The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-13

revival OF The SardOG comedy. she is
10 use Nance Oldfield7 when she goes
on tour again. It is likely her first play
Of next season win be a dramatization
OF Frances Aymar Mathews novel
called 'AIy=Lady Peggy Goes to Town &"
which has been among the six best
selling Of at least one month OF the
season.
Another Tolstoi play mas been pro-
duced at the Irving Place theatre, New
York. As it was given in German and
mostly to people who like the morbid,
no special objection was made to its ex-
IRENE realism. II is called THE Pow
ers of Darkness and the story. in
brief, IS as follows Anisja, the wife
Of a well-tO-dO Russian farmer, is in
love with Nikita, a farm laborer, who
has all the girls about in love with
him. Nikita holds the marriage rela-
tionship lightly, and tells about It
plainly. Anisja gives her husband
poison and ne dies. Then Nikita mar
lies. Anisja. NikiIa murders his wife
and the play ends with a general retri-
button ali around.
Miss Kathryn Kidder has changed
Mol Pitcher" with which she began
the season, for The Country Girl,
which she is now playing on tour.
Do YOU believe in realism in the
drama?" asked the friend.
i do, answered Mr.. StOrmingtOn
Barnes. Many is the time l would
have given great deal to play Mac
beth with real banquet"
James K Hackett having declined to
act Armand Duval with Mary Manner
ing in spring tour, Kyrle Bellew has
been engaged for the part and viii be
starred Jointly with Miss ManneTing,
otherwise Mrs. Hackett.
Previous to the production of The
sultan of SuiU, the AGe- Wathau opera
which is running at the Studebaker.
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. those
VINO had seen the rehearsals. as well as
those directly connected with the affair.
were sanguine of the success of one
particular song. Whatever else hap
pened. they asserted, I'm Not Afraid
TO Die sung by tbs sultan upon his
entrance, would prove a hit. But the
unexpected happened On the first
night even the enthusiasm Of the per
sonal friends who filled the theatre
could not remove the impression that
the one doleful, discordant note of the
opera was the Not Afraid to Die"
song In consequence, it was soon cut
out and another substituted The
change has been happy one. and the
new song, two verses and a chorus of
which are here published, is one of the
best-lked of the operas selections. 1t
IS called My Smiling Isle Of SUlu, 8"
and is as follows
We have no daily papers
TO tell of Newport capers
NO proud 400 TO look down on ordinary
No stock exchange or tickers.
No French imported liquors
10 start one on the downward path and
some Gay land him broke.
We've not a single college
w mere youth may get a knowledge
Of basket ball and cigarettes and p0ker
and the like
No janitOrs TO sass Us,
Ne police to barass. US,
And we've never known the pleasure Of
a labor union strike
CHORUS.
And that is WHY, you'll understand.
l love my own. my native land
My little isle Of Sulu,
Smiling isle of Suiu
i m not ready to say gOod-by.
m mighty sorry that l have to die.
We have no prize fight sluggers.
No VauGeViliian mugge-s
Not one OF US has ever shot the chUtes
or topped the loop.
No cable cars or trolleys.
No life insurance aioilies.
No bank cashiers TO take our money ere
they fly the coop.
No boOkies and no races
NO seaside summer places,
Z rr arar-a Fes.rr
with autos brought from France
No dramas OF society,
Chock full Of impropriety
NO dialect cOntOrtioIs and no rag-time
song and dance.
When Stuart Robson. whose memory
of theatrical affairs stops somewhere
Just this side Of the flood. says the In
Ger Ocean was in Chicago recently
he was acccsted by an old acquaint-
anee, Mr.. Andrew d. NewbOld Of rs
SaHgamOn street.
i beg your pardon" said Robson,
but you have the best OF me. Where
did I meet yOu?'
Why, years ago. the season of 1858.
1 played with you in Boston" answered
Newbold.
Played with me?" echoed the come
dian, tapping his brow and looking
puIEiVus prayed Win me IN BOSOM
NewbOld-BOstOn? -, Then, after
pause; Funny, I've a fine memory.
but caa't place you. What was the
play2"
The Cataract OF the Gauges
said Mr. NeEbold. You were the
Yankee Robinson
Yes, I recah that" admitted Mr..
Robson. q recall that-but what part
did you Iiay--I remember most Of
those in the caSt-Mr and Mrs. Daven-
port the Nixon circus and"
''Me7 Oh, I was member Of the
Boston light infantry that figured as
SepOys- Don't YOU remember-yOu
brushed by me every night when max
ing your eGtrance?"
Il can't say that the recollection is
vivid, admitted the comedian, slowly.
But how are You, anyway
A discussion of the old scenic prOduc-