The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-01

when amateur minstrelsy
fourished. It was back in the /
days when Nat Brigham sang
There, Little Girl. Don't Cry" and
Pat Dunbar and Frank Maltese. the
Squires boys and George Downey, to !
say nothing of the others. jumped into
the business as a diversion.
1t is the aim Of the National Guard !
boys. who viii go before the public to- |
morrow nieht with their initial offer
ing. to build up a worthy successor to /
the several organizations Of by-gone /
days. That the - Mt is available can /
not be disputed. That the new purvey-
ors have collected an inviting portion /
of it is equally true. With proper en- /
enlargement. there is no reason why /
the project should not endure.
The performance tomorrow night has
been arranged with an eye to novelty
and careful attention to detail. 1t was
not thrown together as a 5lap-stick !
buTlesqUe. On the contrary, the chaff
has been separated from the wheat in |
four weeks Of rehearsals, almost night /
~ and the young men who are pre-
senting the show are satisfied that a
more meritorious performance than the !
one in view was never given by a local !
aggregation.
The governor and his staff and the
officers from Fort Douglas, with their
wives, viii be the guests of the man
9gement at the Onening performance
tomorrow night.
The first part is in full dress, with d
red, white and blue decorative scheme, !
and twenty-five people in the circle /
ON the tambOUriEe side. as premiers, /
are Frank H0ltmcn and Dave Doty
The bones are worked" by Bob"
Kenyon and o. K NcGraw. This quar-
tette has appeared in minstrel enter
tainments here and elsewhere. and
with unvsTying success. Hoffman and
Keny on sing respectively. among 9TH
ers, "Go Way Back and Sit Down
and when Mr.. Shakespeare Comes to /
Town" The ballads, all of which are
new in Salt Lake, are rendered by VIII
Sibley, Scott Woodward, Ed Pike and
Fred Billings. A military march cho-
rus closes the first part. Among the
ohO specialties are Colonel Sam Park
in Venuil0Quism, SchOpPe and Ridge in
a burlesuue on ''The Belle Of New
York" Johnny Trewhela in monologue. !
DuttoH in lightning sketches, 3 musical
team and step dancers and mixed
octette. as well as a male quaTtette in
songs both new and familiar. The aft
er-piece is worked in a camp scene and
introduces various phases Of encamp-
ment life in a novel and effective man
ner
The engagement is for two nights.
Monday and Tuesday, at popular
prices.
Following the minstrel show is jeff
De Angels a king of comic opera, in
0crrra 20 IL In Sc ~
so Ssmiliar to local patrons Of the the
atre as Frank Daniels or even Francis
Wilson, but to say that he was the
original POlyCOp in The Wedding
Day" with Lillian Russell and Della
Fox, a trio for which the opera was
written, seems 2 sufficient guarantee
Of the comedians quality.
The company supporting De Angels
is a strong one. 1t includes well-knOwn
stage persOnsges. Helen Byron, the
principal Coincidence, was last season
w. r. Cranes leading soubrette. Hen
~ Norman was for several years the
principal life Of Henderson's extTava-
ganZas. playing opposite Eddie Foy,
and he is well remembered as the man
Who introduced 1.-THE Bogie Man" in
"Sinbad. Charles DUNCAN. Adine
Bowler and Maude Poole are also
singers pleasantly remembered.
"A Royal Rogue" was written by the
author of "El Captain" The music is
by that popular composer, W. 7. Fran
els. The eng cement runs through the
last half Of the week
Guy z. Steelys Hunting for Hawk
FMS" which viii he the attraction at the
Grand for the entire week and a Sat
urday matinee, commencing Monday
evening. is one Of the most emphatic
laughing successes Of the present sea-
sen. Columns have been devoted to
highly complimentary mention of tn
Cleverness OF its construction and the
spontaneous humor of the dialogue, as
well as to the general excellence Of the
company presenting the play.
The cast includes such well-knoWn
people as John l. Kearney. who last
season played the stranger in "A
Stranger IN New York; Donald Har-
old. formerly one Of the principal fun
makers with AT Cay Coney Island;
Miss BERTHE Conway. who was seen
here last season as Genie in "Ole Ole
SON: Frank G. Young and Miss Bessie
De Vols who we're the principal vaUde-
vile features with "A Trip TO China
town"
The performance Of Hunting for
Hawkins" is ihterspersed with numer-
Gus musical numbers and various ether
pleasing specialties.
Daniel Frawley and his company,
who play the Salt Lake theatre three
nights. beginning one week from to-
morrow, viii present Lord and Lady
AlWy." 1.-THE Liars, Brother officers"
in matinee and The Only Way" The
plays are new in the Frawley roper
foire but the success each Of them has
attained IS familiar history. Mr. Frsw-
ley secured them from Charles Froh-
man for exclusive western production.
The company wiz be about the same
as last year, with two exceptions. Pearl
L.anders Will be missed and Blanche
Douglas Mrs. Ralph Cummings will
be welcomed again TO salt Lake.
The Gazette Of Whitby, Ont, May
Twins native town. speaks interest
ingly Of the famous cOmedienne:
May Irwin better known as Addie
Campbell. announces her intention of
retiring from the stage at the close
of the present season. She is the ell
dest daughter or the lale Thomas
Campbell, WHO was a lumber merchant
a Whitby. He died penniless. and MIS-
Campbell decided to put the musical
t-lcSts of her two daughters to use
on tie stage. Their first engagement
was got in Rochester. and. unknown
TO the girls. the manager billed them
as the Irwin sisters. May and Flo
They always chung 20 the name Even
the mother Is now known as Mrs. r.
win May Irwin has made a fortune
with her laugh and coon songs, and
has saved more than 22000 600. and
has real estate and other belongings