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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

chlet object now is to enlist O'Flvnn i'm
the service of her hero and for tbis
purpose she invites him to meet ber in
Duolln. Her enthusiasm is consIder-
ably damped. however, by O'FIynn,e
description of himself as q man nre-
pared to fight on any side provided ho
Is well paid for the job
After her departure tho castle is in
Naded by troupe of itinerant actors ON
thelr way to the capital They invite
thelr most. who has told them a sto,,,
winch he himself thoroughly believes
or wonderful treasure secreted some
were In the castle by his miserly old
grandfather, to join their comnanv and
go with them to Dublin. The opror-
tunlty Is too good to be lost, and bo
at once closes with 1t. a resout,on
which brings the act to a close Tho
part of O'Flynn is. as may be gathered
oil an exceedingly picturesque and erfec'
tive description, a sort of blend M
Grlngolre and Beaucaire. The only
thlns that perpleNes me Is how pree
WIN ms Ieutonlo accent Is going to
overcome the difficulties OF the irish
brogue. '"
George AleXander's revival of "The
importance of Being Earnest" bae
n
the st. James's and will probably RIM
through the holiday season. In case
Oh accidents he is preparing another
revival. that of Mrs. CraigIe's comadv
Ihe Ambassador" which he orig.
inally produced just 10 years AGO II
was never really good play. especialIv
from the standpoint of dramatic con-
struction. but there was a freshness
and a delicacy about II which served
TO establish the writer's reputation ac
q promising playwright 1 remember
that my notice of the pieco elected
from Mrs. Craigle q letter expressing
her gratitude and her delight. But
alas! her cordlalty was speedily
doomed to change into resentment be-
cause failed to find in her next
piece grounds for similar admiration
SUCH experiences are not In anY wov
unusual and one sneedily becomes
hardened to attacks OF the kind II
VIII be interesting to see how "The
Ambassador wears after an interval
OF 10 years. Mrs Craigie herself hns
alas. Joined the great majority. Her
death caused a gap in the rank OF now
ellsts which II may be said Justly mas
never been fllled. Alexander has also
some intention OF putting on Sheri-
dams The Critic" i'm which, of course
he VIII play the part OF Mr.. Puff.
hear further that he Is negotiating
with Hall Caine for a now play. II
may be recollected that Caine. Soma
little time ago. entered into literary
partnership with Louis Parker. a COM
bination of which great things were
expected. Their collaboration lasted
but short time. Caine thought that |
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for treatment. namely Aladdin and the
Wonderful Lamp" Arthur Collins be
1t whispered. is just a little doubtful
that the circumstance Is as much of a
coincidence as 1t seems TO be at first
glance, but that is rather the way
with manager when he finds himself
confronted with a rival show on simi-
lar lines to his own.
The regular theaters have meanwhile.
called halt, for, as have hinted, any
new production of q serious character
made during the next few weeks would
stand but a poor chance OF attracting
playgoers. Trees Christmas Offering
at His Majesty'S takes the form of a
revival of "Pinkie and the Fairies"
Last season the piece did fairly well,
but I should doubt that there is any
great measure of vitality left in 1t.
That. time must be left to prove. The
run cannot in any case be extended
beyond January %. and Immediately
aiterward Tree Will have to set to work
again. He had, a half Idea of put
ting Beethoven" back into the bill,
but his advisers are so dead
against tho step that he has now prac-
tlcally abandoned the idea. Thus that
play. withdrawn tonight. will have en-
1oyed career Of only a little over a
fortnight. 1t is rather a heart break
ing business, for, after all, Trees per-
formance as the great German COM
poser IS one of the best things he has
done on legitimate lines. The result
merely shows what 1 have impressed
upon him again and again. that an
effective character will not of itself car
ry an Indifferent piece to success. Tree
has rather habit OF allowing himself
TO be biased by the part
he plays. forgetting that tho
public Is apt, save in very exceptional
cases, to demand something more for
Its money
His next piece win. he has Just decid-
ed, be presented on Thursday. Jan. q,
In conflding the date to me the other
day he assumed an air OF the most pro-
found mystery regarding the novelty.
Not Wild omnibus horses would he hint
cd drag the title from him or compel
him to give tho slightest suggestion OF
what II was all about The reason for
this secrecy was that about year ago
he had discussed With Louis n. Parker
the question Of q Sir Walter Raleigh
play only to find, six months later that
Lewis Waller had jumped his claim,
Tree In his mystical moments is q sight
Tor the gods. His attitude tickled me
immensely, for as n matter OF fact I
have seen COPY OF the piece and, had
| been so minded. l could have recited
the plot in full detail. AS the secret
will probably be out before many days
are over there can be no harm i'm say
Ing that 1t Is written by Justin Huntly
Mccarthy and bears at present the title
OF "QFlynn." Doubtless that name will
be altered before production for, mani
fostiy. 1t Is not a particularly striking
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Christmas and Election
Hurting London Theaters
London Dramatic Letter

