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

The government building at the
worlds fair ranks with any on the
exposition ground In point OF archi-
tectural design and sculptural beauty.
The architect is Mr. James Knox Tay-
lor, supervising architect Of the United
States treasury. The sculptor Is Mr.
James Harrington Early the youngest
pupil ever admitted to the Royal
academy
The exterior Of the building Is class
ic, stately and beautiful, The main
entrance consists OF portiCo of eight
Ionic columns, Ave feet in diameter, and
forty-nve feet high, surmounted by an
entablature and attic.
The attic Is enriched by eight ccr
lossal female figures, eleven feet high,
representing Music, Painting, Sculpture
Architecture, Agriculture, Manufac-
lures, Transportation and Commerce
on each aide OF the central portico
and Just above the top OF the attic, are
groups Of four figures each, seated
female figure, fourteen feet high. rep
resenting America, with torch In one
hand and an eagle at her feet, Is sur
rounded by three young athletes, each
ten feet ak inches high, typifyng the
youth and strength OF the republic
Each has a laurel wreath in his hand
The dome Is surmounted by quan.
riga, a Goddess Of Liberty, fourteen feet
high, bearing torch In one hand ana
an eagle In the other, standing In the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

volser In "The FIRST VIOLIN Hollis ST.
thcater, Boston, April IS. 1898, Cyrano
de Bergerac In "Cyrano de Bergerac,'
Garden theater, Oct, 3. 1898 King Har-
ny in king Henry "" Garden theater,
oct 9, 1900 Monsieur Beaucaire In
"Beaucaire.' Garrick theateT, Philadel-
phla, oct Z, 1901: Brutus in Julius
Caesar" Grand Opera House, Chicago
oct II, 1902, Prince Kari Heinrich In
"Old Heidelberg" Lyric theater, n. Y,
oct u, 1909 Tsar Ivan in Ivan the
Terrible, New Amsterdam theater. n,
Y, March /, 1904.
The town was assuredly in the min.
strel mood last evening, The first big
house the Theater has known foy some
time past, rolled IN and filled every
part of the building on the occasion
Of the opening Of the Al q. Field Min.
strels. Mr. Field himself was not pres
ent, having been called east by the ILL
ness of his father but his company was
as bright, capable, and clever as ever.
While II has no Dockstader Thatcher,
or Billy Van. II boasts a number OF
clever end men, Of whom Mr.. skunk
was voted the most humorous, and
Messrs. Spencer and Donnelly close
seconds, The company's first part is
strongest IN It's musical features, many
OF the Jokes having done duty before.
The male chorus Is especially good, and
the fayorlte number rendered by Mr..
Prosser, Dear Old Girl" was as
heartily encored as ever, Mr., Prosser
would score point though, II he would
cultivate his pose as well as he has done
his voice, and avoid giving the impress
sion that he Is about to take a flying
leap as he renders his songs. Mr.
Tint sang IAN Old Sweetheart OF Mine
very prettily, and Mr. Flynn, though
he and the key had little difference
at the end, did fairly well In THE
Sweetest Dream OF All"
The scenery and mounting, the patn-
otlc feature. and the display OF the
lights were all admirable, In the after
part, the hoop rolling OF the Youngs.
although II Is not new. was again the
astonishing feature, while the Mignani
family, trick musicians, did some new
and clever work The whole ended up
with a circus burlesque which conyused
the galleries, and should score heavily
with the children at the matinee this
afternoon.
or all the musical comedies that have
been touring the country during the
last decade there has been few which
have been greeted as warmly as has
"rhe Telephone Girl" which comes to
the Salt Lake Theater on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Its comedians are always good, its
girls pretty and It's music Is OF that
light airy order that fascinates and
charms. The book and score are by
Hugh Morton and Gustaye Kerker who
are responsible for more light musical
successes than any other two men who
have colaborated In this country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
Observation-Disclosures
sneeInl Correspondence:

