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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-07

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be adequate to a production of this
kind The first act represents the In
terror of the BurgomaSterS office and
county Jail in a small German village
The locale of the second act is Ger.
man mountain side resort, where the
prima donna makes her appearance
riding in an automobile down the
mountain road, and the third act is
given up to what is known as the
"Fete OF Fans" very ODD concepo
ton as the background of the stage
is one immense fan, and the chorus
appears at an opening on each leaf
of the fan, some of the leaves reaching
to the full height of the stage and
forming very pretty effect
The costuming in this scene is quite
elaborate, and every advantage has
been taken of the ideas Of Madame Sell
die, of the Metropolitan Opera house,
| New York, who designed them. The
| costumes for the Show and Vatican
girls were reproduced from Partisan
designs.
The music is of the popular style
and is very catchy" the principal
numbers being Loretta" Little Daft
fly Pipe Dream" Filtration Song"
Automobile Chorus" and Look 1t Up
in the Dream Book"
! The story follows the career of an
| itinerant gypsy girl and German
| grocer of whom she has become enam~
Ored, and who gives up his business
| to link his career with hers and traVel
| the country as strollers. In the course
! of their peregrinations they have the
misfortune to find a diamond necklace
! and a sum of money which, found in
their possession, causes them no end
of trouble which they, at times, are
at their wits end to escape. They are
arrested but disguise themselves and
escape, leaving the Prince Adolar De
| Bomsky and his fiancee in their places
! at the mountain inn. They pass them
! selves off as the prince and princess
| and get themselves in many tight
| places by the assumption or the names
| of the illustrious personages they rep
| resent. At the fete of fans they take
| on other DISCUSSES and represent them
| selves as fakirs and coniurers and
| their attempts at sleight- of-hand work,
at which of course they are unfamil-
| lar, are Iudicrous in the extreme.
They eventually escape by restoring
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The Castle Square Opera company
returns to Minneapolis this week for It's
final engagement in that city at the
Metropolitan Opera house. The week
is to open this evening with a sacred
concert which will include Rossini's
beautiful Latin hymn "Stabat Mater"
The list Of principals in the organiza-
ton is so long that none of the operas
bring out the entire strength of the
company, but in a sacred concert they
Will all appear, and as a matter of
fact 1t Is the only performance during
the engagement when the entire COM
pany, principals, chorus and orchestra,
will be heard.
Beginning Monday night Carmen" is
to be presented, and will be repeated
at the Wednesday matinee and on
Thursday and Saturday evenings. The
alternate opera of the week is Tam
hauser," which will be given on Tues
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings
and at the Saturday matinee.
Carmen will bring forward Miss
well in the title role at all of the per-
formances. 1t is said that her interpre-
tation of the role Is remarkably good.
The Don Jose at the Monday evening
performance will be Mr.. Gherardi, who
Is to alternate with Mr.. D'Aubigne in
the role and the Toreador will be Mr..
Carrier
Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Gherardi will
alternate in the title role in Tam
hauser," Miss Norwood and Miss Rem
nyson will both sing Elizabeth, and
Mr.. Golf will be the Wolfram. -
The engagement Of the organization
has thus far proven only moderately
successful. and 1t will rest entirely
with the music lovers whether Man
| ager Scott will be able to give them
an annual festival of grand opera by
this organization
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in the Affirmative. Later along comes the
Junior law court ,of an Iowa school and
tries the melancholy Dane for the muir
der of Claudius. While we are at it
would it not be better for real court
to get after some persons that we have
seen play "Hamlet?'
Mrs Mary E. Barker celebrated ST.
Patrick's day at her home in New York
in novel and appropriate way. Mrs.
Barker was the original Mrs. O'Kelly in
'"The Shaughran'' with Dion Boucicaut.
and last week entertained some Of thu
old comrades of the late dramatist with
little dinner. An honored guest was
Aubrey Boucicault, while dozen or more
players who were with Boucica ult at
various times in their career also sat
down to the dinner. The toast Of the
evening was the pretty one from THE
Colleen Bawn."
''Nyn Crinkle reaped the day OF dra-
matte criticism and retired at the hour
of it's sunset" says Hillary Bell in the
New York Press. ''Iis was the golden
summer and the rich harvest; whereas,
in these degenerate times. we have only
the stubble field. His contemporary and
rival, William Winter, like Wisdom, cries
out in the streets and no man hearkeneth
to him. Times change and We change
with them. A new generation of critics
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season. in his career as a star actor. On
the other, hand. it isn't an easy matter
to unload a London theater when one
has gone through the formality Of piac-
ing his signature to a lease and the
chances are that Mr.. Willard will have
to abandon the idea Of remaining on this
side for next season.
Miss Frances Aymar Mathews. OF
Brooklyn, late novelist and now play
wright, is going on the stage. She an
nounced her intention to William A. Bra
dy,' who IS producing her recent play,
Pretty Peggy" and asked him for a
part. She has quite made up her mind
to devote all her energy to playwriting
In the future, so she wished more
practical experience with stage require
ments. Mr.. Brady is going to produce q
new play of hers, as yet unnamed next
fall and in this she win make her de-
but Miss Mathews IS particularly for
tunate In this. for she will thus have
the rare privilege of writing her own
part to suit herself. In fact the part
is all written now.
You see." she explains Il was never
any good at remembering lines. so 1 have
made for myself a part that will not
tax my memory. l am to be the wife Of
man named Tommy, and shall follow
him about wherever he goes. My only
line will be the one word Tommy but
that l shall repeat at frequent intervals,
with various Infections to express scorn,
disgust, affection and command. SO all l
shall have to remember win be my cues"
This should indeed. furnish Miss Mat
hews with a rare amount Of experience.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

