Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-26

N ment famine IS over and the PEE
V Rod OF plenty is upon u.s. Las.
saturday night several OF the
combination houses threw open their
doors and on Monday evening the first
DIG show" OF the season was present.
ed at the Broadway Tuesday witness
ed a rousing welcome OF Raymond
Hitchcock at Wallacks u d new play
by Edward T.. Kldder These enter
tainments are IN excess of the rcylyals
Of last seasons strong successes, such
as Mrs. LehingWelrs Boots, THE Wo-
man In the Case" and Woodland" all
Of which are with us again so, IL win
De seen, We are rather sumptuously
provided with things to see and hear,
even at this early stage of the proceed
lngs, BY the end Of next week the
great majority of our places Of resort
Will be 'on their way the roof gar
dens viii be closing In, and the Ten
derloin viii be a dazzling blaze OF H.
Elimination I'm the theater district, From
the road reports OF large early re-
ceipts are coming In. showing that
there is a lively demand for the work
OF the players. This OF course does not
refer TO the south, where the yellow
fever conditions have effectually thr0t-
tied the fall business, causing COM
plete revision Of many routes and the
pos,ponement Of numerous openings.
The loss attendant upon this situation
is severely felt for when the southern
section Is open to theatrical attractions
the first companies upon the ground al
most invariably do am enormous busl-
ness, and this gives the managers plen-
" ot ammunition at the start--a high
~ desirable matter IN a calling 80 pre-
carious as theirs
II is generally believed by those who
guide our theatrical des,inles through
out this broad land-~and such people
are by no means confined to New York
that the coming season win be one Of
the most prosperous in our history.
There is no presidential upheaval to in
spire distrust and tImdI.y, the relations
between capital and labor are unusual
~ peaceful In all sections Of the coun-
icy. and business both I'm manufactures
and crops never offered a more hopeful
outlook. In addition to all this the I'm
ancai barometer as eXempIided IN Wall
street Is at Fair Weather and no i'm
n tdiate storms are foreshadoWed there
An this justihes an optimistic tone in
amusement circles which finds a ma
torial corollary In the general quality
OF goodness that marks very nearly all
the entertainments so far announced
Managers are running 70 big things this
season--shows with plenty ~ people and
lots Of expense They feel they are jus
thec in this by present conditions
petition, too, will be keen, indeed
kCenrr than ever before and this works
- the benefit Of the public at large II
SPELLS the ruin Of the small, petty shows
that used TO be considered good enough
THIS is the era Of large important
achievements and in nothing Is this
more manifest than I'm the peoples
anUsemonts
THE Pearl and the Pumpkin" at the
Broadway theater, is a very great hit.
and entirely deserving Of the enthusl-
1atlc commentator lavished upon t.
The piece Itself is lively and droll. the
music Is capital the acting is excellent.
ana the production in the matter Of
scenery, costumes and other accessories
Is superb Expressions Of approval on
Monday night arose sometimes TO the
ront OF cheering and the whole show
moved WIFI dash and go that must
lhfe been exceedingly satisfactory to
''t Hl'Il E'HNeuL as well as the Der-
formers The Pearl and the Pumpkin"
ls ttntcstic extravaganza and about
the best Of It's kind thus far revealed to
the public. Ii Is the work Of Paul West
an uncommonly clever New York news
paper writer, and W. W. Densow. with
score by J. w, Brattou. Among the
aplest and most successful members Of
the notable cast were Edwin stevens
ladmlrdbe), Joseph Kane talented.
Slger Mjdgely Harry MacDouough
Nunny), George Richards. Gertle Car
isle tsWeeO, Carol McComas (smarD
LA Hawley and Ethel Johnson.
II was rather risky experiment that
Henry W. Savage made IN taking Ray
mond Hitchcock out Of musical farce
WIN its ollurIng background OF color
and pretty girls, and putting him into
modern comedy with only a few songs
10 make contrast with the dialogue.
But with his customary buoyancy Mr..
Sayages comes out Of the undertake
Ing fully satisfied with the quality Of
his success, Easy Dawson the new
piece by T., +. Kidder supplies uumer-
Gus opportunities for the exploitation
Of Alr HitchcoCk's quaint hunor. and
none Of these Is overlooked by the
comedian who has surely wldened the
scope OF his art through this persona
ton. The character is an easygoing
country fellow who mvents a cream
separator. and when It 81 stolen from
him he doesn't bother over its recov-