The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10


Mary. Mary. Quito Contrary" This
comedy might have been especially made
for her 1a9 and she ts for It, so perfectly is the
charms, her brightness, vivocity and
dash, which make her acting delightful.
have free play to this comedy The char
acter she assumes Is that OF modern,
up-to-date young woman of wealth. who
faneies she has hardened her heart
against any man who may come a WOO
Ing. OF course she learns her error, and
the lesson is taught her by man who
fancies he, too. Is beyond the wiles OF a
woman A train Of amusing complica-
other, and sparkling bright dialogue
throughout make Mary, Mary, Quite
Contrary one of the cleverest of modern
comedies. All the characters In the play
are amusing, and every part is acted by
n player of reputation. The sale of seats
opens. at the theater next Friday at 10
o'clock.
Max Figman. who was recently seen as
leading man for Miss Florence Roberts in
The Strength OF the Weak" will be
West and South.
THE Lion and the Mouse" has re-os-
ater-going public, and it's stay at the MI
Tois for the summer seems entirely prob
able.-Chicago Tribune,
New York for Windsor, VT. fatty denied
that she Is engaged any longer TO Capt.
Harry Graham OF the British army. Miss
All these reports about my marrying
Capt. Graham are absolutely untrue L
am now going to the country for the
do with Capt. Graham"
The actress refused to explain her for
mer fianoe's presence In Boston. saying
Nhte business and | sec no reason why l
should say anything"
Miss Barrymore was plainly exasper-
ated. Her close friends have known since
last winter that she had changed her
mind regarding Capt Graham
Charles Stevenson. who has boon lead
Ing man with Mrs. Leslie Carter for
eight years. has retired from her COM
pany. and will sail for Europe for long
rest.
The engagements for James K: Hack
ett's production OF The Alcayde. soon
TO be presented. include Eugene Cowles
formerly Of the Bostonians
Frank Pixley. the author OF, King Do
do The Burgomaster." Prince OF Pil-
sen" and other successful musical com.
six months duration in Japan, where he
wrote a new opera. but not with a Jap
aness subject,
The musical forces OF Henry w. Saw
age arc busily engaged In selecting voices
for the chorus for the production OF
Pucciuis Madam Butterfly" which VIII
be the picce-de-resistance of Mr.. Saw
ages grand opera enterprise next season.
as il Is the intention of Mr.. Savage to
make this production as pretentious from
a vocal and scientific standpoint as his
"Parsifal" was
shore Acres" was nat failure in
London II now looks as II a mistake
was made when Cyril Maudc, who played
Uncle Nat, transposed the scenes from
New England 10 Cornwall and made the
characters English instead OF New Eng
landers
David Warheld will devote next season
to a tour in The Music Master" which
completed Its second year in New York
a week ago. Mr. Belasco says he has not
decided whether Mr., Warheld shall ap-
pear In a Shekespearean role or play
by Jerome X Jerome season after next
Lionel Barrymore has gone TO Paris TO
study music. He is very fond OF music,
and has devoted much time to composing
and plano playing, II Is said that he
will be In Paris for year. and that he
may decide to give UP his stage career
and devote himself 70 musical things.
The endurance of the music lover who
sits out one OF Wagner's long Ring
operas has often been commented upon,
but perhaps not more forcloly then re-
stage was a burly 0gure in homcspun.
evidently a Scottish farmer. who had
come to London to SEQ the sights and
hear the sounds, After sitting through
three long acts he murmured audlbly
Twas a patient mon that wrote all
thls!'
Not only as an actor but a produc-
ing manager did Mansfield mako the good
fight. None other has presented so
many fine productions in the face OF
failure He looked upon the public as a
child. When It refused TO recognize his
efforts TO educate IT, he spanked II with
his goal, certain that he knew what the
public should have. This wasn't audac-
ity. but tho finest kind OF courage.
He was not afraid of losing money,
even the bugaboo OF starvation could not
frightcn him. He mas known what II Is.
fnlntcd from hunger when he made his
first public appearance as an entertalner
in London, whittier he had gone to study
painting From the time he played koko
In 'The Mikado"-and / doubt II thero
was ever an actor who played 1t so we'll
through tho period when he was Vas, with
"Caprice' and I'm Spite OF AL" he has
worked harder than any other man on
the stage; His tlrst success We %es IN IN "A
star. His "Dr Jekyll and Mr., Hyde
created a sensation, and he added Prince
Karl" to his repertoire TO prove that ne
could play n leading juvenile role In
those DAYS he wanted to demonstrate his
versatility. In which he is equaled by no
living sti.T.-Every ybodys.
Elder Sis:er-Do guilt crying, Nellie!
They're only acting.
Nellie Uearfully)-Nou leave me alone
I'm enjoying IT."
Harry Bulger the comedian who is the
feature OF the new ngs-Bryan- Klein
musical comedy, The Man From Now,
tells the following story at the expense
of New York theatrical manager TO
whom he was under contract not so many
seasons ago 80
I'VE were engaged one morning test
ing voices for a summer production. the
manager musical director and myself.
there was a rather long line and all look
Ing for positions in tho chorus. and near
ly every voice was below the standard,
which was very Disappointing, and the
manager .Got TO be very irritable as we
got 10 tho last OF the applicants. who
was very melancholy looking man. As
he came t. the piano he attempted to
make sorae remark but was promptly
cut short by the manager. who, said:
You will omit all preliminary re
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