The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21

Beginning this week, Salt Lake Is to
see TIVE old friends. Howard Kyle and
Jessie Izett, in o historic play Nathan
Hale" An old acquaintance IS 70 be
renewed with Neil Burgess, who pre-
SCENTS his Country Fair" a play as
long-liYed as the cat.
The Theatre Will remain dark after
this week until MAY p on which date
sag HarborT is promised. Beginning
the %night of the 9TH Harry Corson
Clarke another old. favorite, appears
in his nav farce, eNVhat Did Tompklns
DoS And then Jeffries.
Along in August it is possible that
the Theatre VIII be reopened Tor a short
midsummer season. Blanche Bates Is
expected about that time.
Clyde Fitch, the eminent American
playwright whose Nathan Hale VIII
be seen at the Theatre this week, IS
only "a years old. Considering his COM
paratiVe youth. the position ne mas at
tanned as one of the foremost ATleracan
a1thers is truly rernarkalbfe. lie WAS
born in Hartford and is descendant
of n fine old Connecticut fanny.
Though his .oppor tunities for enjoyment
We're many, hsb settled. down 10 me Sc
rious hard work of his life before ne.
was out of his teens. He was at one
time the society editor of anew y DIX
paper and wrote many popular verses,
before he recognized that his ambft1on
lay in the direcHon of play writing.
When he realized. this he ieft the Jour
nalistic field and devoted bilnseff to the
Estage. His first effort. 'Bsttye Fin
ISM was produced IN Boston. but his
fame was inaug1lrated with the prodlle-
ton by Richard Mansfield OF the Y gu az
/ authors play Beau Brumnlel, wit
ten at the age of q. which made a pro
found impression. His other SLIcessfJll
and. noted EFFORTS since then heNe been
The Masked Ball" in which John
Drew nnadse his hTst appearance as a
a a. sIr11e-
! achieved her FIRST great success THE
Moth and The FlarSe we'll known IN
( connection with Herbert Kefcey5 and
Fife Shannon "rlle CONVOY and the
/ Lady,, wbichs afforded excellent oppor-
tunities TO Nat Goodwin anu Maxine
I Elliott: "Barbara F'ritchie,2 in which
Julia NarloNe appeared. and Nathan
( Hale The last named play IS regard
ed by many as his best effort, and hay
! IN been born in Connecticut the birth
plare of Nathan Hale and his sweet
heart, Alice Adams, it may be assumed
that the additional incentive to Mr.
Fitch OF local pride was a strong rae
tor in making the fashioning of this
character into the play much a
labor OF love as of patriotism Be this
! as it may. it is said he has most fat
fully preserved the atmosphefe OF the
revolutionary times, and the local cofor
that is one of the chief charms of this
play should add a most artistic TsaIism
to his achievement
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Manager AIulvey of the salt Palace
made final ARRANGEMENTS during the
week for the engag cement of the VII
Der Kerwin Opera company. now at De
troit. which is to occupy the Salt Pal
ace theatre twelve weeks, beginning
June 3. The prestige OF the organl-
cation Is unquestiOned- 1t has thirty
i've members and is prepared to put
! on seth Light and grand opera That
Salt La viii take kindly to summer
smusenr : in this form is almost "a
fcregone q lclusion, even enough il is
! in the natu e Of an experiment T. 8 i Z IS
the intention TO produce tNofoper4s a
week and in the list are some shat
have not been heard in. the vest. (. Not
able among these. are Christopher,
the opera of Nell tfWrS5Ill. z, They have
all-been bigShits in the east. -
The fernaI i. orchestra engaged by Mr.
MuIvey TO piasys in the German beer gar
den was organized by Henry Cohn Of
I iSteinways hall, and is said TO be one
/ of the best in the country
4 The recitaIs of Miss Katherine E
+ Oliver occur at the First Presbyterian
church Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Tuesday. The Sky Pilot" Thursday.
"Drumtochty Kolk, I" and Friday
+ Robert Burns.
\ G1lMM Eh1NGS.
+. Il. is annoupced that Modjeska will
make another Farewell tour next sea-
4 son.
James and sT<idder viii play The
u Tempest" next season under Wagon
halls & Kemper, who promise an elab-
crate revival
Winchester is a new war drama
soonsto be presented in New. York That
: liz viii run Ike its counterpart, Sllen-
andoah. IS a question.
According 70 the New York Clipper
Mortimer Snow has organized a. stock
company TO play all summer al the Ly-
ceum theatre, Albany, n. y.
Ih Gan anyone imagine DeWolf Hopes
81 Playing Uncle TOM That is whaa
he did last Sunday at a concert in New
: York for the benefit of the actors fuud
the cotton field scene. from '.Gnclt
Toms Cabin having. been made a fea-
ture of the performance. Dan DALI
: played Legree. They played the part:
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