Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22

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New York, Feb, IT, Greatly tothe div
appointment of herself and her friends,
the tour Of Miss Emma Lucy Gates
has been temporarily interrupted, ow-
| ing to the illness of the boy violInist
who heads the company, Florzel Reu-
ter They were billed to appear IN
Washington and Philadelphia ana both
concerts have had TO be Cancelled for
the present They were also to give
FIVE Lenten musicals at the Waldorf
Astoria on Ave successive days this
week, but the Illness Of the boy has rem
dered it impossible for the events to
come or. Flori2el Is suffering from an
abscess Of the ear and has had to UNI
dergo an operation,
Your correspondent made a hurried
pilgrimage over to the Quaker city
last week Philadelphia, though
York, Us very different city
In many respects from that great
metropolis The Quaker Citys mar.
leys, is the first thing TO Impress the
stranger unpleasantly. but we must
be careful how We speak Of this great
city on the borders Of the famed
SChuylkill and Delaware rivers, lest
We hurt the feelings, and pride, of
some OF our western friends, still one
can hardly fail to draw comparison.
The car system seems different, one
rtH
would be hard to believe they could
be coaXcd TO run over person. while
IN New York its run for your life. or
take the consequences. Certainly
there Is a feeling of greater security
here, where you are not lodging car
at every step, and life seems worth
living in this quaint home-like city.
While wandering around taking In
the sights, we found ourselves on JEFF
ferson street, and at once began look
ing for number PIG, the head
quarters Of our mission here.
II required but little zine
20 locate the house. where we found
Elders y. II. Anderson and Ray Grlm-
shaw, two young men from Sanpete and
Beaver. Elder Anderson Is presiding
over the conference at present. and
through him We learned OF the work
being done by the elders In the PENN
sylyania branch, Formerly the head !
quarters were az Scranton and Harris !
burg but sometime ago they were |
moved to Philadelphia. The report of |
their labors In the city Is very favor |
able, while their congregations are not |
large, they are well and courteously |
received when out tracing. and an feel |
encouraged About eight elders are in /
The city at present working. and their |
Sunday services are held at 1926 Column
bia avenue
Philadelphia is a great city for the
atricals. every house being fned until |
late I'm the season stuart Robson. who |
has been playing at the Chestnut street
theoter for some time, viii be succeed
ed by William Fayersham next week.
Mann and Lipman are filling the Car
rick nightly the Metropolitan Opera
company come down twice a week TO
the Academy Of Music At the Walnut
street tngoter J, IL. Stoddart and com
pany, have been doing an immense
business for the two weeks they have /
been here and would ike TO remain an
other fortnight but they cannot keep
the theatcr, owing 60 previous engage
mcnts. They have, however, made re.
turn dates for next season. as they
have done IN nearly an the cities where
the Bonnie Brier Bush company has
been seen The engagement Of Mr.
Stoddart by H7wtrey OF London for
his theator next winter IS only being
talked about between managers al pres.
eut, nothing definite ls settled II time
and terms. can be agreed upon the en-
tire company viii. In all probability. 20
over for a short tour Of six weeks In
August and part ~ September as the
play IS booked for an next season
through the United States M Stod-
dart has said n anything definite Is
settled with regard TO the trip TO Eng
land he shall insist on the male quar-
tct, headed by Bob Easton. going along. |
They do not get the amount Of praise |
from the press they are entitled 10,
for reasons known only among profess
slonals but II one il DESTROYS Of know
Ing just the status they occupy in the
play. he has only TO listen 10 the
OF the audience when they are
leaving, We'll, the music IL great"
TITS one OF the features OF the play
and many such expressions attest the
OF the 'Brier Bush" quartet
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast gave