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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01

| tended beyond Saturday. two weeks
| today when a matinee ana night rem
dition will be given. Mr.. Piper tried
to get two or three nights, but the calls
on the company from the bigger cities
were too urgent to allow them TO
change our allotment. The cast will
be changed at each performance here
and we shall probably have the oppor-
tunity of hearing Miss Phoebe Strak
soch, niece of Madeline Patti, and Miss
Rena Vivienne. Sheehan and McLen-
nan. the tenors, are missing this year.
and their places Will be taken by Yer
non Stiles and William st. Willis.
Savages orchestra of 80 win again be
made special feature.
The theater Monday evening will be
handed over to something more or less
in the carnival line known as The
Uncle Tom Show" presented by the
Press club. So much has already been
printed of this aggregation of talent,
that 1t only remains to be said that
people who attend the performance
may rely on spending a hilarious even
ing and on contributing to a deserV
ing cause besides, for all the protits of
the show so to maintaining the Press
club of this city.
The clubs entertainments are always
unique and distinctive events, and
battle royal for seats for Mondays per-
Torrance.
The return of Herbert Kelley and Eff
lie shannon, ana an Opportunity 10
witness London success having the
fame of The Walls of Jericho are
events which mean much to our thea
tergoers. 1t is now nine years since Mr..
Kelley and Miss shannon presented
THE Moth and The Flame" In salt
Lake and the impression they left is
vivid one. Our recollection OF them
extends back to the days of the old
Lyceum theater. when such plays as
The Wife," and THE Charity Bail"
were first brought out. Mr.. Kelley
and Miss Shannon have always en-
deayored to live up to the old time
Daniel Frohman ideals, and they al
ways surround themselves with the best
of players obtalnable, The new drama.
THE Walls OF Jericho" is modern
play, though It's name does not sound
like 1t. II tells of the fortunes Of n
young man who made a fortune I'm Aus
tralia, took his wealth 20 London. mar
ried wife from the peerage and grad
ually woke up TO what modern London
life means, The play Is said TO he
very strong one and is by the famous
author Alfred Sutro
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01

Elizabeth's Prisoner" 10 their credit
a piece in which Grace Lane scored
heavily on this side OF the water. AT
present the production of Matt of
Merrymount" at the New Theater Is set
for March 8, and If 1t takes, the
American rights are likely to be dispos-
ed of forthwith. Probably the reason
that THE Breed of the Treshams" has
not yet been produced in America Is
that Martin Harvey is saving it up for
his next visit to the states"
Still another musical comedy Girl"
This time THE Pierrot Girl" which
is the name that finally has been given
TO the new piece by Leslie Stuart au-
thor of "F'lorodora," and THE Belle of
Mayfair" and Cosmo Hamilton, who
supplied the book of the latter play.
The plot OF THE Pierrot Girl"--or
what serves it as such--recently Was
outlined In this correspondence, and
the date of its production will be set
tied by Charles Frohman, who COM
missioned it. and VINO is expected IN
this country shortly.
Henry de Vries, who made a sensa-
ton on both sides of the Atlantic by
playing most of the dozen or more
characters In "a Case of Arson, has
found a new vehicle" for his talents.
Unfortunately. however, it is not any
thing like so good a one as that in
which he scored his first success.
Page 81" as 1t Is called, was pro-
duced for the first time at the Gar
rick Theater this week, and l suspect
that the author Theodore Kremer' Is
Identical with the American purveyoi
of melodrama who was responsible for
THE Fatal Wedding" which drew
crowds to the old Princess Theater. Be
this as II may, 1t must be recorded that,
unlike "A Case of Arson" which was
a little masterpiece of Characterization
Page 81 Is rather commonplace de-
tective story, set forth by 80 many
puppets. Unfortunately, too, the char
acters. with one exception, are all
Englistl-one is a lord, another q
colonel, and so on, and the actors mas
terry OF Our common tongue" is not
sufficient to enable him to depict them
with complete naturalness. AS for the
plot, 1t is concerned entirely with an
discriminating document which the
guilty lord OF the piece hopes to get
away from the detective who has Sc
cured 1t. To do this he employs sew
eral emissaries, all of whom, as well
as the noblbeman and the sleuth, are
played by de Vries. He works like
Trojan. but is wholly successful In
only one representation, that of a
Jewish character The reception OF
Page o. was not enthusiastic, ana
most of the critics advise the actor to
go back to his Dutch types"
CURTIS BROWN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01

