Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03


actlnc MANAGER of the theater, was
struck with the idea OF employing some
little novelty n the STANDING Room
only announcement aud had large
Stem mude belriug the words VERY
Sorry. House Fail" Kendall came
along and surveyed the legend. Don't
see shat you've got to be sorry about
he observed. lust because the house
IS full Don't you get part OF the
money"
Theater property Is mighty uncor-
tain Investment nj best although SON e.
times Il turns out Unexpectedly well AZ
the opening of the season Horny sire,
the owner OF the Bljou the1ter seemed
10 be the pOssess0r OF % particularly
hopeless proposition. With absolutely no
booking excepting ior the engagement
Of May Irwin The immense hit OF pa
vid Warheld Ia "Tho Music Master
made q practically essential that the
actor should remain In New York for
the whole winter term, yet IL was nee
casary for him 10 leave the Beasc0
thoater, and the Bliou was the only
available place for bis occupancy Thus
Mr., Sire finds himself not alone COM
plttely at ease for the rest OF the Se1-
ron. but reasonably certain Of Beloaco
productions at the Biiou for an iudeil-
mite period thereafter
Frederick Thompson and Elmer s.
Dundy manage to keep q close personal
watch upon their extensive building op-
efatIons at Coney Island, ana IN New
York Each member OF tie ilrm mas
big imported automobile, ana rs en-
abled TO divide Mis- time between the
two places without much difficulty or
waste OF energy MI THOMPSON
whlzZos down TO Luna Park before
day Hight and comes back TO New York
at noon 20 relieve Mr. Dundy az the
hIppodrome. Mr. nundy spends his az
ternoons by the sad sea waves OF Co
ney Isle-and they are sad indeed IN
these tempestuous days, Altogether
Thompson g. Dundy have some 1900
worbmen employed just now upon
amusement enterprises which for mag
nltude and novelty are without parol-
lel
Last week E,hel Barrymore IN Sum
day broke q u records Of receipts at
the Hudson thelter. Her success IN
deed 10 20 great that there IS likelihood
Of an extension Of her New York en-
gagement
Madge Carr Cook. who. IN addition 10
having made q very marked success In
Mrs Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"
possesses the distinction Of being the
mother Of the gifted and charming
Eleanor Robson. Is framing up a SUR
prise for her daughter When MSs
Robson reaches New York fresh from
her London triumph in Merely Mary
Ann" she viii be ushered into a home
Of her own which Mrs. Cook ls now fit-
ting up IN one OF the handsome apart
ment houses here. II Is true
that Miss Robson won't see a great
Zeal Of this establishment for the time
being, az she IS 10 go west immedi-
ately for the remainder OF the season.
But II is something to have a home
even II one doesn't occupy Il steadily,
tse
Lew Dockstader has been Obliged to
decline what Is probably the largest
offer ever extended by a London music
hall management to an American At
traction, The negotiations were opened
by Ted D. Marks on behalf OF the Ion
don manager with instructions to "go
as far as necessary I'm the matter OF
terms. Dockstader, however, il not
alone satisfied with his income In
America but finds u advisable TO stay
here I'm order to be IN touch with the
building operations that are 10 be be-
gun shortly upon Dockstader's opera
house in New York
Annie Russell and James H. Hackett
win be the leading new attractions
next week, the former az the GarricN |
Theater and the latter at the Lyric
$50
Joseph Weber has become a quite Inn
portant factor In the real estate world |
In New York. Most Of the money he |
has made has been invested In first |
mortgages and purchases outright, ana |
he has shown the utmost shrewdness |
IN all these operations with the result |
that he is AZ this writing one Of the
substantially wealthy men among our |
theatcr managers. Weber has recently |
turned down an almost fabulous offer |
for his lease OF the ground on which |
the Weber Music hall stands The syn |
dictate that desired TO acquire this large |
plot had IN view the erection Of Is |
story hotel. Weber, however, has the |
property I'm such shape that the rental
OF his music hall Is free and he re-
ceives a substantial profit besides Ma
turally enough under these clrcum-
stances he Is difficult TO convince that
there Is any advantage TO be derived |
from a change, even when accom- |
panied by a large cash bonus.
LEANDER RICHARDSON.