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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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The great organ for Convention

7 oS oNGELEs. Cal, Saturday
The great organ for Convention
- hall has been shipped to st. Louis
in order to be placed In posi- N
for the opening day of the exposition.
Yards Of statistical information tell
ing why this Is the largest organ IN
the world have been printed, but there
are some interesting facts about the
giant instrument. which cost $4,000
and weighs 100000 pounds.
The organ is ~ feet higher than the
top OF the consol. or key desk.
The largest metal pipe Is 81 feet q
inches long and weighs $40 pounds.
The smallest IL three-quarters of an
inch long. three sixteenths OF an inch
In diameter and weighs lees than half
an ounce.
The pipes contain 10000 pounds of
zinc and 5000 pounds OF soft metal.
The, largest wood pipe 10 80 feet long
and weighs l.5OO pounds. The wood
pipes are OF California sugar pine and
contain $4,000 feet OF that material.
There are l0,O59 pipes in the organ.
INV DNliulHb lltiiuG COUltlilS t.UUD Feet
OF lumber. The chests OF the organ
contain 10000 feet of lumber, the wood
pipes and fittings 10000 and the re-
mainder 2i,500 feet.
Some OF the pipes are large enough
TO contain two men lying side by side.
Inc organ contains lao music stops
and 90 mechanical stops One thousand
three hundred magnets are used in the
organ.
One thousand one hundred and If
teen miles OF wire We're used In It's con-
structlon.
The organ contains five bellows and
Is run by an electric motor Of 20 horse
power
The organ has % mechanical moye-
nlents. II Is capable OF producing H.
lIa,S6s,lS distinct tonal combinations,
controlled entirely by an electrical
switchboard.
The organ consists practically OF six
organs, respectively, the great organ,
swell organ. choir organ, solo organ
echo organ and pedal organ.
MAY BE THE uNDOING OF OR
GANlSTS.
Arthur Scott Brook, organist, states
with emphasis that the organ viii un.
make more regulations than II win
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23
esFROHMAN SECURES WYNDHAMs,

