Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


'Fuuuu1rnn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ln6
opening OF Coney Island make one feel
Ia summer Is really here, although
| tne weather man Is still running far he
| hind time. The ncS Luna park had its
opening on Saturday and was Visited
by iully 100000 persons during the after
noon ana evening This Is undoubtedlv
NE greatest show enterprise ever placed
oetofe the public, not alone In the mat
Ter 81 mere magnitude but I'm tho Wide
variety OF its features and the splen.
dor-amomting to prodlgallty-lf lts
pictor1l quality The reproduction OF
me Durbar OF India. showing a pro-
cession Of 90 magnlhceutiy taparisonea
elephants, great numbers OF beautiful.
~ decked horses and an army of men
ana women IN the richest Of oriental
costumes IS alone well worth going far
10 see, but II ~ by no means the single
worthy attraction ~ Luna park. There
IL a threc-rinB circus Of first grade
character free to the public, and I'm ad.
ultlpn there Ia realistic bombardment
or New York city by foreign men of
war the Illusion known as "A Trim Ia
the Moon q great fire spectacle show
ING The burning OF city block and the
work OF the fully equipped fire depart
ment and there are other dlvertlnR
summer shows so numerous that n re-.
quires an entire day to adequately OBJ.
serve ttem. Luna park Is indeed a
worlds fair IN Itself, and It will surely
attract the greater part OF this popua-
ton In addition to the majority Of the
vast number OF summer visitors from
other cities.
Other summer shows begin TO be
heard from. The Aerial Gardens above
the New Amsterdam thcater will be
thrown open June 6 with light enter.
tainment In which Fay Templeton and
a number Of popular comedians win be
the chief factors, AT about the same
time the ball will be set arolling at the
New York Roof Garden while Mr.. Ham
merstein's Paradise Gardens, surmount-
ing the Victoria, will wheel into line
with q new and unique program OF this
managers CNn invention. Meanwhile
George w. Lederer, on the coming Mon
day evening viii produce his fresh
musical novelty called THE Southern
ers. at the New York. This show piece
Is spoken OF with altogether earnest
favor by those who have been admit
ted to the rehearsals.
David BelasCo has sent representa-
tive to Europe with "A carte blanche
order to purchase furniture, statuary,
h6ng!ngs, draperles and other material
to be made use Of IN the production
next fall Of the play he has written for
Mrs. Leslie Carter, on the theme and
character OF this work Mr. Belasco has
said nothing for publication and he
viii doubtless maintain this retlcence
until the last moment In accordance
with his fixed policy. II may, however
be inferred from the dispatchlnR of
his Mr., Buckley to the other side of
the water that Mrs Carters next Inn
personation win be that of woman Of
Europe. probably character OF his
torical moment. The fact that Mr..
Belascos general promoter OF pub
llcltS Charles Emerson Cook. is also
abroad upon a journey which is sup
posed to be for his own amusement ex-
clusiyely is thought I'm some quarters
to have the larger significance involved
in his employers business interests
Michael Shea Of Buffalo In reported |
to have parted with the mere baga-
telle OF $4,000 upon this seasons star
rims venture OF George Evans, the |
Honey Boy singer of vaudeville fame. |
Mr. Shea Is now out OF the enterprise. |
and Mr.. Evans announces that he win |
carry 1t on next season at his own ex-
ponse,
II was fun last sunday afternoon to |
see l6 Twelfth Night Club girls re- |
hearsing upon the stage of the Broad !
way Theater for Monday afternoons |
benefit performance Of their sketch |
called "A Burning Question OF Elysi. !
um.' There were six stage managers |
ana everybody was talking at once In |
a way to madden one with the aim of |
securing cohcrcncy Now and then |
Miss Alice Fischer. I'm tones Of COM
mand, would eNclaIm Girls Girls!" |
and for moment the chattering would |
cease and some progress would be
made But presently three or
four persons would make three or
four suggestions simultaneously and |
the Twelfth Night girls would md
themselves back where they started.
Tho scene reproduced with fidelity In
a public show would cause az much
amusement as the late RosIna Vokes'
1hsurdly humorous 'pantomimo Re-
ntarsaL"
George AIDES THE County Chair-
man nj Wollncks theater. will COM
llete lts run on the evening of June 4.
This win give the comedy conspcu-
i've Broadway run Of 800 representa-
ions. 1t is said that The County
hartman viii IN an probability re-
'ren Wallacks theataf IN September.
Mr. Bclasco has had so much lltiga-
Ion since he entered She field OF man
igement that his chief lieutenant. BEN
amin II. Roedcr, finds himself infat-
lated with the law lie said Yesterday.
md said II seriously, that he had fully !
determined 60 take a course OF study
n the Columbia Law school with A
lew To ultimately entering the legal
Profession. If after graduation. MIR
tocder can secure Mr.. Beasco as "a |
lient he viii start OF with "a practise
4 quite considerable dimensions.
II is reported that THE lsie of Spice"
IS shortly 10 be brought into the NJ A..
este theater for summer run "rha
Ian from China" at this establish
1cnI has not turned out 90 Doe quite
uol 90 the situation.
Amelia Bingham Is winding up her
easou, SO far ms New York is con.
1ncd. with a single weeks revival Of I
The Frisky Mrs johnson" al the
iowick theatcr.
charles Hawtrey hopes to sail Tor
.uglan0 next week after six davs and
Nenings iu Two Of f. f. Proctor's thea
lrs, where he has been playing n
helch recurring the services Of three ,
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