Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-09

Maude Adams is coming at last. For
several years the Salt Lake Theater
has been endeavoring to induce Mr..
Frohman TO extend her tours TO the
west, but the demand for her In the
east has been so great that the coast
could not be accommodated. A year
from now, however, she VIII take tour
through the west, and Salt Lake being
the city Of her BIRTH Mr.. Frohman has
booked her here for fun week, Mana.
ger Pyper having received the contracts
to that effect, What her play or plays
will be Is as yet uncertain, but very
probably they will include The Pretty
Sister OF Jose" in which she is now
starring, and possibly the new play
which she will bring out next season.
IL goes without saying that she will
have a royal welcome here, where she
and her mother before her, have so Of
ten appeared on the stage. Mr.. Piper,
in fact, will endeavor to make 1t a sort
OF Ben Hur' event as far as public
interest is concerned. and as Salt Lake
Will be the only city In Utah In which
Miss Adams will play, there will be ex-
curslons from all directions during her
week.
Judging from letters and kilograms
received from sallie Fisher by her par
ents In this city, she has been the most
excited girl during the past 10 days that
the city OF Chicago contained First,
came the sudden death of Mr.. Sykes
and the end OF THE Bllllonaire" CONF
psny's tour. Second was the narrow es-
cape. she sustained from being one OF
the lroquois theater victims, narrated
below. Last, while she was resting
with friends In Chicago preliminary to
resumlng her tour, came message
summonng her to New York 10 I'll the
place or leading lady with Frank Dan
lels IN his successful operate comedy.
The Office Boy This is big pro-
motion for Miss Fisher, but one that
her manager, Mr. Perley has had IN his
eye Ter her for long time past. Louise
cunning, Daniels leading woman, was
sometime ago announced TO be mar
RED, and her husband insisted that she
should leave the stage. Mr.. Daniels
manager would only release her from
her contrast In case he found a soprano
who could I'LL her place. He knew of
MISS Fishers voice by having heard
her In THE Millionaire" and as Mr..
Periey, her manager, was anxious TO
advance her, negotiations ensued, and
Miss Fisher Is now on her way 10 New
YORK to begin rehearsals with Daniels.
AS she plays almost entirely with that
comedian. and has three big solos I'm
Inc once Boy she is full OF hopes
that her chance has at last arrived,
Daniels Is not due in Salt Lake til next
September
Miss Fisher writes her parents that
she came very near being IN the Iro.
quols theater on the day Of the terrible
disaster. The BlllionaIre" company
played no Wednesday matinee that
week, and Miss Fisher Miss Nellie Fol.
Iis, the leading lady, and several other
members OF the company had decided TO
TAKE an upstairs box I'm the IrodlloIs
tnat afternoon 10 see the widely adyer-
used "Bluebeard." The box had been
engaged and the party formed, but on
tuesday came Mr. Sykes sudden death.
This threw THE Billonare" company
INTO mourning, and the box party was
cancelled at the last moment Two H..
We boys who belonged to the company.
however, were In the audience. ana both
We're among those who lost their lives,
MISS Fisher writes that on Wednes-
Gay night when THE Bllionaire" com.
pahy assembled for the performance.
IAN understudy having taken MIR
sykes place. the stage manager anX.
lously called the roll of the entire com,
pany to see II any were missing. as n
was known that several had intended to
VISIT the "Blueheard" matinee that aC.
tern0on Miss Fisher herself missed her
street car and did not arrive ON tbc
stage I'LL after the roll was called and
tnero was intense CONSERVATION when
she and the two little boys failed I'm
answer TO their names. When she
came In a few minutes later there wns
general rejoicing, and she had a REQ.
ulaF ovation. The two little bows. how.
ever, We're among the lost.
MISS Fisher writes very fecllnglv NJ
me sad scenes behind the curtain In
me BillionaIro' company over tho
death OF Mr.. Sykes The company ~.
tempted 70 go on with an understudv IN
DIS part FOR several nights but sbn
says there was hardly a dry eve In tbo
WhOle chorus az they stood I'm the vin,,s
ana heard the cue which for en-
many months had brought the pop,,ar
SYKES upon the stage. The attamr,
W M ms place Was soon abandoned
ana inc entire COmpany Waa ar
defed back 10 New York to oyat
ms tlme when suitable comedian
c9uld be found and the tour resumed
Miss flsher, herself, remained with
dflenus IN Chicago and was waiting for
summons TO JON the company In New
J oIk' When she received the news of
her promotion TO Frank Daniels forces
Tho New York papers lust at hand
ton Enthusiastically Of the news Of E,o.
nor Robson's success In Merely Mary
Ann The Eevening sun says she does
her most artistic work since her Ro.
nlta In Arizona Tie same ppper
features the success of Miss Ada
DWyer In the part Of the cockuoy lppd.
iady Miss Dwyer writes her fllcuds
mere mat the success Of the piece IA
undoubted, She also adds the news
that julia Dean is in the cast. assuming
q small part I'LL something turns up
mat suits her better Miss DIVER
ADDS that her own part Is character
one, and that she is n sight to be-
hold
Alan Dale. the scvercst of an New
York critics. says this uf three Of the
leading players IN Merely Mary Ann"
Miss Eleanor Robson gave a pleas
ingperformancc She ~ Il very pleas
Ing young actress, and an artist, al
though not yet quite ripe, Miss Annie
Ruesel might have given DETER touch.
es; Maudo Adams, the personincatlon
OF exquisite Wistfuness, with All It's
artistic touches would also have cX.
celled, Miss Robson is mower and less
experienced than those actresses She
was charming, but one never forgot
that she was acting and she never alb.
solutcly lost the consciousness Of i'm.
personatlon. Her personality Is most
agreeable, and she promises great
things Unless she listens the over
praise OF foolish people these promises
VIII all be fulfilled There Is no
doubt at all that Eleanor Robsons are
rare, The accent she wore as the
slavery was 30 remarkable that II de-
fees analysis. Asuredly, the county
4hat ,tvndna.a tt,Illua.