Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-11
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reid prior 20 his unauthorized produo.
ton Of "Parslial." Emma Carus, Flea
not f0lk and smart and pretty Choir
IA carry trihe along IN an animated
way, presenting an entirely pleasing
performances Much Of Mr. Hammer
stems music Is thoroughly charming
aud tuneful--thfAmore especially a new
song u his composition entitled "When
You Said Yes, which has set the town
% humming and whistlins. one Of the
greatest variety hits ! have seen IN a
long time is contributed 20 this pro.
gram by Collins and Hart American
performers who nave been IN Europe
for some months. This turn IL a
hurlesque uDon acrobauc acts such as
the public Is familiar with II Is the
most utterly ludlcrous piece Of foolery
one can possibly imagine, and II keeps
the audience IN am uninterrupted roar
OF laughter from start 10 finish In or
gani2ing HIS show II has clearly been
Mr. Hlmmersteins idea TO make fun
fJr the predominant clement ana il
must be said that he has succeeded adj
nhrably | am told that his expense
curing the summer viii average close
upon $4,000 a week, which Is a good
deal of money to invest IN an amuse-
ment undertaking dependent upon the
N'NblNloN VI tiit Weather
Frederic Thompson, OF the firm OF
Thompson n Dundy, owners OF Luna
Park, casually remarked the other
evening that IN spite Of the cold and
raw days and nights which have beeu
In thC majority since the opening Of the
season at Coney Island, the average
receipts thus Ear have quite consider
ably exceeded those OF July and Au-
gust last year Sundays takings were
thu greatest ip the history Of Luna
Park, even passing those OF the Fourth
OF July eleven months ago. AS July
and August are by all odd the
best months for outdoor shows,
the condition described by Mr..
Thompson fully proves the tremendous
interest Of the public In Luna Park at
this time, II also firmly fixes the value
Of advertising, for Luna Park is the
most magnlRcently announced resort in
the world Indeed the outlay In this
direction Is rapidly approaching 100000
a situation never before dreamed Of In
the amusement field.
1.-THE Southerners" at the New York
theater appears unmlstakably 20 have
touched responsive chord among the
seekers OF recreation. for the enormous
auditorium of this structure has been
more and more completely filled at each
successive representation OF the piece.
The blending Of the talents OF white and
negro performers has turned out to he
happy idea and has been accom-
pished with such complete skill as 70
avoid the faintest touch OF offensive
ness, even to those with strongly de-
fined racial prejudices. The same per-
sons are going over and over again TO
see 1.-THE SoutheTners." which is always
healthful and reassurlng sign Of quail
ity.
Williams and Walker who at the time
OF this publication will he In New York
or on their way toward their destlna-
ton are again endeayorng to sevec
their business relations with Hurtig and
Seamon, under whose direction they
have Travelled for some years, The
cause of this dissatisfaction has not
been made public, and II is known that
the managers named will use every
endeavor to keep the colored folks 20
their contract In London there was a
falling out between the Williams and
Walker people and the syndicate which
supplied the theater FOR their use, and
this management has organized and
dispatched to England negro company
10 play the Williams and Walker mus
zeal piece in the provinces. Under
these circumstances II becomes appar-
ent that Great Britain will have sur
felt of what are technically known as
coon shows"
George Cohan. the exceptionally tai
ented young author and comedian OF
the Four Cohans. has for some weeks
past been out of his place In the or
ganlzation, owing 10 throat affection
which for a time threatened the loss
OF his voice, He will not reioIn the or
ganlzatlon until next season and VIII
spend much Of the interval In Europe
accompanied by his wife Ethel Levey
They are to sail Immediately
william Collier, IN Tho Dictator" Is
right on top OF his one hundredth per-
Torrance In New York. II would be q
simple matter for him. ~ so disposed,
TO run along straight through the sum-
mer at the Criterion,
At the Broadway theater, "The Yam.
kee Consul" liz speeding along toward
its 10th performance without any ma
terial shrlnkage OF receipts and II looks
as though the run might extend well
into July. Had the piece been pro-
duced In the autumn II would und0ubt-
edly have lasted straight through the
regular season.
LEANDER RICHARDSON