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Show Tne Tragedian. Mr. Louis Aibischer, the California tragedian, left yesterday afternoon for his home, San Francisco, hence the Salt Lake public will not see him on- the stage. A word of explanation is necessary here. Mr. A. sought an engagement at the theatre, but Manager Man-ager Harris, lacking confidence in bis ability to play or draw, declined to take any chances in the matter. He oflered to furnish the Lheatre and company if a certain sum, nightly, for expenses, was deposited by Mr. Aibischer. This was agreed to, the arrangement being made with Mr. A's agent. The you ug tragedian was announced, "Hamlet" was duly billed, and cust and rehearsals re-hearsals were entered upon. Time passed, but the guaranty deposit was not forthcoming. On Monday night Manager Harris told the agent that unless the money was paid before Tuesday noon the performance being announced for that evening the engagement would be considered ofl, and the theatre remain closed. After a good deal of promising, Mr. A. could not put up the money in time, but said he would send to his father in California for the ducats, and the melancholy Dane might be advertised for Saturday nigbt, certain. cer-tain. It appears that now, after three more days of dilly-dallying, the ambitious am-bitious tragedian has been compelled to forego tbe pleasure ot moralizing over Yorick's skull in tbe presence of Salt Lakers, and gone back to his Pacific home, and perhaps obscurity. We understand the gentleman possesses pos-sesses some ability as an actor, and a good deal of ambition to become the tragedian of the country. He paid John McCullough $S00 for the privilege privi-lege of playing "Hamlet" one night in tbe California theatre, and had he possessed as much money as ambition, am-bition, would have paid Mr. Harris $G00 to play twice in the Salt Lake theatre. |