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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

Broadway diSdains. The penultimate
act of The Fortunes of Betty has a
riproarious climax 1t is at ball.
Betty's father goes there to meet some
old soldiers, although the mortgage IS
TO be forecIosed on his home next day,
and he is to be arrested as a mail rob
Der. Suddenly, he gets the debt money
from Betty's show chum, an appoint
ment TO the pension office as a vindi-
cation obtained by Betty's lover, an
apology from his enemies and the &C
claim of his friends But who is it
that, when the band plays The Star
Spangled Banner" leads him to the
center of the stage and declaims
patriotic tag? Willy Cecil. Do
blame her? Not at all. have writ
ten solely to let you know how one
shrewd actress has put together a play
to her own advantage.
''Her Husbands Wife"
Neither Grace Elliston nor Laura
Hope Crews is permitted to dominate
Her Husbands Wife: nor is the role
taken by the starred actor Of the cast.
Henry Miller, forced out of proper
proportion; but the author in this case
wrote for no ones purpose Of his own.
The title suggests farce from the
French, and you know what that
means; but il is of American make
and clean as a caild's primer. It comes
out, too, at a time when farcicaI filth
has caused nausea and the suppression
by the mayor of The Girl With the
Whooping Cough" is approved gener-
ally.
Perhaps the purity of Her Hus-
bands Wife" made Henry. Miller doubt
that comedy without song, dance or
smut, yet dealing humorously with
wedlock, would be regarded as enter
tainment- He produced it in Philadel-
phia as a test, without himself taking
a part in il; but on bringing it into
New York his name is big in the bills,
although his share in the acting is
moderate.
The gist of this play, the first by A.
f. Thomas to get onto the stage, is
that a young woman picks out a sue
cessor to herself as her husbands
wife. She is a hypochrondriac. Daft
to the extent of believing herself an
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

NEW YORK, Nay IA notable
IN thing in American music annals
is 10 happen soon at Cincinnati
An American girl. whose voice is said
TO be equal to that of any living So
prano, is TO make her bow in new
grand opera. Edna Blanche Showalter,
q young woman of %, IS the singer.
The opera is the work of Florida, an
italian composer long a resident of
this country, and the libretto is by
Paul Jones The production Of the opera
Is under the auspices of the Ohio Valley
exposition to be held in Cincinnati in
August and September.
There will be two sets of principals,
Miss Showalter alternating as prima
donna with Nine De Pasquali, of the
Metropolitan opera house, New York
David Bispham viii sing the principal
baritone role, and other artists of very
high rank are TO appear in the cast
A magnificent production is promised
and it is to be noted with satisfaction,
the opera is to be sung in English.
This is a rather large straw to show
che way the wind is veering, unsteady,
in America
Miss Showalter is a coloratura Sc
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
DANIELS THEATRE.

At the Daniels, Willard Mack, Msude
Leone and their company will produce
Frances Amayr Matthews beautiful
story of player folk, Pretty Peggy"
This is the drama in which Grace
George scored her greatest success. Il
is the story of Peg Woffington and
David Garrick. and nearly all the char
acters are actors and actresses of the
old Covent Garden theatre days. The
first act opens in Dublin in Madam
Niolanti's circus tent, where Peggy
is but q common dancer. To the circus
comes David Garrick, who is then the
Beau Ideal" OF London town. He is
at once smitten with the little Irish
girl and sees behind her ordinary
dances the promise of a future as an
actress. He takes her to London and
secures her an engagement, where she
at once takes the popuiace by storm.
The second act shows Peggy" as
Englands premier actress and engaged
to marry Garrick. Before this event
is eliminated, Peggy discovers that
Garrick has not given up some OF his
old female associates. and in a tre-
mendous burst of passion throws her
wedding finery and ring in Garricks
face and denounces him a a traitor
The last act is one of the most SEN
sational bits of theatