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lowed nobleman, Kara. Recognized. he
is hidden to The Feast Of a Thousand
Welcomes" at the palace of the CRATE
ful elder man. Although he is hunted
for the price upon his head and the
heads Of his gallant band of forty re-
duced 10 ten, ne goes. and here the
curtain rises upon a fairyland.
The visualize a purely japanese in
terror with a prospective OF plain. hill
aud soft sky, Mr.. BelascO has had re-
course TO plates of Hokusai and other
masters. The stage is picture OF
many-cOlOred costumes, tripping gel
shas, screen bearers, mousnles. Jug
Slers, acrobats, incense bearers, richly
and quantity armOred warriors while
is heard the odd and antique music, 50
strange to Occidental ears. Of the Biwa
the Gekkin, the Genkuran. the Ku.
called so in honor of the hidcous god,
the eluttering stringed Shunga, the
kolIyU. the Samasen and the Yamato
Fuye- GOngs reVerberate and the crisp
roll Of drums with the sharp. short cries
Of welcome aid the illusion of this far
away world of pigeon-tCed maids and
slant-eyed men. where the landscape
sounds music and a pretty philosophy
is the STAFF Of daily life
AT the special wednesday matinee
Miss Bates and her talented supporting
company will present a double bill. con-
sisting Of MADAME Butterfly" by Da-
vid BeIasco and John Luther Long Che
first Japanese play produced ia Ameri-
cal. and Ny Aunt's Advice" a come
dIetta by Miss Blanche Bates and
George Arliss.
The advance sale OF seats for Miss
Bates local engagement has been the
lcrgest in the history Of the Grand
theatsr, and the opening tomorrow
night viii Qartake Of the nature of a
social function. owing to the large num-
Ter of seats which have been reserved
for Salt Lakes society folk.
Florence Roberts managers. Belasco.
Mayer and Price, will present another
o. their stars in this city this week. the
newcomer being White Whittlesey. the
young romantic actor. who is winning
golden opinions in eli the cities IN
which he is being presented for his
splendid performances III the romantic
plays, Heartseasc,' The Second in
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Last winter when Grace Van Studio
ford sang the principal role IN 1.-The
Red Feather" in the Illinois theatre
there were likely very few in the the
atre who realized that she Was making
one of the supreme efforts of her life.
But so Il seems. Recently she wrote to
a friend describing the event:
l want to write about the
first night of Red Feather IN Chica-
go. Was l nervous? Oh. my,
We had all been travelling for twen-
ty-siX hours in q special train from
New Orleans, and We're so tired. The
train was delayed through a snow
storm, and everything was late-but
this was my city. 1t was in lust such
a storm ] had entered Chicago as a lit
tie girl looking for an engagement, SO,
knowing how I had succeeded then, I
said, Il will succeed tonight"
Before I enter l sing at the wings.
My voice sounded strangely to me. and
my knees-how they wanted 70 wobble
Just the same feeling / had when / ap-
piled for my first engagement here.
looked toward the stage door and
wanted to turn and run. but before I
could make up my mind the bat / was
in had reached the cente- of the stage
and found myself bowling TO ;he audi
ence.
II seemed an hour, probably it was
less than a minute, before the applause
ceased, but in that time everything
seemed TO come 10 my mind. ! pic
tured myself landing I'm Chicago. / re-
membered my tramp through the
streets looking for an engagement. Ny
throat got dry; Il did the same when I
sang my trial solo.
How many of the audience remeu>
bered me in those Gays? saw a sea Of
/ faces, and tried 20 distinguish some one
! knew. Yes. there was one. The one
10 whom I owe nay success. II was to
him I sang first in Chicago, when I was
called little Grace Quive II was WIN
j. Davis who gave me my first engage
ment, and il was in his theatre was
making my first appearance as a star.
and I sang my first number in Red
Feather" to him with the same feeling
| of nervousness that 1 sang my trial solo
nine years ago. / saw him applaud me
as he did then-then / grew drawer, and
the audience appeared TO like me very
much.
Outside there was blizzard. ard the
SHOW was swirliag around the theatre;
( but inside it was altogether different.
Wilton Lackaye has known his dis
appointments, but the saddest Of his
life. as he declares, was y hen he waited
weeks for a chance to play the hero
and was then foiied by u practical
joker.
