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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-16
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.

The Sign Of the Cross. with Charles
Dalton. the young English star. as
Marcus Superbus, viii be the attrac-
ton at the Salt Lake theatre all this
week, with Wednesday and Saturday
Inatlnees. Probably no play ever writ
ten has attracted more attention among
people who do not as rule attend
theatrical performances. The scene is
lald IN Rome at the time when Nero
profiigate luxury and inhuman cruelty
were furnishing material for some Of
the blacklist pages of the worlds his
tory. The struggle between Christian
ity and paganism had begun: Rome
was at the height Of its magnifcence.
just before its downfall. and the re-
hglon OF peace on earth, good viii
toward men" was being taught by a
little band Of the lowly followers of
the Man Of Galilee. The sublime cOuT-
age that enabled not only men, but
weak women and young children to
go unfllnchingly 70 a horrible death in
the roman arena. COntraSted with the
Iellleo vice and fiendish cruelty of the
emperor and his corrupt court, furnish
the light and shade OF this unique
drama While teaching a strong lesson
and showing IN graphic and i'm
pressive manner the influence Of Chris
uanlty on a powerful pagan nation.
me play IS so full Of thrilling scenes
ana incidents and so gorge0usly aged
mat Il charms all lovers Of power
Illiy Constructed and engTOssing drama
ana magnificent stage spectacle. The
company that VIII support Mr. Dalton
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worth seeing. Its delightful atmos-
phere, quaint hUmOr and true senti-
ment appeal to ~ classes from the
boy in the gallery o the business man
in the parquet.
James NeilTs experience with the
Spokane Eiks, which was the sensation
of all Elkdom a few months ago, will
probably end pleasantly. It will be re-
membered that the actor tore the
] bandage off his eyes during the initia-
ton, declared he was an American citi-
zen. and finally left the hall in disgust.
Now he is sorry that he carried on so
violently, he says, and the trouble is
in a fair way to be settled as the re-
suit Of a visit Mr. Neil made recently
to the grand exalted ruler at Waterloo,
Ia
Mr.. NeHI expressed himself as follows
on the subject. while here the other
day: My position toward the Elks is
perfectly pacific. I would rather be a
whole Elk than a half of one as I am
now, but I would not submit to being
struck ] have talked with Elks all
over the country since my unpleasant
experience at Spokane and not one of
them has known of man being struck
blow while being initiated. I consid-
cred the offense in the same light that
7 would being called a vile name and
I resented it by baking and withdraw
ing from the room, / regret that /
used the language I did. but I was
aroused. Ny language was not pro-
fame, but 7 regret that it was so vio-
lent, and I have since said so. How
ever. my case is in the hands of the
grand exalted ruler now. and he is Civ
ing it hi. personal attention.
The New York sun recently took up
ne subject of minstrelsy. as follows:
Negro minstrelsy was no foolish
whim It was a legitimate art in its
GOOD time. and ATr DoCkstader and Mr..
Primrose have moi forgotten the ira
ditions. A long beadrcll Of names ana
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companies comes to mind. The rattle
Of the bones tickles the ear agreeably.
The eye Of memory sees those pTepOs-
terously black faces, impossible red
lips. abysmal mouths, wOrld-shadOw-
ing feet Where did those monumental
shoes come from? The banjo has fall
en- into the hands Of the giTls-lucky
banjO,-and they play it as if they
were petting a canary bird or toying
with q caramel The old minstrels
used to whack it, thump it, take it by
violence. They were robustious with il,
and Yet they dragged sweet tones out
OF IT. The dialogues between the inter
locutor and Mr. Bones were meatieT if
less artistic than Plato's- The songs,
comic or sentimental. were given with
an irresistible heartiness. often with
clever art We can see Billy Emerson
as Policeman MoTiarity threatening the
truckman; -T'lI have you of that dray
for Ogling the ladies':
The girls all cry,
As I go by:
Are you there. Mo-ri-ar-i-tee? "
Good Old Billy, He used to make
everybody feel just as happy as a big
sunfower. He sang that, and Love
Among the Roses. and MOriariCy'
around the world And he was only one
of jOvial crew. high hvers, honest
and thirsty souls. most of them Like
every honest good fellow, they spent
their money free. Rich again and again.
and paupers at the end.
