Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-14

| Morton has headed several iigh, opera
companies. ~ she SHOULD not only
know hnw'to sing. hut how 90 select
q capable supporting Organization.
iiurh-ft Wilkte. her baritone. has a
considerable name IN the mu,ical east,
and should without doubt lend her
capable support The company u said
to number % people, to be handsomely
custumcd. and II plays at a popular
gtadc of prices. only q few seats being
raised to the SIZE notch.
Mr.. Emerson. Miss Morton'a manager.
assumes control ~ her ut this point.
the two meeting here for tine iirst time
In ycars In the New" ~ last evcn-
Ing was a detailed and interesting Gc-
count ~ how Mr.. Emerson became 1t
tractcd towards Miss Morton. by the
luck That visited the Alaska claim
which bore her name. II had something
Of rinE of the advertising dodge. but
Mr. Emerson " pom honor as To It's
truth. He says his star II ma bright
aud M vlvncious a little girl being
NJ irish extraction she could hardly be
utherwirc--ns can be found IN the ranks
of all New York singers. ana he relates
an amusing little anccdotc To Illustrate
her brightness In rcpnrtec. just after
the death OF the great conductor Seidl.
fhc and Mr.. Wiikie were listening 10 his
ofchoatra rendering m overture IN one
~ the Waldorf Astoria receptions.
ScidlH substitute Was a timld young
novice. AIR. schmitt. and his efforts nt
conducting the great band were some
thing ludicrous. IN fact. they Jared On
wilkes nerves 10 such an extent that
he ran his hands through his hnir and
exclaimed. Great hcnvcne. this Il not
Seidi. No" responded Miss Morton.
with twinkle In her eye. its suicidal
The prosperous business which Dan
tells hnH done IN Salt Lake and else
wherc In the West IL only an
Indication 81 the prosperity In
theatrical circles everywhere. This
weeks Now York Dramatic Ncwr has
the following PARAGRAPH ON the holiday
receipts 81 the various attractions
throughout the country, which shows
that the wnVc ~ prosperity has visited
the box offices as well M the CONNER
cial enterprises Of the country.
Letters come pouring In on the ORA
mntiC News With tales Of wonderful re-
rclptn ON Christmas day aud night. n
al the stories told are true. several mill
Hon dollars passed into the hands Of
theatrical managers during that holl.
day Some letters say the receipts FOR
the two performance were greater
than the entire weeks receipts, while
IN some lnrtsnccs II u claimed profit
Of twelve tolnftccn hundred dollnrr
was made ON n single day. II II known
that Maude Adams drew over 81 600 10
the broad Street Thcater In philndel.
phln. sporting Life drew over 81 200
nc the Academy In this cli'' while the
Evil Eye has over 5000 on tho two ner.
fofmanccr at the Park Theater. philn.
delphil. DE Wolf Hopper reached 81.
eco ~ philadelphia. while Yankee boo
die Dandy az the Columbia In Iirook.
lyn, touched the three thousand mark.
AZ the American Theater the opera
caused over 5000 a. pour into the hoy
Office. 4 Runaway Girl played 10
nearly 5000 ut the Firth Avenue The.
alter ana John Drew, minus a matinee.
reached over $500 In BROOKLYN az the
Mnntnuk Theatcr. Viola Allen played
20 Immense receipts NJ the Garden
Thentor.
From Boston comes the word that
stuart Robson played 10 the capacity
" the fremont, while ~ ~. aothcrn al
Powers In Chicago ana The Slgn OF the
Cross at the Alvin In pittHhurE played
Ia over $500 Alice Nelson. minus
matinee, reached 1880 IN Detroit on
Monday nlfhL
Reports from other points Indicate
the sam" immense business,
Last Monday night In New York
WIS decidedly notable one: nearly
every thenter In the city was reported
ns packed. and the greatest success OF
nli seems Ia have been made by Mrs.
Leslie Carter In her now play ZaZa.
"fiiien nv David nelaHco. who also
created the Heart ~ Maryland for her.
The star, the author and her leading
man. Mr.. chnH Stevenson. were called
before the curtain nFain and again.
Olga Neihersoic also opened In her new
play The TcrmaRnnt. and scored a dc.
clded success. only one theatcr played
~ bad fortune. the broadway. where
the Sorrows OF Satnn Wer, ia m. 80
session ~ the sheriff.
Harry corson Clarke IL 80 well known |
In salt Lake and his latest dramatic |