Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-17

Russell. probably never entered
upon summers rest with more COM
placoncy than they arc now experience
ing; usually there has been ahead Of
them. as n mar TO the entire enjoyment
Of their vacation. the anxiety regard
Ing an engagement Tor the fan; but this
time they come homo with all their
arrangements FOR next season perfected.
The lines OF both have fallen Ia very
pleasant places. Mrs. Russell has been
chosen by the big Iicblcr Co. TO create
the strong character role Of Malka IN
tho production NJ the Children 0t
the Ghetto" which is 20 open ut the
Herald square thoator. New York ON
oct 10th ZHnFwili the author viii
come over from London to Huporintond
the production. and James A. iieruc has
been engaged 10 tohearse %. blanche
Bates viii boz in the same company
Mrs. Russell was chosen for hor role.
that of "a Jewish Crouc. by iieblerH
manager, who Huw her in Roxy. ana
his impression on her work iG easily sur
Misod by tho fact that the SALARY Of
fored her o. the largest she has ever
yet received. She had an offer 30 cone
tinur her r0lo IN pudd'n Head Wilson,
hut she objected Co the fatigue or one
night stands. Mr. Russell ls also en-
rnged by the Lloblor company, and he
falls into u no less notable place than
the company ~ Viola Allen. assuming
the role OF tho villain Lord Robert tre,
ln tho Christian. The company opens
for seven weeks on Sept list, ana the
full season viii be hllcd In tho big
cities east 90 n salt Lake secs tho
Christian nt al next year % VIII prob
ably be from tho No. 2 company
headed hy Emo 8llslor. Mr.. md Mn
Russell will remain IN salt Lake until
uh.st the middle OF August. when they
win return enst to begin rehontsals;
They are decidedly 90 be congratulated
ou the connection they have made FOR
the season Of 1899 an! 1900
Harold Russell was asked about tho
fate stuart RubHun'H plays met with
after the departure from salt Lake; he
answered that In spite OF the unaatis-
factory character OF hts plays, Mt
successful. from the money point OF
view. that be had ever played. Two
Hogugs and a Romance, however,
WINS ahnrtliycd. they put 10 on in 'hl-
caro hut had to withdraw II after the
second nirht. and u was not tried az
nl In New York SIR. RobHon's ven.
turo nOxt year will be- dramauzhtloh
Of the novel OF tn. gadiY
An interesting fact concerns the
manner in which Mary Anderson NOV
Mrs. de navarro secured her box Tor
Miss MuudD Adams debut ns Juliet ut
the Empire thc8tor New York city, says
an eastern paper. 10 Do known that
Mrs de- Navarro had mo- Intention OF
going 20 the theatres during her pre-
sent visit 70 this country. She had not
100 fact. been iu an American place OF
amusement Tor over Do years. but that
famous Juliet OF the plst-thnt lovely
Gniattn, grand Hormlnue, cnrapiuring
pordltn-cuuld not resist the tcmpln-
a.. tho debut tho HNHIH
Dyed, ioye-lorn daughter of the house
~ Cnpulot, OF young actress ut whom
she had heard fl much, ana VINO was
playing child parts when 'our Mary
LEFT the stage Perhaps she remembered
| her own hrHt appearance as Juliet
when fho had tu borrow most ul Der
dresses from tho wife uf the proprietor
of tho theatre ln which she was playing
in Louisville. Ky, and, apart from Der
| rympathy with the profession, was
anxious TO SEQ how it would De Win
Aiaudc Adams, already loved 10y nl
plnyguorH who wgu going 90 play juliet
Tor the first timr and lu the most iuh-
| i.nnblp tbyutrs iu America, where tho
seats could have been sold over aud
over ngaln. ul great was the Interest
OF the public IN 10, before an audience
| representing tho wealth, fashion, b0uu-
IS ana culture OF the matruptAl7, ana
/ under the guidance ut a manager OF
! umNIfnIlfA NHNNNNNNHH ANNtN fAHH' NANf'A W.
trrprlao. At an events Mrs, de Navarro
! decided to 20, but reached that dcclH-
/ ion only on the Saturday before the
| performance, and then she was unable
/ 10 secure seats ON her application by
| telephone to the box oiice. Maybe,
| womunllkc. Fho then wanted more than
! over 20 20 10 the Empire. In her aim
| entity she wrote 10 Mr.. rrohmans roe
| personalities, asking II there were any
| possible way by which she could secure
! Two. three or four desirable seats In
| the orchestra. She had, perhaps, heard
| that for the few boxes Ia be sold there
| were 400 applications. Now, Mr. Froh-
/ man has always discouraged the Hpocu-
/ latorH, and his representatives. could
not. therefore, refer the lady TO them.
| His attention was. however, called Co
| Mrs. dc NavarrO's request, ana be
| promptly did the graceful thing lie
| sont her his private box, with his COM
| pllments. and n letter which tho lazy
considered charming, This box has
| always been occupied By Mr., fruh-
mans family ON opening nights, ana
had never been used Tor any other pur-
| nose on these occasions since the the
! atre was built, seven years ago, and
| seldom, n ever, az any other time, the
| result was that Mr.. Thomas shea, the
business manager OF the Empire the-
ntrc. had TO send friend quietly TO
| was AZ war. In the Interest Of his man
| ngcr and have four seats purchased,
These. In the last row NJ the orchestra,
| were occupied by Mr.. Frohmans folks.
As Is already well known, Mrs. dc
| Navarro went behind the scenes after
4 the potion episode. took little Miss
Adams In her arms and warmly con-
| graduated her on the success she had
achieved.
We take the following from a SPLEEN
did tribute 10 tho mcmory OF AuguHtln
DAILY In the New York Press:
who" cries Macbeth, "cun be wise
and amazed, loyal and neutral, temper
nte and furious IN "a momcntT No man"
The Press gives the Thune Of GumiH
the lie 20 his teeth-Augustin DAILY
pnly could. Dnly can no more, The
gcotchmnn has US on the hip. Yet a
short week ago he might have been
forced TO swallow his words
DAILY was umniputent and universal,
He had nH many phases as the MOON
as many moods as Il woman, as many
lives as a cat
A score Of disasters threatened to
KIN his cndeavor yet stlll It found new
outlet,
when Fanny Davenport loft him. he
created Clara MOrriH;when Clara Morris
left him he created Ada Rehnn.
At the hour OF his taking on he was
IN a transition state. between what was
gone aud what was TO be- crouChlng
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