r AVS dispatch from London to n
New York paper: Sir Charles
Wyndham, with Miss Mary Moore
and his entire London company, will
proceed to New York in November next
to play there for three months sea-
son.
There has been talk Of this for some
time past, but nothing was definitely
arranged until yesterday evening, when
Mr. Charles Frohman settled the mat
ter.
| saw Mr., Frohmnn dining at his
usual table In the Carlton grillroom this
evening ond asked him for the latest
theatrical news, for Sunday is not a day
OF idleness to the American manager,
as II Is to his British confreres. and
Mr.. Frohman told me then about Sir
Charles Wyndham
at Is about dozen years since
Wyndham played IN America said Mf
Frohman Every time rye been over
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frrOre In their time we would not
stand for IT, but there was something
In their facial expressions, something
IN their voices. that thrills me In nenl-
CRY even now. 1t WAS not, | am sure,
because they were the first great actors
and actresses that had Hen-it WAS
something IN them, something that ~!
pressed and would impress today
"YOu take q woman Ike Charlotte
Cushman. She had what we call me
heavy attack, She was masculine Ia
her methods, she had none Of the sub.
tie, refined ways that We desire In our
players; but should she play today you
would find that she would impress Us
Just the same as she did The last gen
Grafton.
she might have to change ler men,
cd, for the methods are now different
but she would be- human now. ana II
would be through that humanity that
she would reach ny.
III the actor Is human he VIII ap,
peal to any time and In any part o'
the world" D.
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make, ma Mr. Brook wo. a.. . NSso
s s,e organ IN It's trI9l Ns ngst 10 pay
~ t,s spent much time in ', ~ and M,
Brook beBs ,1su %, and mechsnilsl,.s 'Gidy
unl", S' YES. helpless before ". VIII flnl
ton. S q course OF lns,.alsi
Mr. Brook II gnn,od ,o
,, lhe Memorial cbur,1t E o. abseae,
Louis, Mo. ""'o'' The organ ~ Wy ~
me wonderful slye ~, .,,
simply uRcanny H. VI lac organ {,
VI ~ d tne factory where N. 'IlSlag nom
e NJ eoia Speech the men ,ni r,gea came
bbl''lVst superstItiously 'plO|ed Nere
ey uu.'hs them An ore6r tycItul IN
e.olyDody knows, contain p'De Ia
az one side near tbe ~, ~. an opening
Mir I'm inolsion into the found n s oo q
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W W ms inserted piece o, m s me edge
me- nle l'hkuld. 1t Is practlcauy 1 ~. Is called
49, ~. ana N sent 10 tho yo I,"g mouth.
W putting into place vbD".s room
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pipe. T lneS me proper note ~ s sc
r,res, I'm IN NoIccg Is an ayno W toch
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gre maze with mathemltlc,ii ',ullerIlehts
anu the pipes are tested meason,
esun by an organ coulnr,,ass, aH and
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a :, turned into iinoly adiuirsgg' WE h'y
" Gus producing each q perfec, . ,ltliu'
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called by name "''NHeh and az.
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chcst, and, operated bv Lsv se WIND
e DsV, are played upon as BY IN Spr "a,
s ,hn ,S, The great lungs heavy he u ol
VI" NJ, p'pes give Voice TO LIQUID navy. aNd
an, ne organ has so mauy new f. 800.
u .,.en from those buHt hours
tnat me men who bull il Io( og
me big 'un" az resrectfulIy ' ss !, upon
were IN the presence Of tbo 40 lhey
of the United States. '"7 president
The man who designed ,bls ,,,..
organ Is w. Il. Fleming rbn' I ~ monster
gray haired man. Mr Flop,r.a Sna'
lighted to talk on The snbia",s y Ge'
greatest creation but bm.bo. NJ MS
ar "hel' given a word Of pr9i,o ~
nun each organ which he deslgr. 10
SShlld OF his Imagination. too 9" 81 u
for notorlcty. wv s'eFel
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Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence,
lew YORK, April iS.--From a
N source which | consider entirely
Y reliable. comes the information
that the travelling season Of the
Metropolitan opera company has been
anything but successful In truth ac-
cordlng to this authority all the money
that was made during the winter at the
Metropolitan Opera House has been
dIssIpated since Mr., ConreId's organ2a-
ton left New York--incudng the large
profit Of the "ParsIfal" representations,
Had Mr. Conreid been content to re-
strict his engagements to cities where
he could have commanded guarantees
against loss, his first year as an oper-
attic manager would have produced
record gratifying to himself and his
friends, II Is said that the New York
season showed clearance OF about
100000 upon the running expenses,
not including the money invested In
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here we've talked about HIS nay,,,
visit 10 New York, and mattarss T ss. !
progressed to a greater or less deg
nut the plans have fallen tbrongs IL
never got to the length Of signing /,
contract, hut now It is an ayai ana =
VIII take Sir Charles Wyndham Ma
Mary Moore and their entire com, o,,,'
win scenery &c, over to New York I,
place them In a theater there wS S
they VIII be as much at home as In lon
don, and then bring them back 10 Fn,
land, " '''
The theater at which Sir cbar,,
Wyndham will play viii be Mr. Dar,l
Frobmans Lycoum thoateE This ws
arranged by cable Sir Charles wIIl
open on Nov. II With twelve perform.
ances Of David GaTlck He wifi ld
low this with Mrs Gorrnges Mex.
lace, and after that will appear In one
new play that he IL to produce here h
May and In another which NJ I'm.
Davis Is writing .....
Sir Charles Wyndham viii no, ay
outside New York. .. M
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23

Mrs. w. G. Jones who Is accom-
panying Maude Adams on her western
tour last week celebrated her 18th
birthday while playing at tho Olympic
Theater IN 81. Louis. In point of ac-
tual service Mrs. Jones is the Oldest
actress before the American public to-
day, with the exception Of Mrs, Gilbert
She has been with Maudc Adams ever
since that actress became a star. In
her younger days Mrs. Jones was con-
sidered a beautiful and capable leading
lady, and was the original Eliza in the
FIRST stage version Of Uncle Toms
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Sir Henry Irving Is TO do Ivan the
Terrible" In England next season. The
celebrated English actor has just sailed
FOR that country after another success
ful tour OF America Hearing of the
wonderful success Of Mansfield In the
Tolstoy drama, Sir Henry has decided
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Richard Mansfield has decided TO
abandon "Parsifal" owing to the num-
Der Of stock and travelling companies
that are now producing IT, There are
now six travelling companies playing
"Parsifal," and the play has been pro-
duced By Ave different stock compan-
les
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he had no faith in a shakespearean
repertory. Then he shifted his ground
O little and declared that he would not
permit the classic drama to be degrad-
cd I'm his sacred temples by company
OF noyices and aspirants As Mr.. Tree
himself was heading this combination,
he naturally did not relish the criu'
Cism
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MUSIC AND DRAMA INL LONDON
An English Version The PITT to be Seen LondonMay Yohss
Coming Reappesranos at "The Halls
unnnnnnnn