season. THE Chaperons." with all the
original settings, properties, costumes
t ana m mise en- scene and with practically
New Workers last summer during the
run of the play at the New York theater,
will occupy the stage at the Metropolitan
three nights, beginning Sunday, April -.
THE Chaperons" Is the vehicle for the
exploitation Of Frank L. Perley's singing
comedians. an organization projected a
place of his Alice Nielsen Opera com
pany. The company is a very large one,
and the cast includes. among other well
Rn9wn e1teptaneEs Walter Zones Ed
land, Albert Harrington, Thomas H. Bur-
lie Fisher. Mae stebbins, May B. Boley,
Marie Striker, frankie Lee. Hilda Hol-
lis. Bessie Friganza, Elsie Baird and
Gertle Doremus.
"One Of the most beautiful plays on the
stage" was the verdict of those who
witnessed the presentation Of York
state Folks" when presented here last
able in certain ways of all the modern
experiments in so-called naturalism on
the stage:
1t quantity tells a logical story and does
not depend upon mechanical devices for
Its ability to please. The realism that
appears is that which possesses true
iCol i1lIcISSl, IlldCYlWnlCn- dpp6dlS W luo
better nature of man. york State Folks"
will be presented at the Metropolitan
very soon, and its coming will be more
than weicomedA %.
= Tim Mumphy has found his tour so
completely profitable that he has decided
will keep him at work very much longer
this season than usual. His tour does
not end until the 18th of May. He will
be seen in the, principal Louisiana and
Texas cities; then he comes North via
st. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, st. Paul
and Minneapolis. i From this city he
touches the principal points in an almost
direct line to New York city Mr.. Muir
ply will appear in The Carpetbagger.
at the Metropolitan.
Melodrama win again hold the boards
Of the Grand following the Engagement
of 'Bolivar's BusydDay" in the shape Of
that Western plays Eat Cripple Creek"
This play, by Half Reid, was presented
at this playhouse with marked success
last season and was voted by those in a
position to judge as one of the best
melo-dramatic offerings of the year It's
story is unconventional, its action brisk
at all times and there Is sufficient com
edy introduced to brighten its more Sc
rious phases. The scenes are laid in
small mining town in Colorado. The
locale of the play allows deal of lat
itude for scenic elaboration and the man.
agement has, it is said. given the play
an adequate scenic production.
AT an early date Manager Hays, of
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those 200 Irishmen should be applaud

