The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-18

1.-The Sultan of Sulu" has made such
an emphatic hit at Wallaek's theatre
that seats have been placed on sale
for four weeks in advance. The bust
ness of the last week demonstrated
that Mr.. Savage has come into New
York at the proper time, and George
Ade has enhanced his reputation to
such an extent that in the future ms
works viii be looked for with much in
terest. The strong cast has something
to do with the many encoreS which are
nightly occurrence. THE Sultan OF
SuIu" is one of those musical satires
which always delight and cause the
threa TRIGGERS to see il three or four
times before they become satisfied.
Another old story is going the rounds.
1t hasn't been told for SO long that 10
many it Will seem perfectly fresh
again. It9runs:
A resident Of Jersey went to New York
to see the sights and determined to attend
the performance of The Forty Thieves,
Siding up to the box office he demand
ed one of the best seats and laid down
s. bill. A punched coupon and 81 We're
handed him. When he asked what the
ticket cost and was told 81 it was evil
dent he had not calculated higher than
half q dollar.
Two dollars to see The Forty Thieves.
"Yos. sir" eourteously replied the treas
.Weu. keep your burned seat" ex-
claimed the Jerseyman, picking up the -
change Il don't think l care to see the
other thirty-nine'
E. s. Willard has closed his very sue
cessful season at the Garden theatre
and gone up town to Harlem for a
week, after which he win not be seen
again in New York for at least year
In, uf.1xr he
to proceed to London, where he VIII
spend the summer in recreation and
in making ready for his fall engage
ment at the St. James theatre. he is
to continue in England until the fol-
Lowing September, when he proposes 10
renew has American tours with a GUAM
tity Of fresh dramatic material. Mean
while he will probably organize a spe-
ciaI company TO interpret La 'Chate-
laine" in America after the present
season.
After a three months tour of the
west and the Pacific coast in FRIENDS
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Milton Royle have
returned to New York. As bookings
could not be had in the large cities
Mr.. sRoyle decided to close up. He re-
turns to New York to secure an open
| ing for a new play OF which he is the
author. In an interview Mr.. Royie
said: although we could make money
/ in the one-night towns it was toe
| strenuous work for Mrs Royle and
! myself, so we closed. That's all there
is to say about it.
Upon what suggestion did you build
up the costume for Caliban, was re-
Gently asked of Louis James, who Il
making a joint starring tour witt
/ Frederick Warde in The Tempest.
u took it from the old plate of cali
! ban in Hudson's Shakespeare. Besides
/ have played in The Tempest be-
fore" said he. and a look Of reminis-
cence came very plainly into his eyes
THAT was in III, at the old Walnut
Street theatre in Philadelphia. Pros
nero was played by that great actor
~. E. Sheridan. and Caliban by Au
gus(us Anderson. The Ariel was Katie
Mayhew and Blanche De Bar. a niece
o. Edwin Booth was in the cast
was a young fellow then and played
Ferdinand, the part Norman Hacket'
is playing with US now He made az
dark, and was padded out and knottec
all Overland wore a painted costume.
clyde Fitch has reached that sa It's