The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10

i-9lflC4u tEat ne 'CIfsl 9eTcaeQ " ara Z
& Nokes. and a few managers were con-
tent to use Under the direction OF
and direction Of The matter vas at
a standstil for years. Many new ideas
were thought Of many tried. but al
ascmsd dire failures until Fred Niblo
came alo1s with The -Four Cohans.
when he politely profers
The success of Arizona" in London
has been ehronieled in the news col
unns and serves 10 recall an incident
In connection witb the plays last run.
A gesiena OF Celtic ordgi stopped at the 1
box office and III a strong brogue IN +
CURED what play WAS on The treas I
uref replied that the play was Ari- 4
IONA"
.'Arran what?'' said the Celt.
arizona was the bland reply.
Well said the gentleman from
Erir's Isle, I suppose you can give me
two tickets for Tuesday night, az me
wife wes saying the other day that
she hasn't seen an irish play since
'Arrah Ma Pogue and. beg0rra, 'ATrsh
ZOna' must be another wan o. them; 50
/ we viii both come down sure.
( =
J This is a good season for the Goodwin
family. barring the disaster that Oc-
+ CURED in the matter Of Nathaniel c
: Goodwinfs appearance as Bottom in
5 Midsummer Nights Dream" Since
the production of An American Citi-
i zen" Nat Goodwin and his wife, the
( beautiful Maxine Elliott, have been
join stars. The public was paying 81
to see them both. II was naturally re-
garded as q good scheme TO star ssp2-
rately and have the public pay 3 each.
Now Nathaniel &, in My Wife's Hus-
bands has a success aud Mrs. Good
f-F he
big hits Of the New York season III
Her own Way"
Harrison Grey Fiske, the proprietor
OF the Manhattan theatre in New York.
Who last week started a supposed cru
sage againsf the 81 fee of admission TO
Gotham playhouses so far seems to be
a lone pioneer in this new move. Mr.
Fiske has reduced the price of the best
seats IN his theatre to $3.50 from this
time forward and says he will maintain
this schedule. holding that $3.50 is
ienQugh 20 pay for q seat at any OTdl-
nary play The other managers say
that simply because this has been an
of year in New York City they do not
think by any means that the reduced
prices will bolster -uD business. The
. contention is that New Yerkers have
long grown used TO paying from So 20
s. a seat for their best amusement IL
the theatres. and that the price cuts
, little figure with them. The play seems
to be everything, and il the managers
are fortunate enough to hit upon. a We
hicle that satisfies the public taste they
90 not experience any difficulty in get
ting 81 for their seats. Hence there is
/ little likelihood that the reduction at
the Manhattan viii extend 10 many
other houses,
Frank Bur1. a morologist. has a new
jokelet. In the course of his remarks
he tells Of On Irishman looking at a
million dollars worth Of diamonds in
a jewelers. window.
wouldn't you like to have your
pick?" asked a small boy.
I'D rather have to shovel, for then
/ I'd get more" was the answer.
Another artist in the same lire of
effort is Lew Hawkins, black-face
comedian. lie has brought up the
How Old IS Ann7 problem in this way:
A census taker met Ann and insisted
she should give her age.
Did the Hill girls next door give
tlteir exact ages2" she inquired.
They did"
wei, ther. I am as Old as the Hills.
While the Dockstader company was
Of the most inviting Bullets. Behind
the mahogany was a srnart-lookinE
cciored youth, to, whom Doekstader put
the question:
What do you keep in the way Of
periodicals.
We'll, sab. corn liquor. beer and
vine, but mostly corn liquor" was the
lansWer.
$50
Mrs. Langtry IS getting witty. The
other evening over in Indianapolis
where she was presenting Mrs. Deer
ing's Divorce, the business was miser-
ably small. In the third act, .whera
Jimmy Foster comes to her with a
prefer Of diamonds, Mrs. LargtFy as
Mrs. Deering, turns to her husband and
says. you never bought me any dia-
monds, then looking out over the array
Of empty orchestra chairs she added
. but If business is better tomorrow
night maybe you viii"
BY the bay, there is an afterclap OF
the local LangtTy, engagement some
4 weeks back. Among other properties
: used in that production was a hand
some inlaid mahogany table which did
service part of the time on the stage
: and the. remainder of the time In Mrs
!, Langtry's dressing room. It was cost
!. " bit of furniture, but this did noi
matter to the maid of the THE Jersey
E1sly." One evening she wanted to drive
a nail into something to use as g
fastener, and the first thing that hi
: her eye was the tnlaid table. Picking
! out a soft-looking spot between deli
: cate bits Of work the nail was inserted
and with the force Of the maids ham
; meTing ii was driven through the tor
and served its purpose. When the
II Grand's property man went to return
2 it to the dealer from " HON he had bor-
. rOwed the table it was discovered that
the nail hole that started cracks that
shot out over the polished surface O.
the table much after the fashion of a
r ! SPIDERS webb. Mrs. Largtry's man
\ ager was notified at Detroit last week
$ and it cost her about 800 to square VI
j. the account.
Ethel Barrymore says If she has any
I more brothers in New York she hardIy
n imagines what she would do. The pas
- week was quite a. strenuous one or
a Miss aBrrymore She is playing a
Days theatre in Cousin Kate" Or
+, Monday Right her young brother. JohT
: Barrymore, had quite an important par
in the new Fitch comedy at the Savoy
: theatre Without waiting Ia. remove
all the traces Of her makeup Miss Bar
rymore bUstled into a cab and reached
!. the savoy in time TO see the finish oil
the play ana get line on her brother
/. acting. The following evening Lione
= barrymore appeared IN the new Thorn
- play as o pugiiist. Miss Barrymore
had 30 do Q little cutting OF her play
and a hasty rush up 10 the Criterion
theatre TO see Lionel score another Of
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