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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

ing a list of the weird and fantastic
names that women inf1iCt upon them
selves when they go on the stage. In
London it is well known that Lefty
Lind, Lydia FlOpp and Adelaide Aston
are children of the same parents. al
though it is not to be expected from
such a diversity Of names. Miss Valli
Vali is thesname of a recent impOTtR-
ton from the British isles, and Toby
Claude is the handicap under which
the dainty little comediennGs-Of Fan
tana" has to struggle. Students OF
stage names are able to specify with
COmmendable accuracy the exact pc
riOd a girl embraced the stage by the
character of her new name. For in
stance, take Pearl LuzOn of ''The Press
Agent company. Is it not apparent
that the Philippines were much in evil
dence when she selected her nom du
theatre?
few years ago every chorus girl
thought 1t incumbent upon her to
choose an alIiterative name, such as
Cora Climbhigh or Doris Doorstep, but
now the fashion is on the wane. An
other fad was to distort and mangle
the spelling of the Christian name for
stage purposes, but at present eu-
pbony is most sought after. The pay
roll of another company discIoses some
admirable specimens of all types.
Catherine Cooper and Bertha Blake
still cling to APT alterations artfuI
aid" while Bessilee Merrill and May
me Dupont are instances of spelling
that call for first aid for the injured.
Neva West. Avis Dell Temple Evans
and Aurora Piatt are good examples of
well chosen and melodiOus stage
names, but Jean Calducci is too weird
to have been thought out; it must be
real
A young newspaper man who hap
pens not to understand French was
sent TO report the progress Of Nine.
Bernhardt's fitting through town last
Sunday. He had never set eyes on the
/ actress before. After she had descend
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Wolfram. $500. Arthur Deane
Walter 5000 Alfred Best
B1terOlf- Joseph Parsons
HeInrlch .-.....- George Wnlte
Eliza beth ............M Miss Rita Newman
Venus Miss Margaret Crawford
Shepherd Boy. Miss Myrtle Holmes
Conductor, Elliott Schenck-
The Missouri Girl is q comedy
drama that produces more genuine
hearty laughter than anything yet
written In connection with strong
and interesting plot, 1t contains the
most ludicrous situations ever con-
oeived- The company presenting the
play this season is composed OF some
of the best known people in the theat-
Tical profession, who are fully capable
Of extracting this fun, and doing Il
out to the public in a most satisfactory
manner. Nine of the old favorites re-
main in the cast; some Of them have
played their respective roles continu-
ously for the past eight seasons-thls
guarantees q firSt-claSS performance.
The new people added this season were
selected for their peculiar fitness for
the roles they were to assume. and it is
safe TO predict that a better than
ever line can safely be added to the
advertising matter.
The vaudeville portion of the show
mas DCEI Enlarged anu SbEtHSlItCt1tO
The same ''Zeke' with his famous
''clodhopper'' dances; the same
Daisy" with her original songs and
lot of new speciaIties, never before
seen in the play will be introduced in
the birthday party" scene.
The production viii be seen in its
entirety It The New Grand for four
nights, commencing tonight.
The moving, mirthful, Kaleidoscope
production known as Uncle Toms
Cabin" will be produced at the New
Grand theatre for three nights and Sat
Urday matinee, commencing Thursday,
by the celebrated Stetson company.
There is so much of incident, jollity,
tender sentiment, lively dialogue, spec
tacular situation and poetic justice in
ancient Uncle Tom that it will be Of
undyinS interest to the multitude. 1t
is all very we'll to be superior to the
charm of this entertainment, but 1T
furnishes pleasure to thousands and
there is no offering so enjoyed by
young and cid alike. The cold critic is
met by the logic Of this box office and
throws up his hands. This grand old
stage story illustrates the yagaries of
life and the versatility of human ma
ture. The law of compensation so dear
to EmmersOn is strictly observed The
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Wister, the author, was the center of a
group in d restaurant near the Man
haitian theater He had received the
congratulations of a number of friends,
when a prominent politician, who had
been overlooked on the outside of the
little circle, pressed forward with the
words, Il want to be introduced" A
laugh arose, and as the man grasped
the OUtstretched hand of the novelist,
he continued: That's the best line in
the play Mr.. Wister."