4 was a member of the Soldiers
Home stock company az Dayton. O..
one summer" he explains. General
Rosecrans. friend ofrmy father was
enc of the directors or governors of the
home. lie had always been anxious
10 bury me In the dust az law Office,
and seemed never to tire Of building air
castles for me. demolished them and
took up my he'd in the theatre. I had
been an actor only q fey seasons when
j turned IN for that Dayton engage
ment. and 1 had never had the luck to
fall IN with any good parts. Il was an
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year-old daughter Of the host climbed
on Farnums knee. ana as size twisted
his curly hair with her chubby fingers
sh8 iisped.
s.-Mlt6er Farpum. I want to ten YOU
something papa said about YOU
Farnuna.
NE thaid," she continued. while the
family lost its breath. that YOU were
almost as big liar as Mither Depew.
q. FarnUm says that If he mas need or q
child actor he is gong 10 ada me bright
youngster 10 his company.
Ben Kearney, principal comedians At ona
Of the two companies offering a Chinese
honeymoon tells good story which
illustrates capitally the enormous area OF
New York. Mr.. kearncy SAYS that olis
afternoon shortly after o'clock he
boarded = street car at Grand circle and
found Iserein an Old friend. r. Was
aSt0nished tC<obserVe that the friend was
clad I'm evening dress. Great scott" lie
exclaimed what arc YOU doing in those
toys, Been out all night No re-
piled the gentleman. laconically Il live
ia Brooklyn and m going 20 take "A
Harlem girl TO dinner.
Though stage life may DC compound
OF giamor AID establishment. II also
contains = modictfm Of sweetness, a. is
evidenced by this story. told by The
Matinee Girl in the current issue Of the
Dramatic Mirror:
a male star woo mace "A MT on Broad
way last season. has made glad the
heart Of minor member or his company.
Afflicted by a case OF facial paralysis,
the girl was IN the deep waters of dejec-
ton. when one night the star noticed the
curious tRitching OF her face. lie watched
her in the apparently unseeing manner OF
the Weil-bred and the kind of heat. The
odd Involuntary twitchirg Went On. aud
the girls eyes were full OF tears Oe fright
and apprehension and "A great desIee r
In the wings the star spoke - her
kindly ano drew from her the reluctant
story OF the sudden afflict ion. cf deb; and
Of salary airead. laid out Tor many
weeks ahead. In a brief. kind way be in-
stantly met the situation.
.'Tou must 90 TO a hospital, he said.
But
your place i'm the cast will be held Tor
you until YOU are We'll
Yet
And your salary win 30 on until YOU
, 90 return.
On THANKSGIVING day the SRI wrote
from the hospital: II am well ASSN and
VIII leave the hospital toEuor-ow. Next
week I VIII Join the company. But please
jet me tell YOU now that YOU nave filled a
heart and life with thanksgivins."
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The bows had bat ono trunk one Of the
cid fashiosfed paper kind having straps
painted across ~. III WAS Impossible 10
Sct mr. cXprcssman A. that titne OF aiEht
20 haul.rh trunk 20 THEN home over in
New York. There was no difiicuity eN-
pericnccd until they got across thu ferry
and landed at the foot OF Barclay street,
New York. They had NOT gone a block
beforc a policeman stopped them He
listened % their tale OF woe. You did
turn, Gid you2' asked the policeman.
show u 10 me. With the moon for
background and tue PARK Ior q Stage. the
boys started in 10 10 a portion Of their
acts. ~ was then a little after o'clock
IN the morning when they were dismissed.
tlcers under similar circumstance. until
the last one insisted on seeing ttem TO
their home.
When Mrs, bernard saw the policeman
she was heartaroken. II always felt that
piay-acting would land my bows in Jail.
she cried. The jealous pluecoat was
finally convinced that the boys were an
fisht' and when he turned his back on
them the moon had disappeared and the
sun had risen in the heavens.
