Show DRAMATIC AND LYRIC Sol Smith Russell in His Ken Play it PEEARLNTHE SILVER JUNG Taoiday8 Attraction Thankfcivl Day TcarlaB Dlnanter Latest Amusement Notes Clawson S McKenzie have next prepared pre-pared for the public palate a repast which ought to prove highly acceptable accept-able This is the dramatic and musical mu-sical menu going under the name oC Pa and no matter what its ingredients ingre-dients it is seasoned with the sparkling Sol Smith Russell and it will be swallowed swal-lowed with the strongest possible relish No one that we know except possibly Nat Goodwin or John A Mackay has such highly flavoring qualities as this Russell he can take the dreariest piece of trash that ever the footlights shone upon and by putting himself into it throwing off some of those phosphorescent scintillations scintil-lations with which his very hide glitters rattling off one or two of his imitations make it as much of a go sail Hoyi magic hand had constructed it He coudl almost make a success of a thing like Vacation We have been handed a long list of the advance agents usual ammunition extracts from other cities who have sung Mr Russells I praises We have consigned them to the waste basket We do not need I them It is sufficient for us that Russell Rus-sell is coming and we believe the simple announcement of that fact will be sufficient suffi-cient for the public That conglomeration conglomera-tion he has mucilaged together under the name of Pa we dont know we take it on trust If he is himself and has brought us a good list of the latest gags imitations imita-tions and topical songs we shall not be particular about the vehicle through which they reach us Mr Russell appears Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with a Wednes day matinee The sale commences tomorrow I to-morrow Thanksgiving Day The hammer of the stage carpenter will soon commence to resound about the Theatre in preparing for the heavy scenic melodrama of The Silver King which the Home Dramatic Club will revive for Thanksgiving day and night The Club will break a good deal of new ground fortbiEjventnre Mr Wells entering tering for the first time the region of the heroic and enacting the leading role Mr Spencer will appear as the venerable thief Coombes and the vil lain will fall to the hands of Mr Cummings Cum-mings A strong company make up the other parts a number of young actors making their debut in minor roles The version is that of the Wai lack Theatre done here several years ago How Tearle Took It When manager Al Hayman cancelled the tour of Osmond Tearle after that actbrs first performance as a star under hit management ne attracted the attention atten-tion of the country for the reason that such conduct is unusual among theatrical thea-trical managers Speaking of the affar the other day Mr Hayman said The piece was terriblet and its failure win dire beyond description I invited Mr Tearle into my private office after the first performance and told him what I thought about it He asked me what I was1 going to do and I told him f would shelve the play This nearly knocked him oft his seat But I put the case very plainly before him I told him that my loss what with printing scenery and other preliminary channels chan-nels of outlay would be very great I said however that if he still had confidence con-fidence in the scheme I would make him a present of the scenery and of enough printing to carry him clear through the season He might go out with the entertainment under those circumstances and do what he liked He declined to take the chances As soon as my dispatch came East can celling the route I had lots of offers for his services as a stock actor Mr Palmer offered a salary of 350 a week for the season ia New York Mr Bid well offered 350 a week for twenty weeks and Tearle very wisely accepted propositionUomment and Dramatic Times > ote Ms Jour A MACCAY is hunting for a suitable play in which to go out starring star-ring There never was a time when good material of this desciption was so scarce or so hard to get hold of TEABLES revival of The Romance in San francisco last week was but fairly successful He leaves for New Orleans this week where he receives a salary of 350 per week for twenty weeks THE Abbey Concert company which includes Mme Scalchi Signor Galassi and many other ell known artists will appear at the two Sunday night concerts at the Casino November 2lst and 22d FAJWT DAVEXPOBTIS collecting copious material for a biography of her falser E L Davenport A well known publishing pub-lishing house of this city has made the actress an offer to