The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-23

Iss Addie silks, whose most re-
M cent costume portrait is present
ed on this page today. is another
Salt Lake girl who has made a distinct
success abroad on the stage. Miss Silks.
as is well known. is the daughter of
George Silks, one of Salt Lakes best
known citizens. She is now en- route
to Paris. where she viii spend her va
cation. In THE Runaways" Miss Silks,
VINO is known to the stage as Addie
Marie has won recognition from all
New York. She has been re-engaged
for the coming season and will doubt
less repeat her successes Of last sea-
son.
Frank NJ. Eldredge, formerly of this
city. has entered into partnership with
Z. J. Kennedy, a prominent New York
manager. and they have arranged to
star Elizabeth Kennedy in complete
production of 'As You Like It." The
play VIII be only used for twelve weeks
en- tour. In December Messrs. Eldredge
and Kennedy plan TO bring Miss Ken
nelly into New York City in a new
play. announcements of which viii be
made later. Mr.. Eldredge was for
merly New York representative for
Frank l.. Perley and last season man
aged Fife Ellsler in When Knight
hood Was in Flower
Rumor says. that Blanche Walsh, not
10 be out done by other stars of the
American stage, will also appear In =
ShakespCarCan role. The experiment is
not to be tried until after her next
engagement in New York which is am
or F7aHrrrQTr- 1u0l ITnff7 Then
she viii remain on tour with "Resur-
rection." in which she made the most
sensational success of her career. Miss
WLlshs company the coming season
Will number forty-seven persons,
among whom are Alexander Won Nit
EEL Charles Macdonald, Clement Hop
kins. w n. WadswOrth Miss Zenaide
Williams, Jessie Ralph. Mrs. Henry
Nandenhoh, Miss May Warde aud Miss
Laura Linden
Rehearsals for Alexander the Great
in which Louis James and Frederick
Warde are 10 appear during the com
ing season. started Monday last al
Wagenhals & KempeTs studio at Or
ange. y. J. The new play Will be seen
first in the west and on the Pacific
coast. and, later in the season VIII be
presented for long enga gements in Chi
c7go. New York and other eastern ci-
n
production. The costumes are by
Madame Freisinger from designs by
Mrs. Seidel of the Metropolitan opera
house.
In Edwin AtiItoa Royle,s new farce
comedy. NY Wife's Husbands" the
role of Il negro stage driver at south
ern resort will be PLAYED by Moses
FairfaN young coloreq man of .
years. says an exchange He used 10
drive the coach between fairfaX court
house ard Front ROYAL. Va. ard came
here 90 go before the fOotlights. hOyla
Hired him as O valet. promising 10 let
MIN go on the stage il he acted as
dresser during the run Of the comedy.
The part of the driver had been given
tn a white man. but Moses begged SO
hard that the actor-authOr made the
change.
Moses came 10 rehearsaI grinning
from ear 20 ear What's the matter
You black fascaI2'' said Tloyle. "Ah TOT
ma nanny Alb WUz SWINE ter he or
actaw." he replied. sumawing. well 4
aiid what did she say?'' She done laf
en- say. You niger. you Oughter to be
bon monkey. Roy'e says: Even
I'm the minds of the most primitive the
art OF the actor S iu1elihly associated /
with that of the monkey. And, af;er /
all. what are actors but monkeys? Of
9 lager growth, perhaps. but monkeys
just the same"
Mrs. Fiske who has just returned I
from long vacation spent I'm Germany.
SWitzerland. italy and France, IL busy
az tho Manhattan theatre New York.
rehcarsing her company I'm MARY of 4
Mag,llia." which on Sept. IA viii begin
a brief season 1T that house, whore /
last season il ran for many months 60 :
The finest series OF audiences-b ,sh nu- I
New YORK IN "a decade. AS Mrs Fiske I
this season viii undertake a ions tour.
reaching to the PA cfc coast. her cn- /
eascmeuU in MARY Of Magdalq" in /
New York is limited TO four weeks. It /
VIII no doubt with sss a repetition II I
the triumph achieved in the metropolis
by This great play ans production est /
season When MARY Of Magdaia" WIS
nailed as the most impressive and Z
beautiful representati ton thar the Amer
ican t3e&tre had ever seen. Mrs. Ffske'S 4
tour This season win Include Salt Lake,
and ner coming I'm This play may ba &c
Eafoed as one of ne events of the sea-
son in The drama mere. The same I
Sfiehoid scenery. accessories ans ccs-
TUNES that made his production - .
marvellous in the material sens iast
'--''tt p" iti pg carried pn me tOuT. and \
-hfS- FiSke VIII again pc suppO.tsi BY I
q company large in mum oers ana dis
tinguished in the actors who win inn
personate the prominent parts in
Heyse's great dram1. Mrs Fiske. +,
has been said. never before has been
seen 20 such advantage as IN Tie role
OF Mary OF Magdala. as that part carls
both for high histronic powers AMI for
the poetic and sympathetic attributes
that have distinguished her as ara
actress. It IS regarded as her Greatest
character
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.