Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-29

ly enough, unusual interest attaches to
the event.
Sergeant Brue," at the l<nlcker-
booker theater seems to be just about
the thing for Frank Daniels and his as
socIates, Daniels Ia not easy to TT with
stage material, owing To his personal
peCuliarities Of manner, but the tailor
ing In the present instance viii not re-
quire making over The book, by owen
Hall, and the music, by Liza Lehman,
is all that could be wished for ana
the Interpretation by Mr. Dlllnghams
capital company IA without flaw. This
organization rs by far the best IN
diylduallv and I'm detail that MIR
Daniels has ever known. In the list
Of players are Blanche Ring Sally
Fisher clara Belle Jerome, Anna Fitz-
hugh Harry MacDonough, Alfred Hick-
man, Gilbert Clayton, Laurence Wheat
Ga promising son Of the gifted Nine,
Kate Rolla) and stageful Of subor-
dinate but capable performers. Ser
gcant Brue' Is doing business
"Thc Proud Laird" at the Manhattan
thoater is a questionable venture, 1t Is
the work Of Charles Cartwright and
COsmo Hamilton and its treatment IL
excessively British. Whether 1t will
apneal to American favor or not Is a
matter Of extreme doubt, "Tho Proud
Laird" is issued with care in the
choice of performers and liberality In
the stage details, In the company are
Robert Lorraine, H. Hassard- Short Il.
d. Lyons, w, H. Denny j. II, Bunny,
Thomas II, Thoruc, Sidney Smith,
Charles J, Burbidgc, Dorothy Donnclly,
the men fan to II. iiassard- Short and
IT, y, Lyons. while Miss Donnelly
very charming American actress, easily
leads the feminine portion of the cast.
oscar Hammersten has not quite
made up his mind as to whether he will
open his roof garden at all during the
coming summer or keep 1t closed. He
has fully decided, however that hts
downstairs theater shall not be shut
during the heated spell There ia usually
a reason for anything upon which oscar
finally decides, lie remarks that last
fan, when his hubble had become ac-
custOmcd TO going elsewhere through
the summer It took him several weeks
tu remind them that he was doing busi-
ness at the old stand So he win not
let them lose sight OF him this time. But
he may compromise by giving matinee
performances I'm his theater and night
shows upon his roof
Thank heaven" exclaimed Blanche
Bates ON Broadway this afternoon, "af-
ter next week shall see no more OF
The Darling Of the Gods | suppose
! shouldn't speak like that either, for
the play has advanced my position as
an actress immensely. But you cannot
imagine the wearing influence that
comes with speaking the same lines and
going through the same movements
night in. and night out for two or three
years, ! have played this part more
than one thousand times, and 1t often
seems as II I should 60 distracted. My
vacation will be a sublime relief
Marie Tempest has made a real hit a
the Empire with THE Freedom Of SUI
zannc" the risQuc situations in which
have tickled the fancy Of jaded New
Workers. quite beyond words. II seems
rather pity that the comedy could not
have been brought to town i'm the early
part of the season, for It would UNI
doubleday have run far beyond the brief
period allotted to II by Mr.. Frohman,
WIN London like "Rafnes' as much
as we have liked It during the past two
seasons I'm America? This Is a query
of more than passing interest TO biebler