The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17

place of entertainment at $1-5O or 81 a
ticket Patti crowded it. That was a
great achievement, and one that will
stand without a parallel. When Pad
ereWsk played there the sight Of so
many empty benches unnerved him.
Since then there has been only dis
aster attending the big musical events
scheduled to take place. Professor
Stephens is in no way to blame. He
and the choir are TO be highly COM
mended for their conscientious efforts.
But letting the theatres have all forms
of amusements and passing by what
they cannot take care of will prove
more successful experiment.
During the performance of king
John" last Monday night Barry john
stone was placed in one of those I'M
enviable positions actors so often oc-
cupy and which call for the display of
keenest wit and judgment. 1t was in
the scene where the noblemen dis
cover the Hfeless body of Prince Ar
thur by the roadside Falconbrldge
brings his sword down on Salisbury
weapon with a clash just to show that
he would fight at the drop of the hat.
1t so happened that Mr.. Johnstope's
sword broke and flew into three pieces
when the weapons struck, leaving him
with the shield and about two inches
of blade in his hand. Some actors
would have stalked through the scene
hanging on to the badly disabled wea-
pom, but Mr.. JOhnstons carelessly and
naturally threw the remains aside. II
was a good piece of business and real
iStic enough to cause one Salt Lake
critic to remark: 1.-The scene wherein
Falconbridge breaks his sword while
crossing weapons with his antagonist
brought out round of applause.
This same actor had a more trying
experience while playing in Francesca
de Rinlini' few years ago. Someone
with more nerve than judgment, threw
a bouquet on the stage in particu-
larly strong scene and tombstone pick
ing it UP, laid it on the breast of the
man he had just slain and carried the
scene through. The incident doubtless
saved the act. At the conclusion the
actor was called before the curtain sew
eral times.
| Before he became an actor, r. d.
MacLean was a banker in Shepherds
/ town. Va. Shepherd is his name in pri-
/ vdte life and the town was named
/ for his father. MacLean is a rich man
/ but the stage has a fascination for
/ him which he admits is too strong tC
( withstand
His wife. Odette Tyler, is also a
southern girl-a daughter of General
Kirkland OF Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Mac
Lean is talented in Il literary as vel
she calls Boss" a story of Virginia
life. She is said to be engaged on z
1 play which will depict the life of Mod
ieska- 1t would be hard to find (
! more interesting subject
AS a sequal to the ill-tTeatment she
| claims to have suffered at the hand.
of the Cummings Stock company, Mis-:
ELENA Maris, who was with them On,
week, has esta blished herself as al
anti-Cummings press bureal. Her frs
effort was a letter to the Boise States
man which recites a fact that every
/ body knOWs-the Cummings cOmpan!
did not have scenery or costumes a
Boise, but left them all here. She ais
asserts that as far back as Sunday
Feb. 8, there was no intention. to pre-
sent Nell Gwynn" to the Boise audi
ence in other than citizens clothes.
gratifying business, but rather un
profitable.
The Salt Lake Opera company ha
definitely decided to give it's first rendi
ton Of ''Fatinitza,', April 6. The prin
cipal roles Will be sung as follows:
Fatinitza ........... LOttie Levy Kahl
Princess Lydia .-........ ArVilla Clar
General Kantchukoff Mr. Goddar
Izzet Pasha .........-.-. Mrl Spence
Julian Hardy -.........---- Isr- Pype
Steipan Observation-Disclosures Mr.. CfrahaT
Judging from the following, which i
clipped from the Seattle Post Intelli
gencer. the Cummings company ha
pulled itself together again: