Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-14
Stories Of
The Stage.

| The Stage.
FROM exhibiting midget in Ros.,-
ID years ago to owning four tbsa,sHn
that are attended by nearly IL o0o W.
pie daily tells the story of the rIs s'o y,
=. +. Keith. Americas vaudeville Ill.,, VI
keith was the originator of the cor,,t
uous performance, and standing roo..
is at premium In his Philado,,,,-
New York, Providence and pa..a
houses even at Up. m. 1t was ma. =,
Keith auspices that players ,ike ua. .n'
more. Hilliard. Tim Murpbv S,l
Morris, etc. appeared in yando,,,,,'
Keith has actually elevated the ,,.,,..,
vile stage until 1t is now. 80 ,a auue-
cleanliness Is concerned. on n US
the legitimate. Every act given Il, VIA
Keith houses Is edited" and ,.n .he
and children nre conspicuous in oI, ~
audiences. The good work of Kaith IN, sne
spread to all parts Of the oountrv ''.s
his Boston house members of ~ al
ton symphony orchestra plav IrsS us-
the summer curing
Sir Henry Irving declared a..
Keith's Boston theater is the nnos u-s az
the world. 1t was built Mt nos. u
over sl,0o0,00O and is one of tho s,e. u
% Boston. sishts
Keith is liberal as to salaries for
ployees. his general manager r GU
Albec. receiving $4,000 a year rr.. r..
acts comprise the programme in ~
theaters, and he advertIses exc,,,",... .,'s
10 the newspapers. Keith saws thu, AZ
bee is the ablest man In vaudevilIo a.,
Albec declares that Keith has M o,, uaa
People who knew Keith IL yeors aar
say he is as meek and unass,,nip,, ,, Iso
| over 100000 as he was when he had.
800. 'a
Eugene w. Presbrey became iasr,,e.,
with the dramatic profession i'm a NV
culiar way. He is the author ~ n,
Cranes success of the past season a. ~,
Virginia Courtship." and was van
known years ago as water color arts,
A. M. Palmer was in the heydav a, nj,
success at the Madison Square tbs.,as
| in Ney York, and he took n great ds,,
of pride In the manner in which ,sa
plays that he presented were stagod
He was about to get ready G. new NAV
for presentation, and he desired to boy.
| SUNNY btttiDHS lOT II, SOiQplndv
suggested that he call In the nrtls,
Presbrey, to do the work. He dld %
and while in the theatef and seeing ~
play rehearsed the artist made mum.
Der of valuable suggestions. Whom hi,
work was completed, Mr.. Palmer did M,
care to lose him and said he would lila
him to remain and take charge of thu
productions at the house
t..
| didn't think the manager could MAKE
1t worth his while. But he did, and snca
then the artist has staged some Of ths
biggest successes the stage has known
| in recent years. Mr.. Presbrey stngsi
"a Fool of Fortune" for Mr.. Crane las,
year During one OF the rehearsals tbs
comedian asked him why he didn't
write play of his own instead Of doc.
| toring those of other people.
II will one of these days. answered
| Presbrey. "One of these days be hang.
ed" said Crane. with emphasis. go to
work on it now" Mr.. Presbrey did, and
when his work was completed he took
| 1t to the actor to read.
A few days later he came back and
| asked IL he could have his play, as he
wished to read 1t to prominent man.
ager. Il don't think / can afford TO III
you have it," answered Crane. WY
not?" asked Presbrey nervously. wei,
you see I would like to buy 1t betona
should fall into any one else's HAMS"
answered Crane, and he did then and
there.
Cora Tanner plunged into the thest.
rical sea at McVicker's theater. Chira.
go, in the stock days, when the men,
bers OF the company not alone appeared
in a repertory of plays, but supported
great stars.
One OF the plays presented in those
days was entitled 1.-THE Jewess" and
certain scene called for n huge caldron
in the center of the stage. The mob
was instructed that at certain cue
from one of the characters Its mem
bers were to rush on and seize the Jew
ess and attempt to plunge her into the
caldron, while n resculng mob was 10
follow on and release her.
One of the most excited players IN Inc
cast on this particular night was Miss
Tanner, and her recollections OF BLUM
der upon the part of super and he'
recounting of the story are most anus
ing. "Plunge her I'M" roarsd the MOP
and as the scene progressed s'alwaN
super in an overspirit of ambition
seized the Jewess, and into the caldron
she went. The audience roared' ana
the stage manager wrathfully orde'ea
the curtain rung down.
La Guerrero, who Is to play at Inc
Renaissance theater in Paris in the au.
tumn, is called "the Spanish Bernhaf"
and Duse in one" by LIE Gaulois. Bern
hardt made the acquaintance OF the Ia
nous Spanish actress when she was VI
Spain two years ago, shortly ai.sr
Guerrero had taken upon herself 'ns
direction of the Theatre Espasnor,
which is to Madrid what the Theams
Francois is to Paris. Sara was en,hA'
siastic over this woman, VIII, IKE me-
self. knows no fear. and had placed he'
self SO courageously at the heau -
such perllous enterprise. Sarah piaye'
in Feuillet's sphinx" with Guerrel"
and the audience was wild with emu.
siasm, giving the women 10 or "
calls. =,
Sarah declares Guerrero's French
us perfect as her own. 1t Is saiu '',1
she has not Sarah's "voice OF Bo'u,
but that she Is an even greater Hiisu,
of the art of information and shapihs
tone. She is more naturalistlc 'n'A
Bernhard. So.
Guerrero about three years ago "
came the wife OF the Marquis OF i NJ.
tana, who had acted with her. by w,
a, I'll