Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

season of 1905, now at IT.
height If II continues as It has begun.
win be vastly more prosperous than Its
predecessor. IN fact, last year the
atrlcals generally went topsy turvy the
country over, and few houses did more
than to hold their own.
How much confidence our amusement
lovers feel In Salt Lake IS well illus
trated by the fact that Christmas day
sees another big theatrical competitor
entering the lists, and that thereafter
four houses viii be appealing to the
public for patronage, whereas 1t IL
only short time ago that we all felt
doubtful of our ability to sustain two
Truly Salt Lake has emerged from her
swaddlmg clothes.
AN examination OF the list OF at
fractions offered at our house for the
past year" said Manager George ID.
Pyper 10 the News" Shows that we
have had good our share OF the the
Rtrlcal menu offered the Anne rican pub
lie. The attractions have covered all
classes OF entertainment except bathing
and football. Shakespeare has been
given a prominent part In the years
work and the great bard has not suf-
fered at the hands of Sothern. Marlowe,
james Kidder, Hanford. Gale--a good
ly list for one year. A taste
OF grand opera by Savage which
has whetted our appotites for
more and I'm February we viii get
Faust, Die Valkyre, Rlgolotto, and
Dear old Stoddart and HIS Bonnie
Brier Bush. Margaret Anglin, Dustin
Farnum In The Nirginian.' White
Whittelsey, Florence Roberts and Will
ton LAckaye have furnished the dra-
matte element for the season, and we
nave had musical comedies. comic
operas and extrayaganzas galore. no.
tubly Mother Goose, Red Father
"Tenderfoot,' Girl from Kays, Buster
Brown Prince of Pilsan' Sho Gum
the home company In The Jolly Mus
keteers, and others. And comedies2
What about those presented by Law
rance Oorsay, VIII m Collier, Jener-
son Brothers. Lionel Barrymore,
Shauncey Olcott, Nat Goodwin, John
Drew, Ezra Kendall. May irwin. Mrs.
Wiggs, Ethel Barrymore and did any
And now we end up the season with
the enormous production Of Ben Hur'
and no better attraction could possibly
De round for Christmas week.
our prospects for next year are good
ana include Woodland" Yankee
Consul English Strand Opera COM
pahy, Beauty and the Beast" County
chairman, "Prlmrose's Ministries.
Pauline Hall, Creston Clarke, pin
Pan. Pouf," Little Johnny Jones3
Collier, BABES In TQyland," blanche
Walsh and Sothern and Marlowe.
we shall continue TO give Salt LAX
ers me best that can be secured in
the dramatic field. our public has been
seherous and certainly deserves the
Dest TO be found in America In the
amusement line"
The coming OF Louis James 10 tho
Salt Lake theater next week TO pre-
sent a series Of reyivals of his great I
EST characteri2ations recalls the COM
inent or q prominent eastern reviewer
VINO truthfully said that few actors |
on the stage are 50 well equipped by |
nature and experience to transmit tho |
traditions of the Golden Age OF dras |
matte art as Louis James, who is the |
last remaining link OF that great chain |
OF actors that extends from Edwin |
Forrest to himself"
MI James viii present Monday night
buiWer Lytton's acknowledged mos. |
,erpleee' Rlchelieu, Tuesday night |
,aines sheridan Knowles sublime |
nee, 'Ingomar" and "Wednesday night
THE Merchant OF Ven.
ce. veritable dramatic festival
Inc supporting cast to Mr.. James viii |
Ie very strong, headed as IL is by that
Ioung and vigorous actor. Mr.. Norman
,iackett Others In the list are James
\. Young, Charles Stcdman, Harry q
55arton, and Milton Mobiles, Jr., while
no Two leading ladies' are Aphle
!, Dung and Terese beagle, the two la
lies alternating principal roles,
.
Next Thursday morning seats WIFI be
'laeed on sale for all the performances
I Nav a. Erlanger's brilliant spectac-
lldr production OF Gen. Lew Wallaces
impressive romance, "Ben-Hur." AT the
'alt Lake theater. The eneaqer,ett
his visit IS for six nights and thres
natlnees, Christmas day, "Wednesday
nd saturday, starting Monday, Dec.
.. judging from the number OF in
ulrles made at the boxonlce during
ne past week, the advance sale prom
5es 10 be record breaker for Interest
7 the engagement Is far greater than
nat which marked the first visit TWO
ears ago.
The Salt Lake thoater will celebrate !
IS torty-iourth anniversary In March |
ext Old timers who have followed |
ne notaDIe career OF the house Will be
llsel ested IN the reproduction OF tho
UfFa
printed IN another part OF the Christ.
mas News.
Next weeks bill at The Lyric COM
Fencing this afternoon, win be tho
London Galcty Girls" The manage
aent claims To have recruited lie
lnEns ana dancing girls from the
3 rec. OF Anna Held and Weber A. {
Prof. willard Welhe has returned !
rom Chicago whore he went earIy in ! 4
ne month TO secure the scores of Tho :
pr thcomlng season at the Orpheum [
,nWm WIN open on Christmas night 7
~. Neihe reports that he has secured !
~ oIrnestlu' which win be one Of the q
est theatcr organization Of jts Kind :
the west. Some changes ere an :
ounced, The piano viii be eliminatad 4
ntlrely aud the following well know, Il
AT Lake musicians have been ON. \
aged: Leader and first violin. vii. Il
ard Weihe; violin, Willard Young- 1
ale second violin. Alfred Masterrnan. \
lola, Fred Midgley; flute. John NJ =
NTH clarionet Walter sims. strInr I
ass Chris Jesperson; cornet carl +
iollerupi trombone w II. DanieIs r
nd drums, Adelbert Bcceley -
The Interior or the new house Is rnn-
ily assuming the contour Of a modern
heater The scaffolding was removed r
MS week,tollowing the completion and :,
rylng OF the plaster work; the eIo in. y