The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

! wards, generously offering to enroll
free such talent as they will send him
with their personal recommendation.
STAGE GOSSIP.
Hoyt's "a Stranger in New York.
was only a partial success in London,
and is to be Withdrawn. Broadhurst's
what Happened to Jones" has. on
the other hand, been one of the sue
cesses of the season.
Lew Dockstader last week paid off
the last debt which has been hanging
over him since his disastrous exper-
fence in the theatre in which Sam
Jack had on Broadway, New York. all
last season. Since his failure Dock
stader has continued to pick up parts
Of his Indebtedness from time to time,
and is finally clear of all claims. There
are not many in his business who would
have done the same, and Mr.. Dock
stader deserve especial praise for his
honesty. His friends are now more
than hopeful that his minstrel venture
with George Primrose next season Will
bring back some of the money ne has
paid out of his earnings.
Fanny Davenport is improving slowly
at her beautiful summer home, and
the attending physicians have now
every hope that she will recover her
shattered health after a good, long
rest. For a time they believed that she
was dying, and, indeed, had given
her up.
Phoebe Davies, Oden Williams,
Charles V. Seaman, Felix Haney and
all the favorite players who made
Way Down East" the conspicuous
success of the last New York season,
have been re-engaged by William A.
Brady for the next tour of the rustic
drama, commencing at the fremont,
Boston, next month.
Anna Held is in Paris. but returns
next month. She has lost the suit for
80 COO francs damages brought against
her by Marchand of the FOlies Ber-
gere, growing out of her failure to re-
turn in time TO fulfill an engagement,
but has taken an appeal. 1t is likely
that Charles II. Hoyt may write a new
comedy Tor Miss Held.
W. S. Gilbert. the English dramatist,
was lunching not long ago at a coun-
try hotel, when he found himself in
company with three cycling clergymen,
by whom he was drawn into converse
ton. When they discovered who he
was one of the party asked Mr.. Gill
bert how he felt in such a grave and
reverend company" Il feel" said Mr..
Gilbert, like a lion in a den of Dan
iels."
Nine. Scalchi is to be at the head of
another concert company, which is to
begin a season Of % weeks in the prin-
cipal American cities about the middle
of October, and Salt Lake viii probably
be visited among the others. The MEM
bers of her company will be Miss Hell
enc Mold, soprano; Codurri Canzio,
tenor: Achille Alberti, barytone, and
Marcello Lobardi, musical director
Acts from operas will make up part of
the company's repertory.
Blakey Blakemore is playing Old
Bender in "An the Comforts of Home
in Minneapolis. Emelie Melville is in
the same cast.
Music and Drama: Harry Corson
Clarke has the good business sense to
keep constantly before the public
the medium Of the press, and
his staunchest newspaper sup
porters is the Salt Lake Tribune. 1t is
faithful to the verge of eccentTicity.
Only a few weeks ago it made known
to an anxious, gaping public that the
comedian had purchased a new sum-
mer hat. \ week later it startled the
world with the information that he
had had his trousers creased. JOY
reigned throughout the land when the
paper announced the following week
that one day MIR. Clarke had corned
beef and cabbage for dinner. If Mr. !
Clarke needs q. really live press agent. |
he should secure the dramatic critic of !
the Tribune.
Music and Drama states that Nine |
Nordica fell ill recently during the |
opera season at the CoVent Garden in |
London, and Nine. Games refusing |
point blank to appear in her place, the |
receipts, some e2.OQO, had to be re- |
turned to the audience. Another evil |
lence Of professional courtesy.
Nat Goodwin and his wife. Maxine
Elliott, are receiving considerable So
ciaI attention in England. They have !
aiken Lord PenZance's residence, near !
Woolwich. in Kent, a, place command |
ng a fine view of the Lower Thames. |
That sterling young actor, Barry
JOhnstone, last season leading man
with Louis James. has been engaged
ior leading business with the James,
Warde combination. The vet
eran actor Harry Langdon will also be
prominent in the supporting company
# the triumvirate.
The repertoire OF the James, idder-
Narde combination viii embrace THE
school for Scandal" "Othello." Mac
,eth," THE Merchant of Venice" and
Julius Caesar The Marble Heart"
md The Lady of Lyons" Each play
will be a complete scenic production.
The Frawley company had quite a
lit with Liberty Hair last week in
san Francisco. They were opposed by
.ewis Morrison in Faust" THE
hines of Normandy" at the Tivoli.
nd Ned Royles play of Captain I'm
rendered by the stock COM
amy at the Grand Opera House