Special Correspondence.
n lew YORK, April lS,-It Is about
N Isettled that for 80 weeks next
Nseason "The Two Orphans" with
'an all-star east pretty nearly
Identical with the one now inter-
pretlng this drama az the New Amster.
dam theater VIII travel through the
United states visiting all the leading
cities. Kyrle Bellew viii not appear In
this organization for the reason that
his tour has already been completely
booked by Liebler a Co, his managers,
Mr.. Bellows place win be taken by
Charles Rlchman, who ought to make
al ideal Chevalier de Vaudrey, Il, NJ,
Holland IS to be supplontd by j, T.
Dddson IN the character OF Picard,
Margaret Ellington Is to retire and II Is
about fixed that Bertha Galland will
follow her IN the role Of Henriette
There Is TO be a new jacques and prob
ably a new Mime, Frochard, but at this
writing neither has been chosen. The
others OF the original star cast viii be
retained, including Grace George, Clara
Morris Annie irish, Clara Blandlck
James O'Neill, jameson Lee Finney
and Frederick Perry, The revival has
been 80 very successful that II Ia to be
continued at the New Amsterdam con-
slderably beyond the time first proyid-
ed for--namely four weeks. Probably
IN fact the run Will progress until
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

barron then the crluo =,
onco !, nad this to say OF ,ls s"e Inter
W., IN the issue OF MoaSaSs psSirom-
Arustically his perfotn,,
auiilirable piece OF work IL wy. was an
u was narrowing. I'm mnrai i'stlhatlcls
revolving, The play ~ " ".'i j; vas
fol Un we s'age. /. deals win ,n De %tn
ZONES ZONES and vices that sgcls,n, motives
,ss' serves Itself by kesnL al large
tne background, and no eno,S lar IN
Is accomplished by the parsJ purpose
vVhdltions in Theatre rhnra,' ' VI these
even though IN 50 doing a,rss'illtations,
N ly"s ,s OF emphasizing a mor, = i y pre-
w,,r rnV 'as' act OF the play Mn ,, v,.oh
wurAer Is overwhelming IN NIUer"
lolSe. HIS .portraiture OF ma 1ahatE
lIhu miserable death h rolf frenzy
h'kenlng degree, ana ono t t,,s TO a
norrof-stricken, heartily ss a,5S away
the scene is over, anxi,,s uu wher
s iOm q physical and psyc y Sgs,alt
study mat Is revolving. n ii'''oslGal
t nus ACTOR so well able 10 e,,'. Ply
uralna by giving life IN ~, lhe
characters, will five times ~. hooed
performance In the course NJ , yv'. ms
rms pandering to morblditv V 'eeE
crime. ''''eI that a
AZ that time J, NJ. HNl was oo,.
Vi the mouse and j. $. McConnai s,r
acting manager ''eN NE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
GHOSTS" OF SEVENTEEN YEARS Aco
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THE following interesting reminIscence
OF an early lbsen performance In Ameri-
ca was given In an informal way BY Ed
ward Freiberger at the fhsen banquet rc-
Gently rendered by Miss Blanche Hates IN
Miss Shaw. Mr.. Frelberger has since corn.
mitted 10 paper his recollectlons on n
memorable performance OF "Ghosts'''1-
This Is what, he says In the Chicago
Record Herald.
In response to your request would
say that probably the very first per-
formance OF an Ibsen play in America
took place at the old Columbia theater
on Monroe street on Sunday evening,
May 10. 1887. ! had the honor of max
ing translation Of the same, and I
called II ''Phantoms." Long after
ward discovered that William Archer
had made translation and had called
II Ghosts"
There was SO much objection raised
against lbsen and his plays at that
time that waited long before deciding
to have my version published. But
when ] found that Mr.. Archer had also
made translation | naturally took a
back seat and remained there. | still
insist, however. that "Phantoms" Is
correct, and that Ghosts" Is mislead-
ing. A Miss Kraft played Mrs. He
lene Alving, and the star OF the evening
was the late Friedrich Mitterwurzer,
who played Oswald Alving Elwyn A..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nJ,nnrnon,r,,...
"STRUGGLEy OF THE AMERICAN DRAMA
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THE American drama, says Horace

THE American drama, says Horace
Traubel In the Conservatory Is
pushing It's way up through mud.
II is not going to come off the
polite stage. From the gentlemen and
ladies: from low necks and swallow
tails and nlceties Of false phrasing. 1t
is going TO come from ordinary people,
dressed In average ways and talking
fair TO middllng or worse English.
1t is still not come. But know II is
coming. Its symptoms appear In
grotesque form. They shape themselves
in crude settings. They get In by way
OF the melodrama and the circus farce.
But there they are without mistake.
The polite drama is all borrowed or
stolen. When l look at the polite
drama say 10 myself, There Is no
hope" But when / go below to the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

