The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31

famed singer is. suffering was con-
tracted in Salt Lake has made the
music-loving population feel more or
less culpable, and elaborate excuses
are offered for the vicissitudeS of a
climate which will deprive the world.
perhaps for many years to come. of
the songs of one Of its sweetest sing
ers.
The Salt Lake Opera, company viii
profit by the detection of the High
wayman" opera company which
struck against the reef of theatrical
disaster in San Francisco a short time
ago. LOie Fuller and the minor lights
pear at the Theatre on the Sth and 9th
of the coming month. but owing to the
untimely demise of the company the
local opera troupe will fill in the dates
With "Fatinitza," Thereby there is
balm for the managerial disappoint-
ment occasioned by the misfortune of
the 'Highwayman" company.
"The dramatized novel; said David
Belasco in a recent interview, lis a
mistake; it is ephemeral; it is general
" a disgrace to the novel, because it is
done too hurriedly."
That is rather remarkable state
ment. in view of the pronounced dra-
matte success of such Weirdly romantic
converted novels as when Knight
hood Was in Flower, In the Palace
of the King" and the like 1T is pc
lasco, who is usually credited with
rather fine commercial instinct and
wholesome respect for whatever is the
atrically successful Probably Mr.. Be
lasco thinks the dramatized novel
is rather unwarranted excursion into
the sanctum of the playwright, where
he at present occupies a more or less
exalted pedestal.
Yet Miss Blanche walsh and many
other actors are of the same opinion,
and are not at all dazzled by the late
successful launching of the novel;
drama Miss Walsh is a close student
of the classics. and considers a stand
ard historical drama far superior TO
the soaring sentimentalism OF the
average modern play.
Considerable surprise was caused re-
Gently in theatrical circles by the an
nouncement of the enga gement Of
Thomas r. Williams, turfman and op-
cratic manag ger, to Miss Beatrice
Steele of Oakland The occasion of
the surprise was that close friends be-
lieved that when the Jockey club presi-
dent became matriuonialiy aIlk1 Miss
Alice Nielsen would be. his bride. Mr.
Williams has for years been the close
friend and financial hacker of Miss
Nielsen BY their friends they weSe
regarded as lovers. Williams humored
. liFi ~ OH u ltI lDtdAIICdt projects and
supplied the financial sinews for the
fcampaign for operate fame.
1t is known that in December last
Mr. Williams drew up his Will leaving
his entire fortune to the operate sing
er. Recently this -aNilIgIvas DESTROYED
and another drawn. This was the first
intimation of a GOODNESS between the
turfman and the singer, and it was fol-
lowed soon afterward by the announce
ment of. his enga cement TO Miss Steele
the daughter of the well known mer-
chant and clubman.
Mr.. Williams and Miss Steele We're
playmates, and several years ago.
when the turfman's health was !, so
poor that recovery was deemed impos-
sible, the Steeles did much to make
his lot happier. The forthcoming we'd
ding is 10 be in the nature of q Be-
hemian affair, following a quiet mar
riage at Oakland.
The trials of Md and the tribula-