Special Correspondence.
" oNDoN, Jan. 22.-Among play
goers. here, the main theme of
talk is the really colossal hit
A that has been scored at the Ly-
rio theater by THE sauaw Man. or
"A White Man" as Lewis Waller "a H.
er foolishly renamed the koyIe piece
before producing 1t. This actor-m.tn-
ager. in fact, must be beginning TO re-
gard the United States as his Eldora-
do, for the biggest success he ever has
had was m. Beaucaire," and it Is be-
ing prophesied on every hand that "A
White Man" will beat even Beau
CARES" record. TO do SO, however It
will have to do some tall running, for
the dramatiZation of Tarkington's
novel registered over 800 performances
when originally produced at the Com
edy; then was successfully transferred
to the Imperial Mrs. Langtly's other
wise Inflated theater and since has
served as q "stop-gap" times "'thout
number. Waller having come to
grief with a dozen or more pieces
by his o,vn couI.iymeh b-tu 4
to America for aNothcr S""'
OF course, both the American authol
of "Yne SquuW Alan 4..- -ul -.-...,t
can actors who have scored so heavily
at the Lyric are delighted with the
success OF the piece. The former says
he viii settle down in London-for
some months at any rate-and has ca
bled his family to join him. and the
latter arc telling interyiewers that
English enthusiasm beats anything
they ever have experienced. You are
wonderful people" Manifee tombstone,
who plays Cash Hawkins ut the Lyric
declared 10 a reporter, ''we have seen
nothing like your Saturday night re-
ceptlon." while George Fawcett, whose
big BIZ Is the hit Of the production,
declares that the whole-hearted APP
plause he gets nightly Is 'manna 10 his
soul" All of which should be lnstruc-
tive TO the folk on the other side most
of them disgruntlod managers whose
offerings have failed here-who are
forever harpinG on British prejudice"
against American plays, Perhaps the
most foolish assertion ever made on
this head WAS that which attributed
the success Of MRS Wigs OF the cab |
bage Patch 10 the alleged fact that II
made Americans ridiculous and thus !
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IN LONDON THEA7ERS.

gratified British complacency. How
ever, the ecstatic reception that has
been accorded to Royle's play should
dispose Of the prejudice" theory TOR
all time.
Meanwhile, among those who have
reason Tor gratlnlauun over tue Sac
cess Of The Squaw Man" is Fred Iel-
ry, Ellen Terrys brother, who, wIth
his wife, Julia Nelson, Is about to
produce an American made play in
London, and who finds the theatric tide
setting in favorable direction. Ter
rvs next Offering, which is by b. c.
Sutherland and b. NJ. Dix is called
Matt of Merrymount," 1t will be p At
on at the New Theater next month, ana
II II fulhlls expectations will be tne
second big American success that tins
player and his wife have hal. I ne
first was Sweet Nell Of Old Drury,"
by Paul Kestef, wnich was as M
considerably long in dying" as Charles
ii who figured in It, and made n pile
Of money tor IT, producers ana aIthoI.
Like "The Breed of the I'reshams,"
the hugely successful piece which thess
two American women uramatsts wrote
for Martin Harvey, "hIatt of Merry
mount" has not been seen In its au-
ttors' own country. II was tried at
Newcastle few months ago ut
which time the TyneSlde critics
spoke of II I'm the nj II st terms.
and prophesed a big success for
the play when It suould be given
in the metropolis. According to
a review which | saved nj tn time
the action OF the story takes place in
Massachusetts In 1886 the hero being
Matt Compton, chief of a band of out
lnws and also the grandson Of rich
old Englishman. whose mind has been
poisoned against him by a cantins
cousin.
Believing that he has killed that
worthy In a fight, Matt has fled from
England and set up his tent in the
plantations of Gamalel rockingham,
the lord of the manor, Hora no sud
denly comes face TO face with Frothing-
huns da ghter a pretty a IA nlg
Puritan, masqueradlng In boys attire.
OF course, they fall IN love, and equal
~, of course, there are many alaruns
and excursions before they reach the
final goal of matrimonial bliss The
authors OF the play also have Miss
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01
THE PUDDING FAILEn.

