Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-23
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N HANAGER Pyp"r is expecting
MI great things Of a Gentleman
lV from Mississippi who makes
his bow TO Salt Lake next
Monday evening. Theater gocrs may
rely on the attractions being out Of
fthc ordinary or 10 would not have
been given house room for FUN week.
The success of this play has fully
squanod that of "Thc Man OF the
Hour" and THE Third Degree" and
iu the hands OF such people as James
Lacksye. Virginia Pearson. Osborne
Searlo and She others Of the company
the play will be given adequate pre-
sentation II comes from "a run OF one
year in New York and twenty weeks
I'm Chicago.
The story OF "A Gentleman From
Mississippi" is OF an old school South
srner. who, after 40 years Of useful
life In his native state, is persuaded
that he can do his country some SER
vice by accepting the nomination for
United states Senator. with no
thought OF guile. he accepts.
and is elected What he does
not know is that a ring Of sena-
tors and lobbyists has made his cleo
tion possible. in order that his vote
may aid them in scheme FOR their
own enrichment But he engages Pc
private secretary a spry, bright, clean
minded clean-h handed young news
paperman, and this chap. bud"
Haines soon shows the new senator
the game, the way 10 play h.. and the
way to win honestly An incidental
love affair OF unusual charm Is be-
tween the senator's younger daughter
and the newspaperman turned secre-
tary.
II is the story OF this comedy that
the press i'm its cleanest and most
wholesome form, Is the best aid our
public men can have in their efforts
TO serve their nation. A sane lesson
surely. and one that must strike home
10 everybody who can lay claim to
being American.
salt Lake playwrghts. be not cast
down! The Play Readers committee
Of the Actors society of America. 1873
West 45th ST New York city. has
once more resumed it's readings Of
unknown authors plays. The COM
mittee formed at the suggestion Of
Mr. Augustus Thomas Is reading the
plays OF authors who have been un-
able 90 secure production through
the regular channels and will pro-
duce the most promising plays so dis
covered at special matnees. casting
them from the large membership OF
these organizations. The scheme Is
feasible and advantageous from an
points of view. The Actor. The Author
and the manager an benehtng
The committee consists ~ over 20
well known actors and stage mana
gers This numerical strength Is OF
great value tothe autor play, in
stead, Of lying ON the shelves IN a
managers office for months at "A time.
then 20 be rejected by one man. his
professional reader. Will N sent to
the committee receive Immediate at
tention and be read by at least five
people bfore final rejection or ac-
ceptance
What stage management. clever
lyrics and superb costuming will do
for an act will be shown by AT the
Country club" at the Orpheum next
week. The piece is musical sketch
by George Sping, who win be remem-
herod as the author of the WHISKY
bin Simmons" The skit has an ex-
quisite set of scenery. said to be the
most effective ever shown IN a playlet
OF this character There is also
double quartet a good Irish comedian
n stunning leading woman, a clever
balladist and pianist I'm the cast
MaNim's Models. living reproduce
tions OF the worlds famous paintings
were seen here last year and much
admired. There are I'VE people in the
net and their statuesque work. together
with the wonderful electrical effects.
s. said 20 be superb.
The Arlington Four" "a quartet OF
young men who appear dressed as
messenger boys. have am entertain
ment which has gone well elsewhere
as well as In Salt Lake I'm the past
Dick Gardner and Anna Revere call
their turn real variety"
Patsy Doyle is a humorist OF original
methods who tells no old stories and
initiates no one.
SiEnor Luciano Lucca described az
'the man with two vices uses a
soprano and "a baritone IN turn In the
duets he sings. This Is Signor Lucas
dlrst tour OF America
Paul NeVins and Ruby Erwood do
d.