William Faversham's statement recently
made that he earnestly hopes he is
through with the style az role which is
presumed 20 belong 10 the matinee girls
nero has aroused COnSidera bic discussion
and reminded Cleveland man that when
Harry Montague. who was the greatest
matinee Idol this country mas ever known
would be told OF the infatuation of the
girls Of New York, some Of whom PUT
MS picture i'm a niche like that Of a
saint and placed fresh votive flowers be-
fore it every day, he would curse like a
pirate, and il would need an Lester Wall
lacks tact to keep him i'm lovers parts
Sad 70 say. Montague's downfall was
wrought by his common appetite. The
girls who adored him could have passed
by the fact that he was sued for breach
OF promise by an English aCtresS-thar
was only another proof Of his wondorruf
powers Of fascination that he could charm
an actress who knew the tricks Of his
trade-hut whenA one of his letters read
in open court. revealed the fact that DE
dotted on tripe and onions, the spell WAS
broken
Still. these same girls. daughters Of
me proudest houses in New York. imme-
diately sought for another idol and most
of them settled upon Kyrle Reilew who
was imported by Wallack TO ill Non
tague's place.
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When Richard Mansfield tells story
l. generally is worth reteIling. One Of
those he delights in. according TO his
secretary, relates an experience Joseph
jefferson had some years ago.
1t seems Mr.. jefferson during his long
career had never been associated with
any one showing undue familiarity with
him save one individual. a man named
Bagley. who some years ago was prop
eTty man in the comedians company.
This Bagley annoyed Mr.. jefferson
very much by his somewhat offensive
manners. but owing 10 Valuable serV-
Ices rendered by him. Mr.. jefferson had
always been losth TO take measures
more severe than a reprimand. But
finally the familiarity OF the property
man increased TO an extent impossible
to endure. so he was summaTily dis
charged. This dismissal occurred just
before the opening Of Alr. jefferson 8
engagement IN Baltimore.
That night Bagley got exceedingly
dunk Paying his way into The thea
ter. no repaired to the gallery. there to
see his old employer enact RIP Van
Wrinkle"
The angry Gretchen had just driven
Eoor. destitute Rip from the cottage.
when Rip returns. and, with a world Of
ratnOS. asks: Den / haf no interest
n der house?" The theater was death
II still. the audience half in tears, when
Bagley's cracked voice was heard in
response:
only so per cent. Joe, old boy, only
so per cent"
xz
samuel Bernard. whose humoT has
brought him very near to stardCm be-
gan his stage career As q variety per-
former With hss brOtksT~ Dick as A
partner-they did 2 'turn. On one Oc-
casion. waen they were looking for On
engagement. their travels brought them
10 HohOken. y. J. There was q concert
hall there known as KronheiTn gar
dens. which was conducted ny an irasci-
bic German. The brothers 81 the pro-
prietor. made their Application. and
gaze trial performance. Between them
bill. The German said they would do.
and then asked sam how mach ne
wanted. Twenty dollars answered the
embryo actor. Sign the cook. replied
J the maRager. When he, enea@ q q per-
former he had him place his namc III a
book and the amount Of his satary oppo-
/ site II. NotuE Bernard slgred tho hook
''Rernard Brothers end instead of put
ting down SO, filled ~ Just double thai
amount
During the performance kho manager
! looked over his book. and. Cttering gut
/ rural veil. Eo ran ilp stairs. wnarc. under
\ garnet. Ehc boys were assigned dress
! lnS room. "Cet oudt Of hcrl. ne
/ shouted. To reason with MIN was use
less
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shaw stiII disguised and my one great
point ruined.
When New York had taken a good
sober look at Joseph Entangled," the
unusually clever Jones comedy that
Henry Miller recently returned there
with. it agreed that the play was well
worth while. and that the actor. in re-
turning to the Frohman management,
had gained a success that he deserved.
Miller, for all that ne goes wrong in
his judgment occasionally, as do all
men, is a sincereCknd CONSCIENTIOUS ae-
tor. At rehearsal, for Instance. he is
the hardest of itaskmasters, but no
more strict with others than with HIM
self The property man with his ever
ready excuses and "It'H be all right
at night. governor" long ago learned
that Miller would not stand for I'M
necessary delays
John Drew at rehearsals IS quite an
other matter from Henry Miller Mr.
Drew viii humble his lines, and talk
of the business" of his part, certain of
himself and everybody else when the
crucial time CONES. Miller takes no
such chances. The small props -
-such things as pipes Qrtcigars, 1Obacco.
"a cane or whatever little thing the ac-
tor may need on the scene, do rot both
er Mr. Drew at Tehearsals. or. at any
rate. until the Nefy last ones.