In one family where Jap was EN-.
ployed as a cook. their rice pudding
had grown more or less famous. ana
had been promised to a number of
friends as desert at quite large
dinner party The hostess. on going
through the kitchen, found that the
cook was measuring the milk for the
pudding by the mouthful! Needless
TO say, that ended not only the rice
pudding for that occasion. but for all
future time. and it was necessary to
tell the story to the assembled guests
to explain the absence of the dessert,
which they had long been looking
forward to.--Suburban Life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01

Here is a newsy bit from q London
letter: Here Is a hit OF inside theRtrNcal
news that win make American theater-
goers sit up aud take notice ana pos
shly hold their hands UP In holy hor-
ror. ! understand Il isn't at all un>
likely that Miss Ellen Terry, for many
years co-star with Sir Henry irving
ana much loved IN America, win APP
pear in n sketch IN q vaudeville thea
ter In company with Mr. Lawrence lr.
wing the distinguished son OF the
late Sir Henry The theater that this
remarkable couple IS TO beenfit by Is
the Coliseum that enormous structure
in the heart Of I.ondous west end,
which, after being some time in idle
ness, was recently turned into vauae-
Vile house nj cheap prices. Two shil-
lings is the price there for tho best
seat, and from that the prices run
down to as low as siXpencc.
The contracts have not vet been
signed with Miss Terry ! am told, but
II is quite safe to prophesy that she
viii appear there soon, and it Is a sure
thing that Mr.. Irving will. He was
In the audience last night and watched
the show carefully from the beginning
to the end. The thing now that is
interesting the energies OF a number of
people is to get them to appear to-
gether. That certainly win be a stroke
of genius"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01
BABY HANDS.

will get into mischief-often 1t means a
burn or cut or scald. Applv Billiards.
dent happens. and the pain will be re-
lieved while the would will heal quickly
and nicely a sure cure for sprains,
rheumatism and all pains. Sold by n
G. NJ. l. Drug Store. n2-ll4 Main
Street
Price 25c, soc and 81 90 a bottle. b
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1908

ing to an old German exclaimed,
isn't II grand glorious, wonderful
how Il hows2" The German loohed at
him a moment, knocked the ashes from
his pipe, and said, II don't see anything
wonderful about that-vots to hinder
til"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
Doc Of Arlstocratle Iastea.

Here is nature story that /
heard up in New York." said a Wash
ington man the other day, chat Pres
ident Roosevelt and DR.. Long should
be interested in. 1t seems that the
animal in question belongs to a gilded
youth who has more money than he
knows what to do with, and conse-
quently spends it somewhat boyish-
ly. His retriever enjoys scent bath
every morning, and is exceedingly
particular as to. where he dimes. He
Is now growing fat and lazy, and, al
though fond of sneaking out for a
morning stroll in Central park, OBJ
1ects to walking home again. His
plan is to watch for hanson, if 60
ing in his direction at walk, and
slip into it. When any attempt is
made to dislodge him he simply dis
plays two rows of magnificent teeth
and wrinkles his upper lip in a
curiously suggestive smile. Most of
the park keepers know him, and give
the cabman his address. Cabmen in
the vicinity of the park keep a look
out for him, and leave their doors IN
willingly open. When the dog reaches
home he remains in the cab until the
valet comes out to pay the fare.
Then he descends in leisureIy man
ner and eats his luncheon with an.
petite"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
FRock COATS IN CONGRESS.
Garment Going Out of Fashion Among
Modern Statesmen.

