The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

Kaiserin Auguste Victoria were Lew
Fields, L. Frank Baum, Eugene Pres
brey and Jacob Shubert. The New York
brought Walter Allen, Richard Ben
nett, Edmund Breese and j. Moylan
Thomas, all of whom were members of
the i'll fated Lion and The Mouse"
company.
Incidentally the officers of the Kais-
erin heard that there were gamblers
aboard, and kept them from getting
any stage money. They posted a no
tice which read:
"On all big liners there is always dan
ger of card sharpers who make 1t their
business TO fleece unsuspecting passen-
gers. The neutrality-suspicious. line
wishes TO warn it's patrons to be careful
with whom they play"
Lew Fields said that his Herald
Square theater would be opened the
second or third week in August, some
what on the lines of the old Weber
Fields music hall.
But" said he "the plays that will
be produced will have more plot TO
them than did those in the old house.
81 tried to get something in London
| suitable for our work, but here was
nothing doing. l won't give you the
name Of the play with which we intend
TO open the house. The book is being
written by a man who is not known to
| you, anyway"
Eugene Presbrey had been on a 5000
mile auto run through Europe. Also
he had seen Sir Gilbert Parker and
/ learned from him that The Right of
Way would be seen on the stage next
! season.
| Jacob Shubert said that he had Sc
cured several plays while on the other
side, and had arranged for the appear
ance in London of Sothern and Mar
| lowe in Shakespearean plays.
| Sam Bernard included this in his re-
marks at a wedding breakfast in New
/ York:
II am glad to see here a luxury &c
which all brides and bridegrooms are
not accustomed.
II, for instance. called one day In
June upon the dear old lady who die
my washing and ironing.
Where is your son this morning
Mrs. Smith,? ] said L don't see hin
around. I hope he isn't ill?'
oh, no. said the old lady. He's e
be married tomorrow and he's upstairs
in bed while 1 wash out his trous-
seau.'"
One Of the pretty girls Of the stage
Miss Mildred Burnett, has turncd frolr
the shrill yell of the call boy behind the
scenes for the "hVrk, hOlk" OF the nls-,
ry automobile, and instea1 Of spec king
the lines some playwright has fashioned
for his characters, Miss Burnett nov
makes her own speeches, and uses the
automobile as Il sort Of rostTum
Miss Burnett IS a real estate Dur
veyor of Berkeley. Cal. The autonobi,,
is part of her equipment. Her eio-
quence and the persuasive charm o.
her beauty do the rest. Miss Burnet
is included among the best sellers
of the season.
Once Mills college. exclusive place
suggestive of the haut ton among young
ladies at school, ,helt cred Miss Burnett
Ambition burned in Miss Mildred Bur
nett's breast while She was vt a naiC
at school, AMI to the other eirls sh,
confided that for her n stage careeI
was the thing.
The career came, or at least e began
There were several years of successfu
acting for the California girl. She hac
part in a Lord and Lady Algy" pro
duction. was praised by David Belasco
and had a roseate Future IN prospect.
Blanche Bates gave her a good par
in 1.-The Darling IF the Gods" and Mar
garet Anglin engaged her for the cas-
of THE Eternal Feminine"
The girl is grandn:Cce of Governc