Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
open run. probably extending well into
the spring

open run, probably extending Wen INTO
the spring.
THE FRENCH THEATER.
The company OF French players over
at the Vaudeville theuter formerly
Mrs. Oaborn's Playhoilse) are attract
ing audiences which completely iill the
little auditorium aud are composed
about equally OF persons who under-
stand the language and those who pre-
tend 20 understand H. The venture Is
undertaken principally for the purpose
OF making good n promise
uttered by Charles Frohman some soa-
sons ago when he and Maurice Grau said
they would establish French theater
In New York. for time at least The
illness and retirement OF Mr.. Grau
left MIR, Frohman 10 ego It alone and
he Is fulfilling his mission with appar-
emily satisfactory results. The per-
formances, which consist Of one act
plays, run the gamut from melodrama
to pantomlme and are quite entertain
Ing, even to those unfamiliar with the
Gallo tongue.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Already there Is a large advance sale
for Mrs. Leslie Caters brief season In
"Du Barry at. the Belasco theater,
although the opening date issstill q
fortnight away This is significant
Illustration Of Mrs. Carter's hold upon
the affections OF the public, for the rea-
son that "Du Barry has already en-
ioyed two very long and Immensely
prosperous seasons IN New York
The Daughters OF the Confedeiacy
don't appear to be possessed Of extra
ordinary and luminous discernment,
since they have turned down Alberta
Gallatin's application for membership
--or are alleged TO have done SOUP
on the ground that Miss Gallatin Is an
actress.
Escaped from Sing Sing one OF the
good old melodramas that fiourished ~
dozen years ago. with Dominick MUIR
ray as it's star, has been revived Win
modern embellishments by Edgar Sell
den, and Is arousing TO frenzy the pat
rons of the Third Avenue theater
Arrangements have been completed
for a brief New York engagement OF
Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner In their
complete repertoire, consisting OF the
Tanning of the Shrew," 1.-THE Merchant
OF Venice and THE School for Scan
dali The announcement is nrousing
great deal of interest here, for
the reason that Miss Rehan and
Mr.. Skinner were the leading members
of the late Augustin Days company
when that manager made his irst
reviyals OF the plays mentioned Re-
ports from the cities thus far visited
by the llehan Skinner comniaation nre
emphatic IN the statement Tint the per-
fcrnapcos are attended by very lnrge
an, erthuslactic crcVdS
"rhe Girl from Rays with Sam Ber-
nard featured" above the other per-
formers, win be placed upon exhibition
at the Herald Square theater next week
and at the same time T.. II. Sothern
will move uptown to the new and
beautiful Lyceum theater with hts ex-
ceptionally stirrlng and successful por-
trayai OF "The Proud Prince This
will be nearly although not quite, the
last of the shifting OF attractions from
one house to another during the cur
rent season, as "Three Little Maids Ia
TO be sent over from Days to the Gar
dent theater fortnight later.
David Bispham, the noted concert
singer who fills great number OF en-
gagements at private entertainments
has yielded to the demand for popular
melodies by adding the Jerome
Schwartz song "Bldelia" to his roper
toire for these occasions. The innova-
ton is received with a delight all the
keener by reason of the dignity OF the
singer
The opening date of 'Winsome Win
ME" at the Casino, with Paula Ed
wardes as its star. has been liked for
Nov 20. the reception of the actress
and her entertainment elsewhere fore
casting a long run on broadway.
Both members of the firm OF Yhomp-
son a. Dundy will devote portions of the
winter to securing the old world for
attractions for Luna Park next sea-
son. Mr.. Dundy Is already on his tray
els abroad and Mr.. Thompson will leave
New York In a few weeks time for
India and Africa. Every nation in the
world will be represented IN the show
now being put together
LEANDER RICHARDSON.