Miller is just tbs reverse. He insists
on having everything on hand and in
its place. The average actor. up to
about the last rehearsal. will content
himself with imagining things s''Now. -
for example, he viii say. Il take UP a
pipe from this table and I walk over TO
this mantel and fill it with tobacco
from this jar
Mr.. Miller viii have none of that He
insists on having the pipe and the jug
and the mantel IN its place. and he WIN
act the scene at >the first, second or
third rehearsaIs very much ON the lines
which he may have cccasion~to employ
at the final dress rehearsal.
OF course. it's all question of meth
cd. One actor gets his results one way,
another some other way. Both Drew
and Miller get results.
=
Henry Dixey never knows one week
exactly what he will be doing the
next. Neither do any Of US. for that
matter but the yDixey guess is even
wider thar is customary He thinks
nov, however that he will stick TO
vaudeville for some time to come.
i am having written for re the bar
Der shop scene from 'Adonis. and /
expect that it will be ready for yaude-
Vile before long" said Mr. Dixey in
his dressing room at the Temple i
think that there are great pOssibili-
ties in it. Vaudeville is such pleas
ant business that / am inclined to re-
main in il Indefinitely, But. of course.
one has to depend entirely upon one
! self for success There is no chorus
back Of you to take the curse away.
1 The remuneration. however, is far
greater than you get in the first class
+ theatres.
/ Would you believe 1t that the sal
I aries paid headliners in vaudeville are
/ double and treble what the syndicate
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wa a stOck Companv.

louisville Courier-JournaL)
~ Was proud and happy daV
When Russell Crane Salvini Gray
Joined flock
or actor folk. real stock troupe;
eS, he was taken in the group
with the stock.
They started west without delay
An Nd Russell Crane Saivini Gray
A lovely eoat-with conscious air,
Rejoicing greatly 10 be there
With the stock.
They busted out near Santa Re
And Russell Crane Salvinl Gray,
Who couldn't mock
Ills clothes az anything like par,
Came home inside a cattle car
With the stock.
Wells Hawks who guards the inner pOr-
tals 10 the office of the great Charles
tlrohman- was accOsted by a female an
plcant for chance 10 act the other day
An applicant, by the WAY, who had
caught the guardian Of the outer portals
mapping and had slipped quietly by him.
Seeing that there was no help for it.
Hawks prepared to book the lady's apple
cation.
Are you married or unmarried?" he
Unmarried, four times o." was the reply
that so startled the placid manager that
he found no time 10 ask other questions
" nile William Farnum. was .n Buffalo
he was entertained quite extensively. At
2 dinner given for him there recently Il
little tot expressed a childiSh witicism
which is now being told IN ne lambs
club in New York. The most lad re-
marked To his family that Farnum was a
good story teller. in fact. almost equal
10 .ChaUncey Depew. After dinnper .
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MRS. GiLBERT'S EPILOGUE.
Spoken After the Performance of Granny Dur
ing Her Farewell Tour.

Dear friends in front. the curtain mott fall
Until grateful woman goodbye 10 al
Just think Of all the kindness that IKE got you,
I'd like TO be the Granny" of the you,
Old age 20 bear becomes happy load
When love and friendship line the frightening
And as I've lived long years in this land.
I've never lacked the pressure %
Nor missed smile the tines tried o
Nor wanted a
SO when the curtains down, the footights
Opce and for al me III
And in my i've day
Your hands and hearts made glad for
When With Augustn paly1I many partsi
And Jimmy Lewis bless him, played with
And Ada Rshan the dear creature brilliant
And John Drew. cheeky darling. my hers:
But iii keen them in
Dear days. many, red-lettered ones. gold
The curtain falls on all Of theh-Inl SO old
OLD OF
Listen, for its love each mothers you,
Fer wealth. for fame. a
II only in hearts you'll keep-oid Mrs. Gilbert
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Command" and Soldiers of Fortune"
Whittiesey will be seen at the Salt
Lake theater for one week, commenc-
ing next Monday night. He will make
his bow on Monday evening in the ia
nous romance, "Heartsease." in which
Henry Miller scored his greatest sue
&C IS. "Heartsease" viii be repeated on
Tuesday evening and at the Saturday
matinee. For Wednesday and Thurs
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THIS WEEK AT THE
THEATRES,

SALT LAKE THEATRE
White Whittlesey, Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Saturday
matinee, "Heartsease;;" We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings,
THE Second in Command;
Friday and Saturday evenings,
Soldiers Of Fortune"
GRAND. - Blanche Bates,
Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, THE Darling OF the
Gods; Wednesday matinee,
Madame Butterfly" and my
Aunt's Advice; Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday nights, dark.
