Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

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=, to us next week. bearing the
Broadway stamp Even before
her New York success she was
strong favorite here, and her play
'The Strength of the Weak was cor
daily accepted hero before she ventured
TO present II in the east. If her sup
porting company is as strong as that
with which she rendered this play be-
fore, there can be no doubt as to the
heartiness of her reception
Her visit next week will be equally
interesting. because It witnesses the
production of a new play entitled Ma
ria Rosa" 1t has only been done once
before--in Seattle last week. AS 1t
comes from the pen Of the same author
who gave us Marta of the Lowlands,
strong things are expected Of 1t. MISS
Roberts win be seen in the character
of a peasant girl from whom the play
takes its name, and IN the part she Is said
10 have some rare opportunities for the
display of her emotional powers. Inc
engagement opens Monday and VIII run
the greater part of the week with
matinee Wednesday
Manager Pyper Is counting heavily
upon a general awakening OF the pup
lie interest IN two Of hts near by at
fractions. First Is the engagement OF
WIN. H. Crane and Ellis Jeffieys IN a
revival OF she Stops to Conquer
These two stars are sent out by Chas.
Frohnan and Licbler e. Company, and
will be supported by a strong company
of New York players. Hardly second
In Importance Is the revival OF the
''Virginian." with Dustin Farnum IN
the title role The character OF Molly
Wood, the Puritan school mistress IS
assumed this year by Miss Maoie
Wright.
The News is asked to furnish tho
date of the death of Sir Henry Irving.
1t occurred October 10, 1909
II is predicted that next weeks bill
at the orpheum viii be a winner from
headliner to kinodrome. The big at
traction Will be the Four Lukens, whose
aerial act is claimed TO be one of the
most breath taking stunts presented.
Alfred Kelley and company viii present
the farcial comedy, "Slster Mary From
Tipperary." Mr.. Kelley Is remembered
here for his clever work last season IN
'''rhe Tale of a Turkey" and My I'M
Gle from India" His latest ofering
is said TO be similar scream. Georgi-
anna Clark, the Scottish nightingale.
VINO U1Sl LOOK lIlt SAhkt WIN NAAN'A-
Barrett In the original production OF
THE Sign of the Cross" Will sing
some of the old fayorites. THE Tall
Tale Teller" has n monologue turn,
which includes number or telling
burlesque limitations. Belle Gordon.
the athletic girl. makes "A speciality OF
bag-punching and other physical cul-
ture stunts. Robisch and Childress In
an operate comedy, The Bogus
Tutor" have just returned from a
three-years absence in Europe. Then,
of course, there Will be the kinodrome
with some good motion picture Uranus,
The Grand next week win present
two widely varying plays, in Railroad
Jack and THE Man OF Mystery"
The first named occupies the boards
the forepart of the week. with the usual
matinee, Wednesday. 1t tells an In
teresting and humorous story of the
hero who is known as Railroad Jack
and It's moral Is said to be of the up
lifting kind. II Is interspersed with
laughable humor, and much of Its
emotion is said to be of the melting
sort. We are promised that the cast
will be evenly balanced, and the man
agement feels confident OF scoring a
heavy hit.
"A Man of Mystery" which will be
the bill at the Grand the latter half
OIL next week, is 10 De presented by tne
Wolfe Stock company for three nights
and the usual Saturday matinee. Tho
author OF "The Man OF Mystery" is
MIR. Marke II. Swan, and Mr., Wolfe
has a company that will give a strong
presentation of Mr. swans play. The
Wolfe company also claim that they
deal only IA metropolitan successes,
and they are confident that their new
production will tend to uphold their
reputation.
One OF the handsomest holiday pa
pers which has reached the desk OF the
dramatic editor OF the News" is the
Christmas edition of the Dramatic
Mirror. The paper Is crowded with
beautiful and entertaining articles and
engravings from the first cover to the
last. A special feature of interest is
the pictures of the molders OF dramatic