'Rialto" tells the story Of Mary Man
nering's proposed Camille as fol-
lows
The row over Mary GIannering's pro-
posed Camille" has demonstrated one
fact above all others that Frank Nc
kee is notable exception TO the gen
eTal managerial rule. The unfortunate
affair. as ii now stands, hurts every
body concerned but Mckee worst Of
all Yet he is the one. doing the least
complaining He has made a barrel
q money for Miss Manner1ng. and
shrewdly saw a chance 10 make her
better known, ana. consequently. a bet
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en- in the early stages. proves a GER
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and if used in season prevents the fur
Their developments Of consumption.
Price 80 cents. q. c. NJ. l. Drug Dept
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Dangers of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time if neglected is IL
able TO cause pneumonia which is so
often fatal, and even when the patient
has recovered the lungs are weaken.
making them peculiarly susceptible to
the development Of consumption Fo-
Iey's Honey and Tar viii stop the
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Manager Charles Frohman just be
fore sailing for Europe gave out the
information that il was really J. NJ
Barrie who suggested that Maude Ad-
ans should star in The Little Minis
ter" This is how Mr.. FTOhman de-
scribes it:
I saw Mr. Barrie's agent in Lon
don and made arrangements with him
to have Mr.. Barrie dramatic The Lit
tie Minister We signed a regular con-
tract and I came back feeling sure that
in the course of time I would secure
a good play, But I had no one in par
ticUlar in mind for either the leading
or other characters. There was time
enough to make up the east when I
had received and read the play. About
seven or eight months later I got word
from London that it was Mr.. Barrie's
opinion, after making various expert
mentS to dTdmdtiZe his book, that. to
TO quote his own phrase, it was i'm
possible to find a play in it There the
matter practically rested. It was sim
ply one of those disappOintments which
sometimes come to a manager.
Nothing further was done until
some time afterward Mr.. Barrie came
10 this country on behalf Of the Inter
national Copyright league He and
-4a@ az ESt met nor hdu re ever seen
Miss Adams act. At the time he ar
rived here Miss Adams was playing in
Rosemary at the Empire theatre. Mr.
Barrie, as a matter of courtesy, having
had some dealings with me through an
agent, and feeling that he had perhaps
/ disappointed me. came to call on me
at the theatre. 1 did not happen to be
in at the moment, so he was shown to
an orchestra chair and there saw the
play.
Meanwhile I had returned to my Of
fee. I remember very distinctly Mr..
Barrie being shown in during the sec
ond intermission. He could hardly wa
to be introduced before he exclaimed:
/ Mr.. Frohman, J have seen my Lady
Babbie. IF you viii let me have Miss
ADAMS for the role / viii dramatize
The Little Minister.
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What Made It Expensive.

Baltimore American)
WHAT CALCULATED the man. -Four
hundred dollars for that dress?'
Yes. answered the wife. soOthingiy,
1T is the train that makes 1t so eNpen-
sive."
"Ah-h-hI' groaned the husband, that
cursed railroad trust again
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" aSlllEtou otal-'
''AlI Joshua wants said Farmer Corn
tossel lis a chance to show what he can
do"
Yes" said the farmer. u suppose so.
Josh is one of those people who never
seem to get a chance 10 do anything eN-
cent snrnething IheN can't do
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Not Bullet Proof.
CNew York Weekly

UNIV lOIh " VEhIl ,
Mr. Binks-OUr neighbOr. Minks, was
shot at by a burglar and the bullet lodged
in his pocketb0ok.
Mrs. Binks-What Of it,
Mr., Binks-Nothing; only 7 was think
ing his wife must be very economical. A
bullet would go right through mine
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Only the best will so in the west, 4"
was the rhythmic though not altogeth-
er dignified heading which Portland
paper placed over a review Of 1.-THE
Princess Chic" during the recent en-
gagement Of the Kirke La ShelIe Opera
company in that city. The article cited
the fact that while Portland, like other
western cities. refused to bow down
and worship alleged New York sue
CeSSes, butCheTed BY an inferior cast
the west is always ready to give a
warm welcome to attractions that show
symptoms of giving one his moneys
worth irrespective Of eastern YER
diets.
