The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-22

where it is bound to be a great success.
The battle scene, with the ride of the
mounted Indians down the trail which
creeps along the canyon walls, thrills
The most phlegmatic of theater-goers.
Maclyn hrbuckle,. as the fat sheriff
whom "pobody loves was never
moro happily cast than he is in tho
role OF "slim'' Hoover
Mary Shaw, who will head the cast
of the Martin and Emery players, was
one of the first American actresses TO
introduce Ibsen in this country, and
her pioneer efforts in this field paved
the way for the success of many other
actresses who did not have the courage
Shaw,
Miss Emily Ann wellnnan has sue
ceeded Miss Edith Browning IN the
principal woman 5 role in "The Man
Who Stood Still.'' the latter retiring
because OF ill-health. Miss Wellman is,
in turn, succeeded in the cast By Miss
Lillian Sinnott.
Miss Jessie Millward has been en-
gagged by Charles Frohnan to play the
part of Lady Mereston with Miss Ethel
Barrymore in Lady Frederick Miss
Millward will join Miss Barrymore at
Pittsburg.
"The Right Of Way" Klaw &
Erlange-'s splendid production OF
Eugene Prcsbrey' s Naturalization of
Sir Gilbert Parker's famous novel. has
made such a good impression on the
theater-goers of the West that 1t be
came necessary for the firm TO revise
the tour of the company and book
''The Right Of Way for trip to
% nd bb
To the student OF the development of
the American people, this change is q
topic for reflection. "The Right OF
Way is study in psychology, de.
lineation of the mental and moral
growth of two men in different en-
vironments.
Lillian Russell has opened in Boston
her road tour in "Wildfre, the
BroadhurstH Hobart comedy, in which
she made such a great success AZ the
Liberty theater, New York. Joseph
Brooks, under whose direction Miss
Russell is starring, has surrounded her
with a splendid company. So great has
been Miss Russell S success as q comedi-
enne that 1T has been necessary to
change her bookings in order that she
may play return dates in several towns
in which she has already been seen in
"Wildfre'' IT was also necessary to
extend her season until late in June to
6ll the demand for the play. Miss Rus"
sell will 90 to the Pacific coast IN the
spring, and, as usual, will travel IN her
private car.
"Her Duke and Her Ducats," a
three-act vaudeville which Frank
Worthing purchased last summer in
Paris for William A. Brady, is not to
be produced until next season by that
manager. 1t was his plan TO stage 1t
in the Circle theater, New York City,
about mid-January, but the extension
of Louis Mann s engagement there until
April 10 has made for a PGstpon,emont,
The play in the original French, was
called "Mlle. Epluribusunum, and
deals with an International marriage.
David Belasco had the tables turned
on himself on election day. The emI-
nent author-manager has been the cause
Of thousands of persons standing in line
for hours waiting their turn at the box
office, but it was not until election
day Just passed that Mr.. Belasco was
q victim Of the same experience. He
stood in line at the polls for one hour
and twenty minutes before his turn 70
cast his vote arrived.
George Arliss and "The Devil" con.
tinue TO test the limits of the Belasco
theater, New York.
Robert Mantel has emerged success
fully, with the aid of William A. Brady,
from a long fight against Sunday~night
performances in the cities west of the
Ohio river. Save for few women
stars, among whom are Mrs. Fiske and
Miss Grace George, all actors are ex-
pected to regard Sunday night in Ger.
tain cities as part of the theatrical
week; and, as matter of proved fact,
Sunday night is, in many OF these
places, the ''best night of the week, -
in the parlance Of the business, so far
! as receipts are concerned. Mr. Man
tell g objections have been based main
ly on the arduous nature of his work
and the tremendous demand on his en-