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half of this week. Beginning tomOr-
row night and continuing through
Wednesday night Blanche Bates is to
play. On Monday Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings she VIII present her
great success. The Darling Of the
Gods" The matinee bill on Wednes.
day viii be Madame Butterfly and
Ny Aunt's Advice Miss Bates APP
pears at the Grand because she is
under the Independent management.
This is likely to be the last time Salt
Lakers will have an opportunity 10 see
her for several years.
Following is the programme Of Held
Military band for tonight:
March, y'Luna Park .Arnson
Overture. 'ROsamunde" go. Schubert
ca Dolly Dimple" ........ ...... Haines
tb) Marriage Bells"...... ....Reardon
Musical Scenes from Spain. Langley
ta) Gypsy March. .......... $1,000.
lpl pahce' .-...-....- -....-.----.-..
Co Habanera..... .............,.....
to3s BQiero-....... -.......A. .....-..-
Baritone solo, 'The King Of the
Winds ...-.. ......-..- David
Mir. II. S. Goddard.
Selection. "The Sultan OF Zulu" -. AIDE
Ballet, Pas des FleIrs" -. .Delibes
Descriptive Fantasia, In the Clock
STORE .OllH
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PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.


While young Japan is now occupied
in demonstrating TO the civilized world
its courage IN dealing with the forces
of the car, Salt Lake viii have an op-
portunity 10 see a glimpse of OLD Japan.
when Miss Blanche Bates with her
company Of players from Belasco the
atre, New York. win appear in the Jap
anese play, 1.-The Darling of the Gods"
by David BelascO and John Luther
Long, for the first time on the stage OF
the Grand theatre. The play is a song
OF the sword a miniature picture of
the crossword caste suppressed by
force Of arms in Japan IN 1871. Miss
Blanche Bates. who now ranks as one
Of the leading emotional actresses in
America, is seen in the role of the Prin-
cess Yo-San. in which par. she is said
10 give a delightfully."- unconventional
and fascinating exhibition Of the art Of
acting. The engagement is for the first
half of the week.
Yo-San. princess Of a lordly house, is,
with her father. saved before the action
begins from bandits. and by an out
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At Least One in Authority.

It.OStOu IfaIstrlpL.l
Lady-is that you mother over there,
iitt.e boy
Litty BOy-Thats Tic woman who
makes. rue come IN ans WASH ms hands
when I'm having . good time out ia The
street
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Such an opportunity does not come
20 the focal public oftener than once
In a lifetime, and there is little doubt
that the Tabernacle viii be filed to the
limit OF its capacity 1t is much 10 be
hoped that this will be the case. For
If the proceeds Of the concert reach d
handsome total it viii be possible to
secure attractions of similar magni-
tude i'm the future
subscription sale of seats will DC
opened during thp next few weeks. II
is proposed to set aside "A section Of
the Tabernacle especially for the more
prominent society people Of salt Lake.
ogden. Provo and Logan. and the ex-
pectation is that they viii take adj
vantage Of It. Details OF this sale and
Of the concert itself may be expected
within d short time.
The theatrical business is going to
the dogs i'm Salt Lake. For two weeks
the patronage has been of the light
est One big company played To- some
thing like $500 in three performance
hardly enough to pay for stage hands.
lights and heat. Managers look for
this sort OF thing as the holidays APP
proaCh. however The people are saw
Ing their money for Christmas presents
and Christmas festivities. They are
not spending anything on theatre tick
cts unless the attractions are known
10 be surprisingly good.
And speaking of business, big
house on Broadway. New York. recent
~ announced a cut in prices. The
scale there heretofore has been at times
as high as s. for the best attractions.
Hereafter the best seat in the house
can be bought for a dollar regardless
Of who is PLAYING. i is said that as
a result OF the innovation this par
ticular house shows improved receipts
and bigger audiences. other New York
managers are. seriously considering a
similar reduction.
A star who is new 10 Salt Lake but
who comes highly recommended is to
have the entire week at the salt Lake
theatre. He is White Whittiesey. I'M
der the nagement Of Beiasco. Mayer
a. Price. The reputation OF the firm
is a sufficient guarantee that Whit
tiesey has talent.
The star attraction OF the season at
the Grand is scheduled for the first
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The star attraction OF the season at
the Grand is scheduled for the FIRST