one. The action takes place about the
end OF tho 18th century and Trees part
is that of an impoverished Irishman
who has served his time in Flanders as
soldier of fortune.
The death of his father brings him
back to Ireland to take up his residence
In Castle O'Flynn. which, owing to the
poverty of Its owner. has been reduced
TO state of ruin. on his way back he
contiryes to rescue from the hands of
supposed hlghwayman q beautiful girl
In whom a keen sense of gratitude Is
at once awakened. So strong Is the
feeling that in the course of a few days,
her hero having failed to profit by the
invitation given to call upon her, she
rides over to Castle Famine. as O'Flynn
humorously dubs his mansion, in or
der to renew the acquaintance made
under such unusual conditions. Bene-
delta, SO she Is called. is a stauncn
partisan OF King James and a deter
mined foe of William of Orange. Her
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY DECEMBER 25 1909

by having been enrolled member OF
your distinguished body"
The following. just received from
New York looks like one more victory
for the big syndicate, in It's war against
the Shubcrts.
The Western Theatrical Managers
association, comprising the principal
points In the states of Wisconsin.
Nebraska. Kansas, Iowa. Missouri and
Illinois, have entered into contract
for Il long term OF years giving the eX-
elusive booking control OF their thea
ters to Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger. These
are the managers who some time ago
declared for an open door" policy, an
noupcing that they wished to play all
attractions irrespective of their afiilia-
tion. but they found their movement
complete failure, as the principal pro-
duclng managers of the country would
not play with them under these condl-
tions. This experiment brought disaster
to their present season, as they have
not been able to supply their patrons
with first class attractions. This, with
the exception OF a scattering one-night
stand here and there. gives Messrs-
Klaw G. Erlanger full control not only
OF tho cities. but OF all the one-night
stands I'm the United States and Can
ada
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

Parker had not done his fair share OF
tho work In "Pete," their new version
of "The Manxman." Tho situation
became even more strained when. on
Tree announcing that he did not soc
his way to produce Tho White
Prophet" Parker ran0ed himself on
the side OF the manager against his
brother author.
Maud Allan. according to all ac-
counts, has scored an even more phc-
nomenal success In Russia than She
did In London. and that is saying a
good deal She made her first appear
ance at the Imperial Conservatorium
in st. Petersburg where they provided
her with a symphony orchestra OF so
performers Society in st. Peters
burgh. II seems. has gone quite mad
over her. She herself writes, In a
letter just to hand. that never has she
known such enthusiasm. on her first
appearance she danced for two and Z
half hours at a stretch and even then
the public had not had nearly enough
and insisted upon her prolonging the
entertainment 1t now remains to be
seen what Will be the judgment pro-
nounced by America uDon her. After
brief engagement in Moscow she
goes straight to New York where she
IS to begin operations in January.
Meanwhile. Alfred Butt of the Palace,
determined to keep the ball rolling.
has induced one of our best known
society leaders to Join his company
This is Lady Constance Stewart-Rich-
ardson. who is already known on your
Side as q sportswoman and n dancer
So far she has In this country only
given private exhibitions of her skill,
but her avowed aim now IS to obtain
a sufficient sum of money to found a
training school for boys She makes
her debut at the Palace on January II.
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GRAND cL1NGs TO STOCK.