those 200 Irishmen should be applaud
ed.
There is a limit even to farce COM
edy, so called. This one in particular
is remembered as a fragrant exhibit
ton of horse play, devoid of one CLEAN
of wit and destitute of the slightest ex-
cuse for its existence It's most potent
appeal in the West was to the Sunday
nighterS," who don't believe what they
see in the newspapers"
While the strenuous reception &C
corded this eXasperaing creation upon
this occasion is not to be encouraged
in the interest of law and order, the
spirit that prompted it is to be com
mended. If a few more of the inane
creations Of this class, which, thank
goodness, are fast dying out, could be
subjected to such heroic treatment
upon their first nights" the people
might be spared a sore affection, that
even the balm Of popular prices" fails
to sOOthe.
This incident naturally suggests the
question of the right of an audience
that has paid to witness a theatrical
performance to express its disapproval,
as we'll as its appreciation, of play and
players.
1t may very properly be urged that
1t is impolite for an audience to audi
bly, indicate its displeasure. To 'sit
in solemn silence" as Gilbert put it,
ought to suffice as an unanswerable
condemnation of poor performance
But why? To say it is impolite for an
audience to hiss is to deny that audi
ence's right TO a positive and timely
expression of its opinion. Indeed, the
custom in the European theaters Of
Kissing unsatisfactory plays and play
ers has much to recommend it.
In the first place, it is a spontaneous
and honest expression of the people,
as distinguished from the professional
critics, for whom the play was not
written. In the next place, 1t is the
pronouncement Of an immediate YER
dict, relieving all suspense of author
or actor, and free from all tant of cor
rupt influence.
If the custom prevailed in this coun-
try, what load of responsibility would
be lifted from the shoulders of the
newspaper critic. doomed to write
about the show" the same night. If
the show was bad, he could escape
ali personal liability by simply record
Ing how many times and at what points
the audience Kissed. If the critic hap
pened 10 be bad, as is occasionally the
case, he could easily retreat behind
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THE GRAND.

Fun is the keynote Of sBolivars Busy
Day." which is the attraction at the
Grand this week, commencing tonight.
I The author, George Totten Smith,
started out to fit Billy B. Van with
a vehicle that would enable him to dis
play his talents, and he is credited
with getting up a. very funny farce
comedy while doing this. The story. is
an entirely new one, though woven
around an old theme. 1t tells of the
doings of Patsey< Bolivar, a character
which was formerly favorite on. the
stage but which has never, 1t is said,
received such droll treatment as It has
since 1t has been in the hands of the
comedian, Billy B. Van. The action
takes place In the country, and one
Of the special sets is novelty depict
ing the interior of a country store
where everything from a needle to an
anchor Is Sold. 49, --
The leading part, played by Mr.. Van,
Is said to be full of humor and gives
him full scope for the introduction
Of his novel specialties. He is sur
rounded. it is said, with company of
experienced and capable people who
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The STAR.