less estimable stage | discover sv,.
OF life. ! watched Hodges MIR swS
bins, II was an honestly direc, rlssa
OF work silly. Impossible Inn ms
tinently inane. Yet all true. smhbs,
Is impossible. But Hodge Is posshe
What Is there In this sort of charsc,S,
study to excite admiration? Ym ssy
you VIII not admire II. Then Won M.
mire 1t. You will not laugh. Then vSn
laugh, Or cry, And you cry Wont
to see a play Of Macks. | cried inno'
cent tears. What was the play9 Tbs
same old play. Mack has only On.
play. 1t comes every season WITH a
different name. But he rlays Il Win
his heart. His songs are sung Nm IN S'
head. But they have resource II
takes genius to sing them his way In
spite OF all It's incongruities his vors
has bloom on its cheek. Take War.
field. He Ia in master form. VINO I.
his master? Wardeld. expect Hodrs
finally to Guido these men in sublely
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
THEATRE GOSSIP.

Clay Clement opens his vaudeville
season on April "a IN "A Baron's Ro-
nance
Lewis Morrison has booked passage
for Europe and expects to stay aboard
for whole year.
James X. Hackett and his wife, Mary
Mannering, may play summer season
on the Pacific coast to last until next
August.
Il Is currently reported that Frederick
Ward and Katheryn Kldder viii be
starred next season by Wagenhals &
Kemper.
Julia Marlowe comes 10 the Empire
theater on May in when Knlghthood
Was in Flower. and later on will ap-
pear in "lngomar."
Thackeray wrote farce. II was
called THE Exquisltes" and was prl-
vately printed, A copy was sold In Lon
don recently for si2b.
Florence Roberts opened season OF
five weeks at the Burbank theatcr Los
Angeles, last week 10 capacity house,
presenting clyde Fitch's 1.-THE Frlsky
Mrs. Johnson
Jim Corbett again threatens TO invade
the dramatic field as a star, and has
hired playsmlth 10 build a play
around his ambitions, Corbetts last ex-
plot In this field was lamenable fall
ure,
Wilton Lackaye, II Is once moro an
nounccd, Is to star In his own drama
tI2atlon Of Victor Hugo's LES Misera-
bles" lie win appear, however, In The
PIT next season in all the large cities.
Otis skinner has decided to call the
translation Of his new play by Jean
Rlchcpin "The Harvester" He has be-
gun rchearsing 1t New York. II Will
be performed for the first time on any
stage IN Milwaukee next May.
There IL a report that series OF 10
theaters, all alike, and all bearing the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
The Ahnse Of Shirt Waists.

The garments that require expert caIs
IN the process, We have system o.
laundering them that Is perleesu0a
Itself TROY LAUNDRY, III
''7N' l66 Main 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

MIS- 49, leslie Carter held yeitableer occupiea
vhn s, he beiasco during
sweet Kt n Especial performance and stream
My Delais was given In s passed OF
asr .asa star and dental seW done out
pany might nee this cedy the Witt es
hhANpER Ron ARHsseS,,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

Thackeray wrote n farce. II was
called THE ExquisItes" and was prl-
vately printed A copy was sold In Lon
don recently for si2b.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

Julia Marlowe comes 10 the Empire
theater on May in when Knghthood
Was in Flower, and later on will ap-
pear In "Ingomar."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

II Is currently reported that Frederick
Ward and Katheryn Kidder will be
starred next season by Wagenhals &
Eemper.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT THE FAIR.
The Largest Exposition Building Ever Erected by Uncle
Sam is q Model OF Grace and Beauty.
The government building at

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

Florence Roberts opened a season on
five weeks at the Burbank theatcr Los
Angeles, last week TO capacity house,
presenting clyde Fitchs 1.-THE Frlsky
Mrs. Johnson
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

James X, Hackett and his wife, Mary
Mannering, may play summer season
on the Pacific coast to last until next
August.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

Clay Clement opens his vaudeville
season on April "a in "A Barons Ro-
mama
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