This afternoon and evening and for
the remainder of the week up to Tues
Gay next will be seen the clever list
oi people who opened last Wednesday
night, or all the numbers THE Marx
ham Divorce Case" is probably the
leading feature
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

One of the new characters in Clyde
Fitchs last play The CITY," draws
this comparison between the village
and the city; Whats the use of
smelling new mown hay in the country
when you can breathe gasoline along
Fifth ayenue?"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

Although they have a notable rep-
ertolre. 1t is quite certain that f. II.
Sothern and Julia Marlowe will in the
tne comparatively near future make an
elaborate production of Macbeth.
Ihis great tragedy. like other plays
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THEATER GOSSIP

Peter Pan" Will be revived in Lon.
don for the Christmas holidays with
Pauline Chase in the title role The
actress will be seen In a new play
next season in this country.
In spite of Chicago's censure Daniel
Frohman is unafraid. He will present
THE Commanding officer" at the Sa-
yoy theater New York, with Isabel
Irving and Robert T, Haines in the
leading roles.
One of the new characters in Clyde
Fftch's last play, The City" draws
this comparison between the village
and the city: whats the use of
smelling new mown hay in the country
when you can breathe gasoline along
Fifth ayenue?"
Robert Edeson closed his season In
te Vaughan play, The Noble Span
ard" last week, and the Harris star
is now on his way from ST. Louis to
New York, where he Will begin re-
hearsals Of "A Mans Man"
Ethel Barrymore Is on deck once
more: a capable nurse Will be Installed
for young Colt, and his mother VIII
begin her season Jan. s. in Philadel-
phia- Her starring vehicle for this
season is "Mid-Channel,' by Arthur
Wing Plnero.
Hattie Williams under the manage
ment of Charles F'rohman, is to make
her first stellar appearance at the
new Columbia theater presenting her
new comedy called Detective Sparkes"
recorded as one of the distinct hits of
the eastern season.
Wilton Lackayc has barred some of
the secrets of his cores spondence. One
of the begging letters he recently
showed a friend ended with this re-
markable plea; "Mr. Lackaye, do send
me a hundred dollars. for besides all
the troubles 1 have told you about l
fell out of a taxicab yesterday and
was almost instantly killed"
One of the handsomest holiday Of
ferlngs which has come to The Des-
cret News Office, is a quartet of pic
lures, showing the faces of Edwin
Booth, Lawrence. Barrett, Thomas w.
keene and Charles B. Hanford. While
they are no doubt sent out by MIR. Han
ford as an advertisement for himself.
they are simply works OF art. and are
sure to meet with the appreciation they
deserve.
Although they have a notable rem
ertolre. II is quite certain that F.. II.
Sothern and Julia Marlowe will in the
the comparatively near future make an
elaborate production of Macbeth.
Ihis great tragedy. like other plays
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

Sir John Hare-in his speech pre-
senting the English memorial to Co
quelin-pnid an eloquent tribute to the
Comedle Franchise He said In part:
I'm the Theater Franchise the high
water mark OF histrlonlc art has been
reached and maintained for moro than
200 years; Its pre-eminence has been
a source of pride not alone to France.
but to every country where there ex-
lists a love of dramatic art In its high
est form. 1t stands as an example to
the whole world of n perfect system,
and of perfect training. and has pre-
sented the unique spectacle of Il COM
pany of great artists. suborGlnating
their own personal ambition and sub
mittlns to that artistic control which
results in the presentation of a perfect
picture rather than the meteorlc display
OF individual talent. Yet no great art
list within my recollection has suffered
In fame or his talents been suppressed
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Especial correspondence

