Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27
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he and his partner contemplated the
establishment of no less than 10 great
hippOdromes I'm o. many cities Of the
United States. These gentlemen refer
to the putting up and operation Of a
chain Of hippodrUmes as an ordinary
man Of business might speak Of
building $500 bungalow In the coun-
trS Heretofore I'm all the hlppodrom3
conversation that has come up spor-
adically I'm New York the formulation
of a single scheme Of this character has
been treated as a piece Of eXtraOrdin-
AIRY daring and hazard, But Thompson
& Dundy appear TO have taken TO heart
from their vastly successful Luna park
the lesson that this is period ripe
for stupendous operations I'm the amusc-
ment field, and they have gone at the
pcrfectlng of their plans with the same
easy confidence that marked the put
ting together Of their Luna park in
the face Of widespread derlsion and
some denunclation Of themselves as vi
slonary adyenturers, The possibilities
of the show business were certainly
never dreamed OF until the coming OF
Frederic Thompson and Elmer Dundy.
The engagement Of Charles j. Rich
man for the current season as leading
man for Amelia Bingham at a weekly
salary Of $500, Is an event of some Inn
portance-especially TO Mr.. Richman,
who finds himself and his earning pow
er very materially and suddenly adj
vanced, Mr. Hickman, by the by is in
something OF an ENHANCEMENT with
the Messrs, DeMlle. sons Of
the late Henry G, DeMile. These young
men wrote for Richman a play called
- Il .
season for several weeks by phlH-
delphia stock company. Richman had
an option on this piece, with the under
standing that he should produce II this
season as a starring vehicle. II Is
claimed by the authors that he held the
property until too late for them TO dis
pose OF It elsewhere, and they contem-
plate damage suit against the actor.
George W. Lederer has effected ar
rangements under which he will direct
the affairs OF the New York Roof Gar
den during the coming winter season,
and he win also handle the Sunday con-
certs I'm the theater itself Roof gar
den shows in winter have not been con-
splcuously profitable heretofore, but
Ledercr's inventlveness and restless ac-
tivlty may solve the problem satisfac-
torily.
Henrietta Crosman. I'm Sweet Kitty
Bellairs,' will have but three weeks
time at the beginning Of the Belasco
theater season. Miss Crosman will
leave town after the performance Of
Sept. "a, and two nights later David
Warfeld will come into the Belasco
with the new comedy drama by Charles
Klein, called "The Music Master"
Pain, the fireworks man down at
Manhattan Beach, is presenting fam.
ing spectacle called THE Fall OF Port
Arthur" showing among other things
the possession by MIR. Pain of singular
ly lncisiye foresight
Checkers, with Thomas Ross I'm his
original part, is revived this week at
the Academy Of Music In about two
now this play will pass into the
absolute ownership Of Kirke LaShelle,
who at that time viii have paid $4,000
I'm royalties 10 Henry Blossom The
young author views the advance of
time with increasing gloom.
LEANDER RICHARDSON.