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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-25
LeanderRiCh0rdS0n'S Letter

speclnl Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
NJ EW YORK. March 2l.--The feat
M ure OF the week IN Metropolitan
theatricals was the return OF
Richard Mansfield, who opened
his spring season at the New Amster-
dam theater on Monday In Beau
Brummell" Mansfield seems declu-
eddy anxious for work this year. as ne
has departed from his usual custom OF
two changes a week and is presenting
a different bill each night and VIII con"
tinue TO do so during the first three
weeks OF his engagement. HIS last
week win be devoted exclusively 10 ms
new production by Mollere, lie MIS-
anthrophe," For the first week his llsi
included Beau Brummell "Rlchard
ILL.," Ivan the Terrible" Or. Jekyli
and Mr., Hyde" and THE Merchant OF
Venice" In all of these he has been
seen here before, and OF them all Beau
Brummelr IL undoubtedly the most
popular and was wisely chosen for his
opening, His shylock, In The Mer-
chant" seems TO have grown more
sympathetic than II was formerly ana
In all but the court scene he carries the
sympathy OF the audience with the
downtrodden Jew. as Shakespeare In
tended, IVAN" which 10 great char
acter study rather than a dramat O
tale, Is as strong and forceful pre-.
sentation as when first seen here ana
Mansheld's Interpretation OF the role
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TN February OF 1882, In the little ltal-
Ian city Of Pesaro a peasant wo-
man gave birth to a child, lie was
christened Giaochlno Antonio. His
surname was Rossini. and to the world
of music It means as much as does
the name OF his great fellow country
man, Christopher Columbus, to the
world OF affairs.
one week from next Tuesday night,
April 4, IN the Salt Lake Tabernacle,
the greatest achievement In a life that
numbered many great achievements,
win be presented to the Utah public
In Rosslnl's "Stabat Mater" More than
a century has passed since the peasant
parents In far away Peraso rcjoIced
at the birth OF SON hut his music
has not lost, will never lose. it's power
TO thrill, TO upllft, to ennoble those
who hear II, Sung by Nordlca, DIPPED,
Homer and Gourmet, supported by the
chorus OF the Conrled Metropolitan
Opera company and the orchestra Of 90
pieces, Rosslni's "Stabat Mater" Will
present an unmatched opportunity to
the people Of this state.
And Rossini's parents thought they
could make a blacksmith out OF hint
When he was but 10 years Of age his
father took him to the one smithy In
Pesaro and there installed him as an
apprentice, Could surroundings be
more prosalc less calculated to bring
TO full fruition the budding music IN
the soul OF q boy? Frame the picture
In your memory. Sketch for yourself
the vision Of this swarthy Italian lad,
his back rising and falling as he toiled
at the bellows, his heart eaten with
the endless days at the forge, only
genius Of the highest character could
have risen triumphant from such en-
yironment
A wise man once said that genius
means hard work. True, but before the
hard work must come the genius. Rls-
SIM went from the blacksmith shop
Ia the music class. Few boys would
have done that Boy nature is the same
the world over the same 100 or 1000
years ago as today. Other youngsters
OF Rosslni's age preferred to loiter In
the soft italian air, TO play their lit
tie games, TO live out their little lives
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The testimonial benefit given to Jo-
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OF the despotic GEAR Is given added in
terest at the present time by the trou-
bles that are besetting VANS empire,
Crowded houses have greeted Mans
field at every performance and the out
look seems TO guarantee that his season
will close in a blaze of financial glory
For the last week OF their stay at the
Broadway Music hall, Joe Weber's
company OF fun makers produced new
skt entitled do Do" a burlesque on
the illusion "Dida," which has been
running at Hammerstein's Victoria for
two or three weeks. In the Illusion the
professor creates two women out OF
nothing, taking them from tank that
has previously been filed with water
In the sklt at Weber's, Joseph himself
playa the lecturer and Edna Chase
and Iva Barbour are the two young
women created out OF nothing"
Charles Bigclow, Aubrey Bouccault,
Frank Mayne, sam Marion and Sam
Collins are the water carriers and tia
whole is decidedly funny
A most decidedly .lever ana n
ieresimg burlcslus cq MrH Fsgss
Leah XlcschEa" WAs pro6EoeG 1t TIA
golonia Music hail On Monda, ntyn, by
Charles ROos anl Mabel Vsv;na Inder
the title OF "fsaa Kesalsr" II ien
about 30 minutes AMI n rkAt tine took
In the Whole lNNc aoAner u Mrs. T.stcs
play Miss Fcnlcn, whose 5prlssque
Of Mira Flgke's Tees OF tls I'CeDer-
yllles," was one of he funniest things
OF her career was at her best IN tho
fafe-robbing scene. her Ines being 81,
al times sufficiently hunorOus 20 keep
the audience In roars, Even Mrs. Tlske
would be forced 70 smile II she could
see It,
Wrlgh. Lorimor, whose success In
"The hhspherd King" az the New York
hsa been decidedly satisfactory TO both
himself ana bis manager william A.
BRADY. Raye special matinee at that
house on Thursday, presenting two one
net PLAYS "Chattcrton" and "A Cleri-
cal Error" and the third act OF THE
Shepherd King" II really gave New
workers. their FIRST opportunity to judge
OF Mr. LOrimers versatility, as he hal
been seen here before In only his strong
biblical drama. The applause bestowed
upon him was both generous and gem
ulne,
on Monday last Miss Ellis Jeffreys,
the statuesque and beautiful young
English actress, transferred her pro.
ductlon OF lie Prince Consort" from ths
New Amsterdam 10 the KnIckerbocker.
Before the termination OF her engage
ment az that house she Ia to be seen In
big revival OF London Assurance" a
special cast OF stars having been en-.
gagged 10 support her in Il, Miss Jeff-
reys Will play Lady Gay spanker and
others In the cast will include Henry
Dlxey, Ben Webster Joseph Wheeiock.
Herbert sleath Ida Conquest and Kate
Phillips,
The testimonial benefit given to 10.
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THEATRE GOSSIP

