Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19

ULYSSES" Is to be seen viii no doubt
be filled without cessation but wheth-
er the galleries Will be crowded or not
Is something OF question. The play
Is performed here hy an admirable COM
pany including Tyrone Power Rose
Coghlan, Edgar Eclwyn Adelaide
Prince Ralph Delmore, olive oliver,
William owen, Leonore Harris Fuller
Mellsh and numerous other principals
besides n force OF extras" as large as
the roomy stage OF the Garden can
possibly accommodate.
BELAsco's MAGNIFIcENcE.
Mr.. Belasco not satisfied with having
expended upwards OF 100000 last year
upon the task OF remodellng and SUI
perbly decorating the theater bearing
his name. has been making still fur
ther alterations aud improvements dur
ing the past summer. These are par
ticularly noticeable about the entrance
aud facade OF the structure, the eXter-
nal view of which Is now one OF the
most imposing In all New York. Before
Mr.. Belasco took over the old Repub-
lie from Mr.. Hammersteln, II was Sc
verely plain building with lobby so
low-roofed that blunt persons would
have described II as "squatty.' But
the author manager has made one adj
dltion after another until he has pro-
duced an effect not alone rich but eX-
ceedingly picturesque I'm an architec-
tural sense. The Belasco was reopened
on Wednesday evening with Blanche
Bates as the attraction In THE Darling
of the Gods" and the performance went
off quite as smoothly az though there
had been no vacation period at all.
Miss Bates will remain in New York
for a limited engagement and VIII then
visit the principal centers elsewhere
In the BelasooLong japanese play
An innovation at this theater is the
introduction of Thursday matinees,
which We're tried experimentally last
year and found so successful as to
warrant their permanent adoption.
With Weber & Fields playing on Tues
days in the afternoon and the other
first class theaters giving matinees on
Wednesdays and Saturdays there is
something doing almost every day In
the week along Broadway.
JOHN DREws OPENING.
Captain Dieppe," with which John
Drew opened his season on Tuesday
gives this actor Il particularly fine OPP
portunity to exhibit his talents as a
light comedian--that is TO say come
dian with few serious moments 1t Is in
work of this description that Mr.. Drew
shines most effectively, and II must
be admitted that as we see such things
upon the stage he is the idealizatlon of
easy, graceful, well-bred nonchalance.
The scene OF the new piece, written by
Anthony Hope and young American
author, Harrison Rhoades by name Is
laid In Italy, and the plot revolves
around young gentleman who. plead
Ing for the love Of girl on behalf of
his friend, wins her for himself The
general scheme Is not novel, but It Is
handled In this instance with very con-
siderable originality, and some of the
climaxes are wholly unexpected. The
dialogue Is charming and the acting
throughout Is of excellent quality In
the cast with Mr. Drew are Margaret
Dale, George Howard, Ethel Hornick,
Louis Baker Allison Skipworth and
Constance Bell. Captain Dieppe'
will remain at the Herald Square for
fortnight only, and at the end Of
that time win be transferred to the
new Empire Theater, thus placing Mr.,
Drew In the unusual position OF opening
two playhouses on Broadway I'm one
season. The Herald Square, by the by.
has undergone extensive overhauling
since coming into It's present manage
ment, and ~ now one OF the very hand
some places of amusement here,
HAWTREYs REAPPEARANCE.
Charles Hawtrey has recorded a sue
cess OF excellent quality with Tho
Man from Bankloy's" at the Criterion
theater The comedy Is sparkling and
fun OF vim and spirit, and its leading
character gives Mr.. Hawtrey fun swing
for the play OF his quaint and whimsical
humor. lie has the role Of Scotch
peer who visits London on q foggy
night, intending to remain with friend
but stumbles into the wrong house
Here a dinner party Is being given by
some newly rich people Of vulgar ex-
traction. The hostess, finding at the
last moment that there are to be thlr-
teen at table, sends hurrIedly to
Blankey's universal providing store for
an extra glest-and mistakes tho Scot.
tish lord for the person she sought TO
hire He falls In with the humor Of
the situation, and the comic complica-
lions thus set in motion, continue
through the absurd dinner party up to
the disclosing Of the facts. Mr. Haw-
trey had a rousing reception on We'd
nesday evening stepping again az once
INTO the popular esteem from which he
had Withdrawn In the early spring with
the final performance here Of "A Meas.
enger from Mars
WEBER AND FIELDS AUCTION.
The auction sale OF seats for the first
night OF the Weber and Fields season
was productive Of some $500 over and
above the sum taken In upon a similar
occasion last year, indicating that II
such O thing were possible, these en-
tertainers mad strengthened their hold
upon the affections Of New Workers
during the interval The entertain.
ment provided for the current season is
called 'Whoup- De-Doo," and ls all that
its name implies II is extravaganza
pure and simple, with the Messrs We
Der and Fields In dialect conversations
provocative OF great hllauty, Peter L,
DALEY To his smart and apparently
spontaneous sayings, and later in an
outlandlsh chllds costume; Louis Mann
IN his brcak-ncck steeplechasc through
the English language; Lillian Russell IN
the run splendor OF her beauty framed
lu lnhbnlntcot costumes aud set OF
With superb gems singing aN brilliantly
az nt any time in her career, John n.
Kelly In his well known Nilesian char
acteu2ation, and l,Vie Stetson. q Gomez
dienue new to this part Of town, and
sure 10 be talked OF all winter long.
The Weber and Fields costumes this
year are hondsomor than ever. the
dances by the chorus girls are fun Of
ginger the music by William Francis
IS tunetul' and the stage direction by
Ben Teal Is In lire with the very best