Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
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My adrot legal friend, A. IL. IIuN-
mel, is very much and very naturally
elated over the reception of the cabied
information that the American prima
donna, Alice Nielsen, has scored a
distinct hit IN London In "Nozze de
Figaro" MIR. Hummel is not alone
the adviser and American representa-
tive OF Miss Nielsen, but Is about the
only one Of her early friends who
didn't shake his head IN solemn depre-
cation when she concluded TO quit
comic opera for good and all, and de-
vote herself 10 the higher branch of
singing. II always knew little Alice
would make good" commented Mr..
Hummel a day on two ago, FOR she
Possesses in addition TO the necessary
artistic qualifications, an indomitahle
determination 10 accomplish anything
she may undertake. And when | saw
hat SHE had placed herself In the
training Of the eminent Charles Rus
sell, my assurance was doubly sure.
she Is coming TO America In the au-
tumn, and | know beforehand that she
win greatly astonish even the most ar
dent OF her admirers with the progress
she has made
The death Of Joseph Humphreys, gen.
eral stage manager for Charles Froh-
man, will probably have the effect OF
placing William Seymour at the head
of the stage department Of the Froh
man establishment Mr.. Seymour has
been i'm the employ OF this management
for the past two seasons, having charge
of large number of productions and
holding everything but the title of gem
eral stage manager. In this line of
work he is recognized as one Of the best
In America,
"A Little OF Everything Is the title
of the bit Of summer frivoity put to-
gether by John j, McNally for the
Aerial Gardens over the New Amster-
dam theater This piece, which IS now
almost ready, Is TO be Interpreted by
Fay Tcmpleton. Peter +. Daley. Leila
Mcintyre, John NJ Sparks, sabel john
son, Harry Kelly, Susie Fisher, George
Schiller and a very large crowd of 9th
ers. Sabel Johnson is expected TO make
something OF a sensation with her sing
ing She possesses a voice of the ''phe-
nom" order In the matter OF range, Cal-
culated 10 make SISTER Mary James
Top Note" sound by comparison like
mere cultural growl. The new place
Of amusement which is to shelter the
McNaly farce isn't a roof garden In the
accepted sense, but Is really COM
pletely equipped and beautiful theater
which may be opened on all sides to let
I'm the air, or closed 60 shut out the
rain. IL may be operated the year
around II the Messrs. Klaw and Err
LANCER consider such a course desirable,
The John r. Rogers testimonial has
been the talk Of New York during the
past week or 10 days The cali for
this event was signed by nearly 300 Of
the most prominent men n all walks Of
life. and the list Of volunteers for the
entertainment included an altogether
astonishing array OF the very best tall
ent. Many Of Rogers friends volun-
tarily took up the sale Of tickets among
their acquantances and the income
from this source alone must have been
very large Rogers Is ION his feet
again IN good earnest and with very
comfortable surplus.
Raymond Hitchcock, in "The Yankee
Consul" Is I'm his fourteenth weak at
the Broadway theater and likely 10
stay there for a considerable time 10
come.
Julia Marlowe Is finishing her empire
theater engagement William Collier Is
running along to large receipts at the
Criterion I'm "The Dictator and Eliza
beth Tyree Is 10 bring her Tit for Tat
run TO a close at the Savoy.
LEANDER RICHARDSON.