A tinge of red showed on the writer's
face, and he replied: I quite agree
with you; that line was written by
Mr.. LaShelle."
This is only one of the stories told
of Mr.. Wister's mOdesty. He is known
to have always wished the glory con-
nected with the dramatization of his
box to go to the late KiTke La Shelle.
This unselfsh spirit is something new
to stageland.
X
When Charles Klein was asked why
he made the principal character in
The Lion and the Mouse" which has
scored a big success in New York, a
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FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Perhaps the most widely travelled of
theatrical managers is John r. Rogers
of Yours Merrily'' renown. According
to our own reckoning. he has been
around the world six times, and has
made thirty round trip journeys
across the Atlantic.
Starting in 1869 with Barney Macau-
lay, the following year he took up Joe
Murphy Of Shaun Rhue" fame. and the
following season brought to light Nc
Kee Rankin. Then came J. K. Emmett.
For five years Rogers managed him,
and a trip of the world was made, dur
ing which Emmet's famous yodel was
heard in every corner of the civilized
globe. Leaving Emmett, he took up
Mary Anderson, and remained as her
manager two years. Nellie Farren and
her co-star, Baker, next engaged his
attention, and another trip of the
world was made. After a few unim-
pOrtant engagements Rogers sent out
Minnie Palmer and the globe was cir
cled three times to tremendous busi-
ness. Then a little later he took up
Wilson Barrett and another tour of
the world was started. Returning to
this country in 1895, for three seasons
he was with the Strange Adventures
of Miss Brown" and then returned to
Wilson Barrett and remained with him
until his death.
A new anecdOte concerning Edwin
Booth, the distinguished tragedian. and
his father, the elder Booth, has recent
ly been related by Otis Skinner in one
of his speeches before the curtain be-
tween the acts of His Grace de Gram
mont" in which Cldye Fitch comedy
he is appearing this season. Mr.. Skin
ner was for several years associated
professionally with Edwin Booth, play
ing in the opposite roles to him, which
Lawrence Barrett had previously en-
acted during the joint co-starring tour
1t was Lawrence Barrett, in fact, who
recommended Mr.. Skinner to Mr..
Booth.
Says Mr.. Skinner: zone day in chat
with the great actor behind the scenes
during the off-stage interval, l got to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
PROMISE OF THE THEATRES.

Girls young and pretty will form a
SSaEhtful frame for the stage pictures
- The production of "The Yankee Con-
-uf, which is to be seen here at the
salt Lake theatre Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings and Wednes-
day matinee. As most readers are
aware, they form one of the best sing
ing choruses ever seen en- tour with
a light operate organization. In THE
Yankee Consul" John P. SIocum offers
OF his very best. and the success the
opera has enjoyed during extended en-
gagements in New York. Boston
Philadelphia and Chicago. presagA q
repetition Of his success in this citv
There are song hits without number
and no more whistleabIe cOnceits have
been offered to a discriminating n1,h-
lie than In tie Days of Old. "Ain,t
1t Funny What a Difference Inst q
Few Hours Make" In Old New York;
and When the Hammers Go Pan
Rap, Rap, My San Domingo Maid ;;
"Hola, Cupid Has Found Nv
Heart" All of these and more viii he
heard during the short stay of The
Yankee Consul IN this city.
Two acts are necessary to tell the
story OF the opera. The scenes are
laid in Puerto Plata. San Domingo. n
country giving many opportunities for
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ed the gangplank finished the customs
fOrmalitieS, and entered her carriage,
the reporter turned to a friend.
will you be good enough To ten
me-" he said cOolIy, what people see
in her? She is not young nor pretty,
nor particularly extraordinary in any
way. I simply cannot see the charm"
Two hours later in the private draw
ing room at the Hotel Astor the friend
sought out the cool young man. who
was at that moment sitting bolt up
right little away from the rest Of
he group.
Don't you want me to translate a
bit for you, old man?" said the friend.