Blanche Walsh IS the latest subject
Tor rumors Of an engagement by j. c.
Williamson for an Australian tour.
Southern California critics are lavish
In their praise OF Ramona" the plav
dramatlzed from Helen Hunt Jackson's
story Of that name.
Phebe Davies AT last ls to quit tho
lugubrious role OF Anna Moore In "Wav
Down Fast and Is 10 have the leading
character in "cape Cod Folks"
THE Raven q play founded on tho
lie Of Edgar Allen Poe by George q
Hazelton Jrp VIII have an early fan
production at tho Garrick theater. New
York Poe viii be played by Frederick
Lewis.
Sir Henry Irving has accepted the
Invitation OF f. r.. Benson and the
memorial committee that he and his
company should play "The Merchant
Of Venice ut the Stratford. on-the.
Avon festival, April a.
Lillian Russell ana tho company sun.
porting her In John Kendr.ck Bangs
and William Pen0elds' Lady Teagle"
viii probably 90 20 London to dedicate
the shuberts Waldorf theater when II
opens May 10,
Paul Gilmore IS to be starred next
season by Jules Murray IN a drama
tl2atlon Of captain Debonnaire." by
William Farquhar Dabonnaire." by
Macarthur by arrangement with the
Harper Brothers,
"a Gentleman From Indiana" had
on advance sale Of $4,000 In Indlanapo-
lis, showing the loyalty OF the Hooslers
TO their homemade scribes The piece
Is pronounced an emphatic success by
those who have seen It,
The four children In "Her own Way
company probably hold the uvenno
long distance travel record Last gea.
son they travelled about G,O00 miles with
Maxine Elliots company This senson
they have already Travelled about II O00
miles, or 1900 miles IN two years.
1.-THE President" a dramatization NJ
Alfred Henry Lewis novel OF the same
name, Is to be one Of the sprlngtime or
ferlngs on Broadway. ARRANGEMENTS
have been concluded whereby this play
VIII succeed mile. Marnw at Wallack's
theater New York some time In Aprll.
y. s, Willard made his FIRST American
tour 10 years ago, and there have been
fen seasons since when he has not Wis.
Tied this country. Tie famous actor
says he does not like the London ell
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and to find such ploaU..
been. Ross,,i 'rea though he must y, On
Ana tho 81 went TO his music ci io,e
form ny SONG was not to him V,esS
though ~. 10 10 pleasure, reerea.ise
possi,,i lne same time a wn, I,'4oN'
~ T yos,, ieit tho smlthy nj T IS
n 1911 1917, 70 H. Even at that co., never
~ Psitvu When the average bov ne
"a morning but Amusement tanks
i ,e hlnselfi he knew WIN, "E nad
WIN was TO be. So he won, u's me
,1s"h ana began playing tbs 20 49,
ie tleater there. Three year. i ,1In IN
nlsl composition, q cantata r ,oser nls
euoeu' ordinarily the work 20 "'s pro-
iul composer Is not lasting or sVutn'
ne cares 10 remember when ~ suVil Us
years or discretion. ' Nv reaches
.hIs seems to have been tbo a..
win Rossini for, though tbo WV case
WIS received with approval sye een. 'i
enthuslasm, its name has baer VIVA
zen ana II has not been beard s,o'go''
maps threc-quarters OF a con,n. ,o' per-
SIM must himself have rosit.s' nos
lhadequacy Of his cantata NnntH 'ne
stI,ous import came from hls nen w
slght years, though meanwhile ~" ior
pee,l appointed director OF two tboo naq
IN Naples. Between 1915 and isss Us
was prolific. During that nArloS ae
wrote about 20 operas i nc,"a ne
,"otello" and III Barblere Al Si ivJigGIlhg
me best known OF his operas @wSiIiaa.,,
Iell' was produced IN 1890 "'''''l
Here, again, there seerns 70 -.
been a period OF inactIon in poss Tags
me In the biographies az hanS t ,ha.s
~ no mention of any pretentons nya
auctions between 1929 and $50 IL +, p p.O'
IN the last named year thar Ro. wv
