Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

farce line ever presented. or that II Is
absolutely the worst There's nothing
half way In either direction about the
comments, and up TO the present the
ahdeents Of the entertainment have
very decidedly the best Of the argu-
ment, for the theater has been crowded
at every representation.
II the Messrs Weber e Fields ever
really intended that their partnership
should come 10 an end at the conclu-
sion Of the present season, they have
reconsdered, and will go ahead as usu-
al, They have at no time admitted that
there was the slightest dispute between
them, but the reports of a severance OF
business relations have bObbed up with
extraordinary persistenCy. One fact,
however, is absolutely established and
that embraces the withdrawal Of Louis
Mann from the Weberflelds forces, Mr..
Mann, who IL an exceedingly clever
German dialect comedian, possesses In
an unfortunate degree what Is politely
described as the artistic temperament
and more bluntly spoken OF pure cuss-
edness, He has made the lives OF his
managers what the Rev, DR.. Parkhurst
chastely names "hell with the lid off"
and before they started upon their
transcOntinental tour they found II nee
essary to assure the comedian that he
could bring his engagement to an Inn
mediate close II he so desired. Mr..
Mann thought better Of It and went
along With the troupe upon Its Journey
lngs but continued his insurrectlonary
tactics with such steadfastness Of pur-
pose that there was n lot of betting in
the company upon the proposition that
before the dlsbandmcnt Mr.. Lew Fields
would come TO clinch with the dis
turber. Mr. Mann and his wife, Clara
Llpman, | understand, are TO be at the
head of n number two "Girl from
kay's' company next season.
David Belasco, whose life is spent In
doors for eight or nine months In the
year, has decided upon sensible course
Tor the coming summer vacation period
lie has ordered from one Of the big
French automobile companies a large
touring car Of high speed, and II will
be delivered to him upon his
arrival in Paris early in lime
In France, Germany and Italy
there are no laws governing the pace
OF automobiles, and II has become aulte
the custom among devotees OF this line
OF sport TO Keep their high power ma
chimes In Paris, Berlin, Vienna or
Rome when not in use. and proceed TO
these places when the fever OF the road
strikes them. The now Bclasco auto is
OF 30 horse power and the lowest gear
Is SS miles q hour. It Is fitted with
lockers for the storage Of clothing etc,
so that It's owner may travel as luxur.
lousy as II he We're In the stateroom
Of a Pullman sleeper, Mr. Beasco ex-
poets Ia spend some 60 days IN his con-
tinental "chug' trip.
The Messrs, Thompson G Dundy are
setting up their Luna Park enterprise
as a direct and forceful opposition to
the st. Louis worlds fair Their adj
vertisIng material shows that they re-
gard their private enterprise-and with
justice-as being an undertaking quite
as Imposing as the national affair in
the Missouri metropolis, The depart
ment heretofore known In worlds fair
life ms the Midway Is at 81, Louis de-
nominated the pike" Thompson q
Dundy have issued q neatly sarcastic
line which reads THE pike for plkers,
Luna Park for ours"