You are not getting your story"
For Heavens sake don't speak a
word to me now said the unimpres-
Sionable reporter For two hours
without understanding ones word I
have sat and watched and listened to
every blessed thing that wonderful wo-
man has done or said Now I'll be
hanged if I'll do anything else until
she turns US out. I have found the
charm"
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questioning him about the art of his
famous father, and asked him if he
could describe to me in what manner
his style of acting differed from that of
the elder Booth. He answered me la
conically, with two words, BY quiet
ness Later on he resumed the sub
ject, declaring: I think / act more
quietly than did my father. The old
school of acting was much noisier than
it is now, and effects were more vehe-
mently obtained
Mr.. Skinner himself testifies to hav-
ing noted a steadily increasing trend
of the actors art toward a thoroughly
natural and quiet style of reading and
Interpretation. Il doubt If, with all his
genius, Edwin Forests loud declama-
tory style would appeal to audiences
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
THE THEATRES
THIS WEEK AT

, Salt Lake Theatre.-Monday, =
= Tuesday and Wednesday. even =
= ings and Wednesday matinee, =
THE Yankee Consul" Thursday, =
= Friday and Saturday evenings =
= and Saturday matinee, the Henry =
y w. Savage English Grand Opera
y company in Faust" La Bo- =
= heme," ''Tannhauser' and ''RigO- =
y Ietto," respectively. =
= Grand.-Tonight and through :
= Wednesday night, THE Missouri 4
= Girl" Thursday. Friday and Sat I
y urday and Saturday matinee, =
= Uncle Toms Cabin" =
Lyric.-Tonight and through =
= Friday night, matinee Wednes- =
> day, The Innocent Maids
y Orpheum-Vaudevill
*++%+*k++++%+%
OF deep interest and significance was
the announcement of last week that
at the conclusion of the present season
E H. SOthern and Julia MarlOwe will
sever their connection with the Klaw
& Erlanger syndicate. Next year and
for an indefinite period these we'll
known stars will appear under the
management Of the Shuberts, heading
the independent movement. 1t will
not be surprising If the severance of
the relations between Mr.. SOthern,
MISS mdIIOMG anu the Sg uulCdlG II
followed by similar action by other
, stars
\ The day of the syndicate that has
had the theatrical world by the throat
this long time seems near its twilight.
There viii be no great regret if the
syndicate does collapse. It has been
insOlent. domineering, brutality indie
pendent of the desires of both public
and players. The syndicate has said
in effect. You will take exactly what
we choose to give you or you will get
along without theatrical entertain
ment'
To the players the syndicate has de-
clared: You will accept our terms
or you viii leave the profession" To
the managers of houses booking syn
dictate attractions the dictum has
been: Play our companies and play
them exclusively or close your doors"
Reasonable people do not object to the
desire of the syndicate managers to
make money. The Independent man
ayers are in equally ardent pursuit of
cash. The reason most Americans
would repOice at the downfall Of the
syndicate is that the result would be
theatrical competition. an opportunity
for the public to try all things dra-
matte and cleave to that which is
best.
Big music at the Salt Lake theatre
this week, the biggest of the year.
When the Henry W. Savage English
Grand Opera company came to Salt
Lake last spring for a brief engage
ment 1t was, locally, unknown. This
year the public is certain Of some
great music and the result viii IN
doubtedly be a great rush for seats
The works Of four composers. Gounod.
Pucctni, Verdi and Wagner, will be
presented. The company this year is
said to be beyond criticism
Those who don't find anything in
this weeks theatrical offerings to
please them are indeed hard to please.
The Yankee Consul, light opera. and
grand opera at the theatre. melo-
drama at the Grand, burlesque at the
Lyric and vaudeville at the Orpheum.
The combination appeals to all classes
or theatre-goers except those who dote
"a tragedy and straight comedy.
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Savage company has displayed great
artistic growth in recent years and is
now equipped in it's vocal and orches-
trail forces as never before. The opera
train Of fourteen cars arrives at 4 a.
m. Thursday from Denver, and the
engagement viii open that night with
Gounod's Faust" Friday evening
PuccinTs la BohCme,' Saturday night
Waener's ''TaEnhauser," and Saturday
matinee Verdi's "RigOlettO-" The casts
for all the events viii be as follows:
Thursday evening, Feb. 1, overture at
SIS. GounOd's Faust"
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Faust Francis Maclennan
Mephistopheles. ...Ottley CranstOn
Marguerite Miss Gertrude RennysOn
Valentine ,.......... Arthur Deane
SiebeI. Miss Rita Newman
Wagner. Martin L. Bowman
Martha. Miss Helen Petre
Conductor, n. B. Emanuel.