6 F'ulton's Jolly Grass Widows will be
the offering at the Star for the week.
commencing this afternoon. The cur
tain will rise on a merry French frolic
in one scene called The Widows We'd
ding Night The sign of the red light
brings the performance to a close. This
is -mingling of mirth and music Gre
ated for the purpose of merriment, and
Introduces some startling situations.
In the olio are the following acts:
Monroe and Marshall, fascinating
pair of beauties; Gruet and Gruet, &C.
centric black face artists; Burkhart
and Moore, Hebrew character comedi-
ans; Mcfarland and Murray, Irish
comedians and dancers; Wink and
Mack, society grotesques. in their as
ton1shing gymnastic creations.
During the olio there is introduced
descriptive and dramatic review in
three scenes, entitled Before the
Dawn" This is interpreted by the en-
tire, company, and the principal char
acters are assumed by Hafford and
Paulo, the dramatic singers. The first
scene shows London bridge and the
characters who daily pass over it. The
second scene represents wreck at
sea and thrilling rescue of passen-
gers. and crew by the coast guard. The
third scene shows a gambling house
ins full blast.
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the critic-or rather the person whom
the manager thinks should be conse-
Grated and dedicated to writing up
his show.
Il have seen a great many plays bet
ter than this. l have seen this play
presented far more effectively than it
was last night. 1 thought the perform
ance very lame" says the critic.
L admit the performance was rot
ten" rejoins the manager, but the
audience didn't seem to think so.
Didn't you hear the people laugh and
applaud? Don't you remember those
encores? What right have you to stick
your opinion into the newspaper and
hurt the business? Why don't you
simply tell how the audience took the
play, and let 1t go at that?"
II the manager had his way the crit
les occupation would indeed be as far
gone as Othello's after he had listened
too credulously to Iago.
But there is another side to the story
and likewise to the manager He
stands sponsor for superior play and
players. He gives the public a "genu-
Inc dramatic treat" The critic, if he
deserves the title, says so in his paper
Everybody whose opinion is worth any
| thing agrees with him.
How pleasant things are all around
| to be sure! The manager applauds the
| crltlc Tor his keen Sagacity and ap-
| pTecfative Judgment, for managers are
human and grateful. But how about
| the critics duty? Was he not bound
| to praise meritorious performance
| If he does not he is either dishonest
| or incompetent That the press is now
| and then afflicted with one or the other
! affords no argument against the quail
| flied and sincere reviewer of theatrical
| attractions.
In word the situation Is this: The
| critics proper function is that of G
judge of the merits of the managers
offer1ng to the public. The manager
wants the judge to charge the Jury tc
| find verdict in his favor for as many
thousand dollars that the theater viii
| hold.
That is why It is so refreshing tc
see the jury find a verdict while the
testimony IS being given, as 1t did In
| the case Of "McFadden's Row of Flats.
| 3-FredeG Hunt
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refused to consider the little people of
the play, and confined his thrusts to the
great. He was not always right, but he
was always interesting He scorned the
ribald humor which now passes for or =
cism in yellow journalism, and confined
himself to epigram. He fought duels
with actors and. impaled them neatly on
the flashing point of his foil. Fifty
thousand people took the World to read
his articles. and were well repaid. Wheel
er was a vivi-sectiOnist He loved to dis
sect actors or authors and expose their
maladies and malformations. YoUI
strutting hero, your painted heroine, your
pompous manager never deceived him.
When next mornings paper came out they
wished that he were dead or that they
had never been born"
It is reported from New York that F.
S. Willard has been keeping the cable
sizzling for the past ten DAYS in the effort
to cancel his next seasons lease Of tbs
st. James theater in London. This is
due to the marked success which has fol-
lowed Mr.. Wizards production OF The
OptimiSt." adapted by Mr.. Parker from
Alfred Capus' French drama, La Cha
telaine." AS a business man Mr. Willard
forsees that if he can remain in America
for another season with this play as the
chief feature of his repertoire he VIII
make more money than In any previous
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have made hits in other farce comedies,
and the result is a performance calcu-
lated to please everybody. The COM
pany numbers thirty people and the
chorus, which is bright and pretty,
will be gowned inz a. picturesque man
ner. Il S1
a capable interpreterbf soubrette roles,
lis with the company and will not only
play the leading srole but will intro
duce the novel dance which has proven
so popular. A number of other high
class specialties Wilt be introduced
during the action of the play.
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THE METROPOLITAN.

Marguerite Sylvia, In George w. Led
erer's musical comedy, 1.-The Strollers,"
will begin a weeks engagement at the
Metropolitan tonight. The organiza-
ton is controlled by Messrs. Nixon &
Zimmerman, who also manage Francis
Wilson in 1.-THE Toreador," and the
Chinese Honeymoon" now running at
the New York Casino.
The Strollers'" libretto was written
by Harry B. Smith, and the music is
the composition of Ludwig Englander.
who also wrote the music Of many Of
the latter day Casino successes.
The piece was staged under the per-
sonai direction of George w. Lederer,
one of the successful producers of up
todate musical comedies. T,,e scenery
by AAssrs- Doigs. f. Albert 8 said to
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has arisen. without much experience, anal
ytical skill, diction or wit. Crinkle wrote
with g. two-edged rapier, sharpened to
needle point. Managers trembled as he
entered the playhouse: actors crossed
stretched himself in his chair. He was
a modern Cyrano de Bergerac. A player
that offended him was driven off the
stage. He had the wit of Sheridan Joined
to the cautic invective of Jeffries. He
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-29

Yesterdays New York dispatches tell
how 200 Irishmen expressed their dis
approval of a performance Of an al
legged farce comedy, known as Nc
Fadden's Row of Flats" by pelting the
performers with decompOsed eggs,
passe potatoes and decayed fruit.
If this show has not undergone at
least 100 per cent Improvement since it
was last inflicted upon this community,
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SOME STRONG ATTRACTIONS.
Richard Mansfield, Mrs. Leslie Carter
and Others Billed at Metropolitan.

