The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08
THERE is more than ordinary 1oca

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THERE is more than ordinary local
interest IN Robert Edeson. who
opens at the Salt Lake theatre to-
morrow night in Soldiers OF Fortune. q"
Tor the reason that Mr.. Blossoms father.
George r. Edeson. was once a salt
Laker- Tho older Edeson was for sew
oral seasons stage manager at the
Grand I'm the days when the stock com
pany included such stars as Tim Fraw-
ley. Madge Carr Cooke, Harry Corson
Clarke. Hugh. Warde and others who
have achieved high regulations en-, the
American stage
Robert EdesOn never lived here When
his father was here he was on the read.
playing with various companies A
feature of his career that will interest
salt Lakers is the fact that when
charles FrOhman starred Maude Ad-
ans i'm THE Little Minister" Mr. EIDE
son was chosen for the name part and
ne shared Miss Adams instantaneous
success Mr.. EdesOu goes from here
almost direct TO New York TO begin re-
hearsals for another Davis play RAN
som Folly I'm which he is 10 open
the New Hudson theatre i'm New York
City
Two melodramas and a musical COM
ody are scheduled for this week sc the
salt Lake theatre The first of the
melodranas is Soldiers Of Fortune
The other is I'm Old Kentucky" The
musical comedy is De Wolf HOpper's
Mr.. PiCkWiCk." which viii be present
cd on Saturday. matinee and evening
Tt may hurt somebody's feelings to re-
fer to Soldiers Of Fortune" and I'm
.n-er b..
that Is what they are. They are melo-
dramas without the tawdry scenery and
cheap effects we are accustomed TO as
sociate with exciting productions.
Mr.. HOpper's appearance will be his
first here for some time. He is so wen
known and so favOrably known that
the briefness Of his enlargement is a
distinct loss 20 the theatre-g going COM
munity. I'm two performances 10 win
not be possible for all who would like
to see and hear Mr.. Hopper to see ami
hear him. BY the way, softly I'm your
ear If YOU want 90 hear him recitc
casey at the Bat for the seven hun
dred and nine thousandth time. just
call for it between acts. and Mr. Hon
per win be happy to obligc.
The business done by "Sapho." with
Miss Lillian Mason as Fanny Legrande
40 the Grand last week. indicates that
salt Lakes taste for prurient plays has
not been satisfied. "Sapho" has been
done here before. and it has never
'ailed 10 draw big audiences. Miss Ma
son is an actress Of very much more
than average ability. and it is rather a
pity to see her put on such a play as
"Sapho."
However, I'm the words OF the sapient
manager 'Sapho' is what the people
seem TO want and it is the duty of the
managers, just as it is the duty of the
newspapers. 60 give the people what
the people want We can't say that
We entirely agree with that sentiment
II is better 10 put on plays that teach
noble lessons. that are clean and pure
and wholesome. that educate the play
going public to higher standards Of
right and honor. But that sort of thing
Is expensive We can't c0nscienti0usIv
advise the manager whose bank ac-
count is limited TO attempt IT,
The Grand promises some excellent
entertainment FOR this week The open
ing bin viii be May stockton I'm "A
Little Outcast" and the last half of the
week viii be filed by I'm Woman's
Power"