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Show THEATRICAL CHAT. The Pavilion theater will produce tonight the comedy drama "Lost in London," followed fol-lowed by the laughable negro comedy "The Haunted House." The bill offered ia a strong one and this company will doubtless receive the patronage it deserves. Nelson Wheatcroft, who is strong favorite with our theater goers, and clever little Wal-lie Wal-lie Eddinger, of Fauntleroy fame, will be members of Charles Frohman's stock company com-pany where it opens at the New Empire theater, the-ater, in New York. . Jfum'c aritl Drama says it did not believe Mansfield capable of so stupendous a blunder blun-der as was indicated by the recent Tribune interview. Alexander Salvina, who has gradually won a high rank in this country, w ill be seeu here the comiug season. Music aiul Drama of San Francisco, speaks very highly of Maude Adams, who, by the way is a Salt Lake girl. The journal says she is one of the brightest of the younger .actresses on .the American stage. Miss Adams aud her mother sever their connection connec-tion with the Frohman company soon and will spend some time in Salt Lake on September 15, Miss Adams becomes leading lady with John Drew. "Spike" Hennessey and "Kid" McCoy, the artistic safe blowers who were seen here in the "Stowawav," are having a play written writ-ten for them by W. II. Uarlyle. It is entitled en-titled "A Convict's Garb," and will go on the road as soon as their engagement expires. ex-pires. M. B. Leavitt sailed for Europe last week. He expects to get through considerable business while abroad and will .probably secure se-cure a number of features for liis spectacular spectacu-lar attractions. - Sol Smith Russell is due on the coast before be-fore long. He opens in Denver on August S, and his company includes Frank Aiken, Charles Caufield, Earle Stirling, Frank Battin, R. F. Rutledge, George S. Stevens, C. Van Etten, Miunie Kadcliffe, Marion Abbott, Belle Lynn, Marion Lester, Kate Reynolds and Hazel Chappel. - Daniel E. Bandmann was recently married mar-ried at Helena, Mont., to Mary Kelly, an actress. The death of Franz Vetta, the well-known basso, whose interpretation of Mephisto in "Faust," with the Emma Juch company has never beeu excelled here, causes general sorrow in the operatic world. He died at Riverside, Cal., on July Hi, being taken with hemorrhage of the lungs while iuietly talking talk-ing with his wife, Lizzie Macnichol. Jfusic and Drama says Frank Daniels will spend a week in Salt Lake rehearsing a new play. Duncan B. Harrison has broken away from the pugilistic drama and is to manage a company com-pany which will begin its tour in "Little Tippett" in San Francisco in a fortnight. Edward Bell, formerly of the Palmer company, com-pany, Charles Bowser and Mabel Burt will be members of his company. Osmond Tearle, once a handsome hero of English melodramas like "The Silver King," is now a country landlord in Cumberland, England. Henry E. Dixey is to revive "The Mas-cotte" Mas-cotte" in New York, he being the Lorenzo and Camille d'Arville the Bettina, and Eu- 1 1 t 1 1 : . 1 . . : 1 1 gene Cowles and Charlie Dungan will-also be in the cast. Mexican theaters have a custom which misrht be tried to good advantage in the United Uni-ted States. The patrons pay for one aetata time. If they wish to keep their seats after the first act collectors are sent around for the next installment. This makes it possible possi-ble for the pleasures of the play to last all the week by seeing one act each night. .A. |