The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-08
SNAIL TALK.


CIvde Fitch has completed his new
play. @The Girl and the Judge, and it IS
being presented with success Dy ANNE
Russell in New York. Alter the COM
plestion of the play. Mr.. titch, instead
of writing a new one. N Is said TOOK a
little iaunt to Brooklyn, but is reported
to be at work on a new production iOr
Mary Maunering.
The New York Rialto is about to as
sumo the mourning tint. John l. Sulll-
van the great eX is to quit the FAMOUS
theatrical thOroughfare and join min
strel show as interlOcuJoT. ana II Is
whispered that the gentleman drlhhs
nothing but spring water and hhes II;
after which the public should be prepared
for almost anything
A merry little war is on in New York
as to the benefits 10 be derived by the
theatres from the criticisms of the news
nsDers Oscar Hammerstein Us lonesome
" arTayed on one side against johh -
Fisher Of "FlOrOdora, Lederer ana q
number of other famous managers, al OF
whom agree that the more publicity a
DToductiou receives from the critic the
more beneficial the results. The mighty
oscar seems to be alone in his opposition
to criticism.
Alfred Rothschild, one Of the famous
family of English bankers, gave a Dan-
011et last week in honor of the American
t ines Nat Goodwin and his wife,
Make Elliot.
William Gillette is nearing the end Of a
seven-months run at the Lyceum IN Lon
don. and is now looking around TOT an
other theatre to play in, as he must
vaCate soon to allow Henry irving ana
Ellen Terry to resume their run On one oi
the largest play houses in London
60 ,r,..--,, +Ja hitherto sinvinc-
ibIe" seems to be in a fair way to travel
ssresfgr alton lane Now that defeat mas
lessened Terry's stellar value, u Is
speculative proposition as. to whether or
not he will be able to draw down ms
customary $50 per week IN ne t'0dG
to Ruin Of which combination the lad
was the feature.
George Ade is reported to be at work
on some Of his well known FABLES IN
Slang" which he is to put into a farce
comedy for the use Of Ward & Eokes next
season.
The assignment of the principal char
acters in Frederick Warde's forthcoming
elaborate production Of king Lear viii
be as follows.
Edmund -. Mr.. Charles D. Herman
Edgar .............. Mr.. Barry tombstone
Kent ---...-..-.--. Mr.. tranciS u McCIIln
The Fool ........--.-.. MISS Alleen Bertelle
GeneriI $500. Miss Virginia Drew Trescott
Rogan ............ Miss Antoinette Ashton
Cordelia ...............-. Miss Nav Warde
King Lear ..-..--...-.-......... Mr.. Nafoe
The New York correspondent Of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer remarks: zone OF
the funniest conceptions in burlesQue is
The Mormon Wives which is the clos
ing number on the programme of Harry
Morris Twentieth Century Maids at the
Star theatre this week. The sketch shows
the adventures of Peter Binger. a Ger
man convert in Salt Lake City, and
deals with gay elders and wives. 1t is
rich Sin incident and bubbles over with
pungent wit and satire. 1t also keeps
near enough to the truth to strike home
occasionally
Sanford g. Ricaby, manager of Billy
West. is trying to effect d scoop. i'm
the minstrel line. Sans idea is to effect
a gigantic, all-star minstrel organization,
including such men as William II. West
George Primrose. Lew DOckstader. Bill
" Van. George Wilson, al c. Fields and
other dark lights. He viii have a
selected chorus of fifty voices, and the
idea is to spend about two days in the
large cities using about three weeks for
the tour, which includes the Pacific
coast.