Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-02

star in New York. playing q pastoral
comedy, The Parsons WIFE," by car
roll Fleming She also sang her songs
and scored a success, mostly with the
songs.
An up-to-date version OF Romeo and
Juliet Is to be the successor of the
Season at the Vaudeville I'm London.
rms IL being written by Captain Basil
Hood and Charles Brookheld, the iu-
oidental music being composed by Les
lie Stuart.
the London music-hall singers have
seized upon the name of the song sue
cess OF George Cohans Give NV Re-
CARDS to Broadway" 1t is called over
there. Give My Regards to Leicester
square and the localized version has
scored a success.
Two former newspaper women are
now singing grand opera roles for Man.
aser Henry w. Savage. These are Miss
Gertrude Rennyson, doughter of the
m.e captain Rennyson, editor Of the
Norrlstown Pa) times, and Miss
Claude Albright, doughter of ]. c. AL
bright. editor OF the Albuquerque Reg
ister New Mexico.
Rudolph Aronson announces that he
mas concluded arrangements with Rug
zero Leoncavallo, the composer of II
faglacol, for an Amerncan tour be-
ginning IN October, 1906. signor Leon
c,aVallo VIII personally conduct II Pag-
haccl' and excerpts from his latest
opera, Roland Won Berlin" which he
composed FOR Emperor William, and al
so MS cara" and "Chatterton"
The troubles of Alice Nielsen have al
ready begun, and here she Is only nj
the beginning. Her trunks have been
held up at the Astor House In New
ork because she had not paid her bill
wnen Tune came for the baggage to be
sllppen 10 Toledo. II was no fault of
hers' however, for she was peacefully
siiooEihg Whtn the drayman called. In
tlls case 1t was merely a sad mistake.
The recent Illness of Nine. schumann-
Heink recalled a story told Of the sing
ers sentiment toward this country. On
me lawn of the prima donna's home,
20 the story goes, are two flag poles.
Usually German banner floats from
one, while on the other Is an American
nag. why do you have both fiags?"
Nine. Schuman- Heink was asked one
day This" she replied. pointing 10
the German emblem, rs the flag of the
country that is my home" Then she
turned to the American flag. THAT is
the flag of the country where l make
the money to buy the home.'
Mr. Henry Clay Barnabee. formerly
or Inc Bostonians," who has recently
ben OFT the stage because of illness an
peared the other night in the first per-
Torrance on any stage Of the new mu-
sical satire "Cloverdell." "a truly ru-
raj 0pera." which was given before
large audience. The play was well re-
ceived, and Mr. Barnabee and the sun
porting cast We're frequently applauded.
Mr.. Barnabee played the Hon Jeffer-
son Jackson Glover. secretary Of the de-
partment of agriculture. The plot Is a
satire on national political life, sclen-
tihc farming and rural simplicity.
When the musical adaptation of THE
School for Scandal was In prepara-
ton, Lillian Russell, who was to appear
as Lady Teazle. was commercially
anxious TO make II not unworthy OF its
great original, and was in constant
fear that the commercial manager
WOULD cneapen IL with a View to the
supposed tastes of the public. Sure
enough. one day he objected that the
scene In which Charles Surface auc-
lions OF his ancestors was slow and
said that the chorus must be brought
In for cakewalk, Miss Russell looked
him gravely In the eye.
Nobody knows that YOU ever
thought Of such thing but you and
me-" she remarked. and | won't tell"
Herr Engelbert Humperdinck COM
poser OF German comic opera, who be-
came famous through hts opera OF
"Hansel und Gretel," arrived In New
York last week with Frau Humper-
dinck Herr Humperdlnck Is about As
years old He might be mistaken for
a jolly landlord or the player OF a bass
viol In an orchestra. Unassuming.
modest to degree, amiable and en-
gaging. he looks the humorlst. which
his work has proved him to be.
The composer attended the first per-
Torrance at the Metropolitan Opera
House Of his fairy opera "Hansel und
Gretel" which Alfred Hertz conducted.
He will not conduct the orchestra. but
will advise at the rehearsals.
Herr Humperdinck will remain here
about two weeks. He spoke with pride
of having seven OF eight Amer
lean pupils. The German emper-