The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13

have her accept it as token OF his ap-
probation OF her art Nine. Bernhardt
| has agreed to give q special matinee per
| formance for the benefit Of each of the
! three distinguished actresses PLAYING this
| role In the Savage companies. 1t is prob
| able that one Will take place I'm New
York. another in Boston and the third
In either Salt Lake or san Francisco
Theater Building Mania.
The theater building mania has not yet
run its course. Eight new amusement
houses arc said to be planned here and
the reports from the other boroughs that
make UP the city are not In IT. Although
Brooklyn, just across the river. has more
three new ones have been bought. Build
ers. architects and building mechanics
arc pleased,
His Two Thousandth Bath.
Jess Dandy who again is playing the
role OF the funny old brewer hero OF
The Prince OF Pilsen.' recently took his
2000th (stage) bath. The laughing eli
max OF this perennial Luders- PiNley mu-
sical comedy is this scene. where Hans
Wagner cools his feyered brow by stand =
ing in the fountain, and now Mr. Dandy
after 1000 performances. actually enjoys
having the cold water tricltle all over
him. in spite of the fact that he is soaked
to the skin each time, The 20OOth an
cisco with an elaborate ter-pcrformance
party given by Mr.. Dandy TO the entire
company. None of the 1o0-odd guests
drank cold water however.
The Balkan Princess.
"The Balkan Princess which William
a. Brady GtdD will shortly produce. Is
spectacular musical play, which. in
London. has duplicated the enormous
success Of THE Merry Widow" Like
the latter. THE Balkan Princess" is
brimmlns over with romance, sentiment
and melody. The central figure is the
Princess Stephanie, who must either
marry one OF the six highest born gentle
mon In her realm or lose her throne. or
princess falls In love with the hitterest
enemy Of her house, which. in this IN
stance, happens 10 be the Grand Duke
sergtus. Rather than marry a man she
does not love. the princess is about to
abdicate. but the duke stops her
"a woman who is strong enough to
do what you have done tonight" he
saws, SIS strong enough to ruie the peo-
pie
Then" says the princess. ''je, us rule
What man could resist a proposal so
adroitly put? Scrgius consents. and the
story ends with the melody of a haunt
ing love song.
A magnificent scenic production is be-
Ing prepared for "The Balkan Princess"
The costuming is also described as mag
nificent
Age Not Material Thing.
The ARRIVAL OF certain celebrated
French actress I'm this country was the
signal for an outburst OF such remarks
As "She bears her years wonderfully,
/ ''She did not look fraction OF her age.
"Wonderful that = woman OF her years
should etc. These remarks were writ
| ten in all well meaning by young gentle
| men who had not learned the lesson that
| age Is not a material thing, that II is
| by no means a part OF character. Some
arc born old; some die young. Some
| men, like the late Mr.. Gladstone. were
| possessed al eighty of "A physical and in
| tcllectual energy denied 10 men OF thirty.
| Such qualities were Innate. and years
| could not destroy them, Sinon de l'En-
| clos had tmpassjoped lovers when she
! was over seventy, One shudders, but the
fact is true. And Lillian Russell was
| born before the war and she looks as II
she had escaped that conflicts din bS
| twenty years.
| Terry Wanted Seats
Whio chatting in the l.yceum thcater
| man beard a voice at the wicket ask
| for two seats for Electricity"
| II should Ike to pay for the seats, only
| A. have no American money" said the
applicant. Mr.. Frohman was ut the
visitors side In second, MY dear
Miss Terry" he cried. this theater is