Especial Correspondence
r ONDON. Dec. 1.-THE influence
of Christmas is every day max
ing itself increasingly felt. That.
and the dislocation likely to be
created by the approaching general
election. are disturbing elements cal
culated to shake the confidence of the
most optimistic manager. Pantomlme
Will, of course. hold its own. for 1t mat
ters very little to children whether a
Conservative or a Liberal ministry is
In power. On the other hand, it is more
than likely that their parents will have
more serious things to think of than the
entertainment of their offspring Oddly
enough In the matter of pantomlme the
West End has this year to content Itself
with two productions. the one at Drury
Lane, the other at the Lyceum. By a
both Arthur Collins at the
former and Ernest Carpenter at the
latter have selected the same subject
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

of Shakespeare. always cxcitcs tho
artistic imagination.
An earnest attempt to interpret 1t
should be looked forward TO with con-
hdence that many satisfying elements
VIII be developed in its representation.
and there Will be curiosity to SEQ Mr.
Sothern and Miss Marlows as It's
protagonlsts
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

abond King" Since the playhouse
| opposite the postofIlce has been opened,
| IT has been the policy of the local
| management for the Shuberts to allow
| none but the best attractions, and In
The Vagabond King" they claim to
| have one that stands in q class by it.
| self.
Alfred Swenson and Miss Lorle Pal
mcr head the company. Mr.. Swenson
is former Salt Lake boy who has
won success In his profession In the
east and Miss Palmer was leading lady
all last year with The Wolf" in which
she was seen here.
The play deals with the situation I'm
which Vernon, a newspaper correspond
ent. In search of material, finds him
self When he wanders into the kingdom
of kahnburg. This principality has
been badly governed by a tyrant who
has played havoc with the finances and
managed to place the crown in pawn,
to the neiShboring country of Beronia
The oourtiers are ready TO conspire
when they find Vernon asleep In the
court garden. His marked resemblanco
to the king strikes them and they plan
a substitution. That night the king is
struck down by a noble whom he has
grossly wronsed and the conspirators
bring in the wandcrcr to take his place.
Into the tangle which follows comes
the princess of Bcronia In disguise. A
marriage had been planned for her with
the king and she wants to learn the
truth of stories she has heard of his
character. She falls in love with the
pseudo king and he with her. a sooth-
saver finally appears who discovers that
Vernon is the real heir to the throne
stolen by brigands In childhood, all
of which suggests The Prisoner of
Zenda," but is in reality a different
play,
GRAND CLINGS TO STOCK.
In spite of the transfer of the Willard
Mack company to the Bungalow, the
Grand management will still cling TO
drama for the present. The Hazelitt
Dramatic company, travelling organ
ization, will be seen both this after
noon and evening In "a Fighting
Chance" and will be re-engaged ali |
next week for a rendition OF Life for |
Life"
In the meantime the Willard Mack |
company Is at work rehearsing for It's |
reappearance at the Bungalow in POL |
ly Primrose on Jan. l.
THE MISSION THEATER BILL
This afternoon and evening and for |
the remainder of the week up to Tues |
day next. will be seen the clever LIST |
OF people who opened last Wednesday |
night OF all the numbers "The Mark |
ham Divorce Case" is probably tbe
leading feature.
The weekly theatrical reviews and
criticisms OF the "Ncws" appear seu-
larlY In the Tuesday issues.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

The weekly theatrical reviews and
CRITICISMS OF the "News" appear gu
larlY In the Tuesday issues.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-09

II there Is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or II You want
any medical advice. write
to the doctor, and he win
anEwer you fully. There .
no charge for this service.
The address IS DR.. W. B.
Caldwell, 81 Caldweil bldg,
Monticello. N.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-09

