The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-01
criticism and Comment
ON New Plays
"a xrire 10 The Tribune.

sad Wire to The Tribune
YORK, April 3o.-out OF the
hatch of theatrical rumors tha'
concerning new companies, seq
Of companies and assaults upon
|,atrical syndicate, the report
stands pre-eminent now is one
effect that the syndicate may
fight for its life next season
|'tbe coalesced forces of Lee ana
|,bubert and William A. Brady
znal feature of this new theatrl-
Is the fact that the dividing
mi sever many stars from ola
ions. and each camp will allgn
well-known plsywrights, who
hound by contracts not to write
imposition. According to the
line rumor the syndicate will lose
GEORGE, Robert Mantell, Louis
OTIS Harlan and Wright Lori
4 Thomas A. Wise, Cyril Scott,
h Fairbanks and g number OF
nonp them. ga Gentleman From
;nni D. and "The Man of the
will remain independent OF the
s1itiou. The Shuberts are max
Anuous endeavors for a western
while agencies will be estab-
in London, Berlin and Paris.
,ts have been made, 1T is sald,
[ iThompson Buchanan, John Cor
tin Huntley Mccarthy and John
sr produce some new manuscript.
antitrust merger. The arrlva
Erlanger from Europe started
ktions to fight the new company
Il All-Star Cast.
Brady and the Shuberts Will
] lee activities at once by making
Ttar revival of "Jim the Pen
The cast for this production
klude Wilton Lackaye, Florence
Marguerite Clark, Arthur By
|i John Mason, Mr., Lackaye ap-
81 in the title role, and Mr. BY
|Captain Redwood, the character
|smous by E. NJ. Holland. Mr.
has Just finished the season
| .he management OF Liebler u
|far in "The Battle. - The west
| 7 of Miss Florence Roberts IN
|'by Mr.. Rupert Hughes entitled
|ifeuration" will be brought TO
| in order to enable Miss Roberts
ar in this revival. Miss Mar
Clark will have her second Ora
art of the season, she having
Ia the winsome little play en-
The Wishing Ring which was
Ftor one matinee performance at
|theater. Mr.. Arthur Byron has
sed his season as leading man
|iss Maxine Elliott in "The In
hex. Mr., John Mason closed
On few weeks ago. having ap,
lin "The Witching Hour and
II of the People. - jim the
p which has not been seen for
as one of the most famous offer
1.-THE time when IT was first pre-
/ and is drama of sterling merit
hould make it as popular today
Ter was.
"Lulu's Husbands.
Ei's Husbands is comfortably
la al the Maxine Elliott. where
Robertson has been holding the
+ ;he greater part of the season.
mother French farce y but un-
/ French farces that have been
Id at Weber's this season. 1T is
rell-acted and amusing. In its
i form it was doubtless sugges-
& Thompson Buchanan, who
IL for the American stage, has
down and localized it so that
|,pably far more amusing 10 New
|, ,.eatergoers than it would be II
,resented in French. Buchanan
q it sort of New York favor
vor that appeals TO out-of town
lis well as Broadwayites, and
Is situations are not new and
acters are the same that have
md in French farces for the
v years. the entertainment Is
less extremely diverting.
lately two of the best farceurs
American stage, Harry Conor
Is Mabel Barrison. who were
tarred stars of "The Blue
have the principal parts IN
:e, and they carry it to sue
:ory of the farce concerns the
of Lulu Rogers, an actress,
persuaded by her press agent,
to try for a Little publicity
rtising for a husband. whom
nds to refuse to marry al the
She corresponds with man
Algernon Brown. sends him a
ph OF a married friend and
from Brown a photograph OF
'er. She goes with her press
, Cleve Blossom inn, in the
Of New York. There she meets
ce her friends. Mrs. Morrison,
eloped with Albert Schwartz.
rison has heard Of his wife s
and when he arrives comp!i-
rise. which end by Mrs. Morri-
KY veiled, marrying Brown in