Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-25

Sothern's coming on Monday nigh'
will be- looked back on, after the season
10 over, ms one OF the red letter events
OF the year. He long ago installed
himself as one Of our prime favoritcs
from his rarely artietic presentations
Of Lord Chumley and the Highest
Bidder, and eince those days he has
gone still higher ON the ladder OF fame
from his productions Of The Master OF
woodbarrow, The Dancing Girl ana
CAPTAIN Lettnrblhir. For the past
three months there has been constant
mention Of his emphatic success IN
the last named play at the Lyceum
theater, New York, where continuous
crowded houses induced Manager
Daniel Frohman to resort to the un'
usual plan OF giving three matinees n
week, TO try 10 accommodate ih'
many who went away at night uh'
able 10 obtain admission. Soon
the matinees became as crowded rs the
nights. Even the last week OF the
three months run showed no abate'
ment, and nothing but the innexlplo
prior arrangements for the tour, anu
the established date for the regular
opening OF the Lyceum Theater com
pany at their home thester, maue the
termination OF the run nec.ssary' ihs
author OF Captain Letterbiaif IL miss
Marguerite Merrington, formerly
Greek and Latin instructor In me New
York Normal college. IL 10 her nrst
dramatic writing, although sue nus
been a recognized magazine ooh'rlou'
tor for some time past. The company
supporting Mr.. Sothern VIII De mo
same ms that which played during the
New York run,andltne same stago SET
tIngs. to the .minutest detail WIN %
brought here. Vi'ginia Harmed 10 inc
leading lady.
Clever Maud Auams, the young
leading lady with John Drew In Inc
Masked Bail, tells OF her debut, IN me
following language to n ST. Louis
"Fiye years passed from the date OF
my first stage experiences tome reconu.
4 do not remember what desires
prompted my first going on the stage,
[ was nine months old ut the time anu
have TO take my friends worn ior 'ne
accuracy OF the account. was IN
Salt Lake City, they tell me. MY
mother was, at the time, playing lead
Ing roles In the local stock company
there. She was at the theater ana i
was nj home with the nurse, when
became 90 uproarious that the nurse
feared I would destroy my vocal or
pans. and, bundling me up, took me 10
the theater for my mother TO suouuo
INV screeching. The play that night
wins called the Lost Child, and as LUCK
would have It, the baby used In the
niece did not materinlize. The stage
manager siezed me from my mothers
arms, still screeching, ! believe, ana
carried me ON the stage. The iootiights
possessed q soothing effect, chronicles
say, and l quit my uprohr. Ihey saiu
i was as good an actress ms the other
infant who had been playing the part,
which was very encouraging TO me, Us
1 was more OF an amateur.
"The second opportunity came when
my mother was playing with Emmett.
This comedian wanted child Tor the
play and he teased very hard with my
mother and father. Neither OF them
was anxious TO have me 20, but the
matter came up ut the dinner table one
day In my presence. My father had
lust said mo, l will not have the child
make u fool Of herself.' have been
told-you eeo how poor are my early
recolle ctions-thnt laid down my
knife and fork with great dignity anu
remarked: Papa, you need not be
afraid, L won't make fool OF myself
That settled 1t, and my real stage life
GAS tho child in The Celebrated
Case attracted great deal OF alien
ton In the West, and when the com
papy played at Victoria, Is. O., the
officers OF III. NJ. ). Triumph gave me
u banquet, which can remember On.
loving greatly. Soon after that my
mother decided that l should desert
the stage for the schoolr0om, and was
sent TO tho Presbyterian school for
girls In Salt Lake City. IL my love
for the theater had not been deep.
rooted, that school training would
certainly have cured me from nny pro-
iessional ambition. To the dear good
women who taught me in those days
the theater WINS a pitiail ofsin. Every
thing that could be done to wean me
from AZ WAS done, but 1t was done In
vain. l was looking forward to the
time l could return TO tho work l
loved, ard Mt 10, alter conqueting no
small amount OF opposition, l once
more came back to tho f00tllghts rs the
young school teacher in The Midnight
Bell"
Lawrence Barrelt's untlmely death
aud the breaking down Of MIR. Booths
health, created a void among the great
PRODUCERS OF the classic ana tragic
drama; but the void seems to have
been filled by Frederick Warie anu
Louis James, who are acquiring fresh
lame and fortune by their artistic
ability, the thorough OF their act
ing company, anu the splon dor OF their
productions. All OF the scenic proper
ties, COSTUMES, etc., formerly the
property OF the Booth.Barrett CONF
pany, IRE now in their possession, and
will be seen at the Theater during their
engagement which occurs April Bird,
4th ana 9th. The tragedies OF julius
lp.nr, francesca da klmini aud
Othello will be presented In the order
named and will no doubt give the
same amount OF general satisfaction
TO our theater goers that has been Go'
corded them whenever they have
appeared. Their engagement prom
lees 10 be memorable ONE.
"a
The Home CluD's four nights at the
thsater during Conference will he DIS.
tributed as follows: April 9Th and 7th,
The Magistrate; 9Th and l0lh, The