Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

the theatrcmal strongholds of Chicago
to the western coast Is heralded In New
York dispatches Fred Belasco and
OllVer Morosco OF Los Angeles arc tho
generals in command. The first offer
ing will be in Los Angeles in Christmas
week with Frances Nordstrom known
as the girl with the mahogany hair"
ofIering THE Girl of the Golden West
George F'awcett in the title role of
THE Great John Canton" playing this
week in Denver as one of the western
offerings of the Shuberts. has achieved
marked success In his seasons effort.
Critics from New York to the farthest
west points the attraction has played
have been In striking harmony In the
praise of the artistic character work of
MIR Fawcett, and, too. the intrinsic
merit of the dramatizatlon of the wide
ly read novel of Arthur j. Eddy.
December Is the anniversary month
of many important events In the the
atrical world. Notable among them
are; The death OF Mrs. Gilbert in 1904;
the birth of Lillian Russell in 1861; the
birth of L. II. Sotnern In 1859; tho
opening of the Covent Garden theater
in 1892. the birth of Sir Herbert Beer
bohm Tree in 1853; the first production
of Uncle Toms Cabin" in 1858 at the
Chatham theater; the birth OF Mrs.
Minnie Maddern Fske in 1865; the
death of James w. Wallack in 1864:
Dion Boucicault born in 1920
FRITZ Schef and Charles Dillingham;
in The Prima Donna" have been the
weeks offering in Los Angeles and have
been drawing big houses against con-
spicuous, counter attractions The re-
quirementsl for dramatic ability are
rrI-n n1ff i.f 10
success than in any other of Mile
Scheff's many appearances. but she Is
scoring hits" at every performance.
There are several songs in 1.-The Prima
Donna" to display her voice. but her
greatest FOCAL achievement Is In an
aria in the last act
The London Evening Standard says
that Nine. Sarah Bernhardt Is q VIC
tim of the autocratic methods of the
Paris telephone administration. Her
telephone has been removed because
she demonstrated too freely with an un-
civil operator. Describing the incident,
Nine. Bernhardt said Il think man
aged to be pretty rude but I was not
nearly 80 rude as l could have been.
feel like a woman with one arm.
used the telephone hundred times a
day. and because l lost my temper l
have lost the principal convenience OF
my life"
The Shuberts have selected three
plays for Miss Florence Roberts, who
Will begin her season under the Shu-
berts management within three weeks
THE Movers" by Martha Morton, will
not be done until later. Miss Roberts
beginning her season in 1.-THE Trans
formation" new play by Rupert
Hughes, which the author has adapled
from a foreign source. The original
play won great success in Europe by
virtue of Its its story and the endless
variety in moods. Miss Roberts sees
in it some OF the best quality of "Ca.
mille,' of ''Zaza," and of "Magda"
The publishers of the New York CLIP
per announce that they have in prepar-
alton q asseries of articles on Notable
Players of the Past and Present" be-
ginning with Edwin Forrest and CON
tinuing down to the present time. These
articles Will give the professional career
of all the notable stars in the profess
sion. mentioning the important PLAYS
in which they have appeared, etc. and
when completed will make record
which Will be valuable and interesting
to all persons interested in theatricnlS
both In and out of the profession The
first instalment VIII appear In the Issue
dated Jan. 1, 1910,
There Is declared to be well organ
lied plot among leading theatrical
folk to make an exodus annually from
New York to California for the winter
months, making of the Pacific seaboard
Il theatrical center and upsetting all
previous professional habits. The reason
assigned by those giving currency to
the rumor Is that the stage fayorltes
arc complaining of the effects of the
cold winters In Gotham. colds, coughs
and other seasonable ills so affecting
their performances as to be discourage
ing. From the managerial strongholds
In New York, however comes the OBJ
servation that the desire Is the parent
of the rumor.
When THE Fourth Estate" u. new
newspaper play. was presented at Wal
lacks Theater. New York City. last
month, the linotype made It's first ap-
pearance as dramatic accessory. Tho |
last act showed the composing room |
of a morning newspaper Just before |
going to press. -Four linotypes operat- |
ed by members of Typographical Union |
No. G. lent an atmosphere of reality to |
the scene. which was heartily applaud
ed at every performance The repre-
sentotion was very effective. and MS
many in the nightly audiences prob
ably had never seen linotype I'm oper-
alton, this feature added interest MS
we'll as realism to the scene.