Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
Stories Of
The STAGE.

hivh7Vh i"Whru' pcheNlng some time
aeo that Shenandoah" would mover
ngain be In active demand. emf dov,,
his royalty 10 an arbitrary sum Of e,oo
per week In place Of the 5i5 per conf n,
the gross receipts which had fortheri,,
been ha honorarium. This wna Al,
Lifts opportunity. and he Mt once 40.
cured an option on the play FOR two
years IN the belief that the thon I'M.
pending war between the United state,
and Spain would add immensely 10 IN,
vaiue N the play.
When the tlmc came TO exact tho con.
ditions Of the option and sign the con.
tract. Mr.. Howard had seen n aren,
iirat on his own account and biandiy
remarked. why not make this per-
coniaEo Of the gross receipts ana allow
me 10 take chance with your" mo"
replied Mr.. Lit In HE most Chester.
fcldlnn manner. u am satisfied 60 TAX,
all the chances and will stick 70 the
terms Of the option" Then the PLAY
wright was sad and. ns the event
proved. not without reason, Tor the rc.
vlval was a great success
4 prominent German actor had fui.
Allied half Of his "atnrring" engagement
In the capital OF grand duchy. ana us
yet no recognition OF bio tnientn hnd
been forthcoming In the shape OF dee.
grafton. Disguised, the player announo.
ed his Intention OF departing the follow.
ing morning. Early on that dny Tho
thentcr intcndant acquainted his rrand
ducni mnatcr with what had happened
The conversation took place in ths
garden Of the schlosa. situated ~ M.
a b
open carriage with the actor w 10 hove
In sight. "se quici'" said the prince.
"Gci me that box on my writing tnbis.
n 40 he must. wen at any rate Try 10
satisfy him In his ambition" The boz.
tcndnnt ran and returned just az me
vehicle passed the gates
zone moment Herr 49," shouted fh,
prince. Here ~ something 10 remem.
Der me by" The actor bowed low na hs
accepted the packet and went hi way.
In another moment. however hla con.
veyancc rcnppcared at the gates. "rhofe
are two crosses. your highneas" he ok.
claimed. Never mind" replied tho
prince. Give the other TO the coach.
man"
Several well known London theatera
are doomed 10 destruction by tho 10.
comfy adopted plans for street improve.
mcnts. Among them " the Gaicty tho.
alter. which was opened under the man
agcmcnt N John HollinFshend on Dec
n. 1865 with the 0nlcty also disappears
tho Globe thcuicr. opened on Nov a.
1850 with nyron's comedy. "Cyrrs Sue.
cess" The thcntcr was built by Seton
Parry on the site of Lyons inn the
dwelling pluce-No. 2-of William
wcarc. who was murdered by rhurtcn
at ours Halt In Hertfordahlrc. and
whose gig was subsequently used ON
the stage Of the old Victoria In a lurid
drama based on the Wearc murder. Tho
new olympic also goes. but this n n
comparatively modern thcater. built on
the site u the old playhouse In which
the elder Farren. Frederick Robson.
Charles Mathews and Alfred wirnn
won some or their greatest triumphr.
Tho new house has hgcn consistently
unfortunate. and nobody viii regret lta
demolition.
W. 9. Gilbert. the English dramatist.
was iunchinE not long nro at country
hotel when he found himself In compa-
ny with three cycling cicfFymcn. by
whom he was drawn into conversation.
when they discovered who he was. one
Of the party asked SIR. Gilbert how he
fclt I'm such grave and reverend com.
pnny" II feel" said Mr. Gilbert. "llks
a lion In a den Of Daniels"
Arthur Hoops, the young Chicago no.
tor. has been engaged by Daniel Froh-
man AS leading nnn for tho lanes a.