yer Hobbies" has just been making a
profession Of faith In the Intelligence
OF the average English audience which
It Is much to be hoped the reception Of
her coming pieces will justify. 1T Is
absurd" Mrs. Craigie declares. for
managers and others TO pretend that
the public demand rubbish, or the con-
slant presence Of some particular indi-
vidual on the stage at any cost to the
design Of plot, or the reasonableness
Of a situation Ii Is absurd also for ao-
or-managers to pretend that every
play must end in sickly land. as a re-
suit, most immoraD sentiment. The i'm
morality Of some recent happy endhlgs'
Is quite revolving, but II IL OF so feeble
kind that one Is not sufficiently slim
ulated to protest against such Vicious
ness. On the other hand some 'un-
happy endlngs' are equally immoral
and infinitely unlikely, and the play
enthusiast, dlshertened, wonders why
he Is 50 hard to please? | can tell him
why. The manager has insisted on
some old fatal business, or some new
false effect, even for the unhappy end
ing The leading lady or the leading
man do, or say n number Of things
which are either Earring or false they
are seldom natural, and they are never
effective
Under the title Of "The Wheat King"
new version-entirely distinct from
that produced In the United States--of
Frank Norris novel THE Pit" Is
about TO be given In London II Is In
four acts and II the work OF two FEM
mime playwrghts, Mrs. Ashton john
son and Miss Elliott Page. Murray
Carson. who is an actor as we'll MS n
dramatIst, will have the part OF Curtis
Jadwln, and Miss Esmc Berlnger that
Of the heroine.
Probably It will be news to most
Americans that London for years has
had what might be called O "perma-
nent" negrO-mlnstrel show London Ia
about to lose IT, however IN conse-
quence OF the coming destruction OF st.
James's hall IN Plccadlly. where, for
more than 40 years, Moore e Burgess
Ministries have performed. The troupe
was started soon after the visit Of the
famous "Chrlsty's" had introduced this
country to the delights OF the burnt
cork" entertainment and to this day n
performance Is given nightly at ST,
James's hall, and on the good, old lines,
too. with none OF the embellishments
provided by troupes which have APP
peared at home IN recent years,
May Yohe, old-tlme favOrile OF the
halls" Is about to return 10 them, and
no doubt there Will be a stampede TO
see aud hear the erstwhle Lady Hope
and friend OF Captain Bradloe Strong
Miss Yohe viii depend NJ first on her
old songs, "La2Ily, Drowsily," and the
rest, but later on she will appear In
monologue called Fast and West"
which Is now being written for her by
Mostyn Plggot, the yerse-wrier Of the
London World, She II also threatening
10 appear at some future time In play
which she says will be IN the nature
Of an epltome OF her llfe.story." No
engagements for this production have.
however, yet been madel
CURTIS BROWN,
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to have this talented western actress
and her company appear IN New York
IN a spring season Of lbsen. She was
booked at the Herald Square theater
list year, but owing to the disappear
ance Of her financial hackers the en-
gagement came to naught
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IN use IL on the other side. He Is to
tour the British provinces Tor the re-
mainder Of this season. but next year
win put Ivan on for AN indefinite
run IN London.
II was Just 30 years ago April mat
Victorlen Sardou's first play, La
Tayerne des Trebanes," was pro-
duced and it was an awful failure.
snrdou celebrated the day as MS
golden wedding TO the Goddess
Thespls." Since the failure OF his
NAV Sardou has written, La Sorclere,
in which Bernhard Is now appearing,
ia considered an wonderful as any
which have been written by the Neter-
an playwright
Stage representations OF Presldent
Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt
were introduced to Berlin audience
last week In a farce entitled "A Mao
Year" The President was represented
in Rough Rider costume, Miss Roose-
welt, with q decided twang, excited
much amusement. But the police IN
terfered ana Prevented the use OF the
name Roosevelt The management
therefore, substituted the names Mr.
and Miss Washington.
Frank Daniels has been booked for
an all.summcr run Of indefinite length
IN Chicago, commencing April 20. He
viii continue to draw 81 n week as
1.-THE Office Boy until the hot weather
comes on. and then he viii ask Man
ager Charles y. Dillingham; to let him
take a vacation during the open season
for baseball and fishing, Mr. Daniels
has been unable 90 cover one-halt or
the available territory with his new
comic opera, "The Office Boy ana he
win therefore use It OH tour nest sea-
son,
II is said James X, Iackett Is FORM
ing plans whereby he and his WIFE,
Mary Manneriug, will make a joint
tour TO the Pacific coast. II Is under.
stood that their repertoire viii In
cludc "Romco and Juliet" 'The Lady
OF Lyons" "Don Caesars Return" and
"A new play which Mr., Hackctt Is hold
ing IN reserve, Hackett and his wife
have not acted together since the pro-
ductlon Of 1.-THE Princess and Butter
IS" I'm 1873, It was during the run
Of that play that Mr. Hackett and Miss
Mannerlng were married.
A very pretty quarrel has arisen he
tween Reerbohm Tree and Oscar Bar
rett who controls three Of the prlnci-
pal theaters IN Manchester The latter
first declined to engage MI Tree :
travelling company ON the ground that
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Cabin" that was brought out In New
York state.
Ministrelsy is to reign In the Elgh.
teenth ward hall next Wednesday and
Thursday, when q number OF the young
men OF the ward will make their first
appearance In black face entertain,
ment. The purpose OF the minstrel
performance Is to raise a fund to pur-
chase n new piano for the hall. Some
of the best singing talent OF the ward
has been enlisted, and pleasant even
ing may be looked for RUFUS CoDD
win be the middleman and others who
will take part are VIII James, Kent
Cobb, Douglas Swan, Jr., George w.
PIPER, George Glade, A. d. swan.
George Swan. Harry Walter and Nat
Shepherd, John Giles, Hume Give and
NARROW Cummings; number OF spe-
cialties will be introduced In the Sec
ond part. including a chalk talk by
the Justly celebrated John Sears.
Charles y. Dillingham; last week
completed arrangements for the cree
ton In Philadelphia Of a modern fire.
proof theater, TO be built at the corner
Of Broad and Cherry streets, and 10
,, cost approximately 100000, 1t Will be
known as the Penn theater, and will
be devoted not only to Mr. Dillingha,m'5
attractions, but TO other first class
companies Also II will be opened In
September, probably by FRITZ Scheft In
"Babette," or else in new opera.
Other stars under Mr.. Dlllngham's
management are Maxine Elliott, julia
Marlowe, Frank Daniels, Mile James
and Lulu CHASER. The Penn theater
will be the first house built In America
| In accordance with the new fire laws
generally adopted in the past few
months,
Salt Lakers have followed with In
| terest the upward course Of Sarah
| TruaX, who was a faVorite here In the
old stock days OF the Grand theater,
| and Salt Lakers will read with inter-
est too, that because Of her PittsburR
popularity she has almost disrupted
| the company playing THE Eternal
city" she played In n stock company
In Pittsburg several years ago and
| her friends gave her one ovation after
| another during her week In Pittsburg,
| Edward Morgan, who plays David
| Rossi Frederic de Bellevllle and other
| actors have been Kissed by the women
/ because II Is reported the management
has forbidden Miss Truax to respond
| to curtain calls Friday evening the
audience refused to let the play 90 on,
and Saturday afternoon and evening
the audience showed lts dlspleasure by
kissing the leading actors.
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THEATRE GOSSIP.

