Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-05

.,o..,ortonp Is now reaching the IN
..ss,lng stage. Mr.. Joseph Hawor.n'
. ..1 distinguished actor who has peeh
'ne "a 10 create the title part'will ar
e e,,'. rom New York on Monday MISS
NV .',oe, Rose Lane, who plays the lesu-
As"s soman. leaves New York tomor-
me ms, ssr Utah. Mr.. Lewis, stage man an,
~" r 4 already here, and can be po'~
aee' and heard nightly at the sociai
seen seen drilling the chorus and super
ha'' ,,os. an evening passed IN
hun' Ds,ng him is almost worth charging
S ,or and no one who sits through a
W. l's.arssl can doubt that he Is a mas
ls - bls art He, too. Will have a re-
W. .noUsible acting part. Mr. Roselle, the
,,"s, master, also from New York. is
e .s uonders with the young ladies'
av,p 'sr.d for the dancing, Mr. George
- rNatcher, Jr, who is writing the
,aor,al music, and who selected the
~, has obtained some very good
."O ,.r,al number of his singers no.
',ss Thursdsy night being members of
- onorus Of the Salt Lake Opera
company A.. .,.,,
has gone to bis old home in Sewer
aanrty TO rest and recuperate. The
n.ort he has done In bringing togeth-
:, ,ts men with the money to put his
,,ov upon the boards, the worry of Sc
,o.,ns costumers, scenic artists, actors,
ana the thousand other details neces-
sary FOR the creation OF a new drama
~ and spectacular work, have, It is
s.ld almost wrecked his health. There
/, uu, now for him 20 do but to walt.
II, has handed his manuscript over to
Mr. Lewis, and his sceptre with It. That
gentleman is now the absolute
monarch. It is for him to cut, slash,
amend. or build up as in his
Judgment the needs OF the play de-
msnd. He may strike out whole
scene, INT a scene from one act to an
other insert chorus or a dance, and
do generally whatever the instinct Of
the skilled stage manager suggests to
make the play go"
he directors OF the corporation, too,
the men who have furnished the sin
ew Of war, are keeping their fingers on
IN. pulse of the about to- be-born en-
terprIse. II Is authortatlvely said
that ,25OO OF the $4,000 capital has
been paid in. Messrs. r. X. Thomas
ari Joseph r. Taylor are among those
WHO have subscribed most heavily, and
bc,h these gentlemen are interested
skttstcrs Of the rehearsals. The ex-
passes Of such a mammoth production
nj! well cause all concerned to watch
4 tssely. Mr.. Haworth alone is to
receive $500 week. Miss Lanes
siry is about $50. Several other
jtuclpal people, including the stage
nanager and the ballet master, will
tN wages running from $50 to 500
week The 50 members OF the chorus
nd ballet are to have from $500 to
mo a week each, another outlay of
hafly $1,000. Add to this the dead ex-
krse for scenery, costumes, music,
rtniing, salaries Of management, etc,
VI the disbursement figures must
ni'h totals almost appalling.
he projectors, however, have gone
en the enterprise with their eyes
''n. and are aware OF all this. They
irre that 5000 week. or $500 at
ns outside, will pay the expense bill,
uept Of course. the railroad trans
mtation. should the company go on
,i'ur They believe they are safe 20
vat least 5000 business week. OF
n'h they will receive rs or 50 per cent
r'u local managers. The play opens
ealt Lake Aug. IL, four weeks from
VT Monday night also the opening
WH the Elks' carnival, That week
management thinks should be
Easter one, in spite Of the weather.
Gthey expect that the success Of
. play win be such that they
a. proong the run here
Ssnd week. After that, Il all depends.
me play catches on" here. II viii
s'aken to the main cities east or
Vs. and should 1t meet with favor
u're' the financial success OF the en-
Nlnse will. Of course. be assured