Friday evening. Feb. 2, overture at
SIS. Puccinis La BOheme.
CAST. OF CHARACTERS.
Rudolph. ..... Joseph Sheehan
Marcel ....-...-......W infred Golf
Schounard. $500. Harrison W. Bennett
Colline..... Robert Kent Parker
Benoit. .......... Richard Jones
AlcindOrO.... ..-.....Stephen Jungman
ParpingnOl.. ........... Alfred Best
Mimi. Miss Gertrude RennysOn
Musetta. .......... Miss Claude Albright
Sergeant. -...-...... Arthur d. Wood
Conductor, Y. b. Emanuel
Saturday matinee. Feb. 8, overture at
2.15. Verdi's "RigolettO.'
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Duke. Joseph Sheehan
RigOlettO. ......... Winfred Golf
Count MenterOne. Robert Kent Parker
Marullo. .......-....-M Martin L. Bowman
Borsa. ...... Alfred Best
Count Ceprano.. Joseph Parsons
Gilda $500. Miss Florence Eastman
Giovanni ...... ..-....-M Miss Helen Petre
Madda1ena ........ Miss Claude Albright
Countess Ceprano. ..-..-...
.......-... Miss Winifred baldwin
Conductor. n. 3, Emanuel.
Saturday evening, Feb. 3. overture at
8. Wagner's "Tannhauser."
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Landgrave. .......-....-O ttley Cranston
TSnnhauser. 49,. William Wegener
Reinmar.... ...........Arthur d. Wood
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man past the three score age mark, or
limit according to DR.. OsleT, he re-
piled:
> Because 1 don't think anybody be-
comes great or does great things until
he is more than 40 years old. He has
then had enough experience in life to
start in in earnest, to seriously try. He
has passed the sentimental and ro-
mantle age, when occur accidents that
detract from the main purpose of life.
It is only after they are put away that
a man can devote himself to achiev-
ing his ambition
do you rot find it a pretty hard
problem to make old men interesting
to an audience?' asked the New York
Herald reporter.
No; find the audience follow more
closely what falls from the lips of old
people than what is said by their ju-
niors who have less experience. A
philosophical vein runs through their
words that people place reliance on.
They can establish a greater meta
physical connection with those who are
listening to them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Ella Olson Sharkey, teacher of guitar
and mandolin. has opened a studio at
$50 Sixth street. Bell phone Main
32IS-Y.
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Names of soubrette and chorus girl
were a hobby with the late "Biff" Hail.
the Chicago humorist and police JUS
tice, and he spent many years collect
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-29
ord is made the total Of the fiscal year
1906 will exceed $1,000. 100000.

ord is made the total Of the fiscal year
1906 will exceed $1,000. 100000.
The fiscal year 1906 seems likely to
make b new record in the foreign trade
In several particulars. The total Inn
ports and total exports are In each
case likely to be greater than those Of
any earlier year, and several monthly
records have already been broken.
The increase tn imports occurs in
manufacturers materials and finished
manufactures, and the increase In ex-
ports occurs fn agricultural products
and manufactures. The increase in i'm
ports for the ten months ending with
April amounts to about $4,000, 600, and
Is about equally divided between manu-
features. the total figures for the nine
months Of which the department of
commerce and labor through its bureau
Of statistics has completed the analy.
sis, indicating gain Of about $4,000
900 III manufacturers materials, and
$51. 100000 in the two classes, manu-.
features and luxuries, while there Is q
decrease of about $4,000, 900 In food.
stlffs. In exports there is for the ten
months an increase Of SIZE, 900, 900, and
the nine months figures, now com
pleted, show q gain of about $1S6, 900,
900 in agricultural products and about
$50 900, 900 In manufactures"
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sTEFFENs in KANSAS.