produced his master work, "Stahst ti NJ
Ter On this oratorlo he 10 Sa,d ''S a.
nave been willing to rest his claim ~
greatness as composer. Well mI,S,
no rest his claim upon H. for tbe H.
SIM 'Stabat Mater ia rooe ,hs,
VIII endure while music endnrcs ''''
Rossini rested after he wrote ostaho,
Mater That Is. he rested as for as
other important compositions are coS
eerned. In 1865, IN the seventy.sevon,h
years OF his age, he laid down his boton
forever In Paris His life was fpil W
notable achievements his "Stabat Ma.
ter" and his William Tell" viii No
sung for centuries yet unborn ana HE
name viii stand embla2oned on Muslc's
temple of fame forever
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drews' honor, 10 which were invited the
leading artists OF Mr. Mansheld's COM
pany, and many prominent residents OF
New orleans.
Ada Rehan will conclude her season
AT the end OF March and In April VIII
sail for England where she invariably
spends the summer, She Is to have
an interview with George Bernard
Shaw In reference to her reproduction
Of capt Brassbound's Conversion"
and viii return to this country late In
September TO resume her tour
A play called "Juanita Of San Juan"
written by Richard Walton FULLY, was
produced this week az We Liberty the
alter In Oakland The drama deals
with carly California history and Is
said TO be dashlng and romantic. At
any rate Il was well received by the
large audiences which attended the
performances during the week Tully
is a Californian
A Chicago book seller has secured a
copy OF Nathaniel Hawthorne's THE
Scarlet Letter. which rs Of special in
terest TO collectors for two reasons. II
IS first edition ti6b0) In tho original
binding. and II was once the property
Of the great trayedlenne, Charlotte
Cushman Her name Is written In PEN
oil on the title page. Something like
10 times the or.glna' price OF the volume
is asked
A large and representative gather
Ing met at the Mansion House, Lon
don. recently, under the presidency OF
lord Mayor Pound. A committee was
appointed to organize a scheme for an
international monument 10 Shake
speare to be erected in London, the
London county council having agreed
10 provide suitable site, Committees
viii be formed in America and other
countries,
Figures often lie but II the following
caught from tho theatrical columns %
an eastern paper are approximately
| correct they are interesting RIP Van
/ Wrinkle" Is said TO have cleared at least
| s. 900. 900. Incredible though this seems,
and "The Old Homestead" $500
| 600. "Charleys Aunt" played to crowd
| ed houses for ass nights at the Globe
and Royalty theaters, London. THE
/ Private Secretary" earned 100000, and
Our Boys" during an engagement OF
| four years In London, returned week
~ profit OF $4,000 Arthur Wing Pinero
! made "A fortune out OF the author 8
| royalties on sweet Lavender" as did
| j. NJ. Barrie on THE Little Minister"
Between the years 1874 and 1898, Ada
Rehan was seen in more than 1856 roles,
These parts differed IN their natures az
widely as Camille and Thisbe In "A
Night on" Aouda I'm Around the
World IN Eighty Days. and Cordella
In king Lear" Small wonder that
today Miss Rehan Is the most finished
and artistic actress IN a country where
few stars" can boast OF having APP
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mate In winter, and, above all, he en-
JOYS playing TO American audiences.
gentleman pugllist, a minister a
reporter, society girl. an Irish serv-
ant, and a New York clubman, are
some OF the characters that furnish the
fun In Augustus Thomas new COM
edy, 1.-THE Other Girl" In which Charles
Frohman Is starring Lionel Barry
more.
