The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-17

Lee Wilson, who has been here SOM
time. booming the attraction, goes NJ
farther west with the company. H
was engaged as advance man for Sal
Lake only and is understood to hav'
received 3 per cent of the receipts from
Melba's manager.
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After Anna Held the theatre will b'
closed till, Saturday evening, the I'D
when the Salt Lake Stock company
makes it temperance in the comedy
of Our Regiment" The company ha:
been coached by Mr.. Allan Dunn, who
Will take part with the amateurs. Fol
! lowing this will come Frederick Warde
! in 'Ingomar'' and "Virginius," with
Sarah Truax as his leading lady.
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a missionary entertainment VIII be
given in the Eleventh ward meeting
house tomorrow evening for the benefit
soon for Great Britain. A fine enter
tainment has been provided.
Everyone has been on the lookout for
news from London as to how THE
Heart of Maryland" was received there.
From all accounts received, the Amer
lean play has distinguished itself. 1t
London, under the management of
Charles Frohman, last Saturday night,
April 9, and it not only made a great
hit, but Mrs. Leslie Carter made n
specially strong impression. Clement
Scott, the eminent English critic. de-
clares her a great emotional actress.
Maurice Barrymore and Edwin ]. Nor
gan are also credited with having made
distinctive hits The greatest enthusi-
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David Belasco, the author, was given
an ovation when ne appeared before
the curtain in response to persistent
calls for a speech. Mr.. Frohman cabled
the following summary of the comments
of the London newspapers of Monday
in regard to the production: Cheer
ing was incessant; artists were all
called and recalled. difficult to say how
many times curtain was raised; con-
on the genuine success of Heart of
Maryland
London, April 16-There is much talk
of a big theatrical trust to acquire and
erect theatres in the great provincial
centers and to produce new plays. The
capital is said to be G50O,000 and the
venture is reported to have many
prominent hackers.
present dominating London's attention
and discomfiting the native managers.
Some of them are unable TO thrive.
The much-Vaunted THE COnquerors"
has been eXpurgated of its offensive ac-
ton. But in spite of this it is gener-
ally condemned by the critics as need
lessly exploiting the baseSt motives.
Some sympathizing German spectators,
when Alexander says to Julia Nelson,
THE French women are ours" shout
ed, This is disgraceful," and stalked
out of the stalls. The admirable CO.
terie of the St. James players are said
to be unable to put their hearts into
the repellant characters.
The st. James Gazette appeals to the
censor to cancel the license of the
play.
1.-THE Belle of New York" although
the book is declared to be of the film
siest description, promises to become
the seasons fad, through the remark
ably unanimous newspaper praise it
has received and the dash with which
the American girls. Dan Daily and
others carry it off. The chorus eulogiz-
ing old glory and the union jack, which
are displayed together, was not at first
so warmly applauded as it might have
been, some of the newspapers explain
ing that the British have been so long
accustomed to American denunciations
that they are hardly able to credit the
genuineneSS Of the sudden friendship |
Bernard Shaw remarks in regard to
'The Heart of Maryland" II infer
from the American war plays that most |
of the northern officers acted as spies !
for the southern army and that the
southern officers acted as spies for the |
northern army"
Eleanor Calhoun is playing Lady |
Macbeth in the suburban theatres.
Felix Motif is to conduct the Wagner |
trilogy at Covent gardens.
Onenbach's charming opera Break /
ing the SPELL will be presented at the |
Twenty-second ward assembly hall to-
morrow evening with Mrs. Lizzie /
Thomas Edward. Mr.. Thomas Ash !
worth and Mr.. John Robinson in the /
cast. A one act farce comedy.
'Margate Sands" will also be given
BY Misses Lottie Elkin, Luella Hyde.
and Messrs. Fish, Shill and Traynor
CLUBS
Our Regiment" to be given by the
Salt Lake Dramatic club on Saturday
leXt, was happy selection. Audiences.
wen when composed mainly of friends
II relatives of the performers, are apt
o grow weary of watching the efforts
# the cast in trying to come up to
he conception Of d part that takes
ears of professional experience to in
erpret. Dramas are not the stuff for
spring amateurs. Given a fairly clever
Ompany, such as the Salt Lake ORA
matte can fairly boast, a light, clean,
reezy comedy that overtaXes nobody.
nd yet gives opportunities for clever
citing, and audiences will bless the
ay that saw the change from long.
all1y speeches, where the lack of bus
ness" in all amateurs depressingly
hOws itself and the elocution stands
ut painfully. to crisp dialogue, quick J
elton and laughable climaxes. The
rails of Dickinson, a retired mer-
hant who hates the military. and the
riumphs of his socially aspiring wife.
hen two officers of Our Regiment" ,
re chartered upon them. The by-play ;
nd entanglements between his daugh- |
ars, his ward and the aforesaid off
ers, not to mention the curate, whose
eaceful cloth covers the ardor of a
-ould-be soldier are well worked out :
nd happily ended. The cast is hap
lily chosen and a clever performance 7
lay be anticipated.
Stage Whispers.
Louis James Cavalier of France"
as not been a success in New York I
1t is not unlikely that Ysaye will sue
sed Anton Seidl as leader of the great
rchestra.
Eddie Foy has denied statement t