Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-27

ME- Ahiktt ttthH W w h"hf W ""i-
versal genius; he wrote the play,
painted the scenery, invented the mt
chanlcal effects, aud plays a part IN
the cast.
Mlss Marie Burr ughs made her
stellar debut nj the Lyc,um theatef H.
Detroit last week, producing for the
iifst time In America The bcapg at,
by wilton jones aud Gtrfudu
Warden. The audience was a society
one numerically large aud onthusi.
aslic. Tue sea- cgoat tells story Of
hereditary insanity, subject that IL
dvllcately treated until the last act,
when It breaks lorth In paroxJsm,
making a dramatic climax to the
scene.
Miss Burroughs was given three cur
tain calls At the close oi the act, and
general opinion was very favorable.
The hardshipe that sometimes come
to an artist were well illustrated during
the performance OF Toe ScaptgoaL
Just as Miss Minnie Monk reached the
iheatef she received q message reading.
'luur husband died today" la the
play she has n sentence which feadf,
"My Husband Ia not dead but mau."
When she reached these words her
voice clicked, tears came TO her eyes,
anu losing control Of herself, che WAS
obliged 20 seek the promplrr IN the
wings. The audience laughed, not
knowing the situation. She can't /
back and went ON with her lines.
The phenomenal success OF TIE
Span ~ Life, whose "human bitye"
male such "A sensation here last year,
eth continues without slgus @. cuasa.
ttOn.
william Calder, its manAfer, sailed
for Southampton on the Nca York iaet
Wodnesday. lie called At the MirTo-
{ flee before his departure.
~ am going over 10 put out four
Span OF Lile companies ON the conti-
nent,n said MIR. G. Alder. "rne play N
being given by 6no Of my organ zstions
Ia Antwerp, and II has piovei NJ sue
cfusiul thr( l have been inundated |
aond5itn from managers all over
Eurole.
zone company opens In Amsterdam |
anu another ia PARIS ON December let,
and two others viii tour Germany nuu
Austria. 1 shall take over ali my
scenery used ia the Fourteenth slt,St
production, aud the hofobats will also
be American. l own the America
rights Tor all VI Sutton Naue's plays,
anu will bring back with me several
he II n " working on. Oue Ot them,
i think, will create great sensation"
How rapidly Maud Adams IL /
mounting the ladder Of theatrical ,
FAM, N well instanced by the iOlinw.
ing vt VI gossip Ia the Boston Iray.
eieri
The dramatic COMPANIES have be- Jun
10 scatter themselves pretty widely
over the country, anu reports from tue
New York combinations report dis.
tinot boom la mattefu theatrical, n fact
which speaks well Tor the revival vi
prosperity In the land. Maud Adams
Il une OF the latest suoc, H-rs, winch IL
rather unfortunate TACT from one
point Of view, because every new
founded fame brings another army VI
ambitious girls to tn m itTopols, all
eager 10 be great stage queens. Inese
lNhhA ltIruhh arc now ltkluut anu
managers atu daily besleged la their
bensli. Their NAL disposal becomes a
serious problem, because Ia time their
money gives Out, aud they must DO
cared for by somebody somehow.
Miss Adams does not lake the same
pessimisIlc view OF these girls that
managers like 10 adopt. She thinks
TOO much talent Ia Loot under the blight
encouragement and boldly Alyiscs
the girls 10 10 on the stage II they
thiuk thry eau act Her own career
h certainly a friulauOn Ut tue state.
mtnts frequently made that only W.
men WhJ nave YOU lame IN Heusa-
uOuai way eau succeed In attracting
attention, She divides applause Win
JOhn Dew himself IN the BauIIe
Shup, anu by not a lew b.
thought TO be destined to an
the place ON the American stage
lett vacant when Mary Andrrs re-
tirtd. She h uelug,d now win irttefr
from ambitious girls all over tue uu-
Try wnU weuid follow In her iJotstrps,
although, for shat natter, ell success
ful no ,tessra are the tnflUt Tor eplslol.
airy attack from ,he sans source.
There Ia great deal " activity
among local musicians Just now, auI