The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-08


found its way into Salt Lake
for a good season is contained
in q letter TO The Herald from James
Neill. It is no less Important than the
announcement that he will star Miss
Julia Dean, whom Salt lake contrib
uted 10 the dramatic ranks, during the
season of 1923
II was Neil who first intrusted i'm
pOrtant stage roles to Blanche Bates
and brought Julia Arthur from the
ranks of society 20 stage success and
prominence That he has now discOV-
cred in the clever and popular ingenue
of his company Tor the past three years
stellar material viii not be altogether
surprising to her local friends, who
have watched her career upwards san
guinely and with great interest. It
VIII be gratifying knowledge. at least.
After stating mis- determination to
star Miss Dean, Nj. NELL writes: Il
have selected for her r. Marshalrs
comedy of romance. a Royal Family
The plot of the play concerns a prin-
cess and prince. She (the princess)
has read Romeo and Juliet and would.
If love were an, marry none but the
man of her heart. But she is a prin-
cess, and duty, as she regards IL, is
stronger than love. And so to keep
her fathers kingdom from warning
with its neighbor. she consents 10 wed
the nelShhoring prince. insight and
unseen as IL were But the young
cOurtier who comes to plead his royal
masters suit is indeed the prince HIM
self, disguised and put in the way of
this RELIGIOUS subtertuge by a wise old
cardinal who knows more than his
books.
The princess tcses her heart To the
courtier. who mas already showered
upon her his declarations of love- and
not until just as the dreaded betrOthal
ceremony is to be sealed does she dis
cover that she is marrying the man she
loves 1~a 4fe.r- q
prince are one and the same"
Mr.. Nell adds that Miss Dean s tour
viii be under the direction of Charles
4stor Parker, indicating that a spe-
ciaily engaged company. rather than
the NELL stock, VIII be her support
Daniel FrOhman has managed the
atrical stars and leading dramatic
companies Of this country ever since
ne became manager. Some of the
greatest names of the stage have been
ConneCte with his in the past dozen
years. He FIRST brought Mr.. and Mrs
Kendall % this country. was Oiga
Nethersole's manager when she was
new TO America, directed the tours of
ModJeska and introduced +. II. Soth-
ern and Bertha Galland to the theatre
gong pubic And now Mr.. Frohman
IS promoting Miss Hilda SpOng the
beautiful eastern actress, who sup
ported by his stock company from
Days theatre, New York. comes 20
the theatre the last two nights of this
week.
Mr.. Frohman's principal reason for
starring his leading lady is to fix more
distinctly in the minds of theatre goers
the identity. Of his stock company. lust
as formerly ne established its identity
when touring. by featuring Georgia
Cayvan. The organization was then
known Is the Lyceum Theatre company
and since its inception fifteeI. years ago
II has been the representative stock
Spong Is now paying her first visit To
the west. In Lady Huntworth's FIX
pertinent which is the vehicle which
VIII serve to introduce her to the plav-
going public OF this city this week. Mss
Spong essays the part of a noble
woman whose ability as a culinary art
.st renders her able 10 earn her own
HNlhg when. for private reasons. she
Elshes u withdraw 1~om society and
her friends for a time. As LADY Hunt
worth or Caroline Hayward she scored
p tremendous hit in New York. where
TINS comedy-R. 6. Carton is its alt-
son.
Miss Spong is the youngest actress
Daniel Frohman has ever had for prin-
cipal roles IN his home company. In
the AhIlpoces nine years ago her stage
career began. and later she PLAYED a
Shakespearean repertoire in London
she made several hits. notably in Tire
aawny of the Wells,- in which she
Va AeAAhtNu one OF the major chara ctprs
-lmogen ParrOtt- Mr.. FrOhman on
gaged her for the run OF this play In
New York. and her success was inone-
date and undeniabie. Since then she
9as appeared in The Maneuvres of
Jane, The Ambassador AN Inter
rupted Honeymoon" THE Man of
Forty and Wheels Within Wheels -
her Mrs OnslOw Bulmer in the latter
play was complete triumph. Not only
IS sh= a player Of remarkable ability
but Miss Spong has blithesomeness
dance.
This is the story OF the play: Caro-
line Hayward is the cook at Stillford
vicarage. Her Fast is a mystery buf
she bears the stamp OF gentle birth
anu the Rev Audiey PilIinger thu. st1s-
cepuble vicar is so solicitors of her
comfort that she IS virtually the MS
tress OF the household. Captain Dor
Vaston. betrothed 70 the wears niece
Lucy. Is similarly subiugate and they
champion the cook 10 such good effect
that tSe protests OF Miss Hannah Pill
h1ger, The Wears spinster sister. are
O. no avail. Lucy, although engaged
10 the captain, loves the Wears curate,
young .Thoresby. and plans to elope
with him. Such is the condition Of at
talrs when Mr.. Crayall turns up suf-
terlnB from the after-effeCts of an at
tack of delirium tremens and with a
1nirst for whisky and soda. He is in
tact Lord Huntworth and discovers in
the wears cook Lady Huntworth. his
oiVor eed wife. He arranges an inter-;
view with her, in which he. seeks TO
persuade her to come back 10 him. IN
tormation having reached him that she
mas Inherited fortume- They meet in
the KITCHEN where she has agreed also.
upon MS earnest solicitation. to see tho
vicar captain DorVaston also has been
granted later interview in the Same
place. Lady Huntworth spurns the ~
Ter OF her drunken lord. and cOncaaIs
him In the scullery before discovering
from letter which he drops that she
has fallen heiress to a fortune. The
vicar proposal Of marriage is inter-
rupted ~ tf.S coming of Captain Dor
vaston and the smorous ecclesiastic
seeks refuge IN the PARRY. Dorvaston