The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18

The theatrical season has come to an
end, and it is time. For in spite of
delays and disappointments, summer
is here now in earnest, and indoor
amusements have lost caste. The re-
sorts, which are our roof gardens,
are now in full blast, and afford plenty
of natural and artificial diversions for
the warm season.
Salt Lake theatre-goers have been
more generous than ever with their
patronage the past season, which is
chiefly a sign of prosperity, and the
season itself, while not absolutely daz-
zling in its brilliancy. has served. 1t
does not harm to always hope better
for the future-it is an incentive. Mean
while, Mr.. Piper has shut up the doors
of his amusement shop for the sum-
mer The cobWebS will grow over the
door, apparently, but in reality. Man
ager Pyper will be busy composing his
bill of fare for next season. Clay Glenn
emf will open the Theatre in the fall,
but until then there is nothing more
definite than rumor that Henry Mil
ler's company may stop on their way
from the coast in August to give Lord
and Lady Algy." over at the Grand
everything is silent, but Manager Null
Vey is busy in New York preparing
his list for next season. We are eX-
pectant, but for the present we rest.
According to advices from the San
Francisco papers Henry Miller and his
company have taken the town by
storm. They opened in The Liars,
and the performance was a great sue
cess. Praise is lavished on all the COM
pany, and Mr.. Miller and Mr. Morgan
in particular It looks very much as
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cess. and if so. we may hope for more
of the same kind in the future.
As prominent in their profession as
they are popular among their personal
friendS-Which is saying much-are Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Russell. who have
Just returned home for their vacation.
Mrs. Russell is known to the profession
and her old friends here as Ada Dwyer,
and Mr.. Russell, although not really
native of Salt Lake, calls it home on
Mrs. RuSselIS account, and counts
many warm friends here.
The little green-Surrounded cottage
on North Temple street has been Mrs.
RusSells home since childhood, and
there she is in the habit Of spending
her summers, with her family, her
husband and her little daughter. 1T
Is like heaven to be here again" she
SAYS looking the picture of content
ment. You cannot think what ii means
10 me after the terrible heat we exper-
fenced in New York" Mrs. Russell
says that sleep at night was impossi-
BILE, and that the coolest places in the
city are the theatres. which are kept
cool by artificial means. 4 was in
New York such a short time. she says,
that I saw nothing at the theatres but
'ZaZa' and that i can safely say is the
best acted play l have ever seen. 1t
IS nothing short Of marvellous. Mrs.
Russell is enthusiastic over her own
prospects for next season, but at the
same time is sorry to leave "Pudd'n-
head Wilson 4 feel as though
Roxy belongs to me-" she says. There
are so many associations which make
the part dearer to me than any other
can be You see. ! feel that / almost
helped Mr. Mayo write tive talked of
it so long that it grew to be part of
me. Then. besides, l was so deeply at
tached to Mr.. Mayo. Yes. it really al
most broke my heart to leave Roxy"
That wonderful magnetism which has
Won fame for Mrs. Russell becomes
strongly marked when she is absorbed
in speaking of her work IAN my
work has been in character parts, you
know she says. I have been a
Frenchwoman, and a negress, and now
] am to be a Jewess. 1t is a part of
enthusiastic about it
Her engagement for next season is a
great compliment, and d tribute to her
powers as an actress. for the best
known leading women in the country
tried to capture it. She is engaged for
the part of Malka in the Liebler pro-
duction of Children of the Ghetto,
the company in which Blanche Bates
viii play Hannah. 1t will be the most
important production of the season.
and to create a strong character part
like this is "A magnificent opportunity
The company win open in Washington
on Sept. is. where the piece Will be
tried" for four weeks. 1t VIII open
in New York at the Herald Square
theatre on Oct. 16, where the entire
season has been reserved for the run
Of the piece. Mr.. James a. Herne will
be stage manager. Il am so glad.
says Mrs. Russell. that / am To have
an experience with AIR. 7Herne for it is
said that he ranks with Frank Mayo
as stage manager and for me there is
no higher praise" Mr. Zangwell will
come over for the purpose of superirl-
tending the rehearsals, and Mr. Herne
is now in London studying the Ghetto.
Mrs. Russell will return to New York
during August TO study the characters
in the Jewish quarter there. Mr.. Rus
sell viii be under the same manage
meDt as his wife, being engaged for