Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27

wyndham will also give occasional per-
formences OF David Garrick"
Frank Daniels II Bostonian. lie
started life az an Office boy for his
brother, a south Boston dentist. He
thinks that his experience gained there
has helped him TO make success of
his new opera THE Office Boy"
Nine JanauschelS, the aged actress
has been removed from the Actors
Fund Home, West New Brighton, s. L.,
to a sanatorium at Amityville. She Is
suffering from paralysis and required
medical attention. which could not be
obtained at the home.
Frederic Belasc0, manager OF Flor
ence Roberts, has secured for her use
this coming season two plays entirely
new TO the Pacific coast Tess OF the
D'UrbAryilles" and Marta OF the Low
lnnds' Miss Roberts has the confer
ence dates at the Theater.
Korean marriages are very often ar
ranged by proxy and sometimes the
husband lives In one province and the
wife in another. George AIDE has util-
lied this unusual tradition In THE Sho-
Gun" and makes II the subject of con-
siderable comedy
Wyndham has penchant for long
pauses and extended periods OF deliber-
elton before action. One night, after
an unusually long rest In Mrs. Danes
Defense" during the duel Of wits with
that somber heroine, boy IN the pit
called out. ~ 'Opes as we are not
keeping you hup Sir Chawles.'
A widely known London antiquarian
has been engaged by Klaw 4 Erlanger
10 seek authorities for designs Of cos
tunes and armor for their coming pro-
ductlon os General Lew Wallace's "A
Prince OF India" All the scenes OF this
story are laid In and about CONSTANT
nople az the time Of its conquest by
Mohammed
Mrs Flske plans to spend the greater
part of her season In her own play
house In New York city, where her first
bill viii be a revival OF Langdon Nit
chells Becky sharp" a dramatlza-
tlon Of Thackerays Vanity Fair She
Is 10 have the support Of George Ar
llss, John Mason, and Frank Mcintyre.
Later she viii give several Ibsen
dramas. including "Rosmersholm. A
new play by Charles Mclean and the
much discussed "Monna Wanna" OF
Maeterllnck are mentioned In her pros
pectus,
David Belasco Is at work upon play
having for Its dominating parsonage
another Of the famous beauties OF the
French court. The production will not
resemble his other success Of this type,
I'm which "Du Barry" as the leading
parsonage, while famous as coourt
beauty OF Louis lie Graude's time, was
OF a decidedly different character, He
is keeping the name OF his heroine a
profound secret at present but il In be-
| lleved the play when finished viii be
for Mrs Leslie Carter. IL may receive
its initial production during Mrs, Car
ters forthcoming visit In London.
l. NJ Morris OF Chicago, author Of
THE Primrose PATH play produced
by the Dearborn name cement season
before last. Is said To have sold To N,
G. Goodwin a comedy called THE
Usurper" Mr.. Goodwin, who Is now
abroad, has read the scenario and has
cabled George y. Appleton, his man
| ager to close the matter Mr., Good
wins tour VIII begin In Buffalo on Sep
| TENDER 20 at the Star theater, and his
| New York engagement will be played
at the Knlckerbocker.
Carlotta Nelson, the young actress
| who made a success In "Hedda Gabler"
and later In Loves Pilgrimage" last
season, has been engaged 10 appear IN
| the leading role with William Faver-
| sham, when he opens at the Hudson
| theater, New York next month. She
| will create In this country the part OF
| Lefty In Arthur Wing pinero's play Ot
| IA.
| played by Irene Nanbrugh I'm London
| and Il VIII give Miss Nelson opportuni-
| ~ OF creating one OF Pinero's heroines
"a strong opportunity
| Joseph Jefferson, the veteran actor,
| has been critically IN at his summer
home. Crows Nest, but Is improving.
| The physician who has been attending
| Jefferson gave out the following state
| ment: Jefferson has been critically
III. suffering from gastritls. but he Is
slowly improving, and unless some
complications arise, he will surely re-
cover" Jeffersons Hines has lasted
nearly a month and was caused, II IL
believed by slight cold, which he con-
tracted while on trout fishing trip on
one Of his favorlte fishing reserves In
Bourne.
Sir Henry Irving cherlshes the mem
DRY Of two compliments that were paid
him, saying they gave him more pleas
ure than all the other pleasant things
said to him. One evening he was hur.
rylng out Of the theater at the close
OF performance, when he heard n nice
looking old lady saw! What a shame
he is an actor and sold TO the devl
lie would have made fine preacher
Another tribute paid to his genius was
| that " London newsboy, who insist
cd on sending him the Times free foi
a week because he thought Sir Henry''
Shylock was a perfect imitation Of 4
business rival whom he hated.
Nine, Bernhardt has had what Il
probably the greatest experience Of al
tragedlennes In the stimulation OF sui
eide. Her deaths by self-administeret
poison total up roughly TO 10000; sh,
has jumped into the scenic artist
Seine over 1000 times she has sent owe
5000 bullets into her head from a re
volver; and nearly the same number o
daggers has the great actress. 10 tn
inexpressible sorrow Of lntemperate,
sympathetic spectators plunged deel
down into the chiffon at the side Of he
bodice. At n reception one night a
Leopold Rothschld's lady aske,
Nine BerDhnrdt III she reallV kent ,