The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-02
THEATRICAL
LOCAL
BY THE PLAYGOER

GUNNER weather and an exception
- ally full week of theatricals. not
withstanding. every house in the city
played TO good business during the
past seven days. Henry Miller at the
salt Lake theatre, 'The Prince of
Pilsen" at the Colonial. strong vaude-
Vile attractions at the Orpheum. THE
Wolf at the Garrick and An Ameri
can Princess at the Daniels were the
shows that brought out the crowds.
"Our New Minister" limped through
four days at the Colonial and the Mis-
sion and Shubert played moving pic
lures while making preparations 10
open with vaudeville and stock.
Henry Miller's visit was limited TO
two nights and a matinee. as his COM
pany is due 70 open tomorrow night
in San Francisco for a two weeks
engagement Later he Will play Los
Angeles and other coast cities. return
ing TO New York about the middle
or November TO present a new play
by Edgar Sheldon. Ii will be In the
line of serious drama. Mr.. Miller's
present departure from that field in
Her Husbands Wife" being not alto
gether 10 his liking.
The comedy, Her Husbands
Wife" was supplemented during the
Salt Lake engagement by sydney
Carton" an adaptation from The
Only Way" made by Mr. Miller. II
included the most important and dra-
matte situations OF the longer play and
afforded an opportunity OF seeing
this distinguished actor in one of his
leading roles At the opening per-
Torrance. the guillOtine scene was
marred by many spectators rising TO
leave the theatre before il was shown.
This was the first presentation OF
Sydney Carton" on any stage and the
audiences at the three performances
showed the sort of appreciation that
indicates II will be a success else
where.
Old FaVorites in Company.
Walter Hitchcock. Charles Gotthold
and Laura Hope Crews or Mr. Mil
ler's present company were with him
IN Salt Lake two years ago in The
Great Divide" 1t is of local interest
to know that Richard Belden, played
by Charles GotthOld, was originally
taken by Orme Caldara, husband Of
the Salt Lake actress, Julia Dean.
1.-The Prince OF Pilsen'' drew great
crowds at the Colonial at four per-
formances the early part OF the week.
After seven consecutive seasons and a
three years rest, Henry W. Savage
revived the musical comedy in mag
nificent fashion with some of the
original players In the company
Jess" Dandy, whose real name is
Jesse Danzig. came back as the Yin
Zinnaty" man with all his original
fun-making talent in better form than
ever. Robert O'Connor created the
role OF Francois. which he plays in
the present production. When an
Irishman starts out to portray a
Frenehman, the result is either good
or very bad. In this case il is the
former or 1t would not have survived
the wear of years of presentation.
The smile OF Miss Frances Cameron
has done execution in every city she
has visited with army officers as the
particular target During her stay in
salt Lake she was entertained by the
officers Of Fort Douglas at several
functions because of the friends she
made in the east who recommended
the charming young woman to their
attention. 1t is said she has an end
less chain of letters from army men
from Fort Hamilton TO the Preside,
who make il a point TO see that she
Is looked after wherever the company
IS playing. The overland train on
Hhich she Travelled west made a fiji
ten minutes stop at cheyenne ana
she was accorded an ovation by a
number of officers who came down TO
the train TO see her.
Sick Man in Cast.
At the opening performance of
''The Prince OF Pilsen" Monday night
Walter Catlett, who takes the part of
Lord Shrimpton. was seriously i'll and
fears were entertained that he would
not be able 10 finish out the evening.
Few in the audience realized that any
thing was wrong and everyone seemed
10 enjoy his impersOnatiOn.
Gustav Hinrich, director of the eX-
cellent orchestra that was an impor-
tant feature Of the production, was
at one time an orchestral conductor
at the Metropolitan Opera house and
later head of the Hinrich Opera COM
pany OF Philadelphia Musicians I'M