The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20

plot that HOLDS the audience from start TO
finish. An aggregation OF chorus girls in
Song" and The Ballet OF the Hour, ere
few of the many features This is the
last Of the musical shows to be seen at
for Matinees on Monday and Wednes-
day.
"Old Utahna park under It's now name,
Casino park, will open next Wednesda y
night. For the past three weeks the car
penters. electricians, scene painters and
decorators have been busy renovating and
remodeling the little theater, and Install
ing new seating arrangements 10 accom-
modate many more people than in seasons
nler's engagement the services OF A. NJ.
Zinn and his merry travesity company OF
2! people, including is dancing girls.
seyerni times each perform@anee @ in ,6tri.
cate dancing numbers. Horace Mann. tho
stately baritone, is heard In many selec-
expected TO delight her hearers, and Tony
West and Leon Enrol will handle the com
edy parts. Oothers In the cast are Miss
Livingston, California soprano; Jessie
Brown. a toe-dancer from across tho wa
ter. The attractions to be presented Will
be refined and will include standard comic
Mascot" and Grand Duchess" Occa-
sionally there will be- n week OF the
Weber f1eldan types of comedy pro
| duccd by Mr. Zinn and his company The
prices Will be 10 25 and so cents includ-
Ing admission to tho grounds.
Henrietta Crossrnan will be at the Salt
Lake theater In Mary Mary Quite Con-
! trary," June lS, 19 and %, Manager Pyper
talented actress recently. she comes just Just
on juno n. % and q. in THE Genius :"
] making the week notable one Tho
| Education OF Mr.. Pipp'' has been booked
for dates III September,
|
Louis James VIII be here next season In
The Merry Wives OF Windsor"
dinner was given In Yvette Gu,lbert s
honor In New York, and the distinguished
| actress made q little speech In English
/ says the New York Globe.
| Ny English is not SO good" she said
but II is not so bad either. as tho French
| of New York gentleman who went to
see Nine Bernhardt to play.
This gentleman would laugh whom II
was sad In the play. and he would weep
when 1t was gay. He desired. you see. 10
know well the French. but he was stupid
| a little.
AT the first acts end a comedian. a
great artist of the company, came before
the curtain and said In French a few
words Whereupon all the house was 81
| lent, but the New York gentlemen for
announcement, applauscs long and loud
What for do You applaud" said the
neighbor, of tho man
| brnzen:
so as to make It appear that under
| stand French, CHI?
bor with n great frown- And do you
know what tho artist you are applauding
"'No. What did he sayr demands the
other one
" He said, replied the 1rBt, that tho
81 ss he has jas ey ns
cablegram that his mother is dead In
Amiens'"
There Is a considerable interest in the
fact that the world narrowly escaped
losing q great actress because OF a ques-
ton of physical proportions, when Sarah
Bernhardt was actually refused on en-
gagement because she was too thin. That
argument might In this day appeal to the
organizer Of musical choruses. but they
would object with equal force to an ex-
But In the case of Bernhardt the de-
man6s of the dramatic world were so
much greater than those OF the scales
that-well. the scales had the wrong end
OF the argument, and thet is the reason
Bernhardt thin in body but robust in
temperament and artistic ability. was tho
victor and the world the gamer.
But Madame Bernhardt does not ep-
pear thin today. She is much stouter
| than when she WAS In America supported
by Constant Coquellin, FIVE years ago.
Now. dressed for tho street and wearing
her magnificent Russian sable coat and
stole she appears more than plump
gered and nervously constructed. are full
and soft, and her face has the appear
| ance OF anything In tho world but thin
noss which should have given an open
ing for the remarkable statement OF 9th
er days that, art or no art, Sarah the
Thin" could not be an actress.
Charles Frohman is considering the the
atrical invasion OF Paris with William GIL
lette, Edna May and either Maud Adams
or CissX LOTUS as tho advance guard.
or by the London company or the ono
now playing In New York.
Florence Roberts closed her season In
The Strength OF the Weak" a week ago
| at the Liberty theater. New York, She
Will present several now plays in the me-
tropolis next fall,
from Thompson Buchanan entitled Don't
| Care, Mary" 1t is e comedy, and Miss
Crosrnan Will try it out this spring on her
tour TO tho Pacific coast with view to
| doing II the early part OF next season bo-
fore she appears in "Pilgrim's Progress"
which is scheduled for January l In New
York
~, Press ageg,s may rejoice in the fact
that that Ethel BarryTnGre,s engagement to
less rumored betrot-1le ?f the popular ac
tress to each prominent eligible unmar
| ricd young man In two continents Will be
|
ger.
Herbert Kolccy Enle Shannon and Dor
| othy Donnelly Will head the cast OF THE
Lightning Conductor" Charles Klcins
new play, next season. II 1t attalns only
| q share OF the success won this year by
the Same authors 1.-The Lion and tho
Mouse, Manager b Harris should be am
ply satisfied.
1t is said that the Shuberts offered Rich
ard Mansfield bonus OF $4,000 II he
would sign a thrce-years' contract with
them. Mr.. Mansfield refused, evidently
prefcrT1ng to remain associated with the
| trust.
To those who study the beautiful effects
of the Stage wardrobe II often is given
to have shattered illusions when they meet
the Same actresses on the street Ac
| tresses are proverblally bad dressers off
tho stage, not because of lack Of many
| and beautiful things to wear, but usually
from the haphazard way things of differ
ont TX are gathered together and put on.
| CHICAGO Tribune.