Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27

NN ISIS ROBERTS closes her too
III brief engagement this after
Vl noon and evening, with reviv-
ais Of her very best work,
"Za2a." Well worn Ms the play Is,
there Is no question as to the reception
It will be accorded. The character fits
Miss Roberts better than anything else
in which she has yet been seen In this
city. and her company are better suited
to lt-perhaps from frequent rendition
than to THE Frlsky Mrs Johnson"
In this. candor compels the statement,
some Of them were oyerwelghted, and
others rather conveyed the impression
that they were attempting their parts
almost for the first time.
While we could wish that an actress
Of Miss Roberts attanments and Of her
ambition as a producer, could find plays
OF a higher moral and a more uplifting
purpose than either "Zaza" or "The
FrIsky Mrs. Johnson, yet II Is q relief
TO meet again an actress who succeeds
because she knows how to act, who has
set high standards In her art who
works conscientiously TO attain them
and who surrounds herself with peo-
pie who. II not Of the very highest
grade, III well into their separate inches
and faithfully support the star In max
ing up an even. well rounded whole, OF
her presentations.
Miss Roberts, vigorous actress
though she u.s., does not give to the eye
the impression that she Is physically
strong, In fact, while she was playing
In MIssoula last week, she collapsed
after the first act A local physician,
who was In the audience, was called
upon the stage and pronounced her all
ment heart trouble. Miss Roberts is
said 20 be troubled with her heart In
high attitudes but has meyer before
been attacked 50 seriously. After the
doctor made an examination he stated
that she could not finish the four acts,
and Manager Frank Curtis came TO the
front OF the stage and told the large
go on with the play and informed them
they could get their money back. Miss
Roberts was taken TO the hotel where
she quickly revived, and in less than
one hour afterwards had recovered to
such an extent that she seemed out OF
danger. However, Mr. Curtis Cancelled
the. engagement at Helena the next
night,
II Manager Piper would like TO feel
the pulse OF his patrons on the ques-
ton Of theater curtains, he should pass
around among the audience during the
Florence Roberts engagement and lis
ten to the admirng illusions 10 the
plain, unadorned, but elegant curtain
that Miss Roberts hangs under the
prosCenium arch, What Is more effec-
tive, more restlul to the eye, after all,
than simplicity In design and one uni
form color? Miss Roberts curtain, by
the way bearing simply her monogram
IF. X, was by some of the unlniti-
ated taker for the long expected as.
bestos curtain, and one gentleman.
whose eyeslght was not particularly
good, was heard grayey explaining TO
MS partner that this was the fact and
that he letters +. p stood for Fire
Proof"
The Grand Will be dark all next week.
the next attraction Messrs. Jones &
Hammer having to offer being the play
OF Sandy Bottom which runs March
l. sand .. Mrs Fishes dates in MARY
Of Masdala' are the 10th and 18th.
There is hardly n night at the Salt
Lake Theater the next two months thar
Is not occupied by tragedy, comedy,
opera, or musical burlesque. on Mon
day night the long run is 10 be opened
by Chas y. Hanford with produce |
ton Of Richard Ill.," Mr.. Hanford
VIII be supported By the well known |
actress, Miss Marie Drofuah. who viii |
play Katherine In THE Tanning Of the |
ShreW' Wednesday afternoon, ana por- |
tia In "Thc Merchant Of Venice Wed. !
nesday night, Mr. lauford, of course. /
assuming the role of Shylock. Han !
fords Pctruchlo IL one OF his best !
known representations, and ne he an
nounces a full New York production
with his own scenery and costumes he
VIII no doubt be Giyen an attentive |
hearing
The next big thing In the musical
comedy way is "The silver SlbpsI"
written by the authors Of "Fiofod1a,"
TO be seen at the Theater three nights
commencing Thursday next. The CONE
poser Leslie Stuart whose FIRST work |
Louisiana Lou set the world wAis-
Ting, ana who later gave us the now
famous Tell Me Pretty Maiden" Is /
said to have done something equally /
fascinating In "Iha Champaign. Dance" 1
introduced I'm the second act Of Tho
SILVER slipper The company s
huge one In fact, the management an-
nounce that they pay moro railroad
fares across the country han Weber *
Fields themselves. 1.-THE Champaign,
Dance referred 10 rs rendered uy Six
girls, brought over especially from the
London production ana the press agent
cheerfully announces that In the six
There Is not a pound of difference In
their weight, "a half inch difference I'm
Their height or Il scintlila uf difference
In their good looks"
The summary cancellation by Weber
d Fields, Of their engagement I'M this
city at the Grand Theutcr continues 10
be the source of no little discussion
events I'm the play world II has result
ed. too IN the frequent asking of the
question: "Ilow about Mrs Fiske.
James K. lIackett and Isabel Irving"
"Will they really be- permitted 10 nm
their dates at the Grand?' the Desorct
News doesn't know and 1t went direct
TO Messrs. Jones ana Hammer and this
Is what they said; "Of course they
Will everyone Of them Why shouldn't
they? We have their contracts, duly
signed sealed and delivered, Yes, they
viii nh their dates IN this city; and
they win mn them at the Grand Thea
ter and we viii do en- immense bust.
ness when they get horc,'
This appears TO DO the word with the
bark ON IT, The managers Of the Grand
say they know what they are talking
about and that Notwithstanding the
fact OF The recent agreement between
The syndlcates regarding big shows for
the Blk houses and little shows for the
little houses they the going to have
more large attractions than ever be-
fore For instance. the ATTRACTIONS that
today find their why into such houses