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Henrietta Crosman has startled New
York again this season. Last year it
was her Mistress Nell" and this year
it is her performance of Rosalind in
AS You Like It" With one accord
the critics have lauded Miss Crosman
and her production TO the skies and
have declared fl TO be the best Shake
spearean performance seen in New
York for years Proof of Miss eros
mans substantial success in Shake
SpeaTe comes with the news that AS
You Like It. VIII be continued at the
Republic indefinitely and that seats are
now selling four weeks in advance.
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Sherrie Matthews of the once pop
ular team, Matthews and Bulger. has
been ordered to Mt. Clemens by his
physician. Matthews is reported to be
in very bad shape physically, and the
trip has been ordered in the hope OF
saving his life.
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A London paper asserts that Miss
Ellen Terry is thinking seriously of re-
VlVing The School for Scandal" with
the view Of acting Charles Surface.
The report is scarcely credible. though
II Miss Terry once made up her mind
to a freak of this sort she would prob
ably put it into execution. All such
experiments are to be depIored: bur
doubtless this particular one would be
interesting.
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ent 1 am glad to be in as good muSi-
cal comedy as The Strollers, and if I
can continue TO get good parts Eddie is
going to stay there and keep his hands
of the helm Of a starring tour"
Death has certainly played havoc in
the ranks Of old and well known nm
strel men the past few weeks, Teacn-
ing a recent climax in the passing
away Of the veteran Neil Bryant. who
was regarded as the father of black
face minstTelSy in this country. In this
. taking off, as well as the passing Of
Billy Rice. Billy Emerson and Billy
West, other minstrel entertainers who
made great Impressions during their
time, the minstrel stage is practically
left 10 Primrose and Dockstader.
The death of so many prominent men
Of the burnt cork does not mean that
minstTelsy is in its entire decline. but
| it IS certain that this form of enter
I tainment has gone back materially Of
I late in popular estimation, for when
! the Bryants and the Rices and Emer-
sons hourished they were the bright
stars Of their time, and business was
one grand hurrah with them.
Somehow it seems as time changed
the veteran Ministries allowed the pro-
cessiOn TO get ahead Of them. West
was younger and more progressive, and
also nUrtured his funds, dying a very
rich man. Bryant. Rice and Emerson,
/ however. all died in poverty, having
Z long since spent the fortunes that they
made. West also kept his shows up
| abreast of modern ideas. and the West
minstTels this season. even minus the
services Of their chief. wiz net the
estate handsome profit on the season.
But at best it looks ike the halcyon
days of the American minstrel are soon
/ to become only a thing Of memory.
Ada Rehan is reported 10 have said
farewell 10 the stage. She sailed for
England Wednesday, and her nearest
friends declare she has retired from
the boards permanently. She has not
made q public Appearance during the
{ present season. When the DAILY es-
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Richard Mansfield will, in all prob
ability. act the role Of Charles Steele
next season in the dramatization of
Gilbert Parker's- meIodramatic novel,
THE Right of way"
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ter paying attraction. Then he ar
ranged a tour for her with Kyrle BeIlew
Of a scale that did not give him the
/ slightest chance of getting anything
out of il except the advertisement. Bel
/ lev alone was to draw $500 a week,
and Miss ManneTing's salary was also
/ highly respectable. Then entered young
! Hackett and upset everything. Unless
/ he changes his attitude il is exceeding
/ ~ difficult to see where anybody can
/ be benefited. Miss Mannering viii lose
a remarkably good chance of adding TO
/ her fame. Bellew VIII lose half salary
/ / hear he was paid $1,000 by Mckee for
! a release-McKee viii lose money for
/ other relea ses. and Hackett Will be
/ largely regarded as a dog in me
manger.
