Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04

1925 HIS afternoon at the Grand
theater Harry Corson Clarke has
announced one of his old time re-
ccptions to follow the matinee.
Wednesday the first Of these receptions
IN many years was held, and Mr..
Clarkes new and old theatrical folk
served punch and shook hands with the
friends that linger still, and the new
ones that have drifted In with the
changing conditions in Salt Lake. The
matinee girls who thronged the stage
found lots of romance in being behind
the scenes even for just a little while.
and picking out In the company the
faces OF those they remembered, ana
those they liked but hadn't seen before.
10 Mr.. Clarke the occasion seemed 20
have something OF the flavor OF old
wine 20 tia suggestion OF halt Forgot
ten memories Of days when Salt Lake
was part town, part village, and m q
small way part clty'-and especially
of a particular Christmas night when
he spoke the first lines IN the Grand
theater, with a stock company CONF
posed Of people young I'm the profess
sion. but who went forth with It's nnal
splitting up 10 careers that have made
their names famous over America, and
IN some cases over the world.
And the memories left behind by
player folk after they have completed
their exits and their entrances, Is often
fragrant especially TO the lmpresslonis-
tic matinee girls, who Wednesday were
hunting for evidences OF old days.
Don't be bashful-come right up
was Mr. Clarkes greeting TO some hcsl-
tatlng visitors who came only as far as
the side scenes. Remember your Of
course / do, you're BiNy Hutchnson's
little girls, and Billy was a great boy
with me. why II 1t hadn't been for
Billy don't know what we'd have done
IN San Antonio last season"
The curtain was In the road, and as
the audience had gone out, Mr., Clarke
asked 20 have IL run up.
sure Harry, I'm do IT," was the way
A stage hand Indicated that he was
there In the days of % and 95, when
only the play but never the players
changed az each weeks end
Those were great old days, weren't
they-those first days OF the Grand %
suggested the man with the notebook
who wanted 10 know what manner Of
memories fingered with Mr. Clarke OF the
opening OF the Grand and the members
Of the companies that we now hear
Of I'm big star parts. I'm his note book
were the names Of Blanche Bates, now
starring I'm THE Darling ~ the Gods"
Sarah TruaX, star for next season
member Of an star east Of THE Two
Orphan." I'm New York Jane Ken
mark, star In Moths" Victory Bate
man, omotlonal-uow New York. r.
Daniel Frawley, globe trotter, and
round the world star; Walter Edwards,
star, Conan Doyle's Sign OF the
Four" Howard Kyle, star In Nathan
Hale" Madge Corr Cooke, mother of
Eleanor Robson; William Ingersoll,
Plttsburg stock Geo. r. Edeson. IA
ther OF the Robert Edesou star. Rehec-
ca Warren who has been carving out q
name for herself IN the east; Jessie
Izette and the always funny ana
amusing "Bnkey' Blakemore.
with this stock IN trade he vontured
10 query the actor on the paths OF hla
old friends The names took rapid
transformation IN the speech Of Mr.,
Clarke. for he was one craftsman
speaking OF his fellows.
Tim FrawleY---do l remember him2