Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13

California VIII have as pas
senger Miss Ethel Barrymore,
who has been spending a sever
al weeks vacation in the mountains OF
the Golden Gate state in quest OF rest
and health, According TO advance in
formation, she has found both, and in
consequence thereof viii be at her best
when she steps onto the stage OF the
Salt Lake theater on Monday night in
the play OF Cousin Kate
The production deals with a simple
love story--of love at FIRST sight. "Ro-
meo and Juliet does the same thing,
to be sure-and so do many other ro-
mantle stories Of the stage. But while
Cousin Kate at one time falls into the
depths Of despair. she works out a So
luton much more happily than Juliet
did. The play Is by Hubert Henry
Davies, a young Englshman who spent
several years In this country learning
the ways OF the American girl, in order
to create bright, independent young
English woman, who says and does
things naturally Miss Barrymore has
met with more than her usual success
in this role, and there Is small likelihood
Of Salt Lakers being disappointed at
her engagement here, which runs for
the too brief period OF two nights
Monday and Tuesday Her support is
said 10 be very good.
on Monday night patrons Of the Salt
Lake theater will see for the first time
the new asbestos curtain that Manager
Piper has installed during the summer
season, They will also observe other
substantial Improvements, made under
the provisions Of the theater fire or
dinance that was enacted 80 soon after
the Ir0quois horror of last spring. But
the most important and costly OF these
VIII take the visitor on 20 the stage
and behind and around the historic old
Theater Itself The curtain of course
Will be easily seen by the audience in
fact Il Will take the place of the regular
curtain In large measure, II is not a
work Of art; that Is not It's purpose.
The object OF It's installation contem-
plated a greater usefulness than that
Nevertheless Il is not painfully plain.
II has been neatly painted and Is en-
circled with an ornamental border
which relieves II IN no small measure.
Then back OF II at convenient places on
the stage and in the flies are numerous
Standpipes whose forceful streams Of
water can be by the turn OF the hand
aimed here or there in deMging guam
titles, while patented kegs and buckets
filled with water are everywhere for
instant use. And almost az important,
a great air shaft IN the top Of the build
ing far above the scenery, can be
thrown open In trice by the cutting
OF single rope with a conveniently
hung axe. And presto. change all heat
and smoke would be drawn off In that
direction with the absolutely upburn.
eble curtain between danger and the
audience AS further precaution
there are new steel stairways on the
east and west sides OF the buildings for
use in the case Of emergency, the lat
ter leading from the second gallery.
and the former from the second and
third. All these improvements togeth-
er with a new boilerhouse and smoke
consumer have entailed cost of $780,
BOO.
The Theater viii formally open It's
doors on Sept I, with Kyrle Bellew in
"Rafnes,' After that comes Henry
Miller In repertoire. and a long list OF
other brilliant attractions. What the
season of l904-5 has In store for theater
arrangements no one can safely predict
al this time, but certainly salt Lakers
VIII see many Of the best productions
The country can afford
MIR G.. Herman Schettler who left
Salt Lake over three years ago for
Berlin to study the violin. returned
home last Wednesday having sailed
from Liverpool on the steamer Republic
ON which also Miss Tout came. Mr..
Schetuer spent a successful year in the
stern conservatory under the noted
under that brilliant performer lsaye
Harmas who was loath 10 let him re-
turn Ia Mr.. Schettler salt Lake has
acquired conscientious violinist who
VIII be q decided ACQUISITION 10 our
musical circles as besides his solo work
ne expects 10 specialize I'm trio and
quartet work with his brother, Mr.. G..
D. Schettler the cellst and guitar art
ISL Mr. Schettler brings with him an
exact copy Of 10000 mark stradivarius
winch was in the possession OF Mr..
NJ ~ Py,HI" lhe noted MAKER
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