The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22

man divided $4,000 on the English
run Of sherlock Holmes" which has
! just closed.
Lawrence Hanley will shortly open a
/ conservatory Of dramatic art in Los
Angeles.
Maude Adams will confne herself ex-
/ clusively to AS You Like It" next sea-
son, provided her tour with Bernhard
IN Romeo and Juliet" does not inter-
Daniel Frohman proposes to bring.
Miss Annie Hughes over to star in
The Country Mouse" the play which
/ Maude Adams had at her disposal.
Miss Mary Mannering will be sup
/ ported by Arthur Byron next season
IN new play being written for her by
/ clyde Fitch, dealing with New York
May Irwin has gone to Europe to be
| absent all summer, accompanied by her
sons, Walton and Harry.
/ Susanna Leonard, sister of Lillian
Russell. made her first appearance in
vaudeville last Monday an Proctor's
! theatre, at Newark, n. J. Miss Leonard
recently appeared as a tough East Side
girl at one Of the performances given
by the Professional Women's league
and made a hit. This character is be-
ing worked into a sketch for her. In
private life the sister of the famous
beauty is known as Mrs. Owen West
ford, as she is the wife of that well
known comedian.
Al Hayman, the real big power in the
theatrical syndicate, is reported to have
secured the property on Fifth avenue,
between Forty-fOurth and Forthwith
streets, New York City, part of which
is now occupied by the Berkeley lyce-
um. 1t is said to be Mr. Hayman's
Intention to build a handsome play
house on the site.
Through her English solicitors it was
reported that Edna May, the Ameri-
can singer now appearing in London.
intends bringing a suit for damages
against theatrical sheet that men
toned her name as a correspondent in
the divorce suit brought in London re-
Id
against Earl De La War;. 1t has since
been ascertained that the name men
toned in the petition is not that of
Miss May, but another American ac-
tress.
The latest cable advices from Eng
land concerning the condition of Bees
sic BOnehill. the vaudeville entertainer,
are TO the effect that she is suffering
from cancer of the stomach, and has
but short time to live. Her husband.
w. r. Seeley, and their son are with
the dying actress, who is awaiting
death in a London hotel.
Odell Williams, who died. recently in
New York, was a grandson of General
Burnsides. He played the character of
the Squire in Way Down East"
Manager Frank Mckee has disposed
of the right to Janice Meredith" to
William Bogneli and Rose Stahl.
Report has it that Lew Dockstader
and George Primrose will part after the
present season, as the latter has an
nOunced his intention OF retiring from
the stage. Mr.. DOckstader will con-
tinue to head his own company. and
will be managed by John Vogel.
Jerome Sykes will appear at the head
of the Klaw & Erlanger Opera company
in new opera by Harry B. Smith and
Gustave Kerker called The Money
Burner"
The rumor that Dan Arthur was to
manage Henry Miller next season is
hon
his own manager, and viii simply hire
a press representative.
"A Chinese Honeymoon" is running
along well at the Casino, New York
and Is said to be one Of the prettiest
and most refreshing entertainments /
ever given in that house.
For protecting Miss Julia Winston Of !
the Boston Ideal Opera company from /
the insults of a masher at Newport |
News, Va, Policeman Stuart viii wed 1
the young lady as compensation for his /
gracious act.
Weber & Fields are now trying to
secure Dan. DAILY. and it is said that |
actor has their offer under considera- /
ton.
WalterN Damrosch, the Wagnerian /
enthusiast, who was this spring elected I
conductor of the New York Philhar- /
monte society to succeed Emil Paur. /
went back to New York from a Welsh I
musical festival at Scranton. Pa. a /
week or So ago with a good story. Mr..
Damrosch was one of the judges in the |
contest between the different singing I
societies.
One curious incident at the COM !
petitions. Mr.. DamrosCh relates. |
came when the quartettes were sing /
ing for the prizes. One of these con-
sisted Of an old woman and three young /
persons.
There were some better voices in /
the other quartettes, but the quartette 1
led by the old woman sang better than \
any Of the others. The members had /
been splendidly trained I'm quartette /
singing, and the individuals all kent /
themselves in control for the sake Of \
the general effect. voted FOR this /
QuaTtette and il got the prize.
The choice was a very popular one.
The audience OF nearly 5000 persons /
burst into applause when the verdict 1
was announced.
1T was then that I learned for the /
first time that the old woman was the /
mother or the other three and that she 4
had trained them to sing as they did /
She is in the habit of getting a prize /
with her quartette at the festival and /
it would have been a great disappoiut-
ment to the audience if she had failed 4
this time"
There have been many rumors con-
corning the probability Of Mrs Potter
making q tour Of this ronntrR navr l