Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

gained upOn The regard OF TINS CONF
munity is amazingly strong
When FRITZ Schef reyiyes "Fatan'
itza" at the Broadway theater she
win play the role of Vladimir although
that is lot the prima donna part The
principal feminine character or TINS
Opep is a particularly SNOWY one m
musical sense aud the piece IL now
being changed 10 transfer the best
melodies to vladimir $50 that Nine
Schcfl may have every opportunity to
shine both as actress and singer,
George NJ. Conan, the altogether re-
niarkoble Young star OF little Johnny
Jones. has but one more week TO re.
main In New York although he viii
pUy in this immediate vicinity for the
next two months at least Little
johnny Jones' which was written,
composed and stage directed by Mr.
Cchan. Is considered the most novel ana
mcrltorious musical comedy OF the sea-
son and II has placed It's writer In ac-
tive demand not alone az a star come
dian, but as am author Klaw & Err
larger have induced him TO prepare
now piece for their especial use ana
ne win undoubtedly nnd himself with
quite as much profitable occupation IN
this line aC he may care to undertake.
He hns certainly shown the musical
comedy authors few kinks win
which they were not previously ia
mlliar
Mrs Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch
ia going into the souvenir business az
the Savoy thcatcr where mementoes
are announced for distribution next
Monday evening This quantity enec-
tive comedy runs along smoothly and
successfully, outldsting all the attrac-
lions which came 10 town with 1t.
81 suppose" remarked Florenz ZeIg-
field, Jr., q day or two ago, I'VE ought
o. be satisfied TO see a packed mouse
every night az the Weber Music hail.
but 1t isn't entirely easy TO suppress q
feeling Of impotence In the constant
knowledge that we could I'LL much
larger auditorium without the slight
est difficulty At the beginning Of the
season we expected TO make a num-
Der OF burlesQue productions long ne
fore the holidays, but 'Hlggledy Plgg-
ledy" Is making n run Of It that won't
permit the announcement OF anything
else just now. II Is quite the biggest
thing IN the history OF this structure
The combination that has been
formed between ~ C, Goodwin and
Charles Frohman, under which Mr..
Goodwin viii play the principal part
IN "The Beauty and the Bargee' mot
the "Barge'D is especially felicltous
for It brings together the biggest man
ager. and In my opinion the best actor
In this country The character Good
win Is 10 impersOnate is a baragee In
whom pathos and humor are blended
very cffectlyely--jus Just the sort az role
that Will suit the actors best talents,
The building law conditions, IN their
application to theaters, have uneXpect-
edly placed Lew DockstadeT In very
envlabe condition The plans, which
were among the last to be filed under
the old system were OF course 0c-
quired with the real estate upon which
the house Is to be ercted and another
syndicate has just discovered that IL
wishes to go into the theater construc-
ton business The new laws make II
practically impossible TO build a play
house with any earthly chance OF profit,
and so the plans passed by the depart
ment before prohlbitlve restrictions
went into effect. have vastly increased
In value. Mr.. DOckstader could sell out
at O very heavy profit II he wished 10
DO so. but he laughingly observes that
what is good enough for anyone else
to buy is quite good enough for him TO
keep
II the New York public really wants
10 be rid Of ticket spectators the thing
can now be accomplished by reason OF
very simple system that is to be
adopted by Thompson & Dundy with
the opening Of their new and vast Hip
pOdrOme. The managers named will
place their own men upon the sidewalk
near the various entrances 20 the
structure to sell tickets al boxofilce
prices, so that any spectators who
may wish TO deal I'm cards OF admission
VIII find II impossible 10 compete at a
profit TO themselves II seems odd that
some manager hasn't thought Of this
arrangement before now, the more es-
pecially as many OF the men I'm the
business Of handling theaters are and
have always been genuinely opposed TO
speculation, The chances are that
when the new plan is placed In opera
ton at the HippOdrome many OF the
persons who have been loudest I'm their
condemnation Of speculation as n sys-
tenn will be moaning plteously over
ther inability TO have the most deslr-
able seats reserved for them at ad-
Vanced rates, for, strange as Il may
appear. there are multitudes In New
York who would rather patronize the
dealers than the boxofilce.
Leah Kleschna," the new piece by
c. VI, $, Mcclellan, presented by Mrs.
Flske and her company at he Man.
haitian theater Is rather TOO lugubrl.
Gus to prove popular success. Mrs.
Fiske seems to have acquired the i'm
preston that the sunny side OF lie il
unsuitable for dramatic purposes and
that II Is her mission to impers0nate
herolnes sunused with gloom. Doubt
less this view Is highly artistic but Il
VIII hardly prevail in this day and gen
GRAFTON. Leah Kleschna" was writ
ten for Lena Ashwell and Robert Ia
Der who were 10 have produced Il I'm
London The death OF Taber. how.
ever threw the manuscript upon tho
market
The coming Of Edward Terry aud his
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