The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
DEAN OF DRAMA
AN OGDEN VISITOR

While William Fl. Crane dean Of
TIC American drama, expressed great
pleasure at being able to play in O9-
denf when interviewed at his hotel
last evening, his being here being
/, directly due to the disastrous washout
on The San Pedro road. which made
II necessary for the company 70 re-
turn 10 San Francisco and thence
here by way of the Southern Pacific
road Cheyenne. Wyoming and few
other towns he'd TO be cancelled en-.
tirely from the booking OF the COM
pspy, and it twas only about one week
ago when IA was discovered that at
least two days would have to be lost.
that the management of the new Og-
den theater booked Mr Crane and his
company 70 appear In this city.
Tonight at the new Ogden theater
tho play'going public Will have an op-
portunity. the first-and 1t may bc
tlu last they VIII have-to see the
dean OF the American stage, William
III. Crane, In George AIDES comedy
drama. Father and the Boys" the
play which prominent critics all over
the United States have pronounced
the greatest production of the pen OF
George ,kdey
In View Of the fact that the com.
Pany is the same to player as the
one which produced the play for such
long run at the Empire theater In
New York and other eastern cities.
and as the scenery is exactly the
same as used before the show started
out on the road, II is hardly necessary
to say that this production will easily
rank as the greatest thing In the way
OF an entertainment that Ogden has
had for long time Attempts were
rnndc TO secure the show for a natl.
nee performance. but owing to the
fact that the company arrived in the
city too late 10 get the scenery staged
this was impossible. Charles A.
Moore. manager for Mr.. Crane. said
last night that il takes three or four
hours to set up the machinery for the
play -, - a-
Last aight Mr.. Crane, accompanied
by his manager and several members
OF the company, having nothing 20 do,
spent the evening In the local NOV
Ing picture hopses After he had
made a round OF al the shows he said
tnat he probably enjoyed this form OF
entertainment as much as the aver
age plnygoer enjoys complex play.
as he has lycryHllttle chance to see
suehr exhibitions f'I love thom," he
remarked "f7
Quaint "reminiscences. .s.
I'his is the FIRST time in his Al years
on the American stage that Mr.. Crane
has ever appeared before an Ogden
audience. and Indications point to his
being halted With delight and well
coined by a standing-room house The
femous actot6 had many quaint remin.
ismences to relate when seen at his
hotel last night! Although this Is the
first time I have ever played in OS.
dcn,' he said. Fl suppose have
PASSED through here twenty times on
my way 10 tbcnGoaSt. Not only Is g
the first time have appeared before
an Ogden house. but it Is the first
time | have over been outSi1A OF the
railroad station and into the city
proper. l remember, when NO used
10, stop over here for an hour or so.
We would pass tho time walking up
and down the station platform FIAT
wnS long before the-present large aud
commodious building was erected, I
wooden shanty took the placa II the
Tnilroad station. | am certainly g.nd
| have had the opportunity of seeing
what fine little city YOU people
have here, and l intend to oomo
around In a warmer season some time
and look Il over. This should b. II
beautiful place in the summer ume.'
A Young "Old Man"
Mr.. Crane Will complete his tour Of
the country. working his way back
east, about the 1sJ OF May. and on
May q will sail for the baths of Bad
Kisscngen in Bavaria, where he
spends his vacation every year His
wife Will join him In New Orleans. as
owing to heart trouble she Is unable
10 stand the high attitudes and thus
could not accompany him on this trip.
Although CD years of age. Mr.. Crane
is still young, Members Of the COM
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