Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19

| colored preachers of Philadelphia to
prevent further performances of The
Clansman' In that city, but after hear.
ing both sides OF the case. Mayor Wea-
yer decided that there was nothing
IN the play that called for official ac-
ton and Oh this account refused to
interfere.
The Girl in Waiting, the new play
in which Virginia Harmed will begin
her tour under the Shubert manage
ment, is the dramatzation Of novel
by Archibald Eyre Another piece
which has been selected for Miss Har-
ned's use IL The Woolng of Eve. writ
ten by j. Hartley Manners, one of the
authors of "Zra"
Henrietta Crosman has accepted a
play by Thomas Buchanan entitled
Don't Care Mary" 1t is a comedy.
and Miss Crosman viii give It a test
this sprhg on her tour to the Pacific
coast with View to presenting II
early next season before she appears in
Pilgrims Progress" which Is sched-
uled for production In January IN New
York.
Although Eugene Ormonde has a
tempting offer 10 continue as leading
man next season with Florence Rob
erts, he has decided 10 become Il sta
on his own account, and I'm September
VIII appear In New York city In "A new
romantic drama which has been writ
ten for him by prominent newspaper.
man Of Rochester n. Y.
Lewis Waller has provided an I'M
commonly fine cast con paper for his
forthcoming revival Of "Othello' In
London. He himself, of course. will
play the Moor, II. h. Irving will be
lago; Henry Alnley. Cassie. Henry
Neville, Brabantlo Evelyn Willard
Desdemona' and Edith Wynne Mathis
son. Emilia.
Ned tIarrigan and Mrs Yeamans
are % make joint tour next season In
the last Of the old Harrlgan plays
"Cordela's Aspirations" Poor Harri-
gan! Every attempt that ne has made
IN recent years To resusci,ate his pieces
and his popularity has .alled He and
they seem TO belong TO a New York
that Is long past THIS time he viii
Try 10 better his chul ces by revising
the play.
The twenty-hfth annual meeting OF
J the Actors Fund Of America took place
last Tuesday morning At the Savoy
| theatcr New York, for he election
OF officers ana the transaction OF other
| business Of the fund for the coming
| year, This list Of officers was unan-
imously elected: President. Daniel
| Frohnan; first vice president, Joseph
| r. Grsmcr; second vice president. An
tonic Pastor; treasurer, Henry h. Har-
| ris: secretary, Frank Mckee: trustees
for two years, Al Hayman, +. f. Mac
| kay. William X, Crane, Heinrich Con-
| ried, Joseph Brooks. De Wolf Hopper
| Thomas McCrath and All Hayman; for
unexpired term OF Henry Il. Harris,
Ralph Delmore.
In Providence last Monday Jesse
Lynch Williams play OF American
| newspaper life, "The Stolen story"
was produced by Henry w. Savage
for the first time and successfully
scored with the press and public. The
| thrilling Incidents evolved out of the
| determined ondeavor of BILLY Woods,
the star reporter. who unravels the
mystery surrounding the passage OF
an important legislative bill which IL
supposed To- further the schemes OF
certain gratters and ruin General cum
| ningham, the Innocent father Of the
girl. are graphically portrayed by
| jameson Lee Fiuncy. An intense In
terest Is aroused With the audience IN
the final act, depicting the interior OF
| a newspaper office and the writing Of
, the stolen story by the hero. The
! various metropolitan types seen IN
political cluss and az the opera were
also received with laughing favor,