Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-25
. Dramatic A :! Musical

Manager Piper received word dur
Ing The week that the trasedian Rob-
ert Manteu had cancelled his Salt Lake
dates On Septembrr-cause a. usual.
San Francisco This ler the Salt
Lake Opem company ~ the first at
traction Of the regular season and
.ts dates FOR tbe production Of The
Weddius Day have been set ahead
from the leth 90 the 18TH, so that the
opening performance vii, take place
on Saturday afternoon sept lj and
the engagement win be extended to
.the following Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday with a mid-week matinee,
after which ogden Logan and Provo
will be visited Miss Agatha Berkhoel
has returned from her vacation and is
now hard at work ON her part with
Prof Mcclellan Miss Emma Lucy Gates
viii return from Brighton next week
ln the meantime the chorus OF 20
voices Is being actively rehearsed on
the stage under the direction OF PtoL
Mcclellan.
II the Press club trayesty OF the
truly rooral' drama proves anywhere
near a. interesting 20 the general pub
he as Il does 10 the boys who are re-
hearsingit there should be- nothing but
enc prolonged scream 10 the Salt Lake
thsaier when II Is presented on the
evening Of Sept G.
The bin which opens the season this
year Is believed by the Press club boys
70 be the best offering Of their series.
Recent events IN politics. commercial
life. and city government have been
seized upon 20 play a part In the TRACE
Il, of "Jordan's Crossing a fictitious
Uta town IN which the scene Is chief
ly laid Many prominent fnanciers and
citizens are taken into camp during
the show and forced 70 stand for heavy
"rapping.' II whispers of some Of the
jokes are 10 be- relied upon.
The purely mechanical effects ~ the
approved Lincoln ]. Carter meiodTama
have not been overlooked, and the eli
max OF the performance comes with
the daring holdup Of SaltaT train
near EWing's siding by the villain
Pearsford Soap working IN conjunc-
ltion with his dupc. BID Dubbs. the
trusting chore boy " Jordan's Crossing
one feature % the play has decided
historic interest. The club has secured
! for the stage setting In which the auc-
I ton OF 'The Old Bedstead one Of thr
oldest pieces of furniture Of this de-
.scf.ption IN Utah. II Is an original
Brigham Young bodstead built for the
Beehive house. ana was loaned the club
by Hon Spencer Clawson.
Harold Russell and Ada Dwyer Rus.
sell left during the week for tho east,
the first 10 go 10 Chicago to open iu
Ned Royle's "Squaw Man the sec-
ond. bound for New York where she
viii appear with Eleanor Robson;
On .thc "SQuaW Man Mr. Russell
has one Of the fat character
/ pa rs. that Of Big Bill the ranch
foreman Mrs Russell viii ur q lead
inr member OF Miss Robsons New
York company. and WIN remain Boo ~,
metropolis throughout the entire sCa-
son Miss Robson now being planted
+ I'm permanent theatre. where she and
her company viii operate on much the
same lines as those which governed
Now York's high class stock CONE
panies On Che theatre palmy days
The News dispatches announcing
the death of Lewis Morrison brought
shock 10 many of the old actp's
friends in Salt Lake. That No was
only 81 years old was a considerable
surprise li those who knew him best
thought he was nearer 20 than 60 He
had been stone deaf for years. but
he Kept ON playing and his mind re-
ialued rs activity 20 the close. He
was the husband Of Florence Roberts
and The father ~ Rosabclle Morrison.
both OF whom received "A big part OF
their training at his hands Mr.. Nor
risou had been so long identified with
the character OF Mephistopeles that Il
Is hard 10 think of him In any other
role but 10 play goers ~ 20 and 80
years ago he was one 81 the most fin
ished dclineatOrs OF the parts usually
called "heavies" that our stage has
known. He FIRST appeared in Salt Lake
in the middle seventies with the sam
Plercy company. In such plays as DE
ceution" and Forget Ne Not and az
the same time made a vivid impression
for his rendition OF Mercutio in Romeo
and Juliet. He appeared often in salt
Lake after that, but for almost 20
wears past ne has only acted ~
Faust" though he made considerable
money IN managerial ventures HIS
deafness was the main reason he never
attempted new role.
The young musician Cecil Gates, Who
has spent two years east With his sister,
Emma Lucy Gates has decided 10 ac-
cent natcring offer to go 90 St
George and spend the winter iu the old
home OF AIS parents. His sister Wa'
born there. and MI Gates has many
relatives and friends Boo the sunny city.
The people OF 81. George are ~ the best
stock 81 Umh's original pioneers. and
they carried with them the love oi
things good and beautiful Mr.. Gates
VIII be- fortunate 10 find himself m so
,onEenlal am element. while the good
citizens there are 10 be congratulated
on receiving 20 important an addition
60 their society Already a large Clicu-
tclle OF pupils await his coming re
has played in concerts both af hom,
7ud in the east and his knowledge of
harmony win Increase his value Auu
fhi- winters work. Doe expects Go ace
company his sister 10 Europe. where d.,
w.ll most likely remain for some years
He leaves for ST. George on tAe ls
%. september
Nfxt week Oruhaum patrons Vil SEQ
one of the best sketches ou the yaUde-
vile stage il Doe hands ot legitimate