Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18
THEATRE GOSSIP

J. A. Moore, who Intends building one
of the finest theaters I'm the west at
Seattle. has sent "a representative east
for the purpose OF collecting data On
the most modern playhouse improve
ments.
Edward Terry is playing to much
larger audiences I'm Canada than he did
In New York They take him there
as British institution. In New York
his managers losses are said to have
been $4,000.
Nell Burgess, the actor filed IN tho
United States district court Of Tren.
ton, N. j.. a petition I'm bankruptcy,
His liabilities are placed at $4,000, and
his assets are given as two suits Of
clothes, valued at Sg5.
lbsen's when We Dead Awake" viii
be produced at Oswego, n. Y, by Maui
rice Campbell, with Frederick Lewis in
the leading part. The play is one Of
the few lbsen dramas which win admit
of scenic production.
There has been proposed n chain OF
negro theaters down In Tennessee and
Mississippi to be used by colored COM
panles and patronized by colored folks.
The theatrical outlook will be pretty
black I'M that section II this plan Is car
ried out,
George w. Lederer will make n pro.
ductlon Of Smiling Ireland" at the
SALISBURY theater, London on Easter
Monday The shaftsburg was the scene
% 10 1 al L .tfNl IA
'The Belle OF New York"
Meadow Mansion is the name OF
Lillian Russells bungalow In the great
south bay OF Long Island, n. Y. II Is
located on an acre Island OF Freeport,
! six miles from the nearest dwelling and
is surrounded by the best Of salt water
fishing.
There are rumors In London that
| George Alexander and Lewis Waller
| the romantic actor are each 20 make
| an American tour next season. Alex
andcr has not acted IN this country
| since he was lVlng's leading man
twenty years ago, Waller has not
acted here at ALL
Virginia Harneds tour came 10 an
| abrupt end I'm Chicago last Saturday
I night Jane Shore" did not prove
I the success expected. and Il was de.
| clded TO close down before big money
/ was lost Miss Harmed expects to try
| again next month In New York with
new play not yet named,
Some old theatrical records unearthed
/ I'm the demolition Of a theater I'm Lon
don show that IN 1867 Ellen Terry,
Wyndham and Irving were members Of
the company all I'm small parts. Wynd.
ham was receiving $40 a week. Irving
only 49, whilo Miss Terry's salary ran
as high as S25,
/ Miss Eva Tauquay. who has been ais
/ charging her maagers and dlsmssng
| her audiences. slashed the drop curtain
| I'm the thcatcr at Evansville Ind one
| night with n stiletto Miss Tanduay
| was annoyed because the local manager
| insisted on her giving q matinee per,
formance according to her contract
!
Blanche Bates new play viii be pre-
| scented In Chicago under the title OF
| "The Apostates." although IN reality
| Il ls Ibsens "Rosmershom." The rea-
| son stated for the change IN title Is
! that "Rosmcrsholm" IL meaningless to
Americans Miss Bates presentation
Of the piece VIII be It's first IN Amerl-
| ca.
"The First violin" In which Richard
| Mansfield so successfully appeared at
| the Garden theater New York has
been secured Tor stock by Relasco ANA
| Mayer II Is by j. l. G. Clarke. SUNDAY
editor " the New York Herald. wh7
wrote Her Majesty and collaborated
I'm 'Fleartsease," now being played by
| White Whlttlesey
|
Charlotte Thompson. the well known
| author and PLAYWRIGHT, is press agent
for Margaret hnglln II Is rumored
that Miss Thompson Is now engaged
IN making a dramatizatlon Of Miriam