartette and a big support
ing company, VIII all be seen. In addi-
ton, Stella Gilmore, whose posing
acts have been something of a sensa-
ton IN the east. viii be a feature,
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Friday and Saturday comes the well
remembered, familiar 'ParlOr Match"
Hoyt's skit which made Evans & Hoey
famous. Evans is now a prosperous
New York manager, and HOey has gone
to the other side, but their play lives
on, and report says is one of the big
money WHINE on the road this sea-
son. The book agent will be played by
]. w. Kingsley, "Old Hoss' by Mark
Sullivan, and Innocent Kid by Edith
Hoyt.
The Grand closed a phenomenal week
last night. Hi Henry, who deserved all
he got, was the attraction the last
three nights; 'Ole Olson" who was
about as lame an attraction as any
that limps along the road, always, Of
course, excepting Uncle Toms Cabin"
had three nights surprisingly good
business.
Commencing tomorrow night, an
other of that perennial writer, Lincoln
Carriers, sensations will be seen. 1t is
called Chattanooga" and has an ef-
feet in it which is novel and startling.
BY use of a stationary engine and a
moving picture thrown on a screen, the
spectators are made to believe that
the engine is flying forward on. the
rack at the rate of sixty miles an
hour, while the hero and villain engage
in a hand-to-hand combat. Mr.. Carter
has prepared special scenery for this
his latest big production.
The Orpheus clubs second season Of
subscription concerts begins next
Thursday evening, at the Congrega-
tional church. 1t is pleasant to be able
to state that the house has been en-
tirely sold out in advance, and that
the popular club. as well as the solo
artists who will support it, are assured
of a notable reception.
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There was something half humorous.
half pathetic in Kellar'S appeal to his
audience on his last night here. 1t was
a diminutive crowd, and it was singu-
larly quiet in it's demeanor. Kellar
performed several of his best tricks
without receiving any sign from the
audience, and then he advanced to the
footlights and said: Ladies and Cen
tlemen-I nave been fOrty-two years
before the public, but never before have
L played to an audience like this. You
do not applaud, you do not hiss; I am
ignorant as to whether you are pleased
or ~dispIeased." After that the aud
fence woke up and applauded fire.
quently.
The plain truth is that, with all KEEL
lars ingenuity, and there are none at
form of entertainment is one that no
longer attracts, at least in the west.
( Herman and Eliason found it so, to
their cost, and Kellar is rapidly learn
ing it; his reception in San Francisco
was also extremely frosty.
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Uncle Toms Cabin was so utterly
bad as to be we'll worth seeing, and
that very thing, no doubt, drew out a
good many people. The financial re-
suits were exactly what Mr.. Piper had
anticipated, two fair night audiences
and a perfectly overlooking matinee.
The company was willing to pay hand
somely to get into the Theatre; Mr.
Piper knew his regular patrons would
accept Uncle Tom" as q danger signal,
and remain away, and that the show
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