Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-12

Al Ew YORK, Nov 1.-THE on
M gagement OF Madame lejane
Y at the Lyric theater IN a
quite extended repertoire SHIFT
ing from the lightest OF comedies TO the
most impassIoned OF emotional dramas
promises to be pretty nearly II not
quite the most notable series Of en-
tertalnments I'm the French language
ever brought TO the attention OF this
public At another theater not far
away month OF REVEALS Of old French
plays by an imported stock company
had served rather to whet the appetite
than dull It, ana this circumstance UNI
doubtedly proved beneficial TO the
Reiane subscription sale which has
been very large for all the plays an.
nOunced. II Is unQuestionably u fact
that Madame Kejane Is the greatest OF
living French aCtresses-grtater even
Bernhard by reason Of the fact that
her art knows no limitation OF scope
Bernhard in tragic or merely strenu-
GUS roles is Of course peerless In her
time and generations but Reiane sweeps
through the gamut from mere frlolity
10 the highest range of imprisoned
personatlon and her talent is as res
p,endant as the eyer-Varing rays OF
perfect diamond, The welcome she re-
Ccived upon the occasion OF her open
ing performance al the Lyric was ear
most vehement and prolonged, showing
that I'm her previous engagement some
years ago she had established herself
very strongly indeed In the regard OF
this community position emphatical.
~ strengthened as the evening pro-
crossed TO It's termination The per-
formance indeed was eminenuy salts
factory IN an It's details from the
charming contribution Of the star TO the
RECONCILIATION offered by the
humblest member OF the sup
porting cast. Some OF the plays
such as "Zaza. "Thc Marriage OF
Kitty" etc, TO be introduced during
the Rejanc engagement are already
familiar 10 American audiences ana IN
these naturally enough the greatest IN
teregt viii center But TO persons IN
terested I'm French dramatic art IN its
most polished fluent and convincing
form II win matter little In what Work
Madame Rejane is seen-for where ms
actress plays she viii dominate all sur
roundlngs even 10 the authors text
George c. Tyler sails for Europe
again next Saturday, his booking TINS
time being ON the Etrurla, OF the cum
ard line. Mr.. Tyler's theatrical ex-
mutations Of late hav assumed quite
an international character, and during
the past year, and In the previous year
as we'll more than one-half his time
has been spent In Europe. II has be-
come so Of recent years that the Amer
lean public has turned confidently to
this young and energetic manager for
the more important foreign dramatic
engagements Of the season, ana the
publlcs hopes and expectations have
been largely realized Tor II win be re-
membered that il was Mr., Tyler Wh)
first introduced Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell to an American audience; he It
was who dragged Kyrle Belew away
from his gold mines In far away North
Queensland for the long time contract
I'm the United States IN which we
have an found so much enjoyment; he
Il was who alone took a chance on the
diamond plated Elenora Duse and her
expensive company In an extended
American tour: and 10 this same man
ager Is the public Indebted for the
present visit II Madame Rejane and
! the later coming Of Ermete Noyelli.
| Last season he had also arranged for
farewell return visit Of Tomaso SAL
VIM, but the Chicago fire and the con-
seQuent depression In theatrical affairs
compelled a postponement His fore
most star, Eleanor Robson. IL now play
ing a London engagement, and the early
placing of another of the Llebler Il
| CO. stars at q conspicuous London the
alter is now being lntimated, Nor Is This
an as the more intimate friends of the
| young manager well know for more
| extensive and very important Euro
pean connections have been proposed
| TO and are even now being considered
/ by him And, may ] Audience the
flight Of Saturday?
New York IS mildly convulsed over
| the most recent vision OF Miss May r.
wins press agent. who appears 10 he
! possessed for an altogether remarkable
! imagination Early In the season this
vivid dreamer Of dreams succeeded IN
| widely circulating the rumor that Miss
| Irwin was 20 be led 10 the matrimonial
/ altar by former Senator David Bennett
| Hin Of New York, known to all familiar
with his career as a confirmed, dyed
/ ln-the-wool bachelor. TO whom the
charm Of the female sex, no matter how
! allurlng to men IN general have no at
tractlye features whatsoever. The re-
port In due course was denied, but not
until It had accomplished its purpose
Of concentrating interest upon Miss r.
win The press agent aid moi rest
upon his laurels after accomplishing
this feat, but laid out for publication In
the metropolis on the eve OF Miss r.
wins engagement here the extraordln-
airy story that IN her will she had laid
aside 100000 to be devoted to the es-
tablishment Of an American national
theater. This money was 10 be invest
ed in United states bonds and kept In
tact until II should have reached the
sum Of s5,0O0OO0 requiring a stretch
OF close upon 100 years., and so forth
and 80 on Miss Irwin was represented
as the richest American actress, worth
In the nelghborhood Of N,OOO0OO. and
the whole tale was gulped down by the
leading dailes without the slightest
sign Of resultant Indigestion, Then
Miss Irwin produced her new piece
called Mrs, Black Is Back, and the