The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-22
I'm PlayhOuses of New York

NEW YORK. Nov. 2l.-With only
( one theater dark this week, and that
IN preparation for u new play next
week, all the electric signs of the
playhouses along Broadway arc in full
brllliancy every night, and there are
no such things as small audiences to
cause frowns of worry on the foreheads
of the people In the box Offices More
! seasonable weather is one cause of
| the wcll-flled houses, with the excel
| lence of the bills offered as principal
contributing cause.
The splutter Of the sign on
the outside of the Liberty theater
is not at NIL necessary to attract peo-
pic to Frederic Thompson IS splendid
production, "Via Wirelcss,' for the
eu!ogist,c comments of those who
have seen the play are 4 far better
advertisement, Crowded houses at
every performance indicate long and
prosperous stay for this attraction. The
same applied 20 Miss Blanche Bates.
whose work in "The Fighting Hope
at the Stuyvesant shows no relaxation
Of its fine art. "Lirle Memo at the
New Amsterdam, is also in tho cate
CORY OF plays that people like 10 see
once and then again.
w liIid OlllcllSs IN, dL
the Criterion, is going as strong as the
biblical character for whom the hero
OF the play is named, and that can be
said to be going some. John Drew,
with his splendid comedy as the waiter
IN Jack Straw at the Empire, keeps
right on filing the house every per
Torrance, and Miss Billie Burke. at
audiences with her fne work In Glove
Watches. AZ the Garrick this was
the closing week Of ''The =Moilusc'
and Mrs. Peckham s Carouse,' and
Alexandra Carlisle, Joseph Coyue and
jolly May Irwin divided the honors.
Miss Ethel Barrymore. in LADY
Frederick. at the Hudson. has
achieved another artistic and box Office
this city appreciate her work is shown
by the large attendance at every per
Torrance. AT the Knickerbocker
The Girls Of Gutenberg have only
one more week TO entertain, and at the
Savoy the Henry Miller Associate
Players are receiving . second measure
OF popular approval in their presenta
tion of "The Servant In the House. -
William Faversham is seen IN one Of
his best characters in 1.-The World and
His WIFE" and nothing but apprecia-
tion is heard from those who go TO see
him. At the Belasco theater George
Arliss is going merrily along as the
entertaining. ii the wicked, devil in
Molnar's play. The "Traveiing Sales.
man, now in It's fourth month at the
Gaietty. is still making good, and it
to "hit the road "Paid in Full"
at Weber 5. has had the final week OF
its remarkable run in this city, with
no falling off in the interest nor the
size OF the Audiences. AZ the Astor
William 7. Hodge is keeping on the
sunny side of Success street in "The
Man From Home. " Louis Mann, at
the Circle, is attracting uniformly
Stood Still - and Thomas A. Wise and
Douglas Fairbanks are doing the same
thing in ga Gentleman From Missis-
sippi" at the Bijou theater.
All the musical plays continue popu-
lar. George NJ. Cohan' s "The Ameri-
can idea at the New York theater.
Montgomery G. Stone, in their ever.
popular Red Min," have no reason
to 6pd fault with the patronage at the
Academy of Music ''Three Twins
are keeping right up TO the front of the
popularity procession, and there are
good audiences AT the Herald Square
theater at every performance. At Wal.
lack S the ever-popular Marie Cahill,
in "The Boys and Betty" has swung
into popular favor, which shows no
sign of weakening, Lovers of good,
tuDeful light opera, well sung and
finely acted and staged, viii regret that
this is the last week of "The Golden
Butterfly in which Grace Van Stud
diford has made such an emphatic sue
cess at the Broadway.
The Metropolitan and Manhattan
opera houses are in full swing with
their huge attractions and side show
society functions. Both expect TO make
big money this winter.
At the Grand opera-house Henry
Miller. in that startling play, ''The
Great Divide" is attracting large
Blair, in "'Thc Kreutzer Sonata" is
pleasing good patronage. while at the
Metropolis 4 popular attraction is
Wanted by the Police
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Harrison
Grey Fiske appeared at the Hackett
tbeater in "Salvation Nell a play
acts, "SalvatioD Nell is the story of
girl and her endoavor to do work
in the slums of large city. The play
is one of regeneration, and contains |
some statements that will sound start
ling coming from the mouth Of Mrs. |
Fiske,
Maude Odell whose name is asso-
ciated with European $4,000 beauty |
prize. made her American appearance |
in the Lincoln Square theater in a |
sketch called 1.-THE Chameleon be- |
cause of her changing poses. The
series of posturing elected little of |
tho noisy applause that was bestowed |
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