The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

how Helene. having married Count Ar
mand Brcchebel TO crafty the social
aspirations Of her father, accepts AS
her lover Robert Clavlgnon, who at the
beginning OF the play has lost the sum
of 100000 francs at baccarat, three
quarters of this amount being money
which docs not belong To him. Helene
cndeavors to obtain this sum in. order
10 save Robert from suicide, Her fran
tic efforts in Robert IS behalf even in
clude n confession To her father of her
relationship TO Robert and the supreme
selfSacrIiicc 70 one Of her old admirers
Helene obtains the money. but too late
to prevent the disaster which she has
given everything 10 prevent.
Race for Tent Jaurels.
Lew Dockstader will run Sarah Bern
hardt close second for tent laureIs
when his southern tour is fully under
way. Tho famous minstrel arranged
with the Shubcrt brothers for south
ern tour, because minstreltv is very
popular south Of the Mason and Dixon
line Unfortunately the Shuberts have
no theaters in the south, bur that didn I
dampen the ardor Of Lewis. "Give
me tent and II make the tour
said he. Thus IL comes to pass that
Dockstader s minstrcls will be seen un-
der canvas through the Dixie belt As
was the case when Madame Bernhardt
made her famous southern tour under
canvas public buildings will he rented
for performances wherever possible
Must Have Private Car.
Perhaps some of our altitudinous fin
anclers may be able to GET points once
IN while from the least expected quar-.
ter. Hearken, Miss Lottle Vernon,
chorus glrl with Anna Held. IN s:Miss
Innocence, viii not travel in the or
dinary fast trains. She demands a
private car of her own with the most
approved cuisine. Now. as Miss Yer
non S salary is only $50 per week il
seems queer that she is able to main
tain this stvlc. She does maintain it.
however, When Mr.. Friedman, business
manager Of the company, was asked
about the matter today, he furrowed
his brow, then replied with up-country
nalvette. Really, ] don t see how
Miss Vernon will be able to save great
deal of money out of her salary in the
next few weeks.''
Goes With the shuberts.
1t is strange TO note the great num-
Der of western women who succeed In
music and upon the stage. The latest
who has come to attention Is Miss Mar
guerIte Namara, who has been engaged
by Messrs. Shubert for the part of
1cnrlette In ''Madamc Troubadour. -
Il European success which has been In
rehearsal here for an American tour,
Miss Namara, who is known at home
III Los Angeles at Marguerite Banks,
studied opera in Italy, and was highly
successful Recently she sang in a mum
Der OF private concerts in Washington.
but has always had nm ambition for
legitimate work
'Pat" Campbell in Vaudeville,
The whirligig Of time works some
wonderful things in stage life Mrs,
Campbell, now in vaudeville, first came
to this country under the most aus
plcious circumstances. She was her
aided as the greatest emotional actress
living, as well as one Of the most beau
tiful women on the stags. She came
very near making good In both par
tlculars, but not near cnongh to fasten
her claims permanently upon American
audiences. Those that saw her during
her first visit Will not recall the truly
splendid way in which she PLAYED two
of PInero's drab heroines, Paula Tan
queray and "Tbe Notorious Mrs. Ebb-
smith, They were both exotic, tenn.
peramental and highly colored, but they
were at the same time magnificent in
the sweep of their intellectual comDre-
hensIon That first visit was Mrs. Camp
bells last truly successful one. Now
she comes back 10 America the highest
paid dramatic star in vaudeville, Her
American tours have been confused and
hor really fine acting art somewhat OBJ
scured by much personal exploitation
that may or may not have been her
fault She was the finest exponent Of
Pinero's heroines that we had seen up
to that time, and since. so far as that
rs concerned
Spothghts.
Nine, Nazimova was compelled TO sub
stitute doll IN The place of a child
actress In FA Doll s House, - when she
played in Baltimore recently. The
Maryland law prohibits the appearance
of children on the stage in any the
atrical performance so Nine Nazimova
had to forego an important feature of
the play.
Through the arrangement with Mr..
Charles Frohman. the melodramatic
playlet, "The Agitator," which Miss
is presenting this season, is
one Of the strongest and most e7pen-
sive plays that viii be presented over
the Orpheum circuit. The story is
strong and dramatic, and it is con-
reded far better play than "Nevcr,