Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-21

Is now at work. the New YORK
Telegram recently contained
the following
I'm the construction of the play, said
AIr. R0yla yesterday ~ am Following
the method employed in the writing OF
The Squaw Man which was originally
q one-act presented at one OF the
Lambs gambols. whore II was received
So favorably that / felt encouraged to
amplify II into the play now running at
Wallack's,'
"'rhe Struggle Everlasting as one
act piece. when presented at the
Lambs by George FaWcett. Richard
Bennett, De witt Jennings and Mr..
Uawtrey, Was received SO cordially mat
| hope Il viii repeat THE Squaw Mans
popularity when presented TO the gem
eral public ia It's enlarged form
1.-THE Struggle Everlasting Is the
conflict which life brings 10 all OF US.
Conceive the OLD miracle-play Every
man transcribed into our modern dra-
ma and YOU viii see what ! am trying
10 do. Il is 10 be play with "a thesis
problem play II you viii. IN the
case of "Everymnn' the author was ey-
Identity writing With the sermon or
moral Of his play uppermost, ON my
part. | am writing with the drama up
permost IN my mind, first, last and all
tie time
The great story of The Christian
which was dramatised several years
ago. comes back to us Friday and sat
urday next with Saturday matinee
The two leading characters VIII be
played by Lillian Lawrence who APP
pears as Glory Quayle. and John Sain-
polis who will enact Edward Morgan's
famous character of John Storm, The
book Is SO well known by the theater
going public as one OF the great liter
airy achievements of Hall Cainc that
II needs no describing. Tho play y
said to be as fascinating as the book,
and the management promise care
full rendition by the New York COM
pany which is TO render II ia Salt
Lake.
The full east OF characters Of Cone
stance" tho comedy drama to be rel.
dered at the Theater next Wednesday
afternoon and evening by the Colum-
bine Dramatic company. Is as follows:
General warbnton Prescott Erickson
Ferdinand Fritz Smith. Harmon Weight
Lieutenant Francis Warburton ....
..,.....,...... Truman Gleason
Adolphus Buchanan.......L Lester Price
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Truman Gleason
Martin ....,..a...... Frank Settle
Constance Warburton Ethel Sturgess
hre G,,,ifh NNnrhpstnp
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sabina clark
Mary Baunce .....,,.,,.,,...,lnez clark
In addition to the play proper. clever
specially acts will BE- given by the 1T
lie ladies', Beth Larsen, Charlotte
Perkes. Sarah Perkes, and Mr.. Lester
Price and Miss Ethel Sturgess.
Madgc Carr Cook. who has just ere
ated something Of a breeze In the dra-
matte world by signing contract TO
play Mrs Wigs during the term of |
her professional lifc," has "A host Of |
friends IN her old home in Salt Lake. |
She Is the mother OF Eleanor Robson. |
the successful star This is Mrs. Cooks |
third year in Mrs. Wigs OF the Cab
bage Patch She Is in the meridian |
of life and enjoys perfect health, She |
was born IN Sutherland, England, and |
has been ON the stage since she WAS |
three years old. Her debut was made |
as Fleance In Macbeth, role which |
she says brought out all her faults
Poor tombstone Bennett, Her Salt |
Lake admirers who followed her ezra |
tie career since she made her first Inn |
preston here IN the comedy Of Jane |
win hardly be surprised TO learn that |
the end Of her life was as SPECTACULAR |
as anything that occurred IN It's titful |
course. She died on Saturday last at |
Bloomfield. ~ j., az the age Of 36, In |
accordance with her own instruc tons, |
her body WAS crcmated the afternoon Of |
her death, and her ashes were gathered |
and scattered to the four winds Of |
heaven. II was also her dying wish |
that no flowers or carriages be allowed |
al her funeral, and this desire was also |
carried out.
Next week the Grand will be opened |
for the strong attraction entitled "A |
Deserted Bride One of the thrilling |
works from the well known writer. |
Fitzgerald Murphy While the play Is |
said 90 be on the line of the sensation, |
Il is departure from the usual rui. |
OF melodrama, as II is said to be built |
true to nature. and 10 be full OF both |
comedy ana pathos, An entire new set |
OF scenery viii be brought from the
cast tor the company and the manage
ment is confident of scoring a special
I'M. The play has made a strong sue
cess everywhere 10 has been seem and |
the Grand promises a treat TO IT. pat !
rons,
The latter half Of the week at the |
Grand win see the production Of 9TH,
King OF Detectives" a sensational PLAY
written by Theodore Kramer, author of
sucn dramas az The Road To Ruin"
Tracked Around the World" and |
midnight In Chinatown one OF the
big features Of the play, which IL said |
70 be MS strong detective drama as
any ever written, Is a balloon scene at
TIE climax OF The third act. and thu
comedy effect on which much relianc.
IS placed is fake wake said 10 b,
the most humorous Of anything OF thu |
sort on record. The King Of Detec,
tiyes' VIII be staged under the direction |
OF sullivan, Harris 4 Woods,
At the Lyric, opening this afternoon, |
Tho Empire Comedy company viii com. |
nence a weeks engagement. In the list |
OF the hurlesquers who make up the |
company are the following well known |
artists-Roger lmhot. whose speciality |
l. Casey, In sketch known as Casey |
and the Green Sod club" Other spe- |
clalty acts VIII h. introduced by Conn |
and Corinne. In their new act. entitled !
The Fruits Of Revenge Are Lemons" |
\ new comedy four, In a vocal quartet. |
John y. West, the musical brownie |
the EsqulmauX ballet, the aCr0bats |
Known as the DeNdn brothers. whose |
membership includes a clever perform. !
ing dog, and Bessie Taylor vocalist. |
complete the bill. The usual matlnees |
VIII be given ON Monday. Wednesday
and Saturday.