Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-12

LeanderRiChdrdSOn'S Letter
v

The house win doubtless remain In this
condition FOR some time 10 come upon
the merits OF the entertainment itself,
which is quite attractive Miss irwin,
I'm spite Of the increase OF her morning
mail containing many letters Of advice
upon the conduct Of her endowed thea
ter, has lost none Of her old bouyancy
OF manner and she signs coon songs
with a knowledge Of negro Characters
tics that IL perhaps even more familiar
than when she was last seen upon this
stage Her Mrs. Black" play, written
by George V. Hobart, is capital nom
sense and fits the Irwin characteristics
to q nlcety.
Three Of the four Cohans are with
us once again but only one Of them Is
featured IN the advertisements ana
posters This Is George Conan, easily
the most gifted Of the family, not alone
as n performer but ms writer, composer
and stage director Of the entertain
ment which IN this instance " called
Little johnny Jones and which tells
OF the adventures In England, ON ship
board and In San Francisco Of q gre
garlous American Jockey The show Is
largely characterized by the element
known as ginger and II goes with
vim and yigor from the rising Of the
curtain to the falling thereof Young
Mr. Cohan Is perpetually IN the center
OF the proceedings and the impression
he makes ought to be satisfying TO him
self as Il certainly Is to the spectators
His father. mother and wife ethel
Leyey) are also well received, and a
hit Of the most fervent description must
be credited TO the handsome, talented
and superbly gowned Truly Shattuck
who Is easily the most attractive figure
IN Mr. Cohan's company Miss Shat
tuck sings charmingly, acts with dis
tlnctlon and fills the picture most
agreeably Little Johnny Jones" un-
doubtedly a popular success, win re-
main at the Liberty theater indef-
nltely.
The Messrs Thompson & Dundy have
$50 men at WrOk upon the reconstruc-
ton NJ Luna Park for next summer
and over 500 more employed In building
operations upon their new HippOdrome
which they are confident will be ready
for opening on New Years eve as orig
lraly advertised, in spite Of the delay
CCCasoned by the remarkable conduct
OF the New York building department.
At ono time it was feared that a post
ptnoment would be necessary and the
managers had some talk about sub
letting number Of their European per-
formers engaged from the first OF the
year But the contractors assured them
that no such steps would be necessary
a..
lines OF their first layout There Will
be no rigging loft over the
stage Of the new Hippodrome.
All the scenic devices, which
are TO be heavier than anything OF the
sort ever before contemplated, viii be
hoisted upon hydraulic cranes and run
of to one side for storage, and the
whole operation will be produced by
the pressing Of single electrical but
ton,
The Weber & 2iegfeld show "Higg-
ledy- Piggledy," &C the Weber Music
hall Is beyond any question the most
successful In the history Of this estab-
llshment. AT no time during the Weber
& Fields partnership was the advance
sale more than $4,000, but at the pres
ent moment the boxOftlce cash actually
In hand IS considerably In excess Of
$4,000. The warfare with the ticket
spectators, always a sign Of great
prosperity, Is bitterly waged al this
establishment, which In former years
was so much In the hands of the Ticket
dealers as 10 arouse general complaint,
The complete reversal Of the old sys-
TEN by the new management Is In the
nature Of boon which is obviously ap.
precIated by the general public.
At the BelascO theater David War
field, In THE Music Master grows
rather than dlminishes In the esteem
Of the public The luxurious playhouse
| Is jammel to It's EXTREMIST capacity at
every representation OF this touching
and delightful play and Il viii be In the
! line Of a distinct misfortune II Warheld
| Is compelled TO leave New York at all
| during the current season,
! The time Of "rhe Clngalee" at Days
| theater has been cut down, and another
! attraction viii nh the unexnired term.
THE CIngaee,' as presented In Lon
don, Is doubtless interesting, but its
Interpretation by j. c. Duffs company
is distinct and regrettable dlsappoInt-
ment.
r.. G., Gilmore. the owner and mana
ger OF the Academy OF Music, is incin-
ed 20 view with uncommon satsfac-
ton the deal under which his enormous
! playhouse Is to present Henrietta Cros-
man In "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," and
| Blanche Bates In THE Darling of the
F., Gods, little later on The mere an
| nouncement OF these two attractions.
considerably In advance Of their COM
ing served to bring in hundreds Of APP
| plicatIons for seats, an occurrence rs
unusual as II Is gratifying to the man
agement of this theater,
IL Is quite likely that another season
will see New York In possession OF a
theater 10 be devoted exclusively to the
purposes Of negro mlnstrelsy Lew
| Dockstader's engagements on Broadway
! during the past two years have been 30
very successful as to stimulate the for
nation OF a syndicate whose agents are
now looking for a suitable site for the
purpose mentioned. Should the plan
develop as indicated, Dockstader will
play I'm New York each year from No
yember TO March, devoting all but the
hot weather part OF the remaining in
teryal 70 the other large cities
LEANDER RICHARDSON