Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28

4 paragraph In the New York Mirror
says the theater box Offices ARE reflect
ing the prosperous conditions all over
the country. This IL undcniab;y true
In Salt Lake. when the hard tuica
came on and the war excitement Began
10 risn. the thcatcrs were the first places
to feel the effects. The attendance
dropped down TO q panic basis. and
managers everywhere looked at each
other In CONSERVATION. The opening Of
tho season Of 1859 found the war end
ed ana the country rushing ON toward
good times, and the financial tide again
began to rise In the box offices. Ger
talniy nothing but good times could
have caused the surprising results Of
the past week In Salt Lake. Edwin
Mayo. "a name to fortune and TO fame
unknown" came along with n play
which had been seen here be-
Dry OF his father was lndls-
tolubly linked. aud not only cquailed
his fathers receipts but went beyond
them. az course Ada Dryers presence
had much To- do with the handsome re-
suits ATTAINED. but even her presence In
the east could not have kept the record
up TO tho nRircH reached nlght after
night had ..Dt the pockets OF thcatcr-
gocfr been found In plcthoric condition.
A. for the artistic results. they have
been scarcely less astonishing. candor
compela the statement that the COM
pany was not entirely of tie caiiDcr ut
the original one the main difference
lying IN the Chambers. played by u gem
tl"mnn who ~ by no means an Arnold
DAILY. In the Squire OF MIR. Edmondn.
who " 80 different from Frank Aiken as
day from darkness. and In the I,owy
~ Misn Seymour. who has scarcely the
jnvcnillty Ia face that she has In form.
MIR. Edwin Maya played this role here
with her fnthcr-in-iaw must Hwcctiy.
Young Mayo himself ~ a marvel aa
copyist. From FIRST 10 last he was truly
the father In his habit ~ he lived"
and but for the husky voice with which
h. wac c.npell.,l 90 play. there could
have been nothing desired. Young
Mayo has not the rrposc. and does not
carry the atmosphere. 10 to speak. 4
his distinguished father. but with his
astonishing ability to initiate his Ia
theirs style, make W. ana his expires.
nions. down Ia the minu,cst item Of
business" there IN no saying what he
may not amount 10 by the time he has
reached his fathers axe.
Miss Dwycr received welcome wor-
thy Of her talents ana worthy ~ the
town which gave her birth Her char
actcr was a singular one. and but Jew
Actresses could be- found possessing the
Individuality necessary Ia portray L.,
NJ least M Frank Mayo would have had
II portrayed. The handsome action ~
HE son In adding To Miss Dryers sal
any. 10 per cent ~ the receipts from
the salt Lake engagement showed the
estimation which the star places ON the
services of his leading lady.
William ". Vests big minstrel rcpu-
intion was made when he was a mem
Der ~ the flrm of Primrose ana West.
not long ago the old partners decided
on trying their fortunes In separate
fields. Primrose formed partnership
with Lew. Dockatnder and II now tour
Ing the country Nl'h that noted come
dian. West ~ oIt at lhe head of his
own company. and from all accounts II
more tfnn duplicating the success Of
the old frm. The height OF Mr.. Vests