II Ii reported that Julia Marlowe and
T.. II. Sothern win appear In London
IN June In "Ingomar and Romeo and
Juliet
It's said that Richard Mansfield per.
mita no one TO see his process Of maxi
ing mp for Ivan In the Tolstoi tragedy
he Is playing, 4 fun hour is given 10
the one detail Of Transforming the face.
Mrs. Flskc's engagement In san
Francisco lasted four weeks, and near
ly every night she played TO crowded
business IN addition to Mary Of
Magdma,' she rendered "Hcdda Cab
ltr'' and Two other plays,
Blanche Walsh VIII emerge from tho
comparative gloom Of Resurrection
TITO the gaudy coloring Of % society
woman IN her next seasons play
Meanwhile she win extract from llfe
such Joy as @ summer I'm Europe may
AFFORD,
Ellen Terry has been enjoying the
sweets OF success lately Her provincial
tour In Great Britain ~ said TO have
been prosperous An AN extraordinary
degree. In Scotland especially She
created much enthusiasm, especially as
POrtia and Beatrice.
Jennie Remark, an old Salt Lake
favorIte, has been playing In Kansas
city this week which closes her very
successful season as Cigarette IN "Un-
der Two FLAGS one week ago to-
night yhe celebrated the l0Oth porform-
ance OF the part by distributing some
unusually handsome souvenirs
Encouraged boy Nance ONeils bril-
liant success, her manager IL trying
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Charles Hawtrey's engagement IN
"saucy sally at the Lyceum theater
hasn't been profitable. The actor,
whose popularity was et rrst VIZ
great, seems to have played hlinsen
out with rapidly so great as u
cause astonishment
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10 Use il on the other side. lie Is to
tour the British provinces for the re-
malnder Of this season. but next yetr
viii put Ivan on for an indefinite
run IN London.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23

