Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09

Tonight will be the final opportunit,
Of witnessing Miss Mannering's in al
ways charming production, "The Stub
bornness OF Geraldine" After tonight
the theater will be closed for 10 days
when II Will be re-opened to greet w
II. Crane In David Harum' The fol.
lowing week comes Il. A. sothern, next
Nat Goodwin, and following him, In the
midsummer. Amelia Bingham.
During the closed season the annual
cleanup and renovation work Will be ac-
lively pushed around the theater. A
large new heating plant and additional
dressingrooms win be constructed on
the west. A new sidewalk IL now being
laid on the east, and by the time the
fall opening occurs, new high portico
will be constructed over the front side
walk, affording shelter In case of
storm, and place between acts for the
first circle habitues to saunter.
II will sound odd TO many people, but
II Is q fact that John Griffith and his
company earned $4,000 over and above
all expenses during the season. OF
course, they left fair part OF that sum
in Salt Lake, where their temerity In
venturing upon the boards OF the the
alter was rewarded BY four OF the scan
test audiences the house has ever
known. II Is probable that the re-
celpts for all four performances did not
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being opened for the health OF any one
In particular II Is fair to presume that
Mr.. Griffith had to make good the eX-
penses for the privilege Of disporting
himself before our footlights. But the
result Of the Salt Lake engagement is
an UNUSUAL one. Grlffith's managers are
as long headed as any in the profession.
They selected their star for rural con-
sumption only. They bill him extern
siyely throughout the farming districts
In the middle and western states, limit
ing his appearances to towns where
newspaper criticism Is thing un-
known, and where the audiences rarely
have any chance whatever to hear
Shakespeare rendered The consequence
is that he works through season otter
season 10 business that may average
Is economically selected; the scenery
inexpensive; the costumes ditto and as
above stated, at the end of the year
there always remains a comfortable
balance on the right side OF the ledger
Occasionally it happens that in order
10 rest the company. or TO III in some
spare time, a big city like Salt Lake
has TO be visited. Then they know what
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sarcastic comments Of the newspapers
as a part of their daily experience, clip
the criticisms laughingly paste them in
their scrap books, and proceed rejoicing,
on their way TO the agricultural cir |
cults.
There is evidently going to be a reign |
OF hilarlty at the theater early In June, |
when the boys Of the Press club put on
their production OF Uncle Toms Cab
In The work OF boiling down the man.
uscript, and writing down the speeches
10 the ability Of the star performers, is
now In the hands Of Mr.. Culmer the
artist, The cast Of the play has prac-
tically been completed John Spencer
win do Uncle Tom John Critchlow
VIII be the little Eva. Bid Young will
bofN NhN ADl' VI <hhliA OblltlAdt Ailt uil- |
kee, and possibly play II with q Welsh
accent. Lovey, the artist. is to do the
role Of the suffering heroine Eliza, who
will be chased across the ice pond on
this occasion by Spite terriers. instead
OF blood hounds. Mr.. Copp viii do the
blood curdling act In the role Of Lee
gree and Milt Barratt has been secur-
ed for his only and original part OF the
auctioneer, Ed Penrose win be Marks.
the lawyer. and George Carpenter will !
tackle the part OF Phlneas Fletcher.
All the attractions, however will not be
confined TO the stage. The manage
ment has persuaded Judge Powers,
Billie Dale, Fisher Harris. and General
Burton TO pass the programs and water
glasses In front, while negotiations are
going on with several prominent clu-
sens 10 induce them 70 cryopera glasses
through the audience. The Press club
viii be sadly disappointed
Z this announcement does not create
! riot when the advance sale is open
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