Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28


that directors old creditors have
rounded themselves up, mixed their war
medicine for him and taken to the
trail In his pursuit. Before Grau
signed his contract with Nine. Patti.
his career had been checkered although
never dull as the street boys say. Upon
some occasions he had rolled up profits
with various schemes, but at other times
he had been plunged deeply In losses
and the financial balance was very
much against him. lie foresaw that
everybody TO whom he was indebted
would probably take advantage Of his
new status TO force payment and that
he couldn't possibly square accounts
all at once. so Grau formed the Pat
Il enterprise into corporation as the
first measure OF sef-protection, and
since then, instead OF accompanying
his star upon her tour, he has re-
manned in New York, defending law
suits. He had two, OF them on Mon
day of this week, one In the morning
and the other In the afternoon. over
In Boston where man may be arrest
ed for debt. there's q horde OF lawyers
waiting for Grau. but they won't get
him II he knows It. This IL one side of
the managerial picture. The other
presents the fact that In addition to
the profits Grau viii derive from the
Patti concerts he Is 10 receive the gross
takngs Of a testimonial concert AZ the
Metropolitan Opera house at the finish
OF the season, when Nine Patti and her
full company viii sing for him with
cut compensation. For this occasion
the highest price will be two dollars
and the lowest fifty cents, assuring one
Of the very largest audiences ever gath
cred In this structure, Under these
circumstances Mr.. Grau IN rather In
cllned to tranquility of soul, no matter
what troubles betide.
New York has had three productions
this week, all OF them more than COM
monty successful, indicating that there
may be a turn in the tide of bad busl-
ness that has been sweeping over the
country. "The County Chairman" at
Wallacks; william Faversham at the
Criterion and Charles Richman az tho
Manhattan, make up the bill of present
novelties. The first mentioned piece
IL George Ade's initlatory venture In
embellishments, and It has made an unA
questioned and sweeping success. Very
big hits have been recorded IN 1t by
willis p. sNegtnam as a shiftless mig
GER with a vote for sale; Maclyp Ar
buckle as a country politician potential
In his district: Edward Chapman az n
village orator: Miriam Nesbitt as the
heroine; Anna Buckley as the village
orphan. and several other members OF
Mr.. Savage's carefully selected COM
pany. A feature Of this production not
often seen In connection with comedy
works is q force OF fully 100 super
numeraries. who give great animation
a.. l. tao @ "a
the election night episode where the re-
turns come IN.
Miss Ellzabeths Prisoner" the new
| Faversham play Is by r. NJ stephens
| the novelist and II, Lyall Swete, whose
name Is new TO this community. The
large audience that gathered TO greet
| the former leading man OF the Empire
| theater was keeny delighted with the
| play and players, and manifested this
| sentiment with the greatest OF earnest
| ness. Associated with Faversham with
| prominence In the cast Is Hilda Spong,
| and her reception when she first en-
| tered upon the scene was pretty nearly
as enthusiastic as that extended to the
! star. The play viii easily run past the
| holidays when Mr.. Frohman Is to make
| an entirely new production at the Cri-
| terion to take up the time made vacant
| by Julia Marlowes decision 10 retire
| from the public view pending the open
J ing of her professional association with
g. II. Sothern next year.
| In Captain Darlington hitherto
| insoube problem has been mastered
| by Charles Richman and his associate
| players In the past IL has been im-
possible TO make play acceptable with
J George Washington as one OF the i'm
portant characters, Either because the
actor assuming the role hasn't come
up TO the public idea regarding the
original or for some other reason, the
| Father of His Country hasn't been as
conquerlng force upon the stage as
he was upon the bitter and bloody
battlefields of the Revolution But
there's a George Washington In Cap
tain harrington" who seems to I'll the
bin quite satisfactorily. He Is por-
trayed by Joseph Kilgour who has a
physical makeup closely realizing pre-
conceived notions OF the illustrious
hero, In this play Mr.. Rlchman as
sumes what Is known as a dual role
and reveals gifts of acting of much
higher quality than he had been credit
Cd with lie Is supported by large
and entirely capable company of prln-
cipnls, and several OF the scenes are
rendered pictorially impressive by the
employment of crowds of supernumer-
aries In the martial accoutrements. OF
Colonial times.
Miss Ethel Matthews now appear
ing with Kyrle BelIew In Lieber &
Co.'S production of "Rafles' at the
Princess Theater is the relgnlng beau
~ of the hour on Broadway Miss
Matthews, who IL still In the very