Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-25

] OF note IN the CITY ana many VINO Ndlle
| long distances TO aid IN the good work.
The Lambs took a prominent part, pre-
sentng a new skit on the Wariel1
play. 1.-THE Music Master" entitled
1.-THE Music Mister" by Edgar Smith
Mrs. Leslie Carter VIM. Gillette, Ethel
Barrymore, Evie Green, THE College
Wldower" from Webers and Robert
Edeson and his football players from
"Strongheart." n sklt entitled THE En-
tertainment Agency" with Lew Fields,
David Warheld, Dinghy Bell, Nat Wills,
Henry Dlxey, Sam Bernard, Pete Dali
ley. Hattie Williams, Vincent Serano,
Joseph Coyne. Hugo Toland, Blanche
Bates, Blanche Walsh, Phoebe Davis,
Hllda Spong and host OF others. The
list OF patronesses included the most
noted society leaders In town and 1t Is
doubtful II ever there was a benefit at
which the seats brought such high
prices. Poor Joseph Holland will be
enabled TO end his days in comfort, for
the house was packed.
An interesting event OF the week was
the first appearance OF Miss Louise
Drew, the daughter OF John Drew,
with Robert Edeson In 'Strongheart'
at the Hudson theater and Monday
night. She took the role OF Molly Liv-
| iHbotVH tHc Aeduillb ltlHiHHiv P"A"
|
The Academy OF Music these days
and nights IL being packed to the Mt
most limit OF It's capacity with the
crowds that swarm to Fourteenth street
to see 1.-THE Darling OF the Gods" With
the pro-Japanese feeling that has ex-
listed in this town all through the Rus
so Japan war and the recent defeat Of
| Kuropatkln by Oyama, the Japanese
enthusiasm runs high In New York and
the picturesque drama Of old Japan
before the crossword edict went forth,
was never appreciated so much even In
the hey-dey OF It's original run at the
Belasco theater. Blanche Bates, who
will not be seen again In the piece after
| this season, is as charming as ever ana
the grim minister OF war with whom
she fights her diplomatic duel for her
| Kara, is as forceful and dramatic n
character as one could see upon the
stage Even without Miss Bates, this
piece is strong enough TO go on living
prosperously for years
David Belascb and his lieutenants are
having their own troubles with the
ticket specula tors that clog the en-
trance TO the Belasco where Mrs. Car
ter Ia playing every performance to tho
capacity Of the house In "Adrea." The
license law, which permits spectators
10 do business In this city, Is a nuisance
when one encounters tremendous sue
cess like "Adres-" Patrons of the house
had for weeks and weeks to almost fight
their way TO the doors through the
| swarms OF spectators that blocked the
sidewalks. Mr. Belasco. however APP
pealed to tho police on the grounds that
the spectators, despite their licenses,
were O public nuisance, and the outside
men who have found a golden field
at this theater now have to stand 30
feet away from the entrance on either
side.
The small boy is happy, for he ls be-
ing borrowed by all his relatives these
| days as an excuse for going TO the cir
Gus. Barnum and Balley's Greatest
Show on Earth" opened at the garden
on Thursday night, bringing n host OF
| new European specialties, many OF
them OF a most thrilling sort. The
| most sensational feature of the circus
this year Is the woman, a Frenchwo-
| man, who dashes down an inclined
plane In an automobile, which Is gripped
TO an iron rail In the center turns un-
der, shoots up and crosses n gap up
side down, striking n curved track on
the opposite side and comes down 70
earth. Another sensational gap-jurnp-
ing feat IL that OF the brothers Ancil-
otti who start from opposite inclined
| planes one looping a gap upside down
and the other right side up Mt the
same time Then there ls n reproduce
ton OF the Delhi Durbar, as II was ORIG
inally feen In India. and three honro
and half OF tumbllng, acrobatic feat.
horsemanship bareback riding aerial
acts, and the usual features of a circus
|
Tony Pastor, the dean Of the vaudo-
| vile world celebrated his fortieth an
| nivarsary as a manager at his house
on Fourteenth street on Wednesday
| night. Although only 40 years n man
| ager, Tony Pastor made his ilrst ap-
pearance on the stage 50 years ego,
when he was years OF age making his
initial bow In Barnum's museum AZ
Ann street and Broadway, He Grltted
! into the circus business and became n
bareback rider. tumbler and rlnglnaster.
In Chicago IN 1856 he first attempted
comedy acting, playing Yankee parts.
| His first New York house was called
Tony Pastors Opera House and was at
| POI Bowery, now the Peoples theater.
where he remained until he took his
| present quarters The list of stars who
have played with Tony Pastor includes
Lillian Russell, Nat Goodwin, Helene
/ Dauvray, Evans and Hoey Harrington
and Hart, William Harris, now man
nger OF the Garrick theater; Dan Daily,
| Weber and Fields, Francis Wilson,
Denmau Thompson, Dan Sully Neil
Burgess and a host OF others equally
| well known.
Nat Goodwin, Whose season has been
! exceptionally successful, Is thinking OF
going TO London I'm May for a long stay
I at lakewood, his English home, and
/ may possibly try a short season In Lon
don, putting on AN American Clt-
gen. ana "A Gilded Fool"
Lew Dockstader has ambitious plans
, for next season having originated II
new scheme Of mlnstresy the details
~ which he absolutely refuses TO dis
close even 70 his own business man
ager. MeBnwhlle, Dockstader IL having
hard time winning a bet he made with
George Conan that he could go three
( weeks without even cracking a smils
| on or on the stage The wager is large
enough for a new suit Of clothes, and
Dockstader says he needs the new suit
Georgia Conan by the way, at the
| conclusion OF his summer engagement
az the New York, is going to retire TO n
summer home he has purchased down
on Long Island and there complete the
new plays which no Is TO write for Fay
Templeton and himself for next season
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Charles Frohman placed the Herald
Square theater at the disposal OF the
81. Petersburg Dramatic company
Thursday afternoon. This Is the Rus
sian company Of players that was ex.
PEELED from 81. Petersburg for present.
ing Tsohirikoff's three-act DIANA, "The
Chosen People" The play was pre-
scented by the company IN Russian On
Thursday afternoon, 1t Is n powerful
drama dealing with the wrongs OF the