a. @, Andrews completed i6 years in
Richard Manshelds company on Feb.
~. Mr. Mansfield was In New Or
leans ot the time, and after the per-
formanee he gave supper in Mr.. An
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| nor Robson as Kate Hardcastle, Clara
BloOdgood as Miss Neville, Mrs. Chae.
Calvert as Mrs, Ilardcastle, Kyrle Bel
lew as Young NARROW, Arnold DAILY
or Henry r.. Dxey as Tony Lumpkin,
Louis James as Hardcastle. Frank Mills
az Hastings and j, e. Dodson as Fig
CORY.
Mr.. Mansfield Is about TO tulnll his
long cherished intention OF presenting
play of Moliere. "The Misanthrope"
has been selected and the actor VIII
make his first appearance IN II on Mon
day evening, April 10, at the New Am
sterdam theater, New York, he por.
trayiug the role OF Alcegte an impetus
Gus and undetermined man who cannot
bring himself 10 acquiesce In the hypo-
critical convcrtionnllties OF society. Ills
lofty acorn which never dcscenns to
hateful cyncism, rs Contrasted with the
wholesome optimism OF phihnte, ana
upon the contrast Of these two charac-
tiers the intellectual and ethical signlA-
canoe OF the play depends.
The poetic drama about Nero upon
which Stephen Phillips has been en~
gagged for so long ~ now nearly an
lshed, and Beerbohm Tree, who staged
Phillips 'Iierod" and Ulysses is go-
lng TO produce !, IN the fan. The piece
is I'm prolusu. and three acts ana the
action s carried up 10 the moment Of
the emrerors death The woman IN
tercst IN the play seems likely to be
especially strong, circling around three
notable wcnen. Ar,ippa, Nero's moth
er. Pnppla, h.s mistress, ard hcte, his
slave and good angel. Phillips says he
u ~ tNI Il
glimpse OF the RomRn dcspot, and that
ne Is laying particular stress on tho
poetic and artistic side Of his charac-
ter. He will try to show that Ncro's
cruelty sprang from an aesthetic source
rather than from any real love Of bru-
| tally.
John Drew actually showed slgns Of
spirit the other day whom some o'te
/ questioned him phout the matinee girl
I and her regard tor him ''rhers " no
| auch th,ng he retortsd, with TIE uFaAl
| push at his cuTN. The exaggerated
/ creature Of 1swspEper Fame never
/ really existed TAs gushing type Of
ma i!nes glri went out sldrx With the
melancholy maiden NsNo dled OF love al
ter atAiYtirg Ntr fngiflu ftullTgs ~ a
diary while her mJth,r dii the family
washing. Our feminine ancestors were
charming IN mary ways hut they did
not really know men. The modern girl
knsws mer. especially actors, and she
hiss no slliJ b'ushns THIS matinee idol
NONSENSE has dom more 10 hurt the
sell-respe3t OF actors than any num-
be- OF unNod criticisms on their work.
and they have had to live II down
with mSn outside their profession whose
good opinion, respect and admiration
they realty value a man can live down
outside clsgrace, he can even live down
scandal, hu; he can't get away from a
foolish tradition like the matinee girl"
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peared IN a score OF plays during the
whole course Of their lives. There has
not been one season In Miss Rehans
career IN which she has confined her
self TO a single part, and that though
failures were far between at Days.
An important presentation Of Gold
smiths sterling comedy, "She Stops
TO Conquer" will be made at the New
Amsterdam theater April H. The char
acter Of the presentation will perhaps
be best indicated by the somewhat re-
markable cast, It being understood Of
course. that the production and all ac-
cessories will be In consonance. The
PRINCIPALS in the cast will include Flea
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BINGHAM AND
RETURN s1.OO
Via D. ar @. March 7th.