Congress is eliminating the frock
coat habit. More than half the mem
bers of the new congress have shown
their disapproval of the time-honoreu
costume by appearing on the floor of
the house in the regulation business
suit of tweed. Red and lavender neck
ties can poll larger vote than the
somber black string tie, and old men,
bers, loyal to the frock coat and it's
accessories, are discussing with de-
spair the future of congressional tan
shoes.
These sartorial belligerents declare
that the revolt against the unwritten
law concerning the frock coat habit
is chiefly in the interest of comfort
Whether the regulation statesman's
garb would be matter of pride with
them in questioning whether they
would appear to better personal adj
vantage in solemn black or most be-
coming blue, they insist, is a matter
of secondary consideration.
Fear expressed by members of the
house for the doom of the frock coat
has already disturbed the equanimity
of the senate by the appearance of
couple of belligerents in the ranks of
this black-coated body.
Allie James of Kentucky, the heavy
weight of the house, who weighs near
ly 300 pounds, says the habit of wear
ing light tan and gray sack coat suits
is not matter of choice. 1t is a neces-
sity, he says, because he never found
tailor who had cloth enough of one
kind to make him a frock coat suit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22

the city, the largest of which are the
First Congregational church and ST
Patrick's Catholic church at Tenth
and G streets. At the former a Ii
brary and reception room is open
throughout the day, in charge Of q
matron. The Catholic church, like
practically all structures of that de
nomination, has been kept open for
many years during the day and
through the evening.
It is regarded as important by the
pastors of these churches to point
out to the many shoppers that these
edifces afford places of retirement.
Here women can go and mingle some
periods of rest with their shopping ex-
petitions. While resting in the church
they can look over the purchases they
have made and can plan where to
go and what to buy, when they shall
become rested and able to again take
up their errands.
The pastors of the churches also
recommend the use of the open struc-
lures Dy business men and clerks dur
ing the rest hour about MONDAY. It
is pointed out that these men can
quickly get away from the active and
driving business Of the office by spend
ing few minutes in a quiet pew.
A greater use of the church edifiees
during the week is advocated by the
church pastors.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
OPENS GRAVE FoR A PICTURE.
sorroWina Widow Had to Have Pic.
ture by Which to Remember Hubby.

To be exhumed after he had been
buried for 20 days and told to sit up
and look pleasant" was the tough
luck that befell a corpse out at Wood.
lawn cemetery, New York, the other
day. Henry Brown, train dispatcher
on the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street elevated road, died De-
cember 6 of rheumatic govt and was
buried decently and in order. Some
two weeks after the funeral it oc-
Cured to Mrs. Brown that she would
like photograph of her husband,
having none that did him justice. I'm
mediately she petitioned the Bronx
health department for permission to
exhume Henry and snapshot him.
The health department was some
what dazed, but granted the request,
and SO, with a photographer and an
undertaken, Mrs. Brown went to
Woodlawn and had the three weeks
corpse dug up. Brown was taken
both profile and full face.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
Too Much for Her Chief

There is a cabinet officer at Wash.
lngton who for long time was great.
ly annoyed by the incessant requests
for promotion preferred by young
woman in his department who was d
friend of his family.
One afternoon last winter she en-.
tered the great mans office with the
usual application. Unfortunately. the
head of the department was in any.
thing but a good humor that day, So
he fiared up instantly.
Upon my word" exclaimed he.
you clerks are the bane of nv ufel
You" he stopped short. as if re-
strairing himself. Then he burst ont
again with: Il wish to goodness vo,,
were a mani"
Tho young woman flashed a glance
at him from particularly fine pair Of
eyes, and as smile came to her hand
some face she replied: "Mr. Secretary
you are tn first man who ever wished
that"
This was too much for the chief
She got her promotion.-Sunday Mas.
Rzine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
One Use for RiIIboards.

"Billboards may be a horrible blot
on civic beauty" said a well-known
Washington business man the other
day, "but they have their uses"
'Impossible!" said a disguised art.
list. .Impossible!"
But l tell you they have their ben.
efits," insisted the man." Il know it. .
'Oh, don't see how" said the dis
fgruntled artist, recalling memories OF
many wars waged by his colleagues
and civic improvement societies on
the billboard.
Il got my elementary education
from them" said the business man.
Il learned the alphabet from them"
We'll, of all things said the artist.
Eyes, when was a small tad used
to drive about the city a good deal
with my father, who was physician.
used to love to follow the sign
boards, especially the illustrated ones.
BY studying them closely I learned
my letters and would spell out the
words.
"One evening father said Bob must
begin to think about going to school
said: Why, father, why should I
go to school? can read. l ran
and got newspaper and read one of
the long stories before receiving any
comments. Of course my pronuncia.
ton would never have won me
blue ribbon in a reading match; in
fact, guess, from all / can learn
since, it was pretty awful But 1 could
read, and that's why I say I got my
first start in education from the bill.
boards"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
Somewhat Chastity Joke.

