The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
bcr of little surprises for their favor

The Mission theater has been open but
one week with personally censored pc
lures, but during that time business
has rapidly increased until now the lit
tie theater is thronged nightly, It is
hard to believe that "A better bill could
be concocted than last weeks pro-
gramme, but it is fact that the second
week ''gocs ii one better The fca-
ture of the bill that opened yesterday
afternoon is Lost in the Soudan.
For photography and action this PIC
turc is one of the best ever seen i'll Salt
Lake. and really is us great a film as
"Ranch Life Of the Great Southwest
of last week. The other pictures bal
ance the programme evenly. Miss Mil
lie Williams has been engaged by Mr.,
Clark, and is now singing the latest
successes under the spotlight,
Rarely does theatrical season open
with "A decided dramatic sensation, and
yet the American debut of A. L. Mat
thews in Charles Frohman S first pro-
duction Of the season, Glove Among
the Lions,' could be considered moth
ing less. The leading dramatic critics
in New York were enthusiastic in their
praise OF him. some of them hailing
him as an even greater light comedian
than Charles Hawtrey. Although Mr..
Matthews has toured every English.
speaking country across the seas. and
|, has gained pronounced successes in Paris,
Vienna and Berlin, he had never before
played here. His success last Monday
night at the Garrck theater In New
York City was instantaneous.
The rapid rise in salaries was brought
vividly to the mind of Oscar Hammer
stein recently. "a playbill was un-
earthed at the Victoria. 1t was a pro-
grammo of the Olympia in 1894. The
800; Adgie, $3.50; York and Adams,
800; Irene Franklyn, $75; T. Nelson
Downs, $75; Belle Hathaway and her
monks, So; RONALD Brothers, 500;
Herr Won Palm, SJ5; Cogin and Davis,
SO; Williamson and Stone, $50, To
dav Mile Sylvia is in grand opera and
Irene Franklyn receives more money
| than the entire bill, being with one of
Lew Fields's shows at $1,000 per week.
Bessie Mccoy wrose dancing and
singing in "The Three Twins" gave
her an unusual distinction, is to be
raised to stellar honors next season by
Charles Dillingham;, "The Echo,
which Richard Carle used for brief
period toward the close Of last season,
is to be the vehicle. 1t is common ru.
NOR that Bessie is shortly to marry the
well known short story writer, Richard
Harding Davis, just as soon as the di-
vorce proceedings are over which will
sever the bonds now binding the writer
to his present wife,
"Madame x" the most widely dis.
cussed drama Of recent years which
Henry w. Savage will present at the
Colonial theater here during the pres
emf nj
the Theater Porte ste. Martin in Paris
late in 1907 under the title of "La
Femme X" with Nine. Jane Hading in
the title role. 1t scored an iustantane
Gus triumph and was the rage Of the
French capital for over a year. "Mad-
anne X' comes here closely following
lis sensational season long run in Chi
caSo and in New York.
Dainty @ce Barnett, one Of the most
popular soubrottes who ever reigned at
the Princess, has Seen selected to create
the principal soubrctte role in the Leo
Dletrichstein. Vincent Bryan Arthur
Pryor musical comedy, ''Jinga Boo, )"
which John Cort will produce in New
York next October. In the meantime,
however, Cort has loaned her to Harry
Askin, for whom she will soubrette in
'FThe Sweetest Girl in Paris,' which
goes on at the La Sale opera house
in Chicago at the end Of this month.
'fI have every reason to remember
my debut on the stage said Sir
Charles Wyndham in recent inter
view. SIN the first place, John Wilkes
Booth was in the same company. We
opened at Washington and ] appeared
as a character who had to declare Il
am drunk with love and enthusiasm. ,
Having uttered the first three words,
was seized with stage fright and said
no more. This is what read in a New
York paper next morning: "A Mr.
from South America. He ahd better
60 there himself. -
Joseph Brooks will present Lillian
Russell this coming season, opening
at Powers theater, Chicago, September
10, in a new comedy by Charlotte
Thompson, entitled ''In Search of a
Sinner. - Mr.. Brooks has also accept
ed for her Il play written by Eloise
in which she will appear in the season.
After tour to the Pacific coast, fol
lowing the Chicago engagement, Miss
Russell will come to New York early in
February for long engagement.
Quite the largest theatrlcal company
that has ever been assembled was
called last week for William Gillette 3
repertoire season. 1t includes sixty-four
actors with speaking parts. and in ad-
ditioD to these arrangements were made
for nearly $50 supernumeraries. Each
of the actors will be required to play
from two to six parts in as many days
during the coming season, as there are
over 125 roles to be filled.
Sir W. S. Gilbert is understood to
make an income of 100000 year out
Of the Savoy oneras. In this connec-
tion it is interesting to note that Sir
W. S. Gilbert, j, M. Barrie and Sir
Arthur Pinero make more money than
any other British dramatists. Mr.. Bar.
rie is repnted to have made $24o,o0d
out of 1.-THE Little Minister alone,
and to be making $4,000 week out OF
"Peter PAM
Early attractions in the New York
Shubert theaters will be Grace George
and Frank Worthing in "Baby Mine,S'
" Madame X' and "Miss Patsy (two
Henry w Savage attrac tions)s fIThe