In this connection an interesting &C
| count is told of Hackett's previous po-
sition. It seems that it was HaCketts
! original scheme to revive Romeo and
Juliet" with his wife as Juliet, Bellew
as Romeo. and Hackett cO-star as
Mercutio The last time Bellew played
! with Mrs. Potter in New York, by the
! way. Hackett played small
/ part-a very small part-in their
company Also. when Bellew pro-
duced Hero and Leander" in London.
appearance under his direction. What
! BelleW must think of the rapid way in
which stars are made on this side of the
water would be interesting reading.
But. to resume. All hands discussed
the tour, and then. for some reason,
il was abandoned. Camille" was then
proposed, and one afternoon in Janu-
airy. when Miss Mannering first ap-
peared in San Francisco, Hackett was
entertaining Bellew in his home in this
city. A congratulatOry telegram was
sent to the Pacific coast. and a toast to
Camille" was drunk. II was not until
Hackett recently interviewed Frank
Mckee. apparently to the formers dis
satisfaction. that he discovered Ca
mile" is immoral and wholly unfit for
his wife.
Eddie Foy denies that he has any i'm
mediate intentions of starring again. In
the famous old Chicago opera house
days Of The Crystal Slipper" up to
ali Baba," when Foy and Henderson
separated recalls that it has not been
such a smooth road for either of them
since. Henderson's decline came with
Aladdin. Jr." and FOy, since leaving
his old manager, has not always trod
the primrose path Of dalIiance. In fact,
there have been some rocky stunts
along the roads Of Eddie's journey
alone.
There is one thing about the show
business. though" he said the other
evening at Cincinnati, discussing his
own recent experiences, that proves
the public is a right good fellow II
v0u're down on your luck a little they
sort of pass you up. but when you do
get back in good trim they rally to
you as cordially as Of old. just at pres
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The startling intelligence comes out
Of the east that Edna Wallace Hopper
is studying vocal culture and promises
in time TO actually learn to sing.
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He Needed a Chance

while. the members Of the company still
here are getting up in the work under
the able STAGE direction of b. $. Young
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David Belasco has done many
clever things, but London theatrical
journal gives him credit for launching
new play called David WaTfeld -
This must doubtless be interesting
reading TO the latter gentleman.
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@&@& 4444%A@4+4AA4
THIS WEEK At
THE THEATRES.

Salt Lake Theatre-Charles
Dalton in "Sign of the Cross
all week, with matinees We'd
nesdey and Saturday.
Grand Theatre - Monday,
Tuesday and Tuesday school
matinee, Daniel SulIy in "The
= Parish PRIEST; Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday and matinee,
Human Hearts,"
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Manager Jules hurry announces that
next season Paul Gilmore, now with
Lost River will be seen in Don
Caesars Return playing the star role
originated this season by James K.
Hackett.
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There is a strong likelihood of the
long run Of "Florodora" in New York
being brought to a close. The piece,
after being moved from the Casino to
the New York, was tilted up on the
roof garden Of that big establishment
and another company put in the piece.
This last venture has not been huge
success, and the early spring will find
a new piece taking its place.
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Stuart Robson and W H Crane are
to be seen in New York in May for
/ a single performance of The Hen
rietta." 1t will be a benefit matinee
arranged by Manager FrOhman for the
Actors Fund home. 1t will be the
first joint appearance of these stars
in years, and is already attracting
much attention
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Daniel Sully's presentation OF THE
Parish Priest at the Salt Lake theatre
last season is we'll r. membered as a
the Grand this year, having failed to
get time at the other house on account
Of the fun week of The Sign Of the
Cross. The engagement is for Mon
day and Tuesday nights. with q special
matinee Tuesday, beginning at 3
o'clock.
The Parish Priest is simple, but
wonderfully interesting. The scharac-
ters are novel. natural and eloquent
Some are eloquent in their simplicity
as there is no attempt to awaken ap-
pIause either in the lines or the stu
atoms. Yet the applause comes, for
the strength OF the scenes sway the
audience. which nightly demands that
the curtain so up and down several
times after the last act. This is a
tribute 10 the play, for rarely does an
audience finger after the play is over
to demand another glimpse of the lit
tie mimic world across which life's
Skirmish line has been thrown As
Father WhaleH, the jolly priest, Daniel
Sully gives one of the best character
portravals of recent years. IN fact, his
general excellence comes in the nature
OF 2 surprise. as Mr.. Sully heretofore
has been identified with comedy work.
