Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-04

season. The scenery is being painted
for the production and capable actors
sounded on the quiet.
A feature OF Harry Corson Clarke's
what Did Tompkins Do?' WILDE his
limitations OF various famous actors,
line OF business In which Mr.. Clarke
is said TO have few equals.
Robert Cummings is playing Joe
Morgan In u San Francisco revival OF
Ten Nights in Bar Room" feature
of which Is the Introduction of Carrie
Nation among the dramatis personae.
The tour OF Louis James and Kathryn
Kldder now nearing Its close is the most
profitable ever made by these stars. II
Is said, and is probably true that
Wagenhals and Kemper their managers.
viii make $60,O00 on the season.
Clay Clement makes a complete tour
OF the Southern States beginning In
September. He presents his well
known play 1.-THE New Dominion a
love story of Virginia. Mr.. Clement
Is at work on his new play. which IL
a Southern pastoral comedy drama, the
scenes being laid in Georgia.
William A. Brady has just issued a
telling piece of theatrical advertising
for "Uncle Toms Cabin" Its a fac
smile OF the box office statements OF
the first weeks remarkable business
which the fnmous old play drew to the
Academy Of Music and where It viii
surely reach one hundred performances
before 1t is withdrawn.
Charles Frohman informed his rep
resentatives here by cable from Paris
that he has secured the English and
American rights Of the new play, La
Vene," which is now being presented
at the Varieties theater. The play Is
said to have made a greater impress
sion In Paris than any comedy since
"Frou Frou."
The News" has received from Lleb-
Ter x Co. the New York managers, a
very handsome little souvenir pro-
gram of "In a Balcony" Browning's
poetic drama, In which Otis Skinner,
Eleanor Robson and Sarah Cowell lie
Moyne are making a spring tour. In
connection with this performance. 1.-THE
Ada Dryer and Harold Russell both
appear in the cast.
lula Marlowe expects to appear In
three important plays next season. One
OF them, sumptuous revival OF
shakespearean tragedy and the Sec
ond. her first appearance In famous
NAV OF modern life, which has been
Inc fayorite with several OF the great
est European actresses of the day, and
the third. an entirely new drama OF
modern life, concerning which she VIII
say nothing at present
The newspapers In the cities In which
Mrs. Flske has lately appeared nave
added testimony TO her unvarying sue
cess in the form OF unusual notes re-
latlng 20 her appearance. In Coluin-
bus o., where she played az popular
price theater. there was crowded ucR-
ct sale for three DAYS before the OPEN
ing. and the Columbus Press noted an
astonishing rush Of readers for Nanity
Fair the book stores and stalls sen,
ing out after the public libraries han
lent All their copies. At Grand kaplas
Intending ticket buyers began 10 gain
or "a hours In advance OF the opening
Of The sale. end the same was true IN
the other cities on her route.
The old Thalia theater on the Bowe-
ry Is now adorned nv a ITO let siEn
and unless a good offer can be secured
hy the estate OF William Kramer,
wifi be torn down 20 be replaced WIN
business buildings. AS the Ola BOW,
cry theater this place Of amusement