Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-05

indulslng IN flesh producing Viands, APP
parently, for she Is very slight In figure
and not nearly SO sprightiy as OF yore.
over at Manhattan Beach the great
big extravaganza, 1.-THE Sleeping Beau.
ty and the Beast" Is running success
fully and we were much disappointed
In not being able to attend 10 see Vic.
la Pratt Gillette In the role made fa-
nous by her
Miss Bertha Leland. who has been M
for the entire summer, Ii slowly reooy
ering, and may be able to go out on the
road next month. Her services are al
ways required IN stock work, and she Is
never without an engagement. Every
summer she deyotes to stenography
where she Is able to demand good wages,
the winters find her In some good COM
pany, playing New York occasionally,
but generally out as far as the Pacific
coast or touring the south and the Can
adas.
Another Utah girl who is well known
In theatrical circles, Leila DAYS, now
Mrs. Laurence Wakefield) has been
I playing lead In The Fatal Wedding.
The piece opened IN Boston, and will
have q week at the Grand Opera House
here on Twenty-third and Eighth ave-
nue., next month. After the New York
engagement. the play goes en- tour
on Tuesday. Sept /, President Nc
Quarrie will move the office of the
Eastern States mission from West
Eighty first street to 2l9 West One
Hundred and Thirty-hfth street. The
change has long been under consider
alton by the presidency here the object
being to secure a house that would be
known as the conference house OF New
York. II Is hoped that the near flu
ture will see a dwelling owned by the
colony here which will be credit TO
the conference. In the meantime,
headquarters will be established in
Harlem at the above address. Presi-
dent McQuarries family are located at
the same number.
There have been vague rumors that
Prof, Stephens was In town. So far
he has not been seen by any OF his
friends, though his old haunts have
been visited In the hope of finding him.
Hon. +. $. Richards and wife are
visiting with their son and his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Richards, at 263
West Twenty-third street, for few
weeks. Young Mr.. Richards manages
TO do big amount OF work In a mu-
steal way, when not engaged In his
law pursuits.
Elder Il. w. Reese of Salt Lake, and
Elder Grover OF Nephi, arrived Satur-
day from abroad. Elder Reese has
labored for the last two years and q
half In Germany, Elder Growers labors
have been confined to England I'm the
Yorkshire conference, They are stop
ping for few days In the city, at Miss
Miller's, on west Fifteenth street, and
are being shown the sights of the city
by Alan Garth Ferguson, the 12-year-
old son OF MIR. James Ferguson (Jim-
nile Harrls).
Mrs. James Ferguson and daughter
Gladys, leave for Bay Shore, l.. l.. the
first OF Sept to spend two weeks be-
fore the season closes
A beautiful book Of poems entitled
"Rhymlettes IN Many Moods" from
the pen OF one of your gifted writer's,
Henry w. Naisbitt, has found its way
into this great city, and is being passed
around by his many friends here for
perusal. Mr., Naisbitt is no stranger
to our colony here, his hymns made
him known years ago, Rest for the
weary Sour is perhaps better known
than any of his other poems,
and that one hymn would have made
his reputation sure II he had never
chosen to write another. Let us not
forget too, to give praise to the ex-
quisite music 10 which II WIS set by
Prof George Careless aside from 20
My Father" there Is no more popular
hymn sung wherever the Mormon
people congregate, than Rest" Mr..
Nalsbtt's book abounds with gems,
and at every page ones marvel grows,
that he should have been so little
familiar with the writings of this Utah
poet.
The coming season of "Our New
Minister company will see several new
faces, Miss Ethel Ferguson, who is
now Mrs. j. p. Braun. and who has
played leading lady almost since the
company FIRST organized, will not be