The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
Cream of Histrionic Talent to
Make a Tour of the West

MantelD. who was in Salt Lake two
weeks ago with Mr.. Mantell. had occa-
Francisco, where the company played last
week, as she had slight throat affec-
taton. She found the waiting room OF
snf saf Ges Doctors Office 2a pretty well filled and
himself came to the door To bow a hand
some patient out AS she left, he turned
to the impassive row OF solemn-iooking
people and said who has been waiting
the longest?'' a tailor arose with alacrlty
and said: Il have, doctor: ] delivered
your clothes 10 you three years age"
Where There's Will.
Along with Madame N comes an
Other trh. French ~, production called Where
The Baby and the Miracle" Weber $
theater has been enjoying a grand rush
since where's There VIM opened.
ductions-farcical. noisy and nlled with
revcl and cigarette smoke. ! might add
that Pottstown. Pa, makes It's appear
ance In Where There's a WILL" as the
home Of one OF the characters, and all
can say is that Pottstown ought to be
ashamed of Itself for not Keeping better
company. Miss May Buckley acts the
Dexter, the widow of a rich but Iamentcd
husband who must produce a child In ten
months or lose her share of her hus-
bands estate: Miss Lucia Moore played
the role of Mrs. Comstock Ono relation
TO Anthony, who aided and abettcd the
widow. 1t is only sufficient TO say that
the widow secured her estate.
Leaves New Theater
Claude l.. Hagen, technical director OF
the New theater, has submitted his res
| ignation. to take effect on May /. Mr..
liagcn's action was said TO be due Ia
| friction with the managers In the per-
formance OF his duties Mr.. Hagen was
| Hagen has been associated with the New
| Theater he has set up the most complete
theatrical stage in existence. and all the
| machinery of IL was invented by him
His revolving stage and system of coun-
| ter weights for the raising and lower
| Ing or scenery are said TO be the sim
plest and most effective devices Of the
| kind known. For eight years Mr. Hagen
was associated with Klaw G. Erlanger
Later he was superintendent of Luna
park lie Invented the racing scenes IN
THE Vanderbilt Cup" and Bedford 5
Hope He designed and built many oi
the Illusions used by Hermann. He also
signed the first hippodrome building in
| this country In which the racecourse OF
stage revolved entirely around the audi
cnce. The latter device was first used
at Luna park In the naval show, War
| Is He'll"
Mrs, Fiske to Rest.
Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske ended her
present season In Salvation Nell'' at the
| Broadway theater, Brooklyn. this even
| ing On March IS she will begin in this
city spring and summer engagement
| In three new plays pillars Of Society
| by Henrik Ibsen; "Hannele." by Gerhardt
Hauptmann. and The Green Cockatoo,
| by Arthur Schnitzler. Mrs. Fiske will be
| seen In this city for one month before
| beginning tenthousand-mile trip
which Will take her to the Pacific coast
"Chanticleer' Is Coming
Despite the positive report that Ameri-
| ca would not see Edmund Rostands new
| play, "Chantccer.' 1t Is now believed
| that duplicate OF the famous harnya rd
| drama Will be produced here next sea
| son by Charles Frohman. Mr. From
| man owns tho English and American
rights OF "Chantlcleer. and has an
nounced that he will make every effort
| To produce the play hcre with long per-
| tormances In New York and Chicago
and with a short road engagement. Ac-
cordIng to the present plan. Mr.. Froh-
man VIII have three "Chanticleer' COM
panies. The New York company will &C
| into Now England; the Philadelphia com
pany will tour the middle west. and the