The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-05

"'Way Down East" has reached its
five hundredth performance in New
York
Clyde Fitch will be paid over $4,000
this year in royalties for Lovers
Lane by William A. Brady, who has
three companies presenting this Sue
cessful play.
Mary Mannering will begin her third
s season as a star next October at the
Garrick theatre, New York. in new
play by Clyde Fitch, dealing with high
society life in the metropolis. Frank
Mckee viii give this piece very elab-
crate production.
N. c. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
will return from London on Jan. II.
George J. Appleton, their business
manager. is now in New York prepar-
ing for their tour of the principal cit
les, which opens in Brooklyn Jan. 20.
Klaw & changers production of the
Drury Lane spectacle, THE Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" is drawing
such tremendous crowds to the Broad
way theatre that the management has
been forced to present extra matinee
performances.
Jennie Hawley has a part in "The
Toreador," the latest musical comedy
success from London, now being pro-
duced in New York by Francis VIII
son.
Foxy Grandpa" is underlined for
run at the Fourteenth street theatre,
New York City. This will be Joseph
Harris first appearance on the legiti-
mate stage in the metropolis since the
dissolution of the farce comedy team,
Hallen and Hart.
Murray and Mack viii appear at the
Grand for one week, beginning Jan. T.
in shooting the Chutes."
The New York Mirror prints a fine
picture of Sarah Truax in its last edi-
ton and mentions the fact that J. I.
c. Clarke has been commissioned by
| Manager Davis TO write a new play
for Miss TruaX, in which she will star.
1.-The Pride of Jennico,' which will
be shortly presented in this city, is
already beginning to rouse a thrill of
! interest among theatre oers. 1t has
I
| York and elsewhere, and will be given
here with all its beautiful scenery, pic
| turesque costumes and elaborate dis
| play. The company is one of the best
/ organiza tons on the road and is play
! ing to crowded houses everywhere.
Weber and Fields, the New York
/ comedians, and their entire company
| will shortly make a quick trip to the
/ City of Mexico for a four weeks en-
! gagement. The result of such an effort
/ to instill bit of up-to-date American
| humOr into the apathetic Mexican
should be exceedingly interesting.
Blanch Bates has entirely recovered
from her recent severe illness and has
! resumed rehearsals of Under Two
| Flags" which will be revived early
this month, with Miss Bates in her old
role of Cigarette.
The intense interest that David Be
lasco takes in all he does was exempli-
/ fed in a strong manner recently when
| he arrived in New York from Balti-
more to superintend the initial prOduc-
ton of "Du Barry" in that city. He
took up his residence in the theatre
and did not leave it for more than an
! hour at a time for two days and
nights, spending all this time in pre-
pairing for the opening of his play.
| 1t is rumored that Annie Irish and
John Z. Dodson, her husband, viii
leave Mrs. Fiske's company and joir
Amelia Bingham's forces. The reason
given for the change is that they are
not satisfied with the parts assigned
to them during the last season.
NJ. Martin Kallman. who will be re.
membered by some Salt Lakers as the
erstwhile manager of the Grand, ha.
popped up in Seattle with stool
company. Mir. Kailmans sweet bu
short experience in Salt Lake as
manager of stock companies was no
such as would inspire confidence il
him, and his assertion that he viii
have the best organization that hal
visited the coast" will be taken witt
a grain of salt by those who know
him.
Since Salt Lake knew Sarah Trua,
she has played. and with gratifyin:
success, such roles as the following
1 Cigarette in Under Two Flags" Por
tia in The Merchant of Venice Leah
ING rOrSdken. hate Harding IN 'Sh
Stops to Conquer" CIarinda Wildair
in "A Lady of Quality" Lady Babbi
in THE Little Minister" Rosamond il
Sowing the Wind" Renee de Coche
foret in Under the Red Robe an
the title roles in Peg Wellington,
Barbara Frietchie" and Miss Hobbs
The Wilbur-Kirwin Opera cOmpan.
viii lay off next week in Salt Lake {
prepare for a long tour. which vii
! take in ali Of the country between her
and Los Angeles, and thence to Kansa
City by the southern route. The roper
tOire will consist OF six operas. JAG
and the Beanstalk'' being the feature
: New people are coming to join tn
! company. which VIII be strengthens
in several ways preparatory to its lon
trip.
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