Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-28

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New York, March 25--rhat versatile
industrious manager, W. A, Brady,
came to town on Monday night bring
ing his comely wife and a new play, A
more heroic husband never opened the
public pocket book nor diyed into his
own, Brady Is the very spirit and I'M
carnation of ambition: and an illustra-
ton OF the fact that you can't keep 4
good man down lie began life as a
newsboy became a messenger in the
New York Press club. discovered Cor
bett the prize fighter, and made a for
tune out Of the Marquis Of Queensberry
His income from the prize ring has been
as high as $50 900 year Having estab-
llshed his fortune in early youth, Brady
fell In love with and married young
lass his exact antlthesis, Grace George
and William Brady are so much OPP
posed in cOuntenance. color stature,
character, disposition temperament, in
heritance and training that II might be
supposed that they could not get along
together for o week. Yet they seem 10
be the halves Of a perfect circle, and
few stage marriages have been 50 felic-
ltous as theirs, Brady Was a rough
chap, Grace a timid young actress be-
fore their union After leaving the altar
each borrowed from the other Miss
George became imbued with the spirit of
her husbands ambitious resoluteness Of
character MI Brady exchanged much
Of his former pugnacity for share Of
his wife's courtesy diplomacy and pa
tience. Never seemed a more incon-
gruous union, Yet never developed n
more fortunate one, Brady abandoned
the management of the prize ring and
undertook the management Of theatre
calls. As he had fought for his first
fighters 50 he fought ior his bride.
There Is great quality IN f0rcefulness In
Brady and the finer part Of him was
born in his devoted affection for this
modest, slender sylph Ike and entirely
WOmanly little woman. lie set out to
make her star. To this end he applied
all his estate force, ingenuity and in
domltable courage. 1t was a task Of
difficulty He knew little Of the drama
and less Of the exact scope Of his wife's
abilities. Unsuccessful playWrlghts~-and
this town is full Of them-pursued Brady
with stories Of his wife's genius and
how their plays alone could H.
lustrate Il. Brady, as honest q young
fellow as ever loved a wife believed
them, and produced some of their pre-
pOsterous works at extraordinary cost
10 his own estate and his brides emo
tions, But nobody could fool Brady
all the time, lie cut his wisdom teeth
quickly IN the theater, and, having
studied his new bearings. struck
winning gait, Within a year he learned
more about the value Of play than
many managers acquired In a life time.
He secured produced and replenished
his Golfers with Lottie Blair Parkers
way Down East" and Clyde Fitchs
Lovers Lane" Having thus mended
his fences. Mr. Brady returned with
ardor to his most earnest ambition
the effort TO make the public esteem
Grace George in a stellar capacity as
much as he admired her in the Office
OF domesticity. A son and heir arriv-
ing to complete their happiness about
this time Mrs Brady retired for perl
3D. Meanwhile. Mr.. Brady set about
10 secure a suitable play for her con-
valescence The little mother now has
reganed her strength. and the play Is
ready for her In Frances Aymar
Mathews Pretty Peggy"
A BIT OF HISTORY.
In this, as in the majority OF other
dramas founded on the lives OF famous
folk, much liberty Is taken with his
tory. The real Peg Wellington and
the Peg Wellington Of the Herald
Square theater production are different
women Miss Mathews makes Peg
dancer IN Dublin, where she is discov-
cred by David Garrick. who carries her
to Covent Garden theater. loves and
hetrays her In actual life Peg Wof-
fngton never was professional
dancer. She ala not meet Garrick un-
M her fame was greater than his cwn,
and the scene OF their first meeting was
the Drury Lane. not Covent Garden.
Peg made her first theatric appearance
al the age Of three as a baby in the
basket attached 20 the balancing pole
OF q rope walker. At ten she became
an actress In Gays 'Beggar's Opera"
At fifteen she became what we would
call a star. playing Ophela. At six
teen she fell IN love with an Irish Off
Ger. was deceived by him. fled TO Lon
don. found engagement al Covent
Garden where she reisned for two sea-
sons. Her salary was thirty shill-
ings. or Sc. a week. which would never
sui. the stars Of these days. She went
on strike for 81 a week. was refused
by her manager. and In wrath she
Joined the Drury Lane company as
leading lady az $40 a week Here
she met David Carrick q provincial
actor OF renown. engaged 20 play oppo-
site 20 the Irish actress, Peg was four
and twenty David twenty.slN. lie fell
In love with her and she with him-be-
ing OF nearly the same age and the fore
most players IN England In the end
Dayy deserted her and Peg took up
with an ancient hut wealthy admirer
Col Caesar. with whom she lived until
her death at five and thirty. without a
marriage license. Peg was a dissoiute
girl and wholly unlike Grace George
who Is the pink Of propriety. From the
real history OF the Wellington. our au-
thoress has departed materially. miss
INK many Of the salient and dramatic
points Of the actress history. But Miss
Mathews has made an effective though
small comedy, full OF sentiment and
we'll suited for the skill o. Grace
George.
on Monday night also, G. T. Dazey's
new melOdrama The Suburban" was
produced al the Academy OF Music. "A
its title implies this ls an exciting. SEN
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