UldIIt,
Lewis Morrison has booked passage
for Europe and expects to stay aboard
for a whole year.
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18
Articles of Incorporation for Imperial Associa-
 ton Prepared---HIuge Sum Represents Es- timated Cost of Irrigation System---Setters To be Credited for Amounts Alread y Paid

nav for the comnitte is shirley (. Ward oi I.u- Angeles, while Judge kibbcy, the famous irrigation lawyer ut PhonciA acts as advisory counsel.
 An executive committee has been appointed tu carry on negotiations with the California Development company tor the purchase "t the property in the interest of the settlers.
 The most valuable portion of the compluy' property is iu Mexico, and the United states can own no property sunth uf the international line. II therefore brcame ncccc-4ary for the settlers to deal directly with the com panv Furthermore, II I- the settlers who must pav for the systciI in the cud, !, under the terms of the reclamation law.
 The construction of the works k done under the direction of the federal cngi- uerrs, and the government supplies the capital, but the entire cost i~ repaid m ten annual iustallmcnt~. The settler enjoys the Use uf the nations money without interest, profit or taxes. Pay mcuts dc not bcgiu until the water k actually ready for delivery and the settlers are therefore able to pay ont Of the proceeds oi their crops. | h" system once p.lid for II belongs to th" settlers forever, and they get water at actual cost. The works in the river will bc permancutlv owned and administered hy the g"vrrnmrnt, but the systems "i distribution will be handled ny the settlers themselves.
 The steps to he taken in the Water Users association are: First, to for mallv incorporate; second, to open their subscription hooks, and third, l. organize. with legislative council and executive board "f governors 'modrl"d after the plan oi the Salt River asso- citation. San Deg"an Suu.
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18
INTERVALS SCHOOL HOUSE.
A S0O0O Brick Building, to Accommo-
 date 200 Pupils

Imperial has had public school for two wears. but has never had d school house. the young idea having been taught to shoot in the Christian Church bnildiug. The district has about l3o pupils. ami has had heretofore two teachers. Miss Parker and Miss Preston, the latter being principal. For the next term, to begin about October. three and maybe four teachers will be required, and these have not yet been selected.
 Bnt the district will no longer borrow a school room, for it k just erecting at the corner of Tenth and G streets fine brick school house 59xS6 feet with a r foot ceiling and hip roof, containing four class rooms 25x3O, with an lS-toot hall and principals and teachers rnoms There will be black boards alt around the class rooms, clothes closets, toilets. etc. The cost will be $31o to SGOoo Tine well known builder, Mir. ]. Koetsch i- the contractor for all but the brick work, which Harbour Peter son do. and the good character ol the work i, in accord with these gentle mems high reputation in their respect i've lines. It i~ to bc finished m time for the fall term. The four class rooms will accommodate at least 2u0, probably more II necessary.
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18
DESERT SOIL Is FERTILE
"Sait King" Durbrow Says Region About Indio Will AstoniSh the
 World One Day

Gcorgc w. purbrow. known as the salt king from Saltou, k at the Angelus ta cool off. His principality down in the sink and at his famous lndio ranch K warm at this time of year, and though he iS becoming used to the fervency of tlia sun he still finds pleasure in the more. varied entertainment and cooler evening air of the southwestern me- trnpolis.
 Mir. Durhrow sav- that because of the tardiness oi men he had engaged L" d" work for him he was not able tn get out his cantalouprs this year m time [" sell them at q dollar apiece, but lu the con temptation uf what l- in store for hlm he joins m the trlcitatlon oi his more fortunate ncighbprS. He says the first of the Iudio melons that went to san Francisco cold at sixty cents apiece. These cautaloupcS are lltti" things, too.
 ''That will be the most wonderful re- zion of the world when the develop ments now under way are uttle further advauccd,' ~ald he. "ln mo other spot can So much bc produced from the same acreage oi ground. In melons alone there k a certainty ut a net profit of $}Ol an acre. get from nine tu twelve cuttings ot alfalfa from my ranch every year Water Why, : va have water to burn.
 : In the wears hrha~ lived m the Salton sink Mir. purhrow has done much calcu- latin. ou the subject ot hvdrulicS. One interesting thing he has evolved hY scientific investigation and practical .nIs.ryati,u k that euou.h water daily cvaporatr~ from the desert lake (" sup nlv New York city two days Ol course, there is no evident way ln which the big city can utilize this moisture that goes into the air, but the statement, based upon carctnl calculations, iS in- tcrcsiing -EXpress
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18
WILL SOON BE ON
 THE MAIN LINE
Southern Pacific Getting Ready in Earnest to
 So Place Us.

