Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
Will Be Present at the Opening
OF the "Squaw-
man."
"REMINISCENCES OF OLD DAYS
Win Produce 'Thc Sauawlnnn" In
London This
Year.

Tho notice Of Ned Royle's play. The
squaw Man" which appears on the
dramatic page Of the Saturday News"
was already IN type when Mr. Royle
surprised his father and mother by
walking into the family domlclle. II
has been several years since Mr.. Royle
vas last in his old home and needless
to say, the reunion was a joyful one.
m conversation with News" repre-
sentative this morning. Mr.. Royle said
be was astounded at the changes he
saw ON every hand, Along the railroad
line. bon ogden and lu Salt Lake, the old
land marks were rapidly disappearing.
AS ho passed M and down the business
streets he felt indeed "a stranger IN
strange land he had seized the
present occasion tn visit his parents -,
though he had been trying to get away
from New York for number Of years.
BE intended being present at the OPEN
ing night of the "Squaw Man" at the
Theater Thursday. though he has no
interest IN the production aside
from the fact that he still
thors royalties on all the performances.
AZ the play IS IN its third year, and
as second company has been out for
a long time. 70 can be surmisod that
Mr. Royle's romittauces per week
amount 10 a comfortable sum. He Is
advised that the great business record
the company had had IN the cast had
sim followed It through Portland. Seat
tie aud San Francisco, and the week S
receipts seldom ran below $4,000
Asked I'm regard 90 his latest produce
tion. THE Struggle Everlasting.
brought out with Florence Roberts In
New York some weeks ago. Mr. Roylo
laughingly said that 1T had been laid
away. though he added that he was not
without hopes Of some day seeing Il
resurrec.ad II had proved too serious
"a conception for the average audience
az the day, which wants 70 be amused,
and does not want 20 be made to think.
RE smoke mighty Of the generous fash
ION Bon which e had been staged by
Manager Harris, and the fine work done
D., Miss Roberts and the supporting
company.
Mr. RoNle states that he intends TO
visit London curing the winter TO ar
range for a production or the SqutW
Man" there, and should Il succeed, ne
Is In hopes that it might lead to an
English reduction OF THE Struggle
Everlasting" Mr.. Faversham's part IN
London wuuld be played by the distln-
eliished English actor. Lewis Waller.
Ned Roylc's career and the story OF
his steady climb up the ladder OF FOR
tune make pleasant "reminiscences Tor
his many friends in this city. Not more
than one or two Of the salt Lake news
paper colony OF today were IN hSIiless
when Mr.. Royhe made his debut mere.
This event took place on the night or
juno rs. 1856. in Masonic hall. on Main
street when he gave recital render
ing Eugene Aram's Dream ana the
poem entitled Tho Nameless Dead
lie had previously appeared with the
Madison square Theater company In
New York in Sealed Instructions" his
very first appearance outside of college
tbeatricals being in Young Mrs. VIM
throp.f with Agnes Booth. He next
acted IN salt Lake I'm July, 1885, with
the Home Dramatic club, III a revival OF
'srhe Bankers Daughter" playing the
part OF John Strebelow, with r. NJ.
Wells j. ID. Spencer, l. A. Cummings.
Edith CiaWson and Birdie Cummings In
the cast Mr. Royle then left for tho
east TO enter the company OF Edwin
Booth. under the management Of Law
renee Barrett, and with Booth ho play
ed for some time appearing In SAT-
lake i'm Booths rendition of Richie
lieu" April 70. 1857, In the part Of
Huguet. and in roles OF similar import
ance in the other plays Of the roper
toirc. Hts services were so highly val
ned that he was retained as a member
OF the company when Booth and Bar
rett went on their famous starring tour
in 1855. and Ia the Salt Lake production,
which took place March 81 Of that year,
he assumed the role OF CHINA in JUL
us Caesar"
Mr. Royle Is best remembered I'm Salt
Lake however. as the author Of the
play Friends which gave him his
first prominence as AN author. This
play saw the light Of day in salt Lake
on Aug. Z. 1891. under the name OF "Out
of Darkness, Mr.. Royle and his friend
I.ucus Henderson date leading man to
Florence Roberts,, spending the SUM
mer here rchearsing with the Home
Dramatic club; MI Wells. Mr.. spencer.
Mr. a. S. Young, Edith Clawson
Knowlton. Mrs h s. Young and Birdie
Cummings were an the production The
success the play achieved at that time
gave " a prestige which enabled Mr..
Royle TO bring Il out In New York. II
had long run and ever since has re-
mnined in the repertoire Of stock COM
pnnias throughout the country Mr..
Royle. M Henderson, ana Mrs Royle
appeared IN n here In November 1891.
Later he produced a play called Cap
tain Impudence." which was given in
salt Lake with success Since the time