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

THEATER GOSSIP
Mary Mannerlng, who did not play In
New York at all last season, VIII be
seen in her husbands theater,the Hack
EFT, early IN the autumn, In the roman-
tic comedy GLORIOUS Betsy"
William Collier has broken all of his
own records aud shattered those of the
Garick thenter. He has played a
Fourth of July matinee and Is stu play
ing to crowded houses in his popular
success. Caught in the Rain"
Henrietta Crosman closed her tour In
Winnipeg, Canada, a few days ago and
Is now in New York, working on her
production Of The Christian Pilgrim"
for next year. She will remain in New
York all summer, taking only OCCASION
al automobile trips, visiting friends
nearby.
George AIDE is writing a play in
which Carries Frohman will present VIII
liam II. Crane next season. The author
Is at Hazlede farm, Brook. Ind, hard
at work on the manuscript, which is
TO be delivered TO Frohman ON his re-
turn from Europe. The new play win
be produced In Chicago next October.
"Trilby." which he acquired by pur-
chase II years ago from A. NJ. Palmer,
earned last season profit of more
than $1,000 for william A. Brady
through its use by resident stock com
panies. For play based upon a fad
novel. II has held it's value surprisingly
long. II was first acted in the spring
OF 1895.
On Saturday night at the Majestic
theater, Boston, David Warfield ended
his season and closed the long run OF
THE NSsic Master" The piece during
the past three years has been financial
ly one of the most successful ever
produced in America. Mr.. Warfield APP
peared In 1t 1.007 times. and the gross
receipts for the season amount TO $685.
1880. almost million dollars!
'Brewster's Millions" has scored a
tremendous success IN Chicago, where
it has apparently settled down for a
long engagement at the Colonial the
ater An exact duplicate of the orig
inal production. yacht scene and all,
will be made by Cohan & Harris, when
they send this production on the road
next season FOR tour which will COW
er the entire country.
Writing from London. whittier he
went for Grace Georges venture in
"Divorcons," william A. Brady says
that he is arranging for comedy in
which he may make a star of Frank
WorthinE. now In London as Miss
Georges leading man. Captain Robert
Marshall. author of "a Royal Family"
and THE Duke OF Kilikrankle," is be-
lioved to be the playwright concerned.
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon
will play a special engagement of eight
weeks with the Alcazar Theater Stock
company of san Francisco. They will
try out a new play, Dr. Werner's
Chance, written by George Hoechler. a
German dramatist, and win appear in
such pieces rs Taps, The Liars, Her
Lord and Master. Mrs. Danes Defense
Joseph Entangled The Moth and the
| Flame and The Case OF Rebellious
| Susan.
Henry Miller is preparing for tn,
| most active season he has had since
becoming a manager Among the new
plays he viii produce are THE Ser
want in the House" by Charles Ram
! Kennedy and THE Maidstone" by
| Ridgeley Terrence. The former. which
Mr.. Miller considers the strongest play
| in manuscript that he ever read, Is q
satirical drama of contemporary Eng
| lish life In which several bigotries OF
! the modern church are scathingly at
. tackled. During his stay in London Mr.
4 Miller will consult with MIR. Kennels
regarding details of the production oil
this play.
| Orrin johnson. associated i'm the pop.
ular mind with the heroic and senti
| mental roles In the plays i'm which hi
has acted, made his biggest hit IN III
| heavy" or Villains role of Ralph Stan
dish IN the original New York CITY
| production of 'rhe Lost Para disc" II,
| went on the stage as Efile Ellsler'i
| Leading man, and has since occupied
| that position with Maude Adams Ami,
| Russell Bertha Gailand, Richard Mans
| field Pauline Frederick, John Drew
and In Ben Hur." "A Japanese Night
| ingale," Daughters of Men" and "Th,
Man of the Hour in which he nov
has the title-part with the Chicag,
| cast.
These seem to be exciting days fo
Augustus Thomas, says the Mirror. TIL
Earl os Pawtucket was presented 4
London on June % and was so enthusi
astically received that the author wa
compelled TO appear before the curtain
It's American success bids fair to b
duplicated. Thomas new play, 9Th
Ranger" which he wrote for Dust
Farnum. will open at Wallacks thea
ter on Sept. ?. II Is western in char
acter with its scenes laid In Mexic
just across the line. Thomas spen
considerable time IN Mexico studyn
types and working on local color. NJ
Thomas was forced to leave London be
fore he could peruse critical opinion
on ''rhe Earl of Pawtucket," and cate
a steamer for New York.
The price OF admission to tho
aters In the Ellzabethan perio
was small. The best rooms" q
boxes at the Globe were only a shilling
other places We're twopence and som
as low as a penny. In the writings
the dramatlsts of that period there al
frequent references to the twopenu
gallery. ny 1910 there is mention
two shilllngs being paid for certa
places. and we hear OF half crow
boxes. The pit ana gallery were the
six pence, except upon first night
and special occasions, when the prize
we're raised, The performance began
o'clock in the afternoon and ende
al 3. In 1857 thoy began at 3 and
menced some time afterward I'm n
evening, the prices We're raised Du
ing the eighteenth century boxes d
Drury Lane were four shilllngs ana Il
Pit half a crown. by 1903, both ;
Covent Garden and Drury Lane box
cost seven shillings and the pit ",
three shillings six pence This scale
prices remained for many years.
G. Is. BURHANs TESTIFucs ATE
FOUR YEARS