Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30

from her husband. Louis Nethersole,
Olga Nethersole's brother, and a we'll
known theatrical man.
Distress among the actor folk OF
England Is quite as keen as IL Is re-
ported to be In this country, At Is said
that 4S4 applications Were made in one
day for three small parts In musical
comedy which was to be sent out into
the provinces.
william Ingersoll, who became a
prime favorlte with Salt Lakers, while
playing at the Grand In stock COM
panies some years ago, has been offered
and Is considering the acceptance Of the
position of leading man at Alcazar,
San Francisco.
Florence Roberts will present for her
fourth and last week In Los Angeles
Camille" and "Sapho" After a week
in the smaller cities she will close her
season at Fresno, returning thence to
San Francisco for good rest after a
Ing and very successful tour.
Wells Hawks Is writing a series OF
articles entitled How Theaters Are
Managed" for the Theater Magazine,
As Mr. Hawks Is one OF Charles Froh-
mans ablest lieutenants and looks after
Frohmans nine theaters, he can GER
tainl write with authority.
Mr.. Charles Frohman has arranged
for the appearance Of Miss Annie Rus
sell at the National theater, Washing
ton. d. c.. Nov. next From Washing
ton she viii go to the Garrick theater,
New York. The play in which she will
appear Is entitled Brother Jacques"
a comedy frem the Vaudeville, Paris.
Owing TO the incomplete condition OF
the new Majestic theater. II has been
considered advisable to defer the APP
pearance of James X. Hackett in San
Francisco until some time In the fall
After Miss Irvlng's engagement work
will be rushed 10 completion and every
thing will be In readiness for the en-
gagement OF James Neil.
After last Tuesday nights perform.
ance Of Du Barry at the Meriden the
alter. Meriden, Conn, Mrs. Leslie Carter
celebrated her son Dudley's 2ist birth
day giving dinner for him and some
OF his Harvard companions at the VIM
throp hotel. During the festivities Mrs.
Carter presented her son check for
$1,000. He is a junior at Harvard.
A London cable says that Tod Sloan,
the American Jockey, has slgnlfed his
willingness to become an actor, and will
be seen as one Of the principal charac-
tiers In big English racing drama that
Is soon TO be put on at the Drury Lane
theater In London. Sloan Will play the
part Of Jockey who Is one of the he.
roes Of the story.
Exactly how old are You anyway"
asked a friend of Lillian Russell,
II have friend, replied the actress,
with apparent irrelevance, who was
born In md-ocean on an ocean steamer
After she and her mother had landed
the steamer, on It's return trip, blew up.
So practically she has no birthplace
My age Is like that she added, after
pause.
Laura Nelson Hail. who won many
admirers during her professional career
in this city Is now the leading woman
In the Vaughan CHASER company, and
eastern critics are speaking glowlngly
OF her work. She Is Il PHILADELPHIA
girl and commenced her theatrical ca
reer In that city six years ago In the
original production Of "Thc Moth and
the Flame"
Mrs, Fiske's engagement at Los An
geles, Fresno and Oakland, Cal, last
week We're notably successful. This
week she Will play Portland and Sea-
tile, and after an engagement at Ta4,
coma. VIII start on her return across
the continent Closing her season I'm
Chicago on May rs, Mrs, Fiske will
have played 81 weeks--one OF the long
est seasons she has undertaken III
years.
Frank w Sanger, the well known
theatrical manager, died in New York
Monday last. He built the Broadway
Theater and he and Al Hayman TO.
gether owned the Empire. Mr. SAN
ger was associated In the original pro.
ductlon Of Little Lord Fauntleroy."
or late years he has devoted himself