Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-14
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N Is one Of the big successes OF
the past several years, but it has
never yet been sent TO the west. 1t
was made famous by the English actor
Hawtrey, who has produced II on both
sides OF the Atlantic. Mr.. Hawtrey,
however. drew the line at western
America. and his place in the coming
company is nlled by Mr. David Proc
tor, who visits us for the first time as
star. As most people we'll informed
on the drama know, "A Message
from Mars" is lesson to the selfish,
While the play is amusing and belongs
to the comedy school, it teaches
moral seldom If ever found In come
dies. The author Mr.. Ganthony,
well known contributor to magazines.
is recognized as q brilliant writer The
story TX that Of selfish Englishman,
Horace HMkcr. to whom a lnessen-
ger from the planet Mars comes to
teach lcsson--the lesson that he
must not always think of himself, but
be considerate VI the wishes and wants
Of others Harker is conducted about
the city aud is shown by the messon-
ger the various types OF life. poverty
and hardship whose condition he might
have alcyiated and his reformation
forms the lesson of the play.
The popular play viii be presented
by New York and London COMPANY.
Mrs Elizabeth Valentine being Mr.
proctor's leading woman.
Monday night, at the Theater We are
10 greet Miss Nellie Stewart. who
comes In Sweet Nell of Old Drury,"
and who Is billed as Australia's repre-
sentative actress She Is sent to
America by the well-known Australian
manager Mr., George Musgrove, whose
name in the antipodes Is what that OF
Frohman Is in the United States.
Musgroyes players are fresh from San
Francisco where they have had a
phenomenal six weeks engagement
In fact. the San Francisco press claims
that the performance Is one OF the
most finished ever brought TO this part
Of the world
Miss Stewart IL described as an
actress Of strength who Is winsome
when girllshness is demanded by her
lines. but emotional IN her climaxes
and at all times charming. The seem
cry costumes aud all stage appoint
ments are precisely those with which
the Australian production was brought
out. A charming feature it is claimed.
Is found in the fact so often witnessed
in English companies that all the parts
large and small are in entirely capable
hands.
''Zaza, IN which Miss Georgia Har-
per and her company commence a
weeks engagement at the New Grand
theater is a play that appeals 20 the
hearts of all theatcr goerS. "A play that
brings the hidden passions To the sur
face and writes them In lines of GRIM
son. The Interpretation which will he
given in this city by Miss Harper *
claimed TO be true To nature and art
The company supporting Miss Har-
per Is an excellent one, several new
people having recently joined them.
The action Of the play Is rapid, passing
from the scene IN the dressing room Of
~ vaudeville theater to the home and
VI Iaza the mistress thence TO the
home OF the man IN Paris where Zaza
meets the little daughter and the Wife
OF the man she loves then returning
10 the abiding place of Za2a and Du
Fresno and finally the farewell meet
ing Of those whose love had become
chastened The part OF IN Fresno viii
be IN the hands of Joseph Derrick who.
like Miss Harper, needs no introduce
ton TO the Salt Lake thcater goers,
The play Will no doubt draw large
houses throughout the engagement
With the closc Of the observance OF
Lent the Orpheum Monday night viii
stage for the first time a playlet writ
ten and presented by society people.
ln Mrs. $. Holmes, Detective" is pro-
missed novelty IN itself aside from
the fact that the authoress is Mrs
Ruth Bryan Leavtt Of Denver, daugs
ter Of Hon, William Jennings Bryan
and the title role Is IN the hands OF
Mrs Elizabeth spencer prominent M
Capital hill circles. Her support vii
be WIN Chamberlain, also of Denver
and j. r. Morton " Chicago, both ac-
tors Of several years experience The
sketch deals with The modern detec'
tive story and is IN "a measure a take
of on this line Of play Those who
have Witnessed the rehearsals pro-
nounct II TO be good stun. Second
on the bin next week comes Stella Lee
pretty ljttle woman who has accom-
plishod l6 STYLES Of dancing aud VIII,
usually Is billed as the headlinar Wat
son and Morriscy a team Of noyelt!
singers and dancers. are another TEA
lure calculated 10 arouse enthusiasm
Something different from the stereo
typed run OF acts Is that presented by
Allen Shaw. Mr.. Shaw Is manipula
TOY Of cards and coins, using only hi