Angeles and Yuma. -puthward to lInpe- rial. iu san Diego county thence to the Mexican boundary and into Mexico; theme. unrthrasterly iu connection with the southern Pacific main line, at point six miles west Of Yuma.
 One branch will run from Cabark"r Station, in san Diego county, to Holt vile. in the sam" cOu " another from Cabarkcr southwe-tcrly to the Blue Lake country, and another from point on the cnmlanv'- main line in Mexico to Eu-cnada The estimated length of the line to be operated in san Diego county k II 32 miles. and that in Mexi- co lGl III II iles Part of this line is al- ready built.
 The, no more change at Old Beach, and nc more tedious delays there wait ing for the "Ovcrland'' to arrive. It will often make difference in time of half the running time of the wl'ole trip.
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18

Following san Francisco dispatch of 10th inst further clinchcs and brings nearer all improvement for Imperial bong since forctold by the Prc---the placing of u- on the main liue of the Sunset Route:
 \ new railroad corporation has been brought into existence to facilitate the construction of the Southern Pacific Companys projected railway extensions in san Diego county and in Mexico. It will be constructed in the name "f the Intcr-C California Railway Company, the articles of incorporation of which were filed with the County Clerk yesterday. The company is capitalized at $i,UJ0,- OOO.
 According to the articles of ncorpora- tion. tn" compauv'- main line i~ to eX- tend from Old Beach, a point UtI the Southern Pacific main line between Los
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18

Articles oi incorporation have been prepairrd for the lmipcralN Valley Water Users association which II K expected sill include every land owner m the Imperial district. The capital will he k2. .ODO, ,OOO, as stated iu the articles oi incorporation, which provides for n share each for BOO ,UDO acres Oi land at a par value oi $3D per share.
 The plan uf organization i- m"d"ied on that of the Salt River Valley Water Tscrs' association, aud the una Water Users assuciatiou. The capitalization represents the estimated cost "f tn" systeni, but in the c.s-c ot Imperial II s exI,ccted that the settlers will hr rc.lit.d for the amount they haN" Al- eady paid, so that they will nnt bc ln l,e position ut having tn pay for their Eater rights twice.
 It is estimated that the SIP .OOO ,hn, pIlrcted at the rate ut s2O an acre from O .oOO acres of land, will not only pro sls for the ucquisitlnn "i the existing stem. aud for lis completion up |" the S int u,~ocssarv tu irrlgatc thc 2OD, ,uu res sor which water rights have ai- .dy been sold but that IL will also V Impe rial's share of the great divert dam, the settling basins above L" nhle salt, the storage oi ilood water i the extrn,ion of the distrihntary ,als over I00 .p)O acres "f public lands San Diego and Riverside count'cS ich have not yet been covered.
 he Imperial association has practic-
 been formed already by what might
 termed q merger "f all the water
 panies on the desert. This has not
 brought about legally as vet, but a
 mittce has been constituted by the
 ,tors of the several water companies
 i- now wrestling with the multtu-
 ns details uf the work. The attor Q
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18
SAHARA TO IMPERIAL
ulet Moor Date Palms For the Heber
 Experiment Station.

e arrived Monday by United mail al the Imperial station of n,rialaId Gulf road two tons of .atter for one man in the form of A hundred sacks of plants Of the Dcglct Moor date palm, brought . sahara desert by NIT. Swengle IU. S. Agricultural Department
 aud sent here to be planted at < -i,ncntal station one and a-halt
 st oi IIcbcr. They were con
 Mir. ChummaTd, a cousin ot
 nglc, who is in charge oi the
 rbey came free of postage, of
 hough they are said to have
 ovcrument sl5 apiece previous
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18
san Diego Eastern Survey

A party oi surveyors left this morn in. for pulzura To join the others en- gagged at that point in the survey "i the san Diego Eastern. Active operations will continue immediately and Ens'n- eer Richards states that the survey "l'' hc through to the Cottonwood by the
 ,iddl, of next week, The work be- tween Dul1ura aud the Cottonwood Is a .,.,,ti,ula,ly difficult stretch of noun tain country anal several routes Ni'' pe gone over before the hnal st'et'"" "' the cuurse is mule.--san lhegan-Nuu'
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18

to this trip.
 They are the most valuable kind of dates in existence, selling now for 70 cents pound, and it k estimated that ii they prove successful here they will at very much smaller price than this pav profit o( over a thousand dollars au acre.
 Mr Swenglc thinks they will do we'll here, and that this k the only place ln the United States where they will do we'll They require plenty ot sun and water.
 They have to he propaeated from suckers because seedlings are not true to character
The Imperial press., 1904-06-18

Stevenson Rros. Co. have built a storchouSe 5Oxl6 on the rear ui their stor6, which with the main hoor 5ONloo and basement 2ix72 makes lots "t room. Yet they seen. to ill ilAA and have lots oi poods outloors besldesl