Emporia (Kan.) Gazette:-J. Lin
coin Steffens, Of McClure's magazine,
was in Emporia few minutes last
night. He was expected to stop be-
tween trains, but was prevented by a
wreck in western Kansas, which de-
layed No. five hours. Mr.. Steffens
was en- route to New York City. but
will stop at Jefferson City to see Gov
ernor Folk, and to get the teeth of his
muck rake filed. He carries his ia
nous muck rape In three fiat cars,
and thew have to go slowly around the
curves on the railroad. The teeth OF
the muck rake have scraped some Of
the roofs Of the highest bridges on the
Santa Fee. and though the teeth are
dulled from recent use, they still re-
tain on their blunted points the hair
and whiskers and fragmentary re-
mains of a. number of congressman. 1t
was fierce lokoing instrument, as it
lay on it's fiat cars. teeth upward, and
menacing, and the crowd at the depot
curiously gathered around It to see Il
the remains Of any of their friends
might be found impaied upon 1t. Col.
x. Y. q. Morrison, our weil-known and
respected townsman claims that he
found some hair and a section of hide
that formerly belonged to Speaker
Cannon. Col. Morrison and the speak
er were boyhood friends in Illinois, and
the colonel says that the skin he found
on Steffens' muck-rake tooth had a
scar on 1t that young Cannon got by
running into a pin on the slippery
slide at the swimming hole on the
Sangamon river. June %. 184S.
MI. Steffens was met at the train
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APRIL COMMERCE.

Some interesting figures regarding
the foreign commerce of the United
States for April are contained in a re-
cent report of the bureau of statistics.
The exports and imports for the month
amounted to $1,000, 900 or nearly a
quarter of a billion. The report says:
For ten months ending with April
the record is equally striking, being:
Imports, 1,021. 900 900: exports, 81 49,
100000, or total Of $2,509, 900, 900.
No similar period Of any earlier year
ever touched the one billion dollar line
in imports or reached the 200, 100000
in exports. The total commerce Of the
United States for the ten months end
ing with April is thus over $4,000, 000,-
000,and should the monthly average
for May and June be as great as that
for the tan months for which the rec
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THE SIZE OF HAuLEsHIPa.

Chicago Tribune:-One Of the less
sons which Admiral Mahan draws
from a study Of the war In the far
east Is that 1t is inadvisable to In
crease the size Of battleships with
any hope that one step forward Will
be final. There Is no natural limit be-
yond which increase in size is impos-
sible. and. therefore, If one nation
should construct battleship with a
displacement Of 10000 tons, there 10
nothing to prevent rival from con-
strtDctinE one OF 10000. Now the ex-
penss Of a hattleship Increases at a
ratio in excess of the ratio OF increase
Of tonnage. The nations are embark.
ed fn a rivalry which is simply sui
cidnl when each tries to outbuiid tho
other.
The recommendation of the secre-
tary Of the navy that If congress
should authorize but one battleship
this year It shall be the largest and
strongest battleship that Is known to
be ahoat" was concurred In by the
committee on naval affairs, and the
estimated cost Of such q ship was put
at $10,o00.000. Any other nation with
the money to spare could begin still
larger batueshfp and have 1t ready
few weeks after the completion of the
American battleships. America would
have to begin the construction OF a
still larger one before the first was
completed, and SO on.
remedy for this insensate rivlary Is TN
international agE686n6aRnt liIlisttihfd uotfsa
size Q sfhettleslips: rn1s Twou1u bs.ar5.s.s
advan. ~ to the nations with shallow
harbors,i but apart from this possible
inequality the plan would be to the
general good Each nation could then
develop Its navy along the lines most
hu no 49,
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Senator Allison went to the rescue. The
measure now has gone to the confer
ence committee Of the two houses, but
there IL little chance that It will be
materially altered. The only phase
of the bill Objectionable to the house
members, 80 far as can be learned at
this time, Is the clause fixing tho
status Of pipe lines as common car
riers. It Is pointed out that the bill
prohibits common carriers from pro-
duclng any Of the commodities they
transport, and as all the pipe lines
are owned by the oil companies, such
law practically would tie up the
transportation Of oil throughout the
country. The remainder of the
measure is practical effective and
comprehensive provision for the con-
troll eof Interstate commerce. Senator
Dolliver. in replying to Senator Ray
.ner's attack on President Roosevelt on
the, day the vote on the Hepburn bill
was taken in the senate said:
Whatever may be said for or
against the President, he comes out
of the fight with every proposition he
has advanced, written in plain terms
in the statute books of the United
States. The bill is a perfect response
to the Presidents recommendations to
sustain that declaration"
It's hats off in congress to Messrs
Hepburn, Allison and Dolliver, the
three wise men Of the west"