Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29
SCENE FROM THE CHRISTIAN.
At the Colonial Tlieatcr Next Week.

tive production of The BABY Chase.
With this Offering the season closed
and Miss Shirley retires from the
stage.
a change Of plans by George C..
Tyler, Of Liebler and Company, places
Henry Il. Warner next season in the
leading role in Edwin Milton RoSle's
lew play. In the Blood, instead Of in
ned. In the Blood is a sequel to The
Squaw Man.
Vera is the name OF the play
written for Fannie Ward, by Lee Ar
thur and Forest FIalsey. 1t is suppos-
ten law" Of which too much has been.
heard today. The scene is laid in
America, and the heroine kills the
mar who has failed to redeem his
promise of marriage. Mr.. Charles
Cartwright is to play the part of a
faithful old servant of the homicidal
lady. The piece will be seen first In
london.
Harry Corson Clarke having played
every important town In England, has
closed the most successful season of his
career with George Edwardes' Dollar
Princess Company from Days thea
ter, London. Mr.. Clarke was featured
by the management and was %acknowl-.
edged by the English press and public
to be one of the cleverest comedians
in his line ever sent from America.
Margaret Dale Owen (Mrs. Clarke has
thoroughly enjoyed the trip. talthough
not playing), and together these fun
makers will resume a sight seeing tour
OF Ireland Scotland and Wales.
In the matter of amuselnents Chi
cage, like other American towns, has
gone "dipny'' on picture shows. They
occupy nearly every old rookery that
has outlived It's usefulness as a store.
They make up in gaudy fronts for their
emptiness Of entertainment. The thea
ter managers, who nave until recently
been much annoyed and alarmed by
the outburst Of cheap shows. now say
that the fad is passing, and that 1t
will soon be as dead as roller skating.
The ~up-to-date theaters In Chicago do
an immense business, and they have to,
for they take the greatest chances
There are half a. dozen of them that
will run through the entire summer
This feature is something which, 1t is
claimed, shows the great growth OF
Chicago, and her development as a
travel center. A few years ago 1t was
possible to run only a few thin sum
Incl shows" through the hot season.
Now regular dramas are in demand the
year round.-Minneapolis Journal.
With the approach of Tune and the
call of outdoor a~musements. the clCs-
ing performances of several Broad
way attractions are announced. Next
Saturday evening Henrietta Crosman
will end her run at Wallack's in Sham
and take a short rest prior to the
presentation of that comedy in Chica~-
go n on tour. Or June 5 the en-
gagement of Francis Starr in The Eas-
lest Way at the Stuyvesant theater
will be brought to an end. Miss Starr
will sail on June 16 on the Mauretania
for a three months trip abroad, visit
ing London, Paris Berlin. Vienna and
Venice. Mr.. Belasco announces that
The Easiest Way, with Miss Starr, will
resume Its early run early in Septem-
Der, remaining at the ~Stuyvesant dur
ing the early part of the season. pre-
vious to Miss STAIRS tour of the prin-
cipal cities. on Saturday evening
June 5, also, the long run of Maude.
Adams in What Every Woman Knows
at the Empire theater. will end to
allow Miss Adams ample time to fur
ther prepare for her appearance in
Joan of Arc at Harvard University,
June %.