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

honored by your presence. Won't you
accept my private box"
No. thanks;" said Miss Ellen Terry.
! turer whose wonderful voice Mr.. Froh- |
man had recognized; Iii you Will give me
TWO seats at the back OF the house where
! can slip In quietly without being seen
shall be much obliged"
K OF course tho only Ellen Terry got
come by her modesty that every one at
the managers conference in the New
! Amsterdam theater Letter In the day no.
ticed his far-away air.
1T took me off my feet" he declared.
IT am used to having secoud-rate stars
send their secretaries OF footmen to ask
for box when they want one, but to
have great artist visit the thcater per-
sonally and ask for the two worst seats
In the house-well. ! am an old manager.
but wonders never cease.
Taking Electricity.
In writing ELECTRICITY" william Gil
lette feels that he has accomplished his
most compelling purpose-that of setting
off to advantage Marie Doro's cunning
little ways. The play will scarcely satisfy
Mr.. Gillette at his best or even his aver
age. Suggestions only OF the man who
+ brilliantly dramatized Sherlock Holmes"
who evolved the thrills Of Secret Serv-
Ice and who conceived the farcIcal situa-
tions OF TOO Much Johnson" are to be
found In his latest work. which is an odd
mixture OF comedy. farce and the drama
with lesson. Taking Electricity" at
the valuation obviously set upon 1t by
the author and possibly Charles Froh-
man. the play may be set down as sue
cess. Miss Doro was happy In the prin
clpal role, within her limitations Mt
Gillette has not tempted her beyond her
strength. and she has not volunteered
10 go Into deep water. She did all that
was expected OF her. maybe a trifle
more. and everybody Immediately con-
| ccrned. excepting the dear old public,
may be content.
Pat" Campbell's Tour
Mrs. Patrick Campbell the English ac-
tress, best known in this country for
her performance Of the Pinero roles. has
been engaged by Charles Frohman for an
American tour. She Will begin rehearsals
for her new part Immediately upon her
arrival. Henry Batalles four-act drama
The Foolish Virgin" In which she Will
appear. has two powerful parts-the wife
and the virgin: the young girl who is
and brings about tragedy. The role
OF the wife. which Mrs. Campbell Will
play. is regarded In Paris as one Of the
most appealing characters ever put upon
the stage. Charles Frohman Will give
The Foolish Virgin" its first presenta-
ton on Monday, December 5.
Allied Vaudeville Interests.
A meeting was held last week in ,hc
Putnam building, at which Il was decidcc
that the policy pursued by the Allied
Vaudeville interests OF America will b,
continued This applies TO the under
standing between the various manager:
as TO the engagement, or rather. s Il
the non-engagement. of acts that hav,
played or may play In theaters classec
as opposition. No statement was mad
by any one present as to the decision
reached by the managers. but no secre
was made OF the facts upon which there
was unanimous agreement
Why He Suffers.
Every theatereoer in this city with
cracked lip suffered recently when III
J read the announcement that an infuen
tial manager would urge n bill In th'
legislature to prohibit ticket speculating
The truth is that nothing would caus'
him greater pain than the abolition o
ticket speculation. He is suffering thes'
days, but his anguish is caused by tn,
refusal OF the hotel agencies TO sell hi
tickets.
Date Is All Right
Mrs. II. c. De Mile is apparently th'
only one outside the publishers VIII,
knows the identity of the authorship o
1.-THE Diary OF DAILY Debutante" anc
she says she has a great mind to give
= the secret away. for. in ontry OF Tho
diary. dated 1870. the following passage
d. occurs: II ran around 10 see Henry anc
l Beatrice De Mile the other evening. Hcl
: baby. little William. is a year old now
e and she is obliged to give him so mucl
5 | time and attention that she says shc
= Will not go anywhere this year" Afte,
y doing little mental arithmetic and ther
gazing upon the lady OF today. one feels
sure there is mistake in the date. but
Mrs. De Mile Grudglngy acknowledges
, / the truth OF II.
{ Leased to Hammerstein.
! At a recent meeting of the London
! county council a site for new opera
y house In kingsway was leased to Oscar
: Hammersten for ninety-nine years. al
G4SI5 a year.