Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-25


from Moniay opens the engagement.
The Knlckerbockefs, De Koven's new
opera, will be also rendered, and ~ 1t
jessie Bartlett Davis and Barnabee
are both said to have excellent Oppor-
tunilics. The Chicago papers rcview.
ing the opera agreed that while II did
not lcompnIe with Robin Hood from n
melodic standpoint tho music Ia never.
theless eplritcd and harmonious.
-.
The Old Homestead II on It's way
here again, and Will hold the boards
three nights next week. THIS play II
fast becoming q curiosity. With the
single exception Of Uncle Toms Cabin,
II has been seen by more people than
any other play ever written. IL has
made Denman Thompson (who IA atill
| playing II In tho Eastl, VINO wrote u
| with the assistance of George Rycr, a
millionaire; 1t brought reputation and
| fortune TO one OF New York's leading
managers, aud II has probably been
witnessed by more people In this c1un.
try than any American play ever writ
ten, with the exception VI Uncle Toms
Cabin.
Joshua whtcomb, tho flfst cdi-
ton OF tho play, was written In 1875.
In eight years MI. Thompson and MIR.
J. NJ. Hin, Mt. Thompson's partner In
the enterprise, had ehhfed prontB
amounting to 100000. Nearly elk
years ago the OH HOMESTEAD, present.
ing Joshua Whitcomb Ia much tho
snmo slfroundings ns those OF the
earlier play, was wfitten, aud the figures
that indicate ip prosperity are almoat
Incredibly large. For eighteen months
tho play was acted ON this road with
tolcrablo success, and then, In 1883,
Its remarkable metropolitan run began.
At tho Academy OF Music Tor three
successive seasons Of - weeks each its
average receipts were $4,000 week;
and Dsnman ThOmpsOn's profits nre
estimated for that period ~ fl2D,0lJ for
tho fifst season, over sl2O,ObO tor the
second, and over 100000 for tho third.
rhon the play again took tho road.
During an engagement OF IL weeks IN
Bnston the receipts Reached the
enormous sum VI sl55, 0OO-bfenklng tho
worlds record. The last week OF the
engagement mine performances being
givon1 yielded SlO,O 0J--fgures un-
precedented In theatrical history Whon
IL Is taken into confederation Tat reg
ular price. (2j cents TO si.bJl were
charged; anu this vas male possible
because the Boston thclier senta $3.50
persons. After the Boston engage
ment tho people Of PrOvidence-0ne oil
tho worst theatrical towns In the
couriry--paid $4,000 In one week 10
: see the Old Homestead; Brooklyn fol.
: lowed suit, and WILLIAMSBURG record
was broken with like showing. linz
: mediately afterwards nm engagement,
! OF seven weeks In Philadelphia attract
! ed over $50, 900 " the b0x-Ofiice-some
, thing that hnd not and has not beer
equalod ia tho history " that city
, Eight weeks In Chicago brought $40,
/, 900 into the compauy's Golfers.
The EpeninO sun says OF Mrs. Franz
{ Lcslie's latest plunge before the public
Mrs. Frank Leslie has plunged into IN,
Theatrical business quite deeply. Sh
IL tho author, hacker, director, pres
representative, advance agent ant
, society boomer OF The Froth OF Society
: which Joseph HawOrth Will produc'
: In n few days. On every three shoe
l Mira. Leslie'a name Is In larger type
: than that used for tho star. She claim
. 10 have translated Dumas DENT
Monde twenty years ago. When JONI
. SIetson's company made such suc
. cess OF the play Mrs. Lealie though
I, she would like TO see her version ~
: the stage. Joseph HawOrth lot MI
Stetson's company aud nftetwar'
l. interviewed Mrs. Leslie regarding he
o play. Sho has written all the ptes
q notices and will travel ahead OF tn
D company, doubling the road 10 as to b,
d present opening nights In big cities.
A feature OF tho trip will be rocep
: lions given 10 the company In tn
|, various cities. IL Va for this reasol
that MrH. Leslie goes ahead. She won
post any bills, get rates from the hotels
sign contracts with baggage tTansfe
> men, or jolly the local manager. lie
o duties will require her 10 call at tn
!. newspaper offices, got intetvlewei AM
leave typewriter accounts OF tn
: great show ~ follow, also 10 arrang
o for the receptions among tins suciet.
. folk. The No. . aivance agent will Il
i tho routine work, bus II IL oXpeete
y society win be no agltn.ed that Othe
y booming wont be necessary.
d Mr.. HAworth wanIol 10 taka hi
e audience on the road with him, bu
- Mrs. Leslie did not approve OF this
u Mr.. Haworth didn't want 10 carr
d around few hundred, but Just four u
n fiys well.dreased young fellows TO Civ
u receptions In one.night stands a swe
= and dignlfie appearance. MIA. Lesll
u believes AN audience can besicured 1
y the towns visited, but tubs Is donluu b.
" several comic opera managers.
PROFESSIONAL NOTES.
8 Nlblo's theator, Nav YORK, now on
y ploys female u-hers.
a Now York do not take kindly
Holland aud Konnedy's Judge az
O the Burglar.
2 Willie Edouin has bsen obliged
u close the London Opera Clmique b
!, cause OF the failure OF Trooper Clairett
i Wilson Barrett Is doing good bus
Is ness In Chicago. PhalAOh, spect
IA cular drama, Is tho feature OF hl
:, American tour.
u Paderwlski has been ordered to tai
" "a rest, or TO lose one OF his fingers. A
70 u consequences the western "trip IL pos
!. poned.
le Joseph II. Grismer and Phml
IA Davies will present The Now South
y tue Columbus thealor, In HRrleI
~ next weeh.
o. Charles WindhRm will not bring i
10 company to America until II year iro
p" nov, nccording toa caOlegtnui receiy
here last evening.
OF There Is story atloAt {, the ell o
~ that whan The Pencins Master lsav