Barney Macauley in "The Messenger from Jarvis Station" was the next stellar attraction. There was a dearth of star attractions along about this time and the stock company had plenty of time to fill in, but it had become so depleted as to be unable to keep up the interest for more than two or three nights at a time. On May 2nd, "Buffalo Bill," Col. Wm. F. Cody, gave an exhibition, assisted by the stock company. He called it "A Knight of the Plains." On May 8th, Annie Adams (Mrs. Kiskadden) and her daughter Maude, who were in Salt Lake on a visit, created some interest in her reappearance here, and that of Maude who on this occasion played her first _speaking part_ in Salt Lake. Miss Adams assisted by the stock (what remained of it) and some amateurs, gave on the 8th, "A Woman of the People." This was the old French play of "Madeline, the Belle of the Faubourg," which Julia Dean had played some years before. Like many another good play since, it was made to do double duty by appearing under a new title. For the second night's bill, the comedy of "Stepmother" and the farce of "Little Susie" were given. In the farce Little Maude played the name part, "Little Susie." Maude was then six years and six months old, and had already played several parts in San Francisco, the most notable one, Little Adrienne in "A Celebrated Case," which she played in the Baldwin production of the play, and afterwards in Portland with John Maguire's production of it, for which she and her mother were especially engaged. Afterwards with the Maguire company _en tour_ through Oregon and Washington, when "Little Maude" was featured in "The Case" and also in "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," her mother and the writer playing the leading roles in these plays. This second bill was repeated on the 10th inst., the probability being that Maude had caught the public favor at that early day. The next attraction of note was Lawrence Barrett, who opened on July 8th (midsummer nights--no dream) for four nights, opening play "Richelieu" followed by "Hamlet," "A New Play" and "Julius Caesar." How the fastidious and exacting Barrett managed to cast these great plays here has never been explained to me. He must have carried his principal support with him.