Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25


Y 4 comedy director writes in
very encouraging vein regard
ing tho production OF THE King MAKE
er" the comic opera written by Waly
Young and Race whitney the two
young salt Iabcrs. "uuc Of the trou-
bles OF dolns The King Maker he
writes, with gtock opera company is
that 1t requires eight excellent com
medians and character actors. We are
on the lookout nov for q man to play
the low comedy role. Edwin Stevens
doing the high comedy and Raymond
Hitchcock one. / would like TO 90 II
as well as possible so that II might
get good eastern production. Thoso
who have heard the music like it very
much"
Yesterdays mail brought another let
ter of interest 60 salt Llkers. This
came from Edwin Milton Royle, the
date being Eden hotel, Molaro,
Tie de Capri, Mr., Royle has
retired to the shores OF the
blue Mediterranean with his fam
lily after the strenuous times in
London incident to the success OF the
"Squaw Man or THE White Man"
as tho English title goes Mr. Royls
writes enthusiastically regarding his
island retreat. which he says us a
fairly quiet place Tor mo to do some
work The Royles expect to remain
in their present quarters for another
month.
Another Salt Lake girl has made
hit This time 1t is Miss Hazel JOS
selyn, charming young lady OF 10
who was educated at ST, Mary's acade-
my and prior to her Joining DE Wolf
HopISer's company was with her moth-
er. Mrs. Emma Josselyn, Ia the en-
ploy OF Walker Brothers Dry Goods
company. Miss Josselyn appeared here
with De Wolf Hopper as a flower girl
OF the chorus in De Wolf Hopper's
company. and during the time prior to
the departure for the coast was given
dainty little Marguerite Clark's part
as an understudy. AT san Francisco
Miss Clark took a vacation and since
that time Miss JOsselyu. who. by the
way, is the only granddaughter or
William Newell, chaplain ut the H. ID.
S. hospital, has been playing the role
with guccess throughout the south.
The papers everywhere have been Civ
ing her work splendid notices, OF which
the following from the Asheville, y. c.,
Citizen is a sample:
1T viii be n great surprise to many
TO know that the charming little Syl-
via. who delighted all With her pres
ence and unusually sweet voice. was
not the Marguerite Clark as announced
on the program, but an understudy
named Hazel Josselyn So perfect was
the work of this handsome little lady
that IL is safe 10 say that Miss CLARK
was not missed, and one does not have
to be prophet TO predict Miss JOS
selyn, who is only Ii years of age. will
yet make her mark in the theatrical
world"
Miss Josselyn joined De Wolf Hop
. per's company 1G weeks ago and her
friends declare that prior to that time
she had absolutely no stage experience.
The coming. of John Drew to the
Salt Lake theater on Thursday evening
for three nights in his latest success
full comedy MY Wife" should be the
signal for the rallying of the theater-
goers My Wife was produced at
the Empire theater, New York, at the
beginning of the present season and
ran there for four months. The play
Is an adaptation by Michael Morton of
the comedy "Josette. Ma Femme" by
Gavault and Chdrnay, which has been
running in Paris and London for sew
eral months. The story deals with a
forty year-old money plenty bachelor,
who is buttertlyng away existence in
London. He is level headed, witty.
polished agreeable and perfectly well
satisfied with himself At midnight
supper his ward breaks in upon him
with a startling proposition-she wants
him TO marry her for one year, he a
make believe RIsband during that
time, and AT the end Of the year let
her get divorce and marry the man
she loves who has gone To Morocco.
What follows forms the plot Of a very
interesting comedy.
A first class company supports Mr..
Drew, including Miss billie Burke, Miss
Dorothy Tgunaut Miss Ida GTppiV