Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-02

| In the Murray Hill iheater, New York,
| Mr. Burgess has portrayed this quaint
| character rolo for seventeen years.
The Grand opera House. New York,
| 10 20 break away from the traditions.
which include changing the attraction
| every week. and indulge Itself In quite
| a run. The Clansman' has been book.
| ed for a fortnight. As an extra fes-
! ture a troop Of United States cavalry
| horses VIII gall0p. four abreast, from
| one side scene TO another on their way
20 wfeak vengeance on the Ethiopian
| villain.
Mics Ellen Terry's principal testmo.
| uial and benefit performance IN London
will occur on or about June ". at Dru-
~ Lane theater. II will be managed
by a committee. OF which Mr.. Piner0
il chairman. The London Telegram
says. eve are asked by Miss Terry
10 express her regret that she Is unable
20 thank individually her many kind
friends who have congratulated her on
her stage Jubilee. She hopes. however,
that they VIII accept this general,
though heartfelt, recognition or their
remembtances.
Robert Edos0n appeared in the role
~ stro.gheart the other night IN Har-
risburg 20 the most unique audience uf
his career A large delegation from
the Indian Industrial school at Carlisle
attended the performance, following
the career ~ the college bred India
with unusual interest. Major W. =.
Mercer Of the Eleventh cavalry. the SUI
perintendent Of the school. was deslr-
Gus Of arranging special matinee at
Carlisle. but IL vas found to be imprac-
tical. At the conclusion a. the per-
Torrance the real and imitation Indians
had an enjoyable poww0N on the
stage.
Nine Aha Nasimon. who appeared
recently az the studebaker theater, Chi
Cago. as leading woman IN the Orleh'
Ell company Of Russian players, viii
be starred In an English drama next
season by the Henry Miller company
IN which Miss Margaret Anglin and
the Shubert Brothers are interested,
Nine. Nasimoff has been studying Eng
lish very hard since she first came -
this country. and 10y neYt season she
expects 20 be proficient In the language
Miss Anglin has taken a great interest
IN the Russian actress and Is confdent
she VII prove equally as successful IN
English plays az she has been In those
OF her native tongue. N has not fet
been decided who yill write Mme. Ma
slmons first English play. but II IL said
the author viii be one Of two OF the |
best known American playwrights.
says London letter 10 the Mirror. |
Another painful matter which u Is /
necessary should chronicle Is the |
death Of Olga Brandon who for
good while was a popular actress in /
your chief cities Poor Olga, an Aus
irallan by birth. was Tor some few |
years au esteemed leading actress IN /
his city. where she PLAYED In several |
work, boy Henry Arthur Jones. George /
q. Sims. Henry Petit and other pop I
ular ul8yWrights We LOST sight 81 her /
for some long time. and lo, this week /
;he account OF her death from con-
sumption have revealed the iameniable I
fsct that she had been out OF an en-
eagcnEn FOR nearly ln years. ana
TIA, she vas for d greater part nj
thai time on the verge ~ starvation.
How awful this sounds when one re-
members that This beautiful woman
and clever actress. The oX-eyed Olga.
as some London critics used to call her
made her greatest London success in
The character 81 the fasting girl Nashti
Dethic. lu Jones Judah. Poor Olga.
who was only 30. was buried yesterday
at the Roman Catholic cemetery East
Fnchley.