Special train leaves Salt Lake at $50
?. m, returning leaves Bingham at
Midnight. Everybody Invited.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-25

Mrs. Lefingwelrs Boots.' the clever
comedy by Augustus Thomas that has
been filing the Lyceum for weeks, will
have It's one hundredth performance on
Wednesday, April 5. at which souvenirs
In the shape OF silver boots will be dis
tributed.
LEANDER RICHARDSON.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-12-14
He was Ready.

AT a certain Swiss hotel" said an
American tourist. when got ready TO
so | tipped everybody who had walt
ed on me to the slightest extent and
was ready to drive of when an indi-
vldual appeared and asked me II
had forgotten his existence.
land what did you do for me3
asked.
az ara the undertaken in the can
ton he replied.
"'But. thank heaven, | have not
needed your services
THAT Is not my fault. monsieur.
For two weeks l have been ready 70
patch up your mangled remains and
send them on to your friends with my
coincidence and yet you have refused to
go up on the mountain and meet with
a fall. It is not for what have done
but for what I should like to hav'
done Chicago Daily News
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-12-14
A Canals Stomach.

The stomach of camel IS divided
into no less than four compartments.
and the walls OF one OF these are lined
with large cells. every one OF which
can be opened and closed al win by
means OF powerful muscles.
Now, when a camel drinks II drinks
very great deal. Indeed. Il goes
drinking on for such q very long time
that really you would think that II
never meant to leave on But the fact
is that q Is not only satisfying its
thirst. but Is filing up It's cistern as
well. One after another the cells In
It's stomach are Allied with water. and
as soon as each Is quite full II Is
tightly closed. Then. you see. when
the animal becomes thirsty. few
hours later. all that II has 20 do Is
to open one OF the cells and allow the
water 70 flow out. Next day II opens
one or two more cells. and 80 II goes
on day after day until the whole sup
ply Is exhausted. In this curious way
camel can live five OF even six days
without drinking at all. and so is able
to travel quite easily through the des.
ert. where the wells are often hun
dreds Of miles apart
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-12-14

then he got up and danced around on his
hind legs. making cute little bows TO
her. All the people outside laughed and
said: How funny he is Tia. ha,"
Lets fool him and throw him pea
nut shell without any peanut said a
bad little boy And then when the bear
stood up and opened his mouth and
snapped his big white teeth on the empty
peanut shell, they all laughed: "Hai
hai ha,"
That is al except Betsy who Felt very.
very sorry for the bear. lie walked
around the cage and talked 10 her while
all the people outside. who didn't know
II was bear-talk. said 70 one another:
"Oh. hear him growl He's angry be-
cause we fooled him" But the bear was
telling Betsy how unhappy be was. In
having TO live In a case and beg for pea
nuts an day.
Il used TO live IN the lovely. green
woods. where I ate berries and some
times honey. when / could find a bee
tree Now. when I want 10 go 20 sleep
the bad boys throw sticks az me and
wake me mp. They have whole bags OF
peanuts. and they make me stand up and
beg for every one. You're the only little
girl that ever said she was sorry for me.
DO you know ] would like TO hug you. %
At that Betsy got frightened. for she
remembered Uncle Jack telling about a
bear that killed a man by just hugglng
him.
SO she said: kind black bear. eood-
by. I'll come again and bring you a
whole bag OF peanuts. and you won't
have 20 beg for a single one. never
knew bear could be 50 unhappy"
Just then Nurse turned around and
took Betsy by the arm and they went
away with a man In an automobile for a
ride around the isiand.-Nan +. Shields,
In Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-12-14
BETSY AT THE zoo.
Sho Has Pleasant Visit with the
Big Black Bear and Promises
to Come Again.

Little Betsy stood beside her nurse,
watching the big black bear. There
were lots of boys and girls In front Of
his cage. and from the way the grown
people laughed and stole the children's
peanuts to throw at Bruin Betsy thought
to herself: Il believe they like the big
black bear. too" But when she saw
them teasing him. she called out: Poor
black bear, how sorry am for you"
Just then he began to talk TO her.
Hello, little girl in the pink dress.
Why don't you laugh when l beg for
peanuts? The others do every time
catch one in my mouth. Come on in
here and sit on this tree they put in here
for me to climb on. | won't hurt you.
You can see me lots better where there
are no bad boys to crowd against you
and push you out OF the way. Are you
afraid?"
Betsy looked around at nurse, bat she
was talking to a man and eating the pea
nuts they had bought for the bear. All
the rest Of the people were laughing az
poor Bruin who was trying TO get n
peanut that had fallen outside the bars
OF his cage No one seemed to have
heard the bears talk but Betsy. Just
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-12-14
The Introduction.

Margaret Is a well brought up little
girl. who has some knowledge OF Ell
quette. She was taken TO the country to
a house where there was a large dog.
Don't go near the dog. Margaret"
said her mother; "he doesn't know you
and he might bite"
But that cd not suit Margaret, and
she knew how TO arrange matters. Co
ing to the dog she made little courtesy,
such as she had been taught TO make at
dancing school. and said politely:
"noggle. / am Margaret Brown"
Then the introduction having been made
and the dog having no excuse for not
knowing her. Margaret walked up and
patted h'n. while he wagged his tail
with mr.h graciousness.-De Free
Prssa.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-12-14
Had sIurred Her Look.

There was a young man who ones
went to a dinner party. where he wa,
seated between a noted beauty ana Z
noted poetess. Looking TO right sne
left, he said, naturally enough Am
not lucky to be placed between
beauty and talent?" The poetess did
not like the young mans remark, and
she said, haughtily; mot so very
lucky. for you possess neither the ons
nor the other. Cincinnati Enquirer