BROWN; Fan s 4 yefs ~
ii meeting p ~ saTd
teachers vas hel a hese Ffliay
and Saturday. The efenins
was hela IN the Bar pa
which Va Tell fillea Tie
commltfee had provided mus
lumber 81 recitation The ELL r
repre- ented on the paoefam
Iefle Robinson, Wanda Roger
Merle watkins. Of the Brown sch
and Lottie Beer Of the cla5 sbn
sehcois, Prof A. q Bnngaraas
Of the ssrdis schools, also CAV
very interesting selection Prof
w Nolan. Of the State lniyer
spoke on the relation % the send
% the community. and vas ebeogl
aged by the closest attention thfona
ont his helpful and able addrs
ne was followed by Or. Q, ]. G. 3
nett, Of the Fairmont normal n
usually Characteristic style, and |
certainly did str up come entha
lasm- Sttperintendsnt Beer closed
meeting with a short talk. poIn
out some things that needed coFrsII
ion.
The visiting teachers we're q
stertained By the citizens
At the Saturday sessions both .
Nolan and Prof Bennett spoke p
Nolan talked on sFgtcuiture. al
Prof Bennett went tnto the dafai
of school work. using the work
the district a. a teSt.
prof. Bumgardner lea lixe
arithmetic discussion ana pg5
Britton read paper wsitts
l1y Mrs. Britton, as she was uasb
to attend. she say9 a good pltlis
Of work that could be done by 81
Letting newspaper scraps. II
cleayeniger also spoke on this SUI
iec,,
the superintendent had sent q
q circular letter asking the schoo
to send IN portfolios of geograpsI
scraps classified Ninety Dortsosil
were sent in by eighteen sea6ol
Profs, Nolan. and Bennett. acting
Judges, decided that the best d
hsd been sent in by me sardis send
and Prof Bumgardher with mus
satisfaction took tne whole coiise
ion, as TINT was the condition nan
ed in the:epntest. The Bye gciloi
got the decision as second best.
In the afternoon the examinatic
was taken up and as tho papel
we're present for examination by i
teachers, they could see the need
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-09


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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-23
]. ]. DORIAN SUBS
CITY FOR SALARY
DURING HIS TERM

To recover salary. alleged due for
the month of January and until Feb
ruary is. John J. Dorian. ex-city
treasurer. filed suit in circuit court
this morning for $244.40. In his pc
tltlon Mr.. Dorian recites that he was
the duly elected and acting treasurer
of the city until February is. when
Mr.. George Walters qualified and
took charge of the Office. The salary
was not allowed Treasurer Dorian by
the general council, and hence the
suit was fled. Mr.. Walters has al
ready sued the city for money paid
Mr.. Dorian. The city probably will
let them lnterplead to ascertain to
whom the money is DUE Each has
agreed to refunl the city any money
paid him. if the court decides the 9th
err IS entitled to Il.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-23
Postoffice Plans

Postmaster Frank NJ. Fisher, WHIT
has returned from Washington,
brought back the encouraging news
that work on the plans for the i'm
provement of the postofflce began this
week, and 1t is expected the plans
Will be ready in about ten days. The
improvements on the government
building have been promised for sew
eral months, and OH his visit to Wash
ington Mr.. Fisher took the trouble to
inquire about the delay, The plans
will call for making the addition to
the postofice a duplicate Of tire old,
and will make the exterior of the
more attractive.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-23
COMPANIES WILL
RESIST PAYMENT
OF TWO POLICIES

Before Die two accident policies
he'd by the late William Bonemanh
are paid, long battle in the courts
will be fought. Two policies. each
for $4,000. were held by Mr.. Borne
mann In the Travellers Insurance
company and the Fidelity and Cas-
uahy company. of New York. Ae-
corling to the attorneys for the COM
panies, payment win be refused on
the policies on the grounds of suicide
III the companies are requested Ia
pay. With the refusal of the com
panics TO pay the policies. possibly
suits win be filed in circuit codrt and
then legal battle will begin to prove
whether the death OF Mr.. Bornemann
was suicidal or accidental.