The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-28

he should be ashamed to utter such
statement before one delicate rehned
lady. who was a friend Of his, in the
profession. It was then agreed that
stage authors. managers and artists
merely required watchful attention OF
churchmen-
Curiously enough the last play, Mr.
and Mrs. DaVentry,' produced at the
Royalty theatre Thursday, has recelV-
ed scathing criticisms on all sides for
its indecency, which was not redeemed
by the faintest trace OF originality or
cleverness, thought the acting OF Mrs
Patrick Campbell, who assumed the
leading role, is universally praised
This latest exposition of The SINS or
society" was written by FRANK har-
TiS-
That the memory of Charles Dickens
is not guarded very jealousy is clearly
evidenced by the fact that the house
on TaVistock square, where the novel
list lived nine years, entertained the ce-
Iebrities of the day, and the place
where he wrote BLEAK House" and
other works, is now in course of demol1-
ton and in a very few days noulnS
will be left of it TheNremOVal OF this
landmark visited by SO many thou
sands of Americans, is due to the Duke
of Bedford's desire to erect on the site
buildings which produce more revenue.
Pathos In Singers Death
The death of Sims Reeves on Thurs
day last at WOrthing removes an IDOL
of the British public, who for thirty
years ecIiosed any prima donna OF
these days. Lengthy obituaries and
"reminiscences of the famous tenor ap-
pear on all sides But a pathetic lea
ture connected with his death has quite
escaped attention. Reeves caught a
chill a few days ago and it developed
into bronchitis. But his condition was
so improved Thursday morning that
lie was not believed to be in danger.
Mrs. Reeves, who is many years
younger than the deceased tenor, to
whom she was married in 1895 after the
death of his first wife, left her nus
band in a modest home in WOrthingtOn
to sing in London for the benefit Of the
survivors of Balaklava. Just as Mrs.
Reeves commenced singing Kathleen
Mavourneen' a telegram was received
a the theatre announcing the death of
Sims Reeves. When the song was fin
ished and the applause was at its
height. the news Of her husbands death
was broken 10 Mrs. Reeves, but the
audience, ignorant of this behind the
scene tragedy, kept on demanding an
encore The WIDOW was removed from
the theatre on the verge of collapse
Nobility In Lawsuits.
Lady William Beresford formerly
Lillian, Duchess of Marlborough has
Drought dCLtOn 144lSL l1lG yOuLAS OOfAC
of Marlborough TO recover the money
which she spent in improving Blen-
helm palace during the lifetime of the
last duke. The matter came up Origi-
naIly when the present duke succeeded
to the title. but owing to the friendly
relations existing between the duke and
his s5epmother it was temporarily ar
ranged. Since the dukes marriage to
ConsueIo Vanderbilt 1t is reporter an
enlargement has grown up between
Lady BeresfOrd and her StepSOn. On
more than one occasion. it is said, the
young American duchess Snubbed her
countrywoman Oady BeresfOrd was
formerly Mrs. Louis Hammersley OF
New York;, until the latter determined
she could submit to such treatment no
longer, and she now asks the law to
compel. her stepson to return the
amounts she spent on Blenheim.