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

tically smashes all similar pre-
vious beforehand figures, and
sends, with a single exception, the rec
ords TO the repair shop for revision, a
majority OF the young men seem TO
have found the price. For II there Is a
youthful gallant within radius OF
hundred miles who has not sgnliled his
intention OF taking the saccharne sub
jeet Of bis alteration TO see the great
Drury Lane spectacle, then the returns,
as the politicians say, have not yet
come IN from his county.
But the epidemic Is not confined 10
the young alone. Whole families, In
Guiding heads Of households, are down
Win II. while the ma'ady has broken
out IN clubs, colleges and schools Even
DE- Beatty. appointed health commits
soner to succeed himself, has displayed
symptoms OF wanting to see the alle-
gorlcal mater OF his nursery rhyme
days. No one seems to be immune. AS
for Manager Pyper Of the Salt Lake
Theater, Mother Goose has been
shaking her downy pillows over his
bed for the last two weeks. And yet
with all that he has no time for rest
why" said he TO the Deseret News,
1T is the biggest contract ! ever UNDER
took"
AT that moment there was vigorous
rapplng at the door leading from the
interior OF the Theater to MS private
office. He went to see what was the
trouble, only to be saluted with the
question. please, sir, shan we rent
the telephone building on the north for
dressing rooms?' The perspirlng man
aKer simply waved them back as he
pushed his fingers through his luXuriant
locks and said, I'm see you In a min
ute, boys" Then he went back to hs
desk and tried to ut a great stack OF
letters that had come In from over the
state with money orders, checks bills,
etc, In payment for the best seats In
the house" Az he perplexedly surveyed
them Treasurer DER and the postman
appeared with as many more, and he
simply sank into his chair and pro-
cceded to prove that he bad received
some nursery rhyme education himself
in hls boyhood day9 by improvising IN
tone OF half despair;
"GoOsey goosey glnder, whittier shall
wander7
Up street and down street and back to
my own chamber.
There 10 meet a thousand men who look
at me with gares
I'LL / take them by the left leg and
throw them down the stairs"
What critic viii dare, after that, to
even Intimate that Mr.. Pyper's juye-
nile fancy was not turned In the right
direction.
But seriously, Mr. pyper has done
and Ia doing wonders to accommodate
this gigantic extravaganza. II will ar
rive here on Monday and WIN open on
Tuesday for seven performances, In
which VIII be embraced the Wednesday
and Saturday matlnees. There Is small
likelihood OF disappointment anywhere.
IL IL believed that everyone who wants
10 see Mother Goose" will have that
privilege some night OF the engagement.
Speaking OF the show, It's immensely
and requirements, Manager PIPER said
10 the News"
THE most difficult problem with
which ! have to contend Is In providing
adequate dressing rooms These we
must have for upwards OF 300 people.
Add 100 more TO this number who are
employed as carpenters, electricians,
stage hands scene shlfters, oVerseers
and what not, and sou win get an id9d
OF the discipline and intelligence that
must obtain to have that many per
SONS cared for on the stage nj one me
without getting them into hopeless
tumble. But We are going TO do It We
have cleared up the entire west side of
the basement and there we will put
100 members Of the company. New
electric lights and chairs have been
Installed for their benefit aud comfort
The new dressing rooms on the third
floor and the supers' room viii accom-
modate another hundred. The third
hundred must be cared for I'm the regu-
lar dressing rooms, new and old The
residue VIII have to be taken into the
east fly gallery. You know special pro,
vision must be made for the company.
which is comprised principally Of the
fair sex, and referring TO that fact Il
u probably worthy Of mention that the
dangers for fire are greatly lesscned. n
not entirely removed N they were
men, II Is almost certain that amone
that number some fellow would try TO
smoke cigarette on the side
ITO this mighty host OF ptage people
comes another augmentation OF 30 Salt
Lake children, who appear IN some of
the big cimaXes There must be room
10 dress undresa, redress and prepare
these little folks for the part they are
60 play"
II would he useless and perhaps not
IN the best taste to attempt n detailed
advance description Of the colossal ana
spectacular Mother Goose" production,
certain II Is that II Ia q gorgeous dream
OF color. costumes and eNtrayaEanzn
display IN which beautiful women Gle.
yer comedians pantomlmlsts and bal
lets both surface and arelal, play their
parts Perhaps the most striking fen.
ture OF this aggregation Of striking fen.
lures, Is the "Grlgolatls dance" which
is executed IN md-air between tho
second gallery and the top OF the
proscenlum, during which the dancers
scatter flowers with lavish hands over
the audience below.
For several days the preliminary star
OF mechanics have been I'm the clty
making preparations for the pres,n.
tation OF the production In addition 10
the salt Lake patronage that VIII be
received on the opening night, specIni
excursion train WIN bring patrons from
Payson and an intermediate points. ON
Wednesday night ogden and Farming,
ton and the Intermediate towns will con-
tribute TO the personnel OF the audi.
ence' and Provo win do likewise on Fri
day
Al the Salt Lake theater tonight To-
semi Murphy VIII close his enlargement
OF three performances OF Kerry Cow"
ana shaun Rhue" Mr.. Murphy IA a
good actor and he has a good reper-
toire. The fact that he came In lust
ahead OF Mother Goose" about which
the town is wrought up is his misfor-
tune Many more persons might have
witnessed his productions with profit
The criticism OF his plays appears In
the news section OF this issue Of the
paper.
Manager Piper Of the Salt Lake the
ater Is pleased 10 announce Ia the nat
tons OF his house that during the week
ne signed contract which Will bring