The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-11

sing 1t on a certain night at Peter Pan.
The request Is never refused
Dramatic criticism docs not give perfect
satisfaction even in Cedar city, as lhe .- Iol-
lowing from the Record shows; pul
comments last Issue on the production py
the Anchor Dramatic company OF ule
drama Escaped from tho Law, have not
been altogether kindly received some ol
the young people have -thc idea that we
were trying to knock their company. ana
Intended to give tho impression thnl @ tne
production was bum Nothing was lar-
thcr from our intentions, ana "" q" not
boloye that any distiutcrcsted person got
away with such an impression. our YER
diet was that the play was just ABOUT on
a par, OF on the whole, n nttle better
than the average amateur production. our
object In calling attention 10 some OF 'hs
deftCnS WIS not to mortlty the players,
but to point out To them how they might
In prove on future productions, We believe
tnat home thcntricals are legitimate ana
harmless means Of amusement, ana that
they should be encouraged At the same
tlmc. It should be borne in mind that
Cedar Is an educational town. and that
our very best talent should be called into
rcQuiSitlon and due pains taken 10 make
the presentations eredltable.
Sad news comes from Kansas City to
the effect that Nine. Cuive Is compelled
20 spend most Of her time In the dentist &
chair. She is suffering from disease Cl lne
gums |nlCn causes n IopS'nllS VI Il''
tcoth and is accompanied by severe pain
Tho great singer Is worried lest she be
compelled to secure set OF false teeth
which may interfere with her voicc.-Chi-
Cago Chronicle,
Nine. Modjeska Is reported to have sold
her estate. Arden I'm California. Tor
s2O,OoC Besides buildings II Included 12,OOp
acres oi ''no
"A fellow who did a tryout at Boston
the other night went To the stage man
aEcr and said Say Mac lend us dollar
TIL Saturday? No. said Mac. You ain't
going to be here till Saturday.
Charles Frohman has arranged by cable
to extend for long run at the Comedy
theatcr London The Mountain Climber.
The play has scored tremendously as q
laugh maker. equalinG the hit of Are ,
onc-act play. The Little Father OF the
Wilderness" which is now being played
by Francis Wilson in this country. The
Mountain Climber" will be produced In
New York at Easter. with Mr.. Wilson In
WTiChts role.
Shortly after little Margaret. aged 4,
had been taken to see Peter Pan. In
which Maudc Adams plays the title role;
her six-year-old brother undertook TO tell
her the story of the creation
And then. Margaret said he, AFTER
the Lord had made all the rest of the
things, he made n man and called him
Adam. and by and by Adam got tired OF
being all alone. and the Lord took one OF
Adams ribs from him when he was asleep
and made wife for him ag surprise.
and her name was
"Oh, I know I know" exclaimed little
Margaret quickly, her name was Maude
Adams. Harper Weekly
Arc modern melodramas harmful TO un
educated minds? Some OF the o!d-timc
Dantomlmcs I'm London proved 10 be- In
tho niUlIggpFh ni century OF the most
popular productions at tho Drury Lane
thcatcT of those days was n pantomlme
called Harlequin jack Sheppard, which
was simply Il reproduction OF the crimes
OF this popular young criminal, Who was
only q when he was hanged. His chief
appeal TO the popular imagination was his
brilliant escape from Ncwgate prison with
the fcttcrs on his hands and when he was
made the subject OF Christmas enter
tainment hundreds Hooked 10 sec it lt
was even proved that numbers OF boy
plckpockctS who nled the pTisons about
that time had got their first inspiration
90 thieve from this melodTamatic enter
tainnent. and one hoy confessed that he
stole In order 10 get 10 the pantomime and
hoped some day TO he as clever as Jack
Sheppard.-ChIcago News
A letter from L. II. SotheTn. says the
Detroit Free Press. contains an authentic
statement of the facts relating 10 his own
and Miss Julia Marlowcs change OF man
agement-from Charles Frohman TO the
ShGbcrlS.
The matter * quite simple. he writes
"Our contract with Charles Grohman ends
with this present season. Mr.. Frohman
announced this fact lately I'm New York.
1t was our intention to take oUr manage
mcnt In our own hands. We have as YOU
know. managed our own separate com
panles for years and u would be no new
thing for us Mr.. Shubert made us 4
proposal 20 grently 20 our liking that we
accented it.
There Is not the slightest feeling over
the matter We feel at liberty 10 hook
our time with any one. 1t Is purely a
business situation We do not cspouse
nuy quarrel that may exist We have our
work to exhibit and we exhibit II 10 tho
best advantage. We have an excellent
tour for next season and the conditions OF
our arrangements with the Shuberts are
greatly to our advantage. Miss Marlowc
and | have only the klndlioSt feeling for
Charles FrohInan, who has treated us
nest generously, and We gee no reason
whatever why our new plans should affect
his friendship Tor Us. Daniel Frohmln
has been my guide, philosopher and friend
for many ycnrS, and trust that he and
| will long continue our friendship,
People seem TO think that because we
have accepted this ine opportunity from
the Shubcrts we arc all going to shed
blood Well. IT Is not 90, ComDctitlon and
good manners are not incompatible in
other callings; why should II be so I'm
the thoater?
we shall play next year AS You Like