Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-19
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Special correspondence.

special Correspondence.
New York, April "a, 19O2,--A very
tempting offer, In the way of salary
has been made to Ada Dwyer Russell,
which she is now seriously considering,
TO 20 to London In June, and assume
her old part of Roxy In "Pudd'n-head
Wilson" made 30 famous by this lady
in the original production with Frank
Mayo. Many Of those engaged in the
first presentation win be given their
old roles, and Mrs Russell was among
those first approached. John Mason
heads the play DAILY is the Cham
bers" Frank Campeau "Tom,' and
lane Oaker, "Rowy" A strong com
blnution that ought 10 be sure TO cap
ture London. The thought OF giving
up her needed vacation at home, and
the separation from her daughter for
so long a time has made Mrs Russell
hesitate about accepting the ilatterlng
offer "a Gentleman Of France, in
which she Is now playing, starts ea
tour Monday, April IL, opening in Or
ange, New Jersey. and continuing for
five weeks, only taking in the smaller
cities and towns around New York and
Boston, finishing May l. Mr.. Harold
Russell is engaged with Robert Drouet
whose play THE Last Appeal sue
ceeds "a Gentleman OF France" at
Wallacks. Cora Tanner and Rather
inc Grey are In the cast, and the pa
pers are giving it fine notices.
Five new Elders arrived few days
ago to labor In this and the Boston
conference. w. ii. Stevenson of Salt
Lake, and w Il. Potter of Pennington,
are assigned to the Brooklyn branches.
W. $. Turner of Pennington, =. p,
Black Of Hinckley and A. l.. Williams,
of Paradise, Cache county. Will go to
Boston conference. All are well, and
pleased with their appointments.
Samuel j. Claridge of Thatcher
Ariz., brother of Mrs. A. W. McCune,
and OF the late Mrs b. S. Young CLot-
he Claridge Young, so lovingly re-
membered, arrived from Germany
Tuesday afternoon. He has spent
nearly two years and half
IN tIt IltuhAul ltl AVhA'l
pnce, and the last two months in Eng
land, where he has labored in the Lon
don conference and among his rela-
tives He brings excellent reports Of
Emerson Young, his colaborer who Is
now in Solingen, near Cologne, OF
Frank Thatcher and wife, and Spencer
Clawson Jr. all of whom he pronounces
good missionaries; also of Hugh Dou-
gall who Is studying hard at his music
IN Berlin In fact he says the German
colony are all credits 10 themselves,
and to their friends,
Prest. II. D. Clyde of the Boston con-
ference, IL in New York on a short
visit Through his genial and gentle
manly manners, he has been able to
secure permit from the mayor to re-
sumo street meetings on Boston Com
mon" which the Elders were forced to
discontinue about year and q half
ago. He is also about to effect
change In the Boston headquarters; the
Office has been In James ST. for some
years. but Il is proposed to remove II
TO Elghty-second East Newton Sc,
They also hold Sunday services at 1861
Washington 81, Prest Clyde Is work.
er and general favorite, and never
grows weary in helping those who need
his sympathy and encouragement.
Elder Il, r. Cummings, who has been
away from New York for the past sew
eral months. arrived In Washington
D. c. several weeks ago, where he was
joined by his wife. who has been liv-
ing here all winter, on Park avenue
They remained In the capital almost
week, then went down to Richmond
Va, where Mr. Cummings had bust