Denman Thompson Is to be the nrsl
attraction OF next season at the New
YORK theater, with an elaborate and
costly revival of "The Old Home
stead" There will be real cattle, iArm
horses. hay wagons and other oueolle
impedmenta upon the stage ana every
effort will be made to give a tone OF
realism TO the play
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II Ii reported that Julia Marlowe and
T.. II. Sothern viii appear In London
IN June in "Ingomar' and Romeo aud
Juliet
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Cabin" that was brought out in New
York state.
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A very pretty quarrel has arisen be-
tween Beerbohm Tree and Oscar Bar
rctt. who controls three Of the princi-
pal thcaters IN Manchester The latter
first declined to engage Mr. Trees
travelling company ON the ground that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23

Augustus Thomas cleverest and most
uccessful comedy. 1.-THE Other Girl
10 IN remain for another week at the
Empire Theater. Then Julia Maiiowe
viii come back to Broadwa for short
term in when Knighthood Was IN
Flower"
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w. II. Crane has been doing a land
office business at the academy with nus
revival Of David Harum. The Dig
theater has been packed almost to the
doors al every performance, and II IL
eyiden, that " the management so de-
sired. this attraction might remain I'M
III well into the summcr
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Encouraged boy Nance O'Neils bril-
liant success, her manager ~ trying
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MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE CONTINUES.

a to
by ladies' department your
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When the result was announced
there was Wild cheering for Peery. and
IL was with difficulty that Judge Pow
ers made himself heard 10 move that
the nomination be made unanimous.
Then they wanted a speech from Peery
and the chair ordered Powers to escort
the victor 10 the platform This was
not carried out as before the judge
could get around 10 Pccry, the latter
was boosted onto a chair and was Civ
ing the delegates his thanks. which he
expressed In plain straightforward Ian
guage.
And thus ended the battle between
vote getting ability and party veterans.
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Pleasant Way. for Summer Days

are the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley
Route Chicago to New York via Mag
ara Falls; the Grand Trunk Illinois
Central new through car line from ST
Louis TO Montreal, the Grand Trunk
Central Verne ont Boston and Maine
Route from Chicago 10 Boston and the
Grand Trunk Railway system to Mon
trcal Quebec and Portland,
Fares. descriptive literature, otc., viii
be mailed on application 10 the Ad-
yertIslng Department, Grand Trunk
Railway system, 1856 Adams ST. Chica-
go, Geo. W. Naux, A. @, Il. & r, A,
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CASTILLO EXCURSION
Via D. & r. G. Sunday. June 18th.

Fare $l.25 for the round trip, Leave
salt Lake 500 a. m. Returning leave
Castillo 1853 y, M Good hotel accom-
modatons. Plenty OF shade IN the
canyon. Base bali and other sports. a
nice outing for everybody
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THE ALTERNATEs,

'e'e and tabulate The bollot which
"''e0 The FIRST six named above.