Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-02

Ada Rehan is playing Nell Gwynne"
in Boston.
Harry Corson Clarke is anxious to
make an early Salt Lake date.
Buffalo Bill is to be one Of the Pan
American Exposition attractions.
Alice Nelson's son is eight years old.
Miss Nielsen was Mrs. Benz Neutwig.
Howard Kyle will present Nathan
Hale" at the Salt Lake Theater on
April 90.
Mrs. Fiske's engagement at San
Francisco ended as it began, with all
tokens Of enthusiasm.
1t is said that "Zaza" will never be
seen In Salt Lake again-ths by way
Of happy reminder. lest we forget.
Nat c. Goodwin has announced that
his promised production Of 1.-THE Mer-
chant Of Venice" will be made In New
York on May l.
The coming Of the tragedy OF king
John" as presented by Modjeska, is
looked forward to with much more
than ordinary interest by Salt Lakers.
Before Olga Nethersole sailed her
brother said: ut will be two years at
least before my sister returns. She
will stay at her country home after the
operation. and Will not be seen on the
stage for year at least"
The Dramatic News gives a list of the
weekly royalties which must be paid
for stock company use. Here are some
Of the charges; "An American Cti-
zen" $500; "The Great Ruby" 16 per
cent of the gross receipts on the first
$4,000 and q per cent of the next $4,000,
besides a bonus of from $3.50 to $500;
THE Prisoner of Zenda." $780, "The
Charity Ball. $500; 1.-THE Sporting
Duchess" 10 per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts; Sweet Lavender" $3.50; "Why
Smith Left Home" 5000; Jim the Pen
man." $3.50; "A Bachelors Romance"
5000; Diplomacy" 5000,
Speaking Of Miss Adams, Mr. Froh
man said Some Of my managerial
associates and | were looking over the
books of her tours the past four years
under my management, and We dis
covered that except for one night--the
blizzard night In Baltimore two years
ago-she has never played TO an audi
ence representing less than four figures
In other words, she has played TO near
ly capacity straight along, Further
more. during the eight or nine years
she has acted under my direction, she
has not missed one performance"
A New York dramatic critic writes
thus Of an old Salt Lake favorite.
MRS. Madge Carr Cooke and her
daughter. Miss Eleanor Robson, are two
actresses who have come out of the
West this season and won the admlra-
ton Of New York's theater-goers. Mrs.
Cookies admirable Characterization OF
a silly. shallow widow in the smart set,
pictured In Amelia Bingham's produce
ton Of "The Climbers" has earned for
her the title Of the Fanny Brough OF
America" Miss Robson has been con-
spicuously successful In Arizona" I'm
a Balcony" and "Uneavened Bread"
Miss Sarah Truax, formerly a MEM
Der Of Salt Lake Stock company at
the New Grand and leading lady with
the Pike company In the Northwest
last summer, has succeeded Lizzie
HUDSON Collier in that capacity with a
Pittsburg stock company. A writer In
the Smoky City speaking of the event
says: Lizzie Hudson Collier used to
be classed in this city as the most pop
ular stock actress. and her following
was very faithful People also used
TO say that Henrietta Crosman was the
cleverest of the leading women seen
here during the seasons. But II Is i'm
possible to linger In the theater lob
by without finding that Sarah Truax,
who has been about a month In Pitts
burg. is rapidly attaining a popularity
that bids fair 10 make Miss Collier look
TO her laurels and is showing an ability
that can be relied on every week.
Salt Lakers will be pleased TO read |
this paragraph from the Dramatic Mir |
ror; "Lisle Leigh is winning high praise |
as a leading woman with 'Reaping the |
Whirlwind' her emotional work being |
commended" other papers |
also give her glowing notices. Miss |
Leigh IL Utah girl the daughter OF |
John Finlayson well known citizen OF |
Payson. and a neice OF Sarah Alexan- |
der. an OIL time Salt Lake favorite.