Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-01

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this paper tonight largely cover
the same subject, the passing Of
the once gifted Georgia Cayvan.
The News gives the space Willingly
knowing how dear to many Salt Lake
Theater goers the memory Of Miss cay
van has ever been. No page OF our
theatrical history Is more brightly IL
Illuminated than that which records the
ylalts OF the great Lyceum company In
the carly nnetes, and no player IN
that notable group stood out more
strongly than the girl TO whom was
entrusted the leading parts In such
plays as ''The WIFE and THE Charity
Ball" The Illustration which accom-
panlos one OF The articles is made from
a photograph taken Of Miss cayvan
about 1890, when she WAS In her prime
The lamcnted Klrko LaShelle had
many friends In salt Lake who knew
him when ne was n struggling theatrl-
cal man travelling ON the road In ad-
vance OF "The Bos,onians.' Later
they followed his career as neWsna-
Der writer, and still later were interest
cd to learn OF his success as theatre
cal manager. II WAS his enterprise
and liberailty which gave our stage
ouch productions az Arizona, THE
Bonnie Brler Bush, The Virgin
fan" and has now made possible the
Heir TO the Hoorah' LaShelle's death
WAS Il heavy blow to the stage, but his
many friends here Will be glad "a know
that Mrs. I.aShelle carries on his BUSH
ness In the same enterprisng spirit as
that IN which Il was conceived. 1t Is
also pleasant to record thai while "Ari-
zona' and THE Bonnie Brier Bush.
have lived their day. Mrs. LaShelle
still profits handsomely by the two 9th
er productions. The net earnings OF
"The Vlrginian" aud THE Heir to the
Hoorah" las year were $4,000, and at
tho rate both are now travelling, that
figure viii be equalled If not exceeded
during the present season.
Next week brings back that popular
success "The College Widow II Will
be seen at the Theater Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings with Wednesday
matinee, and when II is known that the
company is under the direction Of Mr.,
Savage, II can he taken for granted
that the production VIII be equal 10 Its
predecessors "'rhe College Widow has
had a success on the stage equal 10 the
best plays Of Chas. H. Hoyt, and there
il no question OF the strong business II
win do In Salt Lake.
The company is headed by Louise
Rutter, while Robert Kelly J. b. Hollis,
Otis Turner, aud Allan Brooks have the
leading male roles
Harry Beresford the popular come
dian. comes back to Salt Lake next
Friday and Saturday In the new pro-
duction entitled The Woman Halter"
This Is said TO be q great laugh pro-
Queer and IN the hands Of Mr.. Beres-
ford none of It's laughs viii be lost
sight OF. The hero Of The Woman
Halter is one Samuel Bundy, who be-
oomes engaged TO three designing
widows. and who 10 get rid Of hlsi COM
plications pretends insanity The con-
sequence was that he scared away the
two that he did not want, and also the
one that he did. The last scene OF the
play IL IN a private lunatic asylum
where all the complications are finally
Strengthened out.
The Irresistible Punch Wheeler, troy-
cling theatrical man. is in the city Of
Mexico. and he writes the Mirror In
characteristic vein.
"They started "a society for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to animals here" he
says, hut were short of funds. 80 the
committee got up a bull fight to help
oul the cause
Among Manager Pyper's other Dec
omber attractions are Buster Browfi,"
during the holiday time aud In the
Bishops Carriage" "a dramltizatlon OF
the much talked Of book.
Thu attraction at the Grand, the
first half OF next week. for four nights
aud Wednesday matinee. is called 1.-THE
Old Clothes Man" with the author,
flames Kyrle MaoCurdy in the title role
" Solomon Levi. Tho Old Clothes