Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13


aud decorators is to be called
temporarily on its job at the
SAN Lake theater next week to
allow Ezra Keudau GO Ill his two
nights engagement He comes on the
10th and 18th, and win render the new
play. which he Is GA his way to present
In san Francisco. II IS entitled swell
Elegan: Jones and IS a rural comedy
with msny quantity drawn types. MT
Kendell has not been seen in salt Luke
since his appearance in weather
Beaten Benson, but as everyone re-
members. he is rare success, IN por-
traying characters with streak Of od-
dity through them, In his new play
all nis talents are said to be given full
opportunity
Maude Adams success on the coast
continues on The breath taking order,
Her stay in Los Angeles has been cN-
tended to two weeks, and the Times
of that city says II was one OF the
wonders to see the best dressed people
Of the city st5nding in line on the hot
test day OF the year to secure seats.
The san Francisco Chronicle has this
paragrnpn "MGu1e ADAMS closed ner
engagement AT the Van Ness theater
last night and the box office state
meuts show that Charles Frohmans
most popular httle star proved a Won
derful magnet 10 the local theatergons
public. During the four weeks of her
stay at the Van Ness Miss Adams has
played to total receipts amounting %
$4,000, and in view OF the prevailing
conditions this Is considered one OF tho
most remarkable box office records
made In this country. Both Mr. Froh-
man and Miss Adams are delighted
with the result, and promise US another
visit next season
Many musicians and choir singers
read with regret In the News" during
the week OF the death of James Nc
Granahan. lie passed away at his
homo in Klnsmau Ohio, on the str.
MoGranahan wrote many sacred songs.
the best known of which are My Re
decmer." and Sometime Well I'M
derstand." My Redeemer' which
used to be so well known under its old
name, has rather been lost sight of in
late years. because its music was taken
for the hymn 20 My Father with
which II bids fair 10 be everlastlngly
linked. The famous old hymn was
first sung to this tune in Salt Lake,
by II. c. Easton, and has been arranged
In many forms since by stephens and
other composers for both solo and choir
work.
1t has been long time since salt
Lake saw THE Private Secretary"
Gillettes famous comedy. and 1t ought
TO prove very welcome when rendered
by the Orphcum Stock company next
he chi
Will be thrown on the shoulders of Mr..
Miles, the stage manager, who will es-
say the part of the Private Secretary,
while Mr.. Phillips will enact the char
acter of Douglass Cattermole. Miss
Moore viii have the part of Edith
Marsland and the remainder of the
company will be equally well cast. "The
Private Secretury" Is even more full
of laughs than "All the Comforts of Il
Home" and as both come from the
pen Of the same author, Orpheum au-
diences may look for a week of genuine
enjoyment.
one OF the big New York successes OF
last year, entitled Three of Us" by
Rachel Crothers. has been booked foT
production In this city next season.
$. Coleridge Taylor's Death of Min
nehaha." from Longfellow's "Hia-
watha," will be given the second night
of the musical chautauqua at Wan.
damere, Tuesday, July 49, by the Salt
Lake Festival chorus. J. J. Mcclellan
conducting. The solo parts win be suns
by Emma Ramsey Morris and Hugh
W. DouRal. The sale of seats for this
entire musical week is now on sale a
the Clayton Music Co. Much lnteres
is being manifested in the contes
which occurs the last two nights of tn,
week. Many entries have been made
and there will be 5000 in prizes givet
away TO the winning ones.