and his ability to sound the mellow
note OF true pathos stamps him as q
possess0r Of that rare characteristic,
versatility. ''The Parish Priest IS
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George Edwardes of Ds1y's theatre in
London. which had continued for more
than four years. a large sum had accu-
INFLATED from the rentals paid into
trust pending the settlement of the
contest. Miss Rei1an secured large
share Of this accumulation, and also
draws a regular salary from the Lon
don theatre
Miss Rehan as the leading lady or
Augustin Days company for nearly
twenty years stood at the head of her
profession ii America. She is the
daughter Of a once prosperous ship
builder, and was born at Limerick,
ireland, in 1850 Her family came to
America five years later. and she be-
gan her professional career at the age
Of 10 in Oliver Doud Byron's Across
the Continent" She played in the sup
port of Booth, Mccullough. Mary An
derson, Mrs. Drew. Lawrence Barrett,
John T. Raymond and others. At
Days she grew rapidly in ability and
popular esteem, and proved herself
player of remarkable dramatic quail
tiles and Of great versatility.
Paderewskitis. though lately come
into attention by the Lssterics Of the
maid Of Vassar, is by no means a nov
~-N9 III AAAGoANdA bdtAAUlBF7e " 7 ltt-C Alil-
larry Bell in the New York Press. Dur
ing his delivery of a Chopin nocturne
In the POUghkeeDsie opera house last
week young woman became temper
ariiy insane and was carried, scream
ing Justify and weeping dolefully, out
OF the auditorium. The Polish must
clan paid no heed to this evidence Of
his power. and the piano played on.
PadereWski is used TO it. His audience
always is more or less EySteTiCaI. Dur
ing his reCitals women shver, sigh.
laugh nervously, sigh heavily, weep
cOpiouSiy, become faint. turn deathly
pale, and have a lovely feminine time
generally When the concert is ended
the pianist has to fly for his life lest
he be torn TO pieces by the ladies who
long to carry off the bones Of him as
souvenirs. Embellishments contents il
self with romantic sentiment but
Paderewskitis is 10 madness near al
lied The utmost we can do with the
dddler IS to speculate how much bet
ter his playing would be il he fell in
love- With the pianist the mere
thought or his loving anybody but her
fills every woman with frenzy Murder
Will be done over this thumper of the
keyboard and it is a wise thing that
Maurice Grau has put himself under
bonds to keep the peace by denying
Paderewski the conductors chair on
the first night of Manu- Bars Of
great stoutness have been put up to
guard against the assaults of cranks'
alley; but if the pianist directed his
orchestra that night there would be
nothing left of him. Every woman
feels that somehow or another. she
alone can fill the aching void in Ig-
nace's soul, and Nine. Paderewski has
as hard time TO hold her husband
against abduction as any honest spouse
of these times- In his habit as he
lives, away from the piano. PadereWski
is by no means romantic, but full of
1un, enjoying a joke as much as any
body, and amused as We are at the
Authorizations of femininity. But it
pays.
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The New York Sun. speaking Of the
hit made at the Fourteenth street the
atre by William A. Bradys production
of Foxy Grandpa" says: Apart from
It's freshness and exuberance the
piece has come to town just at the
right time. There never has been a
season with such a dearth of funny
plays Bradys luck again,
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is said to be a very strong one and
includes George Riddell. Henry y.
Wenman, George Flood. Harry Child.
i. De Corsia. T. Auburn. James Cooley,
Stanley Fletcher, Albert Randall, Ag-
nes7 Scott. Julia Escott, Lily LOrreil,
Helen De Corsia, Emmie Auburn, Ma
tale Dunn, Bessie Toner. Marcella
Hudson and Mignon Shattinger. Miss
Shattinger will be seen at Mercia, the
Christian maiden.
The well known and popular melo-
drama. Human Hearts, fills the last
half Of the present week at the Grand.
The play is in its seventeenth cOnseeu-
tive season. from which it may be sur
missed that the public, the great judge,
places it in the category of successes
a capable company and good scenic
production is promised