Several of the most meritorious and
celebrated attractions now before the
public have been secured by Manager
l.. N. Scott for the closing weeks of the
present season. The mere enumera-
ton of the following list tells story
that bears its own comment. Here
are the attractions which are booked
to appear at the Metropolitan In the
order named:
The Chaperons.Yi
york State Folks"
James O'NeilI in THE Manxman."
Mary Shaw in Ibsen's Ghosts"
Tim Murphy in 'The Carpetbagger."
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Eff1e Ellsler in 'fWhen Knighthood
Was in Flower ~
Richard Mansfield in Julius Cae-
sar." III r
Nat c.. Goodwin.I
Mrs. Patrick Campbell In a roper
tofre
Are You a Mason"
Nance O'Neill.
Mrs. Leslie Carter in 'rDu Barryr
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the Grand, announces the appearance
here of Al H. Wilson, the well known
German dialect comedian and singer.
Mr.. wilson is appearing this season IN q
brand new romantic play by Sidney R.
Ellis, entitled "A Prince of Tatters.''
A drama that has caught the public
fancy Is the play of New York life. en-
titled THE Little Church Around the
Corner which IS included in the list of
April bookings at the Grand.
The latter part of April will witness
the appearance at the Grand of Whit
taker q Vests production of the melo-
drama, Not Guilty Janice Meredith, -
when the Bell Tolls and "A Gambler 8
Daughter are among the May attrac-
lions at the Grand opera house.
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the guise of a mere reporter, a guise,
by the way, that supersensitive mana
gers would prefer all critics to assume.
For they insist that a man whose en-
tire study has been plays and players
should never venture his own opinion.
If the unskillful laugh" what business
have the ''judiciOus to grieVe?"
1t is an amusing thing to contemplate
this attitude of the manager toward
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OPERA IN MINNEAPOLIS.

the diamond necklace to its rightful
owner and take a joyful departure.
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The New York Sun. editorially discuss
ing the dramatiZed novel craze, observes:
sftStill, We believe that the man who can
dramatize a first night audience will
make. a fortune or else go to jail for
criminal LIBEL
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STAR Matinee Daily
THEATER Evenings at e:l5
matiaos TOday--Au Week
Biggest Show Of the Season Seats
JOLLY GRASS Zoe
WIDOWS Zoe
LosIe. Matinee Friday 3Oe
Nsvt Wal c,Lo-,Iz-,- Co. c..
Ladies' Matinee Friday

Next Week. .......-... Sheridan's City Sports
S~-NN~~~~~-NN-~-o-OL~I0
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Williams and Walker are playing Tn
Dahomey" to packed houses at the New
York. The success Of this negro COM
pany is most remarkable, and society
folk in great numbers are present every
evening. George w. Lederer is now ne
gotiating with the black comedians to
give them a season in London this sum-
mer.. That town is well nigh coon
crazy" and Williams and Walker
ought under ordinary circumstances to
take it by storm
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We note that poor Hamlet is having
his troubles these stirring times, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer. Recently in
Washington a students commission had
him on trial for his sanity and decided
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Miss. Mile Price. who was beauty
and Bal Music hall in New York, an
nounces that she will return to the stage
next season. Miss Price has had two
marriages and as many divorces, and
comes back to the boards thoroughly
equipped for action. says the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
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Julia Marlowe is probably by all odds
the most successful female star before the
will run between $95, 900 and 500, 0OO-a
most remarkable showing, in view of the
fact that her first production of the year
was unsuccessful and that through over
work in connection Herewith she was
obliged to remain idle for several weeks
before she had sufficiently recovered to
resume her stage duties.
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One Of the last and possibly the great
est production to be made this season by
George Fawcett, the Baltimore actor
manager, will be "Othello," with Mr.
Fawcett in the title part, and with Percy
Haswell, Frank Gilmore and others of Mr.
FaWcett's forces in the principal parts.