Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-23
LeanderRiChardSOn'S Letter


one performance last week TO receipts
OF about $40. This Ia an extreme IN
stance TO be- sure, but 1t serves TO show
that variety entertainments, as well
as those OF the Legitimate" descrlp-
ton are having an of time Of IT Just
now The explanation given by the
vaudeville managers ~ that they can't
lind enough attractions to 60 around.
Rut that doesn't account for the tum-
bic IN Mr., Hammersteius receipts.
Reference TO Thompson, the elephant
man, reminds me that one OF the
vaudeville magnates OF the southwest,
who was IN town the other day gave
"a rather unique reason Tor declining TO
book Thompson and his wonderful ami
mails IN that section of the country:
"Ihe man gives a splendid perform
ance--splendid,' said this manag ger,
and We would gladly book him II we
didn't know that he was married to a
white woman In Europe. Let that fact
get INTO our newspapers, and the thea
ters In which Thompson should appear
would be practically deserted except
ing by colored people We can't afford
TO fight racial prejudice and so we are
compelled to pass up wholly enter
tanning act,'
The Liebler & Co. Offices in the
Knickerbocker theater building are
nlled with activity at this particular
time, Some Of the attractions under
the immediate eye of managing direc-
tor Taylor are already under way, hut
several others are stu to be launched.
Eleanor Robson has started upon her
tour to the Pacific coast in Merely
Mary Ann" and she win not return
90 New York until January, when she
Is TO appear at Days theater IN a
nes play. William Faversham. who Is
10 open mis- season IN Cincinnati oct.
In Edwin Milton Royle's western
drama The SQuaW Man" will visit
Chicago and Immediately afterward IL
to come to the Herald Square t4aater
for run. Ezra Kendall in "WeathAr-
beaten Benson goes to California for
an early tour Arnold DAILY may re-
main through most OF the season at the
Garrick theater with his series Of plays
hy George Bernard Shaw Mrs Madge
Carr Cook, with nearly the same cast
that supported her last year In Mrs.
Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch" has de-
parted for san Francisco direct and
viii play her way back TO the Atlantic
seahoard. Kyrle Bellows season in
.NblltNs llt Amateur AldthNIIldlt Is
scheduled for opening at the Colonial
theater, Boston, the first week IN Octo-
Der Mr. Belew will play through the
south this year for the first time in
many seasons. The Prodigal SON
with its all-star cast, Is already in pos
session Of the New Amsterdam thea
ter Miss Ellis Jeffreys, who made a
great success here last spring. Is to
come back during the early season
with a brand new play written special
~ for her, Will T, Hodge, IN his own
new comedy, Eighteen Miles from
Home" has made an excellent record
ON the road and an opening Is being
arranged for him in New York "In
the Bishops Carriage" with Arthur
Byron and Mabel Taliafero at the head
or the cast, Is to have its trial gallon
ION the road" quite shortly.
Elsie Janis, who enjoyed a fine hit on
the New York Roof Garden during the
summer with her clever stage mimicry
VIII become a star under the Lleber
management at New Years time In q
new piece by clyde Fitch and Sydney
Rosenhed. with score by Victor Her
bert This win be the first musical
entertainment TO be fathered by Mr.
Tyler and his associates and 1t Ia ia
be presented upon most pretentious
scale.
1t seems 20 be a settled thing that
the Rogers Brothers will be tentatively
handed by the Shuberts after this sea-
son. at the conclusion of which theil
contract with Klaw and Erlanger comes
TO an end, Mr. Erlanger has made no
EFFORT TO secure an extension OF his