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

When Florence Roberts the Califor-
MIA star appears inNew York. shortly
after the holidays, she will be seen In
several plays in her extensive roper
toire, including Paul Armstrong; Ann
La Mont"
Marie Tempest, whom Charles Froh-
man hurried across from London to
New YORK last spring to appear in The
Freedom of Suzanne" now Is on tour
OF England. playing to enormous busl-
hess In this delightful play
Nh Willard IL to appear this winter
In short play, THE Man Who Was"
which, with such an actor as he for the
chief part. ought to seem an effective
"dramatization' of Kipllngs story.
Miss Bingham's husband, Lloyd Bing-
nam, who recently closed a brief star
ring tour in Celtic drama. ireland ="
says he Is soon TO start out again. Last
time 1t was over the Shubert chain OF
theaters, now Il Is TO be along the
klaw & Erlanger circuit.
Alfred Sutro has made another ten
strike In London as a playwright II
the reception accorded his latest play,
The Perfect Lover is a criterion.
Lewis Waller and Evelyn Willard have
the leading characters.
Blanche Walsh has apparently Gre
ated an equal, If not greater, sensation
with THE Woman in the Case" IN chi
cago than she did IN New York. The
piece has particular fascination for
the western theater patrons, and Nc
Nicker's theater has been sold out for
three weeks ahead.
William G. DeMllle, author OF
'Strongheart," Is just now receiving
hearty congratulate from his friends.
II isn't over the birth OF new play,
but OF daughter, who, by the way,
VIII represent the third generation of
the DcMille family in America,
"The Ninety and Nine. which plays
another engagement in New York next
month. is drama rather out Of the
ordinary. IL was suggested by the
famous Moody and Sankey hymn and
II tells the retaining OF the erring
One who shows himself TO be a hero
when the occasion offers
After the wives OF actor-managers.
their daughters. Mr.. Tree has accepted
a play OF which Joan Of Arc is the hero
Inc, 80 that his diyineiy tall daughter
Viola. may act that heroine. Mr.. Tree
likes, besides, to put the middle ages
on the stage and no manager, not even
Irving. has done II more pictorialy.
One Washington play--that Is. a play
Of Washington life--has failed. but al !
ready another has taken its place.
The Embassy Ball" written by Au-
gustus Thomas for D'Orsay. has been /
and THE Little Gray
Lady" 10y Claiming Pollock. was Civ .
en- its premiere at Hartford week .
ago, The prominent characters are A..
treasury clerks. Julia Dean has the IT, |
he role.
\ new theatrical firm has entered
ne Held. composed Of Arthur Clark.
manager for Raymond Hitchcock. who
ias been with Henry w. Savage many
ears, and Henry Converse. Bos ton
capitalist and owner OF the Maiden.
Mass auditorium. The firms first ven
IRE will be the taking over Of The
gingerbread Man" the new play by
Rankin and sloan. and It's first presen.
alton will occur In New York.
Geoge c. Tyler of Lebler & Co and
IT. Eugene Presbrey have sailed fo-
.ondon 70 prepare for the opening o,
'yrle Bellew in 'Raffles," March Isl In
ne OF the Charles Frohman London
heaters. All OF Bellows London COM