Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-15
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nor literature, and let us trust that Mr.
Mansfield Will not insist on dts infiction
upon his thousands Of earnest admirers
but viii go back to his repertoire of
good plays we'll acted,
1t Is a very pretty little play that
Annie Russell has brought TO the Cri-
terion theater under the title OF jimmy
the Carrier" The piece is by Gang
win and it serves to show that the au-
thor is Improving az dramatist jim
ny Is a young girl In England who
has carriers route which has been
left 10 her by her father She carries
parcels, executes commissions and all
that sort of thing for the inhabitants Of
two or three little villages, A young
man born In the same hamlet with
jimmy returns suddenly from Canada
and establishes a stage route which
threatens jimmy with financial ruin
The matter Is complicated when jimmy
falls IN love with the handsome young
chap with modern and dashing ways
and when he asks for an interview, she
thinks he means to make her "A mar
riage offer. But he merely wishes to
form a business alliance with her In or
der that she may not be impoverished
by his opposition, and she has a very
bitter disappointment. II is a pathetic
picture she makes until, at the finish,
the young fellow finds he really loves
the little girl and tells her 90. Then
there ~ happiness a plenty on the stage
and there Is satisfaction not unmiXed
with tears I'm the auditorium. IL is un-
fortunate that we didn't have Miss
Russell in Jimmy, the Carrier" earlier
in the season. She might have enjoyed
a long run on Broadway
Lew Dockstador has a press agent
whose ingenuity cannot possibly be de-
MED. I'm Washington a week or so ago.
he advertised for school children to APP
ply at the box office early IN the morn
ing upon a matter that would interest
them, When they came (and they
came I'm droves) each was presented
with a slip of paper uron which was
printed an agreement to give a private
box 10 the boy or girl who should write
a certain brief phrase about Dockstader
the greatest number of times within a
given period. Second, third, fourth and
nth prizes In the shape Of free seats
were offered In addition TO the main
award, A little girl won the principal
gift by writing the phrase over
400 times, and her father
wrote an indignant letter To the news
papers denounclng Dockstader's press
agent for having induced his daughter
to put aside her studies meals and
slumber In order to win that private
box. The same scheme has been put
In operation elsewhere with the certain
result that the growing generation viii
rot soon forget the name OF Dock
stader.
Mrs. Leslie Carter has changed her
plans for the summer She had intend
ed TO go abroad but at the last mo-
ment made up her mind to retire for
the hot months to her country place
at Shelter Island. Here she viii enter
tain few friends from time TO time
but viii devote most Of her attention
10 securing absolute rest. She will be
In need OF It by the time her season
at the Belasco tha1ter Is over for
the role she plays In "Adrea" is eX-
ceedingly strenuous and wearing, IL
Is indeed extraordinary that Wo-
man OF frail physique should be able
to go through such an excess OF i'm
FASHIONED acting every night without
breaking dowu--for the fact Is that
Mrs, Carter actually lives the role she
plays, shedding real tears, almost chok-
Ing with emotion, and flashing into a
rage that Is of the utmost violence,
ilUM rllF llHNo llll bubll an llll0
week In and week out Is quite beyond
comprehension, She win deserve her
recreation when It comes to her.
1.-THE Heir to the Hoorah," presented
by Kirke La Shelle at the Hudson
theater, won't quite do. II Is pretty
nearly a good play but II lacks the
quality OF get there" 1t Is a story
about a mine and 1t is very capably
acted by a company admirably chosen
and including Guy Bates Post, Colin
Campbell, Beverly Sitgreayes Nora
Lamlson and number OF others. The
only conspicuously weak spot In the
cast Is II. S. Northup, who wears
shine" English accent and Is other
wise offensive.
on Monday night Blanche Bates at
the Academy Of Music win give her
one hundredth performance Of 1.-THE
Dazzling Of the Gods" pretty long
stretch OF playing a single character.
Miss Bates Is feeling considerable re-
lief at the idea that upon the conclusion
or her present season she win bid fare
well to the role she has performed so
long. THE Darling OF the Gods" win
doubtless be seen for some years 10
come but not with Miss Bates, who Is
To- nave a new Belasto play next fall.
The play Rudyard Kiplng is said
to have written for Il. $ Willard win
probably have an earlier production
than was at first contemplated, The
knowledge Of the fact that such pay
had been completed was duly cabled
to the English newspapers and as q &C..
suit Mr. Willard has received a number
OF urgent invitations 10 make the pres
entation in the British metropolis dur.
which begins shortly. II he can ar.
range the abbrevintlon OF his American
tour he may yield TO this pressure from
home. But naturally the managers
with whom he Is booked TO play here
until the hot weather term are exceed
ingly reluctant about letting him of.