Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21

The cry Of diminishing business
raised in our New York letter tonight
IS not confined by any means TO the
metropolis Tho same plant Is heard
throughout the land over one hum
bred companies that started out on the
road IN September have northumberland
Broadway swarms already with unom-
yloyed sons and daughters of Thespls
Things are somewhat better in the
west. and the farther west, the better
the showing. In Denver DeWolf Hop
per played to starvation business ana
other attractions are farlng but little
better. In Salt Lake business at both
The Theater and the Grand this season
has not approached last years figures
but both houses are hopeful, now that
The election is over. and three holidays
are here, that the tide may turn about
the other way.
"rhe Dairy Farm" which opens at
tho Theater Monday night Is a play
ON the SWAY Down East order, ana
has been produced over 1000 times III
eastern theaters and In san Fran
cisco, but has never yet been seen IN
Snlt Lake. The period of the play ls
10 years ago when Fremont was de-
Ceated for the presidency, ana the
slave question was fast leading up To
the great civil war. The entire san
Francisco production VIII be brought
here and the main players, who mace
the original successes In New YORK.
,ynI ali be In the cast They include
Mr. Tony West, as the butler Theodore
r. Root as the slave trader Helen
Hartley and Sarah Ward, Each OF
these Is said to have appeared In the
play over 1000 times. Mcssrs, Belasco
& Mayer. managers Of Miss Florence
Roberts, are behind the production or
"The Dairy Farm which ought to be
guarantee that 1t WI be run on
first class lines
The New York Herad's cartoon page
of Foxy Grandpa" has been render
ed into u play which sails under the
same title II has been one OF the big
farce comedy winners Of the east for
two seasons past, rendered by Joseph
Hart and Carrie DeMar. Mr.. Hart
as one of the old team Of Hallen &
Hart, used 10 be well known In salt
Lake, but he has not been west OF
70 cent years In his new role OF Foxy
Grandpa" MIR Hart Is said to have a
most laughable vehicle, and besides
Miss DeMar who has the part OF Polly
Bright, he Is surrounded with q big
md well trained chorus. Foxy
Grandpa opens at the Theater three
nights and two matinees, beginning
the afternoon of Thanksgiving day,
At the Grand, the play In Conyict's
Stripes" closes the week tonight Next
week will be a busy one opening with
Mr. Edward Garyie In the comedy
mir. Jolly Of Joliet This sklt be-
longs on the farce comedy order, and
is sprlnkled literally with musical
numbers. including the noted selection
"My Lady Moon" sung by Frank By
ron, baritone, and bevy of girls.
Others of the company are Miss Ger
trude Fort eccentric comediaU and
Marie Park soprano.
Opening Thanksgiving afternoon and
evening, the Grand win introduce THE
Head Walters which runs for three
nights with q Saturday matinee. The
company Is headed by 10 Kelley. 1t
also includes Dolly DeVyne, a young
actress of considerable fame In the
theatrical world. 1.-THE Head Walt
ers' introduces big aggregation of
chorus girls and Mr., Kelly makes Il
feature as the pipe dreamer" THE
Head Walters is the play that made
Warde & Vokes famous.