The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13


deck and in the salon Of the yacht
Spitfire, from which the comedy takes
its name. The yacht is caught in a
storm and goes TO pieces, and the pas
sengers make their way to shore in
boats. This gives much opportunity
and in the general rejoicing which fol
lows on the Jersey sand dunes. every
thing terminates in lovely fashion.
John Craig and Miss Young are play
ing the leading roles.
1t is announced from Kieff that NJ.
Brikin, impressario Of the opera there,
is organizing company Of singers
who will visit various American and
European countries and sing the songs,
chants and marches of the Russian con-
victs. The words and music have been
collected by NJ. Harteveld, foreigner,
who last year was allowed to visit many
Of the convict establishments in Sr
IBERIA One Of the most dramatic fea.
lures Of the songs is that several of
them have nm accompaniment Of fet-
ters. The Kieff branch of the Union
of the Russian People is indignant
over NJ. Brikin's project. declaring it
TO be unpatriotic. They have decided to
petition the local authorities to pro-
hibit the proposed tour.
Head Of "Claque" Dead.
A very important parsonage in the
social life of Naples has Just died, nc
cording TO cablegram from there.
His name was Alfredo Moreno, and
he was the head of the "claque' at
the St Carlo theater at Naples. He
was known to every artist In Europe
and was esteemed. or feared, by them
as the case might be. With his band
of vigorous applauders it was within
his power tc make or break n piece or
an artist. AS man, he had no aesthetic
preferences. and his tastes in art were
purely in proportion to the benefit which
he derived from the piece. or the artist,
concerned. But there were two musi-
clans whom he particularly hated. They
were Wagner and Strauss. He did all
in his power to stop their coming to
the st. Carlo thcater and to prevent
their success, without, however, sue
ceeding, And then he gave utterance
to words of bitterness, "Their mu-
sic,' he said. "is bothersome 1t goes
on forever, and there is no means of
interspersing applause. One neither
applauded, encored or recalled the
artistes, and if they become popular,
it is the end of the 'claque, The
success OF Strauss and Wagner in Ma
pies did not end the "claque," but it
hastened the end of Moreno.
Bernstein's "Baccarat.'
"Baccarat, the latest play to be
produced in America by Monsieur Henri
Bernstein, author of "Israel,' is a
society drama typifying the ancient
and favorite theme of the playwrlghts
Baccarat" has for its theme that
of handsome and wealthy woman s
love for worthless man. She is the
Countess Helene, woman supposedly
of impcccable virtue, willing to sacri-
fee everything for the man in trouble
There is a strong scene between Helene
and her father when the aged man tries
to unmask the scoundrel and save his
daughters name. The Shuberts are
producing "Baccarat, and Madame
Marietta Oily plays the role of Countess
bert plays the role of the countess
father. Franklin West and Thurslow
Bergen are in the cast.
Robert Edeson, who is starring this
season with great success in ga Man s
n Man. and who was in Salt Lake
this season, tells the following story
of life on the road: "We were play.
ing one-night stands in the west and
hurried into the box office of the
theater one morning to use the long
distance telephone. AS ! waited for
! the connection, ! saw a tall, severe
| looking woman of uncertain age, eau.
! tiously approaching the box office win
dow, Suspicion was written clearly on
her face and her hand clutched a
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the various parts of the house from the
boxes to the gallery, and studied the
diagram carefully. Finally she selected
| two seats in the balcony, counted out
the money. and was slipping the tick
cts into her handbag. when sudden fear
possessed her. She thrust her head
through the window again and inquired
anxiously of the treasurer: "Say, Mis-.
ter, do you see the same show in the
gallery that they play downstairs7"
Constance Collier Honored.
Constance Collier has been invited to
play Viola in the great production of
":Twelfth Night, to be given at STRAIT.
| ford-on-Avon at the Shakespeare festi-
val next summer. She has also been
to England for that purpose, In Bern
STEMS great drama, In which she has
been acting this winter, her beauty, her
marvellous voice and diction as well
as her powers as an emotional actress
have acquainted the American public
with her qualifications for the roles
which she has been asked to play Miss
| Collier, however. will not shorten her
engagement with the Frohman produc.
tion of "Israel'' because of her Eng
| lsh engagements. She will be asso.
cIated, as at present. with Graham