Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-29

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,---r-yTtB eastern company which Is
rendering THE Man OF the
Hour thruuSh the big cities
and In which Harold Russell of
this city is playing the role of Phelan
not long ago presented the play In
woshinaton In the audience We're
President Roosevelt and several meni-
bers OF hits cahlrol. and 1t is hardly
necessary tp say that the strenuous
chief maEistrate WAS deeply Impressed
by the problems laid down in the play.
lie sent word 10 the manager that he
would like to meet the leading mems
hers OF the east Mr.. Orrn Johnson,
who plays the young mayor Mr.. Fish
er, who enacts Horrigan. and Nh RUS
soil, Phelan They had about 20 min
utes' conversation, which Mr.. Russell
writes TO his friends IN Salt Lake, viii
always remain one OF the vivid impress
sions Of his HE The president laughed
and chatted In the most familiar man
ner regarding the play and spoke of the
moral to taught; Mr. Russell says the
production seemed 10 make hit with
n r.. as r. Il. certainly did with us
Ben cotton famous all over the west
as one OF the pioneer minstrels of the
country died on Feb IA at his New
York home He was so years OF age,
and for over go years mad been active
IN his profession. Ben Cotton came 10
Salt Lake at the same time that the
railroad made its edvent here, about
1870 and with Joe Murphy, gave us our
first genuine taste OF burnt cork min
streisy. Ills singing of Love Among
the Roses" remained n vivid memory
with theatergoers for generation, MIR.
Cotton IL survived by 4 widow and one
daughter Adalene. who is the wife OF
the actor Mr. Nick Long,
a comic opera so famous as The Toy
maker" rendered by the company
which not long ago gave us The Alas
kan" and headed by a star Ike Teddy
Webb, ought to be sufficient to crowd
the salt Lake theater This combina-
ton viii BE- seen Monday. Tuesday ana
Wednesday next and in addition to Mr..
Webb. Pearl Girard, soprano. and Eu-
gene Wiener. tenor, VIII be In company.
The san Francisco Chronicle says the
chorus IL the prettiest and liveliest that
the coast has seen this season.
"The Toymakor" WAS once done In
Salt Lake by the rlvoli opera company,
and was easily the success Of the en-
gagement That was so long ago, how
ever. that the attraction might almost
lie ranked ais entirely new The conf
pany Is enroute TO Seattle Wash. where
Il plays n regular summer engagement
commencing April CO.
..Brcwster's Millions" one of the New
York successes, which has been a long
time reaching us. is coming ut last, next
Friday aud Saturday al the salt Lake
theater. As everyone knows who has
read the book the story Is by George
Iat,,s, Ia, 'ttfg and has bax4u ndaDt-
ed to the stage by Smith and Ongley
The same play is now running IN Lon
don and the western company was spe-
/ cially organized in New York. The
third act contains one of the most real
istic effects ever sccn on any stage,
depicting Yacht caught in a storm at
sea. The ingenue Of the company Is
Miss June Mathis, salt Lake girl
whose role is very important one,
? The announcements for the coming
week would seem to make good the
promises of Martin Beck, that the
Orphcum bills would grow more and
more attractive The following is the
program John G. Rice and sally
Cohen appear IN the very pleasing
and refreshing little comedy entitled
"A Bachelors Wife" II Is an adap-
tation of tho Girl in the Wrong
Room" story, but Is an entirely new
phase OF the theme, as presented by
Mr.. Rice and his Wife.
Gus Edwards School Boys and
Girls are pleasantly remembered from
their last visit here, when they scor-
cd such "a pronounced success
The Four Parros, three strong Wo-
mon who work. and a strong mar
who assists. arc expert in handling
heavy shot ana bar balls.
Another cspecially entertaining Spe-
cialty rs promised in lmlnan's Won-
Hnf fn animal herein the In-