The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-03

Mrs. Flske Will devote her time to study
ing the role she Will create next season
in Lengdon Mtchells new comedy, The
New York Idea" She expects TO remain
In California until August.
Frank Daniels and his wife end daugh-
ter will spend the summer automobiling
through England and France. The COM
edan has extended for thrco years his
contract to star under tho direction of
He VIII open his next season I'm Sergeant
Brue." and early In the year, he will APP
pear in q new musical comedy, Omar"
by Victor Herbert, Harry b. Smith and
a n. c. Fowler.
IT is said that Eleanor Robson ls to
create elgh. now roles next season. Plays
are now being wpitten for her by Sutro
NJ. c. Lillian. Presbrey. Mrs Ward, Mrs.
Burnett; ZanGwill. Rostand and Fitch.
Margaret Anglin has just secured a new
play. which is named Tho Conversion OF
Garrlck.
Ethel Barrymore has definitely decided
not TO go TO Europe this summer, Since
her engagement TO Capt. Harry Graham
ported from tine 10 time that she would
visit England this summer and that their
marriage would be celebrated abroad be-
fore Miss Barrymoro's return. She has
taken cottage In Maine and leaves for
there this week. to remain until the be-
ginning of her season.
Cherry Simpson Is t. be starred In The
Red Feather next season
Sam II Harris and George NJ Cohan
have signed q contract whereby they will
star Thomas w, Ross for the next Ave
years. Next season he Will bo seen In
The Governors Son." after Mr.. Cohans s
summer engagement In the play at the
Aerial Gardens, New York. is concluded.
The following season Mr.. Ross VIII be
starred in a new musical play TO be writ
ten by Mr.. COnan
Most interesting OF recent announce
ments IS the one that Louis James is To
appear as Falstan, This experiment will
be awaited with mingled hope and fear,
says the New York Press. There have
been almost as many pathetic attempts al
Falstaf as at Hamlet but James will be
favored by the fact that few OF his audi
Tors Will be In position TO draw com
PARSONS. II Is not comforting to be In
formed that the revival viii be one OF
spectacular grandeur, Us this suggests the
mechanical prop common TO many Shakes
peare8n productions OF recent years An
engaging Faistaff would delight the pub
lie heart, and in voice and experience
James is worthy. But Will he cast about
the fellow the bubbling humor that be
longs To him? We know James as an
excellent comedian, but has he the drol-
lery to embrace the merry old rascal?
More than @ registering air VIII be de-
mandod of James, unless he reveals him
self in Il choice mellOwneSS hall the
charm OF the character viii be lost. But
whatever the outcome the plan OF James
is deserving of commendatlon. The re-
viVnt actually Will be as much OF novel
~ TO a large part Of the public as new
play 1t is about forty years since Hack
and II is generally held there has been no
enc since To match his excellence as the
knight II was said OF tIackett that he
Illuminated every shade OF Falstaft's
character. while Beerbohm Tree. prob
ably the best of our lhtter-day FalStafIs,
showed only the outward man, which Us
creations. 1t is The Falstaf OF the Merry
Wives" that James VIII depict
A plan is on foot In New York TO erect
a statute to Edwin Booth in Gramercy
park, opposite his old home. which Is now
the PLAYERS club. The various subcom-
such people as ], P: Morgan, George Van
dcrhllt, Francis Wilson, W: II Crane.
Otis Skinner, Richard Mansfield, Sir
Charles Wyn4ham, Forbes Robertson, IA r;
Twain. s;ai' e. c. stedman, r. W, Glider.
Bishop Potter, W, l.; Metcslt: "a Ar I,, 81
Bronson Howard, Augustus Thomas, Cen
Horace Porter, Il. ]. Wendell and Will
liam II. Bliss
The grandchildren of William IL Crane,
the actor, arc a perpetual source OF JOY
TO their doting grandfather; one child
i'm particular, the older, who Is said to re-
scmblc Mr.. Crane, is hts particular Ia
yorite
Not long ago as tn acto- and his IA
tho front porch of Mr.. Cranes country
home a large black cat belonging TO one
OF the neighDors stalked by maJestically,
Tho little girl did not Ike that cat. Ii
had scratched her more than once Fold
Ing her hands demurey. she looked after
the rc.rcating feline. with distinct dlsap-
proVal rcmarking the while:
There goes that d-n cat OF tho
Browns
Following much CONSERVATION on tho
part OF her grandfather the small girl
WAS repriuIanded and told that ladies
never used such a word; that her chances
for heaven materially would diminish.
while her chances for punishment would
Increase If She continued 20 Indulge In IT.
and that upder no circumstances was she
To repeat 1t. Granddaughter appeared
greatly impressed aud grandfather con
Guided TO let the matter drop.
The next evening. as the little girl stood
by th" window: again the cat went by.
The memory Of those scratches still lin
gered. but so did the memory of last
evenings lecture. For a moment she hesI-
tated; then she turned To her grand
father with determination in her eye.
Grandpa" she exclaimed, there goes
that-there goes that-that same kind OF
cat OF the Browns It was Yesterday
Having established himself beyond all
cayil as an actor and q. manager, and hav-
Ing kept fortune sufficient for hls de-
sires. Mr.. Mansfield Is anxious 10 re-
So far mis- naying OF audiences was
concerned. he had some justification: and
with that contrarlcty which Is so uni
vers1l in human nature. his victims rather
admired him for his attacks upon them
He mas been criticized most harshly for
his treatment OF his players. There Is
no doubt that he IS quick-tempercd. and
he IS absolutely intolerant OF stupidity
and slothfulness. He cannot comprehend
why every actor should rot work az hard
study as diligently. and comprehend as
quickly as he does blmself Any player
who strives half as hard as Mr., Mans
fcld has little difficulty H. getting along
with hln The player that drives him
frantic Is one who has achieved the rudi-
mcnts of acting and who Is smugly con-
tent with himSelf, Back OF Mr.. Mans
ncld's irascible temper is a kindly. honest
heart and he has done more toward max
ing good actors than any other man on
tho stase-EYcrybcdy's Magazine.
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