Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-28


burial in Westminster Abbey. before
going on the stage was a barmaid in
a tavern called the Mitre in st. James
Market and through the influence OF
'olly 'lhber became an actress. She
was born in 1868 made her debut I'm
1899 and died In 1880
Edward n. Sothern. who was acting
in St Louis last week when the Actors
Fund fair was being held in New York.
telegraphcd so for the purchase Of the
cane Edmund Keln Is said 70 have
carried I'm the performance Of THE
Merchant OF Venice" on the ever-glori-
Gus night Of Jan. rs. 1914. at Drurv
Laue-the performance that established
his immortal fame
Clara Morris made her first appear
ance In New York. az the Fifth Avenue
theater. September 10. 1870. in
Augustin Days dramatization OF
Wilkie Collins novel. MAN and Wife"
Miss Morris playing the part Of Ann
sylvester. Her greatest role was Cora
In Article a. which was produced
at the Fifth Avenue theater. April ..
1872.
For the second time in his career
Ben Greet has been invited by the
president Of the United States 10 give
an opcu air play on the White House
lawn Mr. Greet and his company OF
English players were invited by Presi-
dent Roosevelt several years ago 20
give an al-frcsCo performance in his
back yard and now President Taft has
sent a similar invitation 10 the distin-
guished English player and his COM
pany The date has been set for early
In the month ~ June. but the play 70
be presented has not yet been an
nounced The performance viii be ia
aid ~ the y. NJ. G. A. building
John Craig the Boston actor-mana-
ger az the Castle Square thcater, has
given $500 tu Harvard university. one
half TO Dee used for the purchase of
books relating 10 tho history ~ the
EuEIisu stage for the university IL
brary aud the other half 10 be given
rs prize To- the student writing a
dramatic composition best fitted Tor
production The veIr following the
award of tho prize Mr.. Craig VII pro-
duco the play NJ the Castle square
theatcr for a weeks run II the play is
successful the author will receive per
cent of the gross receipts for each week
production.
William Gulotte's latest play. Mrs
Electricity" In which Marie Doro viii
have the principal female part, will
have lis first performance in the Park
theatcr, Boston, on the 26th Of
September Afterwards, Il VIII be
transferred 20 the Criterion theater in
New York. Mr.. Gillette. II appears
from "a London interview. is TO or
Eanize "a travelling company. Of which
he himself Will be the head, for the
performance OF his own plays, Held
by the Enemy" Secret Service"
sherlock Holmes" and TOO Much
Johnson" lie expects Co play In Paris
and Berlin. as well as in London, next
year
New York contains nlnciy-ono
regularly equipped playhouses. Lon
don has fewer thoaters and does not
support them as well. Paris and Bcr-
lin combined cannot boast so many
The aggregate patronage Of the stage
in these three cities Is thought 10 be
not much greater than in New York
whom computed on the basis Of the
amount ~ money annually expended
for dramatic entertainment The New
York World advances the opinion that
either the Partisan or Berlin play
houses might almost thrive on the
sum which ticket spectators, general
Iy with the connivance OF box offices,
extort each year from the New York
public.
caste Tom Robcrtson's delightful
old comedy, which has been SO great
drawing card during the revival at
the Empire theater. New York. Is 20
be added 20 the list OF productions iu
Charles Frohman's Repertoire thcater
in London with almost the entire COM
uany now playing at the Empire thea
ter Tho famous all-star company will
give lts last performance or caste"
~ tho Empire saturday evening. June
18th and on the following wednesday
Marie Tempest Maud Milton, O.. r.
Huntley Graham Browne and Julian
Royce win sail on the Mauretanla. The
next Monday, June 18Th, they viii
open no the Duke of Works theater,
becoming part ~ Charles Frohman's
repertoire organization
TIE weekly theatrical reviews ana
criticisms OF the News" appear regu-
inrIy In the Tuesday issues.
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