Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-01
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has been the scene of as lively
q carnival of competition as
any city in the land OF our size affords.
now witnesses another change In the
combatants. Messrs. Pelton e Smut
ser. who have made a long and gallant
fight FOR patronage at the Grand, some
times winning, but oftener losing have
decided they have had enough, have
sold out their lease to Mr.. Sutton, and
viii retire from the Utah field alto
gether. devotine their energies to their
Denver and Colorado enterprises. The
new Bungalow amalgamation which
succeeded In winning the Willard Mack
company away from the Grand, VIII
start on what they expect to be new
lease OF life for that house with the
chequered career. while the Grand is
to be turned over to the ranks of the
ten. twenty, thirty promoters, with
travelling companies, who Will see what
life there remains In the old line of
melo drama. Still another stock COM
pany Will blossom Into life at the
Shubert. where a gigantean endeavor
Will be made to divert a share OF the
patronage which has so long flowed in
the direction of the Mack company.
The new Shubert company VIII be
headed by Mr.. Swenson and Miss
Palmer, who have already made a
strong impression on the public
Manager Jensen of the Grand, who
has so ably represented Pelton &c
Smutzcr for a long time past. has not
yet decided on his future course. but
VIII stay with MT Sutton long enough
to steer the new management straight
in its operations.
LOUIS JAMES RETURNS NEXT
WEEK.
The distinguished tragedan. Mr..
Louis james. who Is always sure of
welcome in Salt Lake. is dcvoting him
self to two roles this year, Cardinal
Wolsey In ShakeSpeare's Henry VIII"
and Shylock in The Merchant Of We
nice" The version of Henry VIII.
which Mr.. James is playing, was pre-
pared by Mr., william Winter. the
famous critic for Edwin Booth and
we are promised the stage settings
and costumes Will be on standard
with the play Mr.. James Shylock
is we'll known. and the stage of today
certainly affords few instances of men
who are his equal. Aphie James, long
associated with her husband. Will have
the role of Queen Katherine In Henry
VIII and Portia In The Merchant OF
Venice"
The engagement opens Thursday next
and viii run throughout the week. the
opening bill being Henry VIII"
and the matinee THE Merchant of We
nice Others in the large cast sur
rounding Mr.. James arc William How
ell, Ida Werner, Otto Andrle, Paul
Terhune. Richard Scott, Louise Clarke,
Vera Walton. HemStead Prince, Har-
rison Thompson, Kraft Walton, Henry
Hcmpel and Robert Edwards,
EDWIN STEVENS COMING AGAIN.
A bill of exceptional merit is prom
ised by the Orpheum management for
next week. The program. has the un-
usual feature of Joint headliners-Ed-
win Stevens, aided by Miss Tina Mar
shall. in "An Evening with Dickens"
and the DeHaven seXtette. The other
acts are also said to be of superior
quality.
Edwin Stevens and Miss Marshall
were at the Orpheum last winter, and
their Dickens entertainment proved to
be one of literary and artistic treats
OF the theatrical season. Their contri-
button is as interesting to the general
public as to Dickens students
The DeHaVeu seXtette is a famous
organization, which for more than a
year gave its singing and dancing act
around New York with great success
Howard's musical ponies and comedy
dogs is novel animal act, with four
Shetland ponies, a dozen terriers and
other members of the dog family.
Frank Tinncy Is A burnt cork come
dian who is also master of the piano
The Zanettos are pseudo Japs who
have clever juggling act with an
effective Oriental stage setting
James Donovan and Rena Arnold have
hodge podge of nonsense, entitled
Doing Well Thank You"
Milt Wood has unique dancing act.
with the old-fashioned regulation steps,
and follows them with many new ones.
Special music by the orchestra under
Willard Weihc's direction and new
motion pictures complete the bill.
"a GIRL AT THE HELM"
At the Colonial theater next week.
with the usual matlnces Wednesday
and Saturday. Harry H. Frazee will
offer the new musical comedy. "A Girl
at the Helm" which. in elaborateness
of oostuming and cleyerness OF
lines. Is said to set a new pace for
future productions.
The book and lyrics were written by
Robert b Smith and the music by Ray
mond Hubbel who is also responsible
for "A Knight for n Day" "Fantana"
and The Midnight Sons"
The principals In "A Girl at the
Helm" are headed by clever Billie elf
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