The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

actcr. On tho opening night he SAID:
IF ! had my way. ] would never
have a tragedy PLAYED on these boards.
Theirs is enough OF tragedy in every
day life. and we ought 10 have amuse
mont when we come here
- Brig CHAM Young was a splendid
fireman about the theater, and took
every possible precautions against FIRE.
Once. when George Francis Train WAS
delivering n lecture in tho theater two
or thrco of the coal oil footlishts be
gan 20 smoke and fare. lie stepped
quietly out of the stage box, strolled
over 30 the lamp. and, with his
light and returned TO his box without
any remark.
"Thomas A. Lynne was the first star
10 appear at the Salt Lake theatcr,
in tho play 'VirCinims. hr. aud
Mrs Sclden Irwin appeared in No.
vemher. 1868. in THE Lady Of
LYONS. and remained. playing twice
week. until the following April.
George Pauncefort and Florence Bell
were the stars from July, 1864, to
January. 1865. and PLAYED twice a
week. Then Julia Dean IIayue, one OF
the greatest stars of the country at
that time. PLAYED very frequently
throughout the season Of lS65-ls66.
The local company continued IN ex-
istence until May, 1915, playing
regularly their own productions, ex'
ccpting at such times as when they
supported stars who passed through
Salt Lake crossing the continent
Among them were T. Il. Davenport
and his wife. Charles W. Couldock aud
| daughter, Amy Stone. James Stark, a.
| r. Phelps. Nine. Scheller, Annette lnce
anl Neil Warner.
HMy first visit TO Salt. Lake was IN
| 1869, on my way 10 California, and
my acquaintance with the Salt Lake
theater. IFS people and association has
| ALWAYS been of the most pleasant char
! actcr. ! found IFS management ever
! liberal and scrupulous to the last de
gree. fulfilling every obligation OF
! thcir contract without question OF de
! mur. never seeking by any form oil
evasion or advantage to deprive me ol
any of my attractions OF penny due
them. t
81 find peculiar pleasure in REFER
ing specifically to one old menber OF
the Salt Lake Theater company, borr
! November. 1S4S, at the foot OF the
Wasatch mountains, near Salt Lake
| City, in a log hut in which buffalo
hides were the doors and windows. ShC
grew mp as girl in Salt Lake Guy
and made her debut on the stage OF
! the Salt Lake theater on August 20
1865. as Grace Otis, in THE People i
Lawyer since which time she has
been identified and revered by AL
stage folk. This was Mrs. Asenatf
Kiskadden Mrs. Annie Adams). She
has her replica in her daughter, Maud'
| Adams. the idol of the English-speak
ing stage She now lives in. Salt
Lake. appearing occasionally with g
stock company playing there. She
makes her home with her mother, who
is 81 wears of age. and saws that she
hopes to continue her work .aven unto
tho, second childhood perfb
"In the middle of ?. the Soss ths
Walker brothers. merchants and bank
ers, built handsome rmodern thea
ter. The Walker operashouse was
never very successful, from lack of at
fractions. Soon after the house was
opened the Walker Brothers offered me
the house rent free if / would assume
its management and supply 1T witt
attractions. There were several reasons
WHY ! felt that I could not avail my
self of their generous offer. The FRS
was that T had always been treated ST
fairly and had such n great persona
admiration for the administrator o.
the Salt Lake theater that ] could no