The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-10

chanieaI prop. The finale of the sec
ond act, which takes place IN a large
department store, is q fair sample of
the quick action Of the piece. The
firm, floor walkers, saleswomen and
cash girls are in a state OF frantic de-
spair. caused by an avalanche of bar
gain hunters who have descended on
the store in answer to an advertise
ment of the special sale Of a lot OF new
French c~orsets, which the firm have
not in stock. It is a ruse on the part
Of the female drummer to force the
prOpriet0rs of the store 10 buy her
goods, and at the last moment, when
the angry women are IN the point of
tearing the store to pieces at being
duped. the female drummer walks in
and offers TO sell a carload Of corsets
at a figure which enables the store to
make money, and the curtain comes
down with everybody happy and the
drummer triumphant. The cast in
cludes Miss tombstone Bennett, the IA
nous Jane" and forty others. many
Of them being very pretty and shapely
young women, who play the parts Of
saleswomen, cash girls and bargain
hunters.
In AT the Old Cross Roads" the new
play to be presented here at the Grand
for three nights, commencing Thurs
day, by Arthur c. AistOn's company
Of players. we are promised one of the
most idyllic dramas Of the always pic
turesque southern life. The charming
atmosphere allows of some pretty
scenic establishment, which the man
agement has taken full advantage Of.
The surprising story of "Parepa, the
octoroon, her killing of Dayton Thorn
ton for his striking her with a whip;
Tom Martins love for "Annabelle," Doc
keTr's picturesque language aad love
for "Parepa," the bogus Count de
Billions elopement with Madge Thorn
ton; Major Bradley Ferrar's humorous
r~ecitals and the amusing encounters
between old Aunt Liza and her pro-
tege, Young Mississip, furnish . fund
Of material for one of the most inter
esting stories ever given to the stage.
The most elaborate production Of the
season was presented at the Broadway
in New York on Nov. ( in The Sleep
ing Beauty and the Beast" For it
Klaw & Erlanger have employed so
actors. actresses, singers. dancers and
a corps Of over 100 m~achinists. carpen-
tiers, electricians and other stage work
ers. The spectacle was presented at
the DrUTy Lane in London last Christ
mas, and ran for many months. When
the curtain first went up the actual
cost of the production had already ex-
ceeded 100000. One feature alone. the
palace Of crystal, cost more than $40, 600
Of U money. It is forty feet in height
and is composed of $4,000 pieces Of or
namental glass. In London the receipts
for the first four weeks. with two per-
formances n day, exceeded 100000. All
the scenery, costumes. properties and
electrical effects have been imported
for the New York production. The pal
ace of crystal was shipped here packed
in 20S great cases, while the costumes
number over 900 different dresses. The
scenery alone would fill twelve baggage
ears, each s%ixty-fve feet long. The
book has been adapted to the Ameri-
can stage by John J. McNally and J..
Cheever Goodwin.
A Spokane paper speaks of the VIII
bur-Kirwin company, as follows:
The Wilbur-Kirwin Opera company
began an engagement Thursday and