The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20
NEW YORK ADJUSTMENTS.
Opening Of the Coney Island Resorts
Feature Of the Week

NEW YORK. May 19-Three things
have divided the attention or the theat1-
cal world during the past week They are
tho smalgamation OF the Keith and Proc
tor thcaters, the opening OF the Concy Is
land summer resorts. and the continu-
ance OF the benefits for the San francisco
sufferers.
AS for Dreamland and Luna park and
though the weather was not especially
proptious. two hundred thousand people
participated In the event
AT Luna park there were lot Of new
things beside the old ones done over, Tho
"Trip to tho Moon doomed up on the
left you went into tho gate as large
and as natural as ever. and as steadily
patronlzed by the crowds. Thompson *
Dundy would undoubtedly as soon think
OF going out OF business altogether as OF
giving up tho Moon show. 1t WAS their
The old Mil and the Chutes and the
Dragons Gorge and tho Jap Village and
and tho thousand and one things thnt
went to make up the aggregate OF the old
Luna all rose up and sallutod the visitors
as of yore, except that thoy were all
dressed In their new spring clothes
Some familiar faces and features were
missed. Tho Fighting the Flames was
Of white which is day by day assuming
shope as the Mountain Torrent Tho
old Navy show in the southwest corner
has disappeared TO make room for Nun
tho West, but his animals come from all
over tho world, and he has brought with
him big measure OF Western snap and
The big show at Luna park this year is
the '"Trnin Robbery" II has been set up
in the corner once occupied by tho Delhi
Durbar, Where the glistenjng peaks OF
tho Hlmnlayas once Glove tho sky and
were reflected In Coney Island Creek out
side the fence now stand the Rockies, and
tho scenes OF Oriental splendor have given
place to tho rough but Homerlc life OF
earth eSnS the SeP Great Train S Rab6ery % tthat
Voogtlin company, OF which the controll-
ing spirit is Arthur Nooguln, q we'll
known scenic artist He has conceived the
idea OF giving realization and represen-
tation OF q bullion train In tho Colorado
mountains. He has had his work cut out
for him and so has Edward p. Temple,
They required 10 start with stage $50
feet wide and 100 feet deep. La tho fore
ground is tho raj lroad track upon which
q real engine and real train OF cars is
presented, for tho first time, IT is said
upon any stage In the middle and back
ground rise the mountains through which
pears IN the lofty distance pufing its way
with Its costly freight: simultaneously a
young woman mounted on fiery cayyIse
comes to the front and signals TO her
halts in front of what would be the foot
lights In q real theater. the band appears
and proceed with much Eunf1re TO shoot
the engineer and go through the passen-
gers for their veluables. not forgetting
OF course. the treasurer box in tho eX-
After the robbers have made of, tho
Sheriff and his posse loom upon the scene
and the chase takes place through tho
be better after a few performances havo
made tho horses and their daring riders u
bit moro familiar with the layout,
Tho long-cNpectod has come TO pnss, B.
Proctor hQvu
hands In their New York City interests,
and all tho metropolitan houses formerly
marshaled under the spreading ban
ner of Tho Keith and Proctor Theators."
Tho initial moyemont toward what
scems TO be ON ultimate merger OF East
crn, Central and Western properties, In
cludes tho aftlllGtion OF Keith's Union
Square then:er. Proctor's Sifth Avenue
Proctors Ffty-eighth Street ProctoTs
one Hundred and Twenty Fifth Street.
and Mr.. KeIth's latest acquisition. the
BiJou. in Jersey City. It also points di-
rectly TO the erection OF a great vaude-
VILE theater In this city in tho nnar fu-
ture to BIO governed by the new firm All
In and out New York Will, or course, be
booked as are the twenty-eght Keith tho
ators now, through the B. r. Keith book
'Mlstakes WIN Happon." a three-act
comedy farce, by Grant Stewart is being
presented by Charles Dickson at the Gar
Broadway g. new actress, Miss Anna
johnson, a former Alabama society belle
The cast also includes Edna Aug. Charles
Harbury, Alice Johnson, Joseph Kauff-
man. Rosa Eytinge, Frank Russell and
others. Tho play tolls OF Tom Gonowin
who is an actor. blessed" with a dash
Ing and talented wife who is also q stage
player, known as Dorothy Maryland
Their marriage. however, Is kept secret
because the manager Of the company in
which thoy appears objects seriously 10
married players. The enterprisng man
GScr learns that tho actor and notress are
really man and wife and "closes' them
Immediately.
Tho heart broken couple journey IN
their abode, and while discussing their
streak OF III luck arc introduced by the
landlady TO Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Ghase
Mr.. Chase Is g. fussy old sham moraIist
and Is also n millionaire. while Mrs
Chase Is quito young and sprightly. and
is ambitious to become an amateur sc.
tress Tom Gonowin sees an opportunity
TO thrust his play upon Mrs. Chase, while
Mrs. Gonow1n thinks 1t In order to en-
courage a irritation OF tho elderly Mr.
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