undertake its publication publi-cation Jirror A LETTER from Miss Adams in San Francisco says Miss Walters is still uncertain un-certain as to when she will visit Salt Lake She nerself goes to Moroscos theatre where her name is made a feature fea-ture and this she prefers to going on the road BOOTH opened in New York last Monday Mon-day evening as Hamlet succeeding Wilson Barrett at the Star Theatre Edwin M Royle is in the east as Gnil dernstern Owen Fawcett played First Grave Digger and Henrietta Vaders appeared as Ophelia l Is the cast of Jim the Penman produced pro-duced at the Madison Square for the first time last Monday evening H M Pitt assumed Keceys rrt and Ague Booth that of Caroline Hill Le Movne > Massen Holland and Maud Harrison appeared in their old characters HARRY TAYLOR wishes to say that all the Mormon speeches in his part Friday night were not local gags but were in his part We were aware of that our criticism referred to the underground allusions made by Mr Taylor after Mr Young had worn it threadbare TUE lamented Annie Lockharts dauchter who is now a young actress in San Francisco writes to Salt Lake to learn what became of her mothers manuscripts and effects after her death Any old stager who can afford information informa-tion on this subject will confer a favor on the young lady by apprizing THE HERALD BCCHASAS the wellknown author of Storm Beaten Claire and the Forge Master c Das rendered the cele bratedlbut filthy Tom Jones into a play called Sophia It has bad success in London and will be tried on at Wal lacks this week We are rather curious to sea what sort of play has been mad out of that sort cf material THE wrriiDAWAi of Newton Gotthold from the company controled by Lawrence Law-rence Barrett leaves that gentleman In rather a tight place for a leading man He likes pliable men around him men who will do as they are told not as they think The trouble between Gott hold and Barrett somebody Wittily says was incompatibility of temper PROF CARELESS has taken the initial step in the organization of the church musical society and D M McAlliter Secretary has sent all choir leaden requests to furnish the names of a who would make capable members It is to be hoped there will be a general response With Careless Beesley and Stephen associated it will be strange if success does not greet their endeavors TaE TrsrsoNLu to Harry Gies comes oil tomorrow evening in the Fifteenth Ward meeting housa there will be a regular flocking of musical people to take part in the affair and testify their good will to the beneficiare E Beesle and W E Weihe are the conductors JosT Danes is the accompanist Nettle Raleigh M H McAllister Belle Clayton Crissie Lawson Agnes Olsen Thomas Nellie Colebrook Evan Step hens Henry Gardner and others well known names appear on the pro gramme MB JAUES BAHTOS KEY is to start series of matinees Wallacks Theatre beginning i the day after tomorrow Upon this occasion he will produce Mr Harry Beckets piece called Jack which I believe was brought out in London Lon-don some time ago by Mi Eben Plymp in ton the This comedy gentleman and he will will again be assisted appear ir the following people Mr John Howsou John Archer E Valentine Mr Hendricks J B Hollis Miss Lillie Alliston Miss May Gallagher Miss Adele Clarke Harry Edwards and Miss Helen Russell Time MADAME BERIUAUDTS contract with Mr Henry E Abbey has been materially materi-ally extended She now goes to Santiago Santi-ago and will get around to San FranCisco Fran-Cisco some time in December coming from there across the continent Her receipts continue to be enormous Mr Abbey has also closed a new contract with Madame Patti under which the great diva will be taken to Mexico and South America over pretty much the ame route as that at present followed by Bernhardt Patti has never been in hose countries and it is expected that her tour will be enormous in its financial finan-cial results WII sox BABRETT is said by some of his friends to be downcast over bis recep tion here and by others it is asserted that his delight knows no bounds Whichever may be the case it is quite certain that the imnression made bv tne Princess manager and his company has been rather disappointing to all concerned This result I think was the natural consequence of exciting expectation pectation to too high a pitch in advance ad-vance The public was led to look for the advent of a great actor whereas Mr Barrett and his most ardent admirers ad-mirers knew perfectly well that we should find in him merely an intelligent intelli-gent handsome and industrious leadIng lead-Ing man |