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

NEWS, SATURDAY, +
other finished play OF Mexico and Texas
called "Laska.'
Charles Frohman has engaged Hilda
Spong for the William Gillette prodcc-
ton OF Sherlock Holmes" which takes
place az the Empire theater on March
g. Miss Spong is TO play the part of
Madge Larrabee, the adventures.
Florence Roberts, that gifted and pop
uhr daughter OF California, has just
closed a phenomenally successful en-
gagement ut Los Angeles and gone TO
Texas. on the completion Of her tour
OF the Lone Star state she will go back
70 san Francisco under the direction OF
Frederick Belasco
Mrs. II. c. De Mile has just COM
pleted arrangements whereby her son,
Cecil De Mile, is to produce the De
Mille-Belasco piece. Lord Chumley'
T. II, sothcrn's old success. IL Is in
terestng to note that the father wnote
the manuscript, the mother Is TO pre-
sent It and the son to play It.
Tree is planning TO devote Monday
night Of each week at his London thea
ter TO some modern play, while Much
Ado" is running at the other perform
ances, lie begins with Mrs. Wards
Agatha which will be acted on sew
era Monday nights. Then he Will try
lhsen's IAN Enemy OF Society"
Already there have been three acct
dents one fatal, on the revolving stage
for races in the Coliseum In London
The horses that run on 1t as Il turns
lose their footing, try 10 recover them
selves on the stationary stage. and so
throw their riders violently. One was
pitched into the orchestra pit and died
In few minutes.
Miss Lse Leigh former Utah girl,
and now well known eastern actress,
Is prominently pictured this week In
the New York Dramatic Mirror She Is
warmly commended for her excellent
work as leading wor Of the "Albee
Stock company" an wtueket. II. l.
II Is said she has entirely captlvated
the theatorgoing populace by her thor
oughy admirable performances
In a recent talk Nance ONeil said:
What Is a modern woman to do with
out ocoupatlon2 In so narrow PROV
incial way Of living as that Of Hedda
Gabler I'm her small Norwegian circle,
this lack OF occupation Is deadly
thing She Is called grossly selfish
and taken seriously, My idea Is that
She ls distinctly a comedy character.
Hedda has the keenest sense Of hui
NOR"
Forty acres OF land IN the northeastern
part OF Denyer's suburban region have
been purchased for the site Of an ac-
tors home. the price being $4,000
Plans for the building have been sub
mltted to James O'Neill and other d.
rectors and construction is expected
TO begin within few weeks. The es-
timated cost OF the building is $3.50 ,0O0
Many managers have promised to give
toward its fund the receipts from their
attractions FOR one day.
Los Angeles Is to have another new
playhouse, II is to be called the Maies-
tic theater, and oliver Morosco Is back
Of us construction which IL to cost
100000. The building VIII he Of brick.
steel and stone. seven stories high, on
the east side Of Broadway. between
sixth and Seventh streets It will COW
er an area ~ l22A by 1;F feet. 1t will
DC a combination office and theater
building The portion devoted 10 the
l,60O.
Poor old Londonl Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell Is not TO have Leah Kleschna" for
London after all As soon as Mrs.
Flske rellnouished her claims to the
London rights Mrs. Camnhell who was
crazy TO get the play for England. made
q big bid for II but charles Frohman,
II seems, has forestalled her and Sir
Charles Wyndham viii use this play
for his re-cntrance into London. Miss
Mary Moore inevitably OF course. will
be cast for the role OF Leah
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For tho next few weeks KIrke La
Shelle's THE Virglnian" company WIN
touch only the hgh places" en- route 10
california, giving Salt Lake the 20 by.
After a week In ST. Paul and Mnneap
OILS II VIII quickly "cut across lots" 10
Helena Butte Spokane, Portland. Ia
coma, Seattle and other cities In the
northwest II win then follow the
mountain train south 10 the land Of
sunshine ana flowers and viii be- in
California during the latter part OF
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which Is being presented under the iolnt
management Of William A. Brady and
Joseph Grismer. Is nlqylng to the larg
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