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

! Eddie Foys summer home down
/ Long Island way, Is called 1.-THE Foy-
| err
1t has been many years since DeWolf
Hopper was ON the coast. He is COM
ing again In "Happyland."
Frank Daniels "Tattooed Man" was
heavily roasted" in San Francisco. to
the extent that Daniels showed his re-
sentiment by refusing to be interviewed
by any member OF the press.
Miss Isabel Irving is to substitute
susan In Search Of a Husband" fol
THE Girl Who Has Everything" fol
the rest of her tour in the west this
season.
Miss Hilda Spong, the charming Eng
lish actress who appeared here some
time ago in Lady Huntsworths Elk
pertinent" Is on the vaudeville stage,
and Is acting in San Francisco this
week 1t is to be hoped that her cir
cult viii include Salt Lake.
Unless Dustin Farnum should be
waylaid by good play in the mean
time. he will sail March / for Cadiz,
accompanied by his motor car and
Walter Hale, From CadiZ the two act
ors viii leave on long automobile tour
of the continent with Sweden their OBJ
iective point
Charles Frohman has selected the
play for Maude Adams appearances
before the faculty. of Harvard uni
Yersity next June. II viii be Shake
speare's Tanning of the Shrew," and
the performances will mark the first APP
pearances OF Miss Adams as Katherine.
There having been many inquiries
from the western friends of Harry Cor
son Clarke, asking when he expected
to return to that part OF the country.
MIR. Clarke has decided to reorganize
his stock comedy company, for tour
to begin at the expiration OF his pres
ent vaudeville bookings.
Blanche Bates has announced her in
tention OF leaving David Bclasco's
management at the end of the present
season. According to- dispatches from
cities IN which Miss Bates has been
playing. she says she has no contract
with her present manager and ls at nh
erty TO leave when she chooses. She
says she has made no plans for the
future
Mr. Il, II. Soihcrn began his annual
New York engagement IN the LynL
thcaler Jan, a. when he gave revival
of Lord Dundreary," which was on,
of the plays In the repertoire of his
father other plays TO be presented By
Mr. Sothern win be Hamlet" THE
Fool Hath said There Is No God. "The
Merchant Of Venice" IF Were King
and Mr. Paul Kcsters dramatic version
OF Don QuiNotc,"
Have I had nuuy proposals?n
laughed Blanche Bates, when she was
lately asked the question by an inquisi.
tive acquaintance, Il should think
hnd' Got lots OF fun out of some Of
them too. The most comlcal one /
ever had was from a man who owned n
travelling show. / didn't care for him
one atom, but h. was extremely I'M
Fortunate. one day he made a frantic |
appeal 10 me using as he thought an |
unansWernhle argument You'd better |
have me, he urged. Now think over
H. Take a few days but think over II. |
You know you won't have to 80 IN the
Al, II Wilson, the German dialect |
comedian and singer was playing last |
season nj Niagara Falls, n, y, and. to |
make II pleasant for his company, hired |
several rigs and invited everyone 10
view of the great waterfall. When
they arrived In sight OF that immense
sheet Of water rushing I'm graceful
curve over the preoiplce 10 the rocks
below they were filled with awe--and
expressions OF amazement were the or
der OF the moment Mr.. Wilson, turn