Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25

~ Itbdlutu as Bouu lNlUk WIN
more money than talent But gradual
" Mr. Lormer with his superb stage
production, began % faston firm hold
upon the public ana before he closed
his run he was drawing large and
wholly delighted audiences. This eX-
perlcnco has been repeated In the other
cities visited by THE Shepherd King"
ana II Is quite apparent that LOrimer
Is fully established star Under the
active ana adroit management OF VIII
liam A. Brady fresh impetus is given
TO hts progress and there IL assurcdly
a future OF large Importance awaiting
him,
1t viii be well to view with extreme
skeptlclsm all published announce
ments Of the title ana character of the
play which David Beusco ia writing
for Blanche Bates, Nothing of am au-
thentic nature has been or win be Civ
EN- out regarding this work until just
before 1t Is actually produced Mr.
Belasco always preserves the utmost
secrecy in these matters. partly as a
matter of policy and partly also TO pre-
vent the possibility Of his being fore
stalled The Bates play will not be
presented In any event until next sea-
son as the actress Is booked for
spring run In THE Darling Of the
Gods at the Academy Of Music. This
establishment, by the by with Sweet
Kitty Bellairs' as the current attrac-
ton, is drawing almost as many per-
sons from the exclusive uptown circles
OF city life as from its ordinary
sources of patronage, The unusual
spectacle OF long lines OF private equip
ages outside the Academy doors is
Witnessed nightly, recalling memories
or the period when grand opera -four
ished In the fine old structure.
Arnold DAILY has abandoned for the
time being all thought OF making a
new production ut the Garrick theater
This course has been rendered neces-
sary by the ever advancing prosperity
OF Bernard Shaws you Never Can
Tell which Is pretty nearly n not quite
the comedy hit Of the season. II Is eX-
tremely doubtful If n change OF bin
Mt this house will be even remotely
considered between now and the end
OF the amusement term.
The opening date for the big Thomp-
son Dundy Hlppodrome has now been
settled for March H. and all the inter-
venlng time viii he required, even with
night and day shifts Of workmen I'm
getting the structure finished inside and
out The building is by all odds the
most imposing structure In the world
devoted to amusement purposes and
impresses all beholdes with it's Inn
mensity and the grace OF it's architee-
tural lines IL win seat nearly 1900
persons more than the Metropolitan
Opera House and more than Madison
Square Garden when the circus IL there.
In one OF the spectacles now I'm prepar-
alton for the opening, more than 900
persons WIN appear upon the stage.
Lew Dockstader came TO town on sun
day morning and left again Mt night
10 rejOin his minstrel company. Il am
exceedingly well pleased" he said,
with the result of my present tour.
Al Denver for II performances the or
chesta remained on the stage. and I'm
Texas where we played six 0ne-night
stands TO enormous attendance, it re-
quired Ave special trains to make the
jumps on time. I'm Memphis and New
Orleans we had colossal receipts and IN
10 One-night towns from New Orleans
TO Norfolk We turned people away
everywhere In spite OF the unparalleled
cold SPELL IL cost us 81 900 In railroad
fare for our run from Norfolk to Bos-
ton, but even that didn't make n dent
in the weeks profits. After we play
In Baltimore we shall return TO New
York for several weeks In and around
this city,
e. S, Willard does not believe IN max
Ing speeches before the curtain during
the progress Of any OF his perform
anCes. Last Monday night, and again
on Thursday evening, upon which oc-
casions he revived THE Mlddleman'
and THE Professors Love story" the
audiences applauded him with eXtraor-
binary fervor for at least "A quarter Of
an hour at a stretch with the manifest
desire OF inducing him to address them,
but he did not respond. This was not
intended as a dscourtesy upon MIR.
WIZARDS part, but was simply the de-
sire OF an artist TO do nothing that
might dispel the Illusion Of his lmper-
sonatlon.
George NJ. Conan has practically conf
pleted the musical comedy In which he
il to play the star role nest season,
and he has also fully mapped out the
piece ne has contracted to provide for
Klaw & Erlangor Little Johnny
Jones" win not be shelved when Mr.
Conan drops out OF the cast but VIII be
sent through the country Win announcer
actor I'm his place, For q mere young
ster Of twenty-slx, Conan has made re-
markable progress az writer, composer
stage director and actor
"The ticket spectators" said one Of
that fraternity yesterday, 'Urc making
more money ont Of David Wariield's
engagement IN "Tho Music Master at
the Rilou than out Of any other enter
talnment I'm town. Mrs. Carter ia all
most equally profitable TO as and, In
fact, Is turning people away from the
Belasco theater.' Some managers like
to have the spectators in front OF their
doors. for their presence indicates the
largest measure OF success.
The forthcoming engagement of Miss
Ells Jcmreys at the New Amsterdam
| theater viii be confined to fortnight,
| owing 10 the fact that the time OF this
establishment IS fully booked for the
| rest OF the season. There Ia widespread
interest In Miss Jeffreys' appearance
by reason Of the commendatory reports
which have preceded her from London.
| The advance sale is already very large.
LEANDER RICHARDSON