Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-01

The most phenomenal enga cement in
the history Of the Theater wound up
last night with "Oliyer Twist" by the
Nance O'Neil company The crowd was
again enormous, and the afternoon rem
dition Of The Jewess." was the heayi-
est matinee Miss O'Neil has yet played
TO here The receipts Of the two per-
formances did not fall far below 81. 400
or $3.50.
The company left for Portland this
morning. They put In two nights there,
and sail for Australia on the 9Th They
were TO have played at Honolulu. but
the prevalence Of the plague there may
now defer their engagement until their
return. The Australian opening will
occur on March 18th. IN "Magda." The
only members Of the present company
who bear Mr.. Rankin and Miss O'Neil
company are Mr. Clement Mr.. Becks,
Mr. Hill and Mr.. Garfield. Mrs. Clement
goes with her husband. and II Is the in
tentlon to produce his play Of the New
Dominion IN Australia, Mr.. Rankin
assuming the part Of the negro, taken
here by Mr.. OMalley. II the play sue
ceeds there, II viii be taken 70 London
under Mr.. Rankin's management
The financial part Of the Nance 0'Neil
engagement viii be one OF the most val
liable experiments that the Salt Lake
Theater has ever undertaken. The i'm.
preston has grown Of late years in the
East that Salt Lake had greatly de-
Perforated as a show town, and the best
companies felt that they could not re-
main here longer than three or four
nights, without doubt Mr. Piper will
forward the official statement Of the
Nance O'Neil receipts 10 the offices
where they will do most good; Mr..
Rankin win also file them for reasons
Of his own, as he Is seeking a New York
opening for his star, and the records OF
the enormous business she did in Salt
Lake will be an "eye opener" 10 doubt
ing New York managers.
Speaking Of the box Office receipts,
they are handsome enough 20 stand on
their own bottom. without being exag-
gerated Both morning papers give an
Incorrect idea OF the total. While Mr..
Pyper and Mr. Rankin are mum as oys-
tiers on the official figures, It can be
stated definitely that the total did not
quite reach S0.000-though the figures
are very close TO that amount. Mr..
Rankin carried away with him about
two-thlrds Of that sum, which is more
than double what he expected 10 do
when he booked Salt Lake. The other
third remains with the Theater, and
after paving the heavy running ex.
penses, advertising, stage hands. etc,
a very snug profit is left for the stock
holders.
At the Grand tonight AT Gay Coney
Island" opens an engagement OF two
night. The printing Of the company In
dicates that the show is one Of the
liveliest sort travelling.
The familiar features Of John $.
Lindsay were seen In last nights au-
dionce ~ the Theater. Mr.. Lindsay has
had. a series Of unusual misfortunes
this year. his company having been
broken up by the attack OF smallpox,
al Spanish Fork he is strong again,
however. and hopeful as 10 the future.
Ills many friends trust that his hopes
win be realized.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Eldridge. formerly Of this
city. arrived In town today, as advance
manager OF Lewis Morrison's Faust"
the company which OF course travels
without Mr.. Morrison. The company Is
due az the Grand next week. Mr.. Ed
ridge states that his sister. Miss Ruth
Eldridge. has a good engagement in the
East. and that she was in excellent
health and spirits when he left her.
During his stay here he lives with the
"old Folks al Home" on First North
street.
Human Hearts plays a return engage
ment al the Grand Saturday afternoon
and evening.