The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
SCOT TO INVADE
MORMON TEMPLE
Harry Lauder Is Dated TO PLAY
in the Big Salt Lake
Tabernacle
Seely Returns After. Booking
Morris Star and Tells
How 1t Was Done
By Walter ANTHONY

BY WALTER ANTHONY
Walter Hon Seely returned yesterday
from trip to Salt Lake City and Los
Angeles, in which cities he has been
busy in the interests Of the William
Norris western, Incorporated, which is
-he rival Of the established syndicate
interests He secured the Mormon
temple for Harry Lauder The Scotch
comedian VIII appear in a concert. -
n which The mammoth choir of the
temple viii participate in the massive
and historic auditorium OF the house
~ The latter day saints" This. saws
Seely- is the first time in the history
OF the building that il has been let for
secular purposes. and there Will be but
one nights break in the record Of the
great temple. Lauder viii be there but
one night. January s. Then he viii
como further west and viii play two
nfehts in Los Angeles and only a-weelx
II this city
Samuel Newhouse. resident of salt
Lake city. who owns the Flatiron
nuliolng IN New York. interested him
sef in the Norris enterprise and is
now a director Of the western cor
poraton.
Newhouse viii build says Seelv. a
theater 10 cost S250000. and the size
of it VIII he State street and Exchange
place Newhouse was referred TO in
tle press recently as having broken
AT records Of train travel between Chi
cago ana New York. He took a special
train over the New York Central rail
road TO catch a steamer for Europe.
NHefe brother was dying Newhouse
made the run Of S42 miles in S2O
minutes. And that says Seely. is
going some
Newhouse's interest in the Norris
affairs is regarded by Seely as evi-
cence Of the strength which is back
81 the opposition vaudeville headed by
There VIII be regular gathering Of
oto llNol forces next week. when TIL
le Salinger and Phil Rranson. now
win FRITZ Sehen who is coming to
the Van Ness theater in 'sThe Prinoa
Donna" and -"Billy" West and Laura
Millard. with the King Dodo" com
pany. land in town
Iillie Sallinger was formerly the
ldoi Of the Johnnies in this city. Phil
Branson was a heroic tenor Both saw
service art the old Tivof before II
moved over TO the south side Of EDDY
street
Laura Millard and Billy" West were
also of the old comic opera guard. and
are now returning TO open the SAVOY
theater IN King Dodo" next Sunday
night With them is Zoe Barnett, who
was charmer recently at the Princess
lheater. and who has a host of friends
I'D this city.
Long before "A Messag ge From Mars"
was produced by Charles Hawtrey in
London it was offered TO Frederick Be
lasco OF the Alca zar in this city Rich
ara Ganthony was IN San Francisco at
tle ume-that was about five years
ago-and hetook the manuscript Of the
play 10 Bela who turned it down"
Later Ganthony drifted east and
peddled the play in New York without
results There was no producing man
ger there who would have anything
~ do with the altruistic drama. though
the author offered it at the price of a
song.
Just how Ganthonv induced Haw-
trey TO accept the play is not known,
but ii was revised and exhibited Just
the same before a London audience
and the world is still waiting in vain
for another play from Ganthony He
has written nothing since. and il is
possible. Of course, that the difficulty
he experienced in getting his first play
produced discourage him.
There is a member of The Gay Mu-
sician" company who is called "the
u
Francesca lie Clair is her name and
she went on the stage six years ago.
The beauty of her voice was re-
marked at the time and a fine future
was predicted for her. She became
well known in New York, and last
season was regarded as one Of the best
vocalists under the Shuberts' direction
she caught a severe cold on the road
and a throat affection became a chronic
rna lady. She lost her voice The best
specialists obtainable told her she
would never be able TO sing again
owing TO her skill as a dancer and
To her knowledge of stage business
she was retained in the company and
puts on the various dances that enliven
The comic opera at the Valencia. She
takes part in all Of the scenes of the
piece OF which the chorus forms a
part. but she does not sing. and her
fellow members call her the silent
member"
Maude Alien, the Salome dancer. is
billed TO make her debut at the Metro
arv 20. 10 fill out the engagement
which Isador Duncan, the classical
dancer, broke of
Preparations are being made now for
a production Of In Africa" at the
follow -.The Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer."
8 soon as that gentleman shows signs
Of q waning popularity.
Just when In Africa will be pro-
duced is not. at this writing quite GER
tain. but the chances are that IL Will
be staged within a week or so.
Aaron Hoffman. who wrote The Poll
ticians.r is responsible for the book of
"rn Africa and the musical comedy
s. the more timely because it deals
with adventures. hazardously under
taken bv Teddy. the pride Of our army
and navy
Advices from New York are to the
erect that Cohan and Harris propose to
Withdraw The Yankee Prince" next
February. The reason was not given.
stella T. Morrisini has claim TO
fame other than that on which she
depends as an animal trainer at the
Ornheilm. She is a duplicate in ap-
-. nee Of Lillian Russell. though she