The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-04
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By Leased Wire to The Tribune
NEW YORK, Sept, 3.-While it is
pretty well established that Anna Held
will not be seen upon the American
stage during the theatrical season
which opens next week, there is a good
deal Of speculation whether she will
ever be seen in musical comedy in this
country again. Miss Held. in her short
theatrical career, has amassed over a
million dollars, to say nothing of her
jewels, which are supposed to represent
nearly another million. Florenz Zeig.
field, Jr., her husband, announces that
Miss Held will positively appear under
his management next year in a musical
plny to be written for her by Paul
Lincke, On the other hand the rumors
that Zeigfeld and his wife are es-
trangcd beyond reparation will not
down. It is confidently announced that
the Shubert interests will make another
effort to secure contract with Miss
Held. I understand that they are still
holding out their offer to build thea
ter for her in this city and name 1T
after her But the Shuberts are main
ly anxious to tour Miss Held through
their western circuit. Although she
is one Of New York's biggest drawing
cards, her name is likewise magnetic
throughout the country.
nicany opens next week. new plays
have been periodically seeing the light
Of day for the past fortnight. We are
entering upon theatrical season which
might be termed the most important In
the history of the American stage. This
is caused by the theatrical war which
resulted in a national split with the in
dependents on one side whooping up
the open door policy, and the syndicate
with its allies on tho other. There is
no question that both sides will suffer
| financially, although the bitter compe-
tition will benefit the theatergoers in
the long run They will get better at
fractions and the provinces will SEQ
moro of the stars than usual.
Great Chorus OF Children.
The juvenile chorus in "The Blue
Bird with which the new theater will
exceeding size. Fifty children will be
in the chorus.
Lily Langtry may be seen upon the
stage in this country again next sea
son, Judging from Il report from Lon
don, The following cablegram from
London says nothing of the possibility
of her coming to this side, but in the
atrical affairs, all things are possible;
Lady de Battle is to return to the
| y
She will appear in a new melodrama
at the Drury Lane theater. This an
nouncement has just been definitely
made by the management. "We think
ourselves very fortunate, said Man
ager Birch, "that a part in the new
autumn drama has been accepted By
Lady de Battle, whom the public knows
as Mrs. Langtry Her former great sue"
cess in London augurs well for the play,
| T,, lNA lad 70 yalp a
her back to the boards. AS all of her
work is Of high quality. her old admir-
ers know what to expect. / do not
| feel at liberty lust now to say any
thing of the play, but / am certain that
| it will win her an increased following
of admirers. The part for which she
has been cast will display her talents to
Excellent advantage. As Drury Lane Is
essentially the people s playhouse, l an
her more of popular favorlte than
| ever.
John Drew's daughter. Miss Louise
Drew, has been engaged by Charles
F'rohman as member of Miss EtheI
Barrymore S company during the com
ing season. This will be the second
time that the cousins have appeared
together.
Arranging Opera Season.
Guiho Gatti Casazza. the general di
rector of the Metropolitan Opera com
pany, accompanied by Secretary G.. P.
Centanini and William Guard, the new
ly appointed press agent of the com
pany, will arrive in this city from Eu'
rope October ]. and then active prepar
ations for the coming opera season will
be commenced About the same time
many OF the singers engaged will arrive
The chorus and ballet schools will also
begin their fall terms October l. AT
present there are sents left for the ex
ira performances yet unsold, but fol
the regular season no seats in the or
chestra or boxes are left,
Madame Nazimova, the great Russian
actress, is preparing for an extended
tour throughout the United States prior
to the beginning of her New York sea-
son which will open in the spring. Ar
thur Schnitzler highly praised play
FAIRY Tales and Hermann Suder-
man 8 Commissioner are the works
upon which Nine. Nazimova is now con-
centrating her attention. She will use
them on tour along with "Little Ely
i lof. - The powerful Ibsen drama in
which she made her last great success
In New York. ga Doll s House, and
"Hcdda Gabler" will have occasional
places in her repertoire on tour. When
Nine Nazimova returns to New York
! al, ch IL,