A Washington ventriloquist had
considerable fun the other day at the
funeral of a venerable colored man
in Prince George county, Maryland,
by the exercise of his mystic power
at the opportune time during the OBJ.
sequies. The minister had concluded
the burial service, with the exception
of the final Dust to dust and ashes TIC
ashes" and the six stalwart colored
pa1l-bearers had seized the ropes and
were lowering the coffin into the
grave. The ventriloquist, who had
stationed himself behind big tres
near the burial party, then directed
his voice into the grave as the coffin
was halfway to the bottom. In the
most sepulchral and CHASTITY tone he
could command he exclaimed:
Easy, boys easy. Lower me
down easy. Use an ole man, boys
easy"
The effect of the hollow voice ap.
parently from the grave was magical.
The pall-bearers dropped the ropes,
and, with the mourners and friendH
of the deceased, fed precipitately,
and, 1t is related, persons living III
the vicinity of the graveyard had to
come forward and complete the
burial.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
IT SEEMED lNcuRARLE
Body Raw with acknowledgement
from Hospitals as HopeIess-Cutl-
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Ovens life
was made intolerable by eczema in it's
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
Of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in
durable. We keSt trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for cure. Six months
ago we purchased a set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
Vicious and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green,
England, Jan. IL, 1907"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
SISTER NOT WANTED THERE.
Washington Boy Satisfied with thu
Present Arrangement.

Tive got three brothers and my.
self" said six-yeas-oll boy one day
last week to male caller at his home
in Washington, during a little talk
about playmates, toys and boon com
pions. The caller was bosom
friend Of the youngsters father anil
was waiting for the latter to join him
ON a trip downtown.
-Four boys, eh?" commented the IA.
theirs friend.
Yes, Tom, that's me, Jim an Fred
an Lou. Girls might be all right;
like 'em, too, most Of the time, but
they're sassy and always afraid OF
getting hurt Can't play ball, nor
shoot marbles, and the only thing
some of lem can do is skate" pratt.
tied the boy.
so you don't think you'd like to
have sister,"
Nope" replied Tom after pause.
But suppose the Lord gave you a
sister, you would have to have her,
wouldn't your"
Tom looked about the room for sew
eral moments and the casting his big
eyes on his inquisitor in a frightened
sort of way, suddenly darted out of the
room and made for the stairway
Where are you going, boy?" called
the man.
ITO the nursery" came the reply as
Toms legs carried him as fast as they
could up the stairs In about ten min
utes he returned to the room again
perfectly placid, and, placing himself
squarely before the man, hesitated a
moment. Mr.. Smith, me and the boys
don't want a sister," he said
But, suppose God had just left one
here for you, what them"
well, 1 wouldn't a-been her, Fred
wouldn't a-been her, Lou wouldn't a.
been her and Jim wouldn't a-been her.
Now, who'd a-heen herr"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-22
AGREEING WITH THE ASSESSOR
HE Reason for Building unneeded
Addition to House.

Representative Birdsall of Iowa OBJ
jects to the high rentals charged in
Washington during the congressional
season. He says he feels like an
Irish farmer he knew out in his dis
trict. The farmer had bought place
out Of savings as a Farmland and
renter. The tax assessor came around
one day and put valuation on Pats
new property. which Pat thought ex-
cessive. His protest, however, was
unavailing.
One day a neighbor visited Pat and
found him building an addition to his
house, and obviously the house was
plenty big enough without it.
Isn't that a piece of extraya-
cancer" he asked Pat.
Think agin it moight be-" said
Pat, "but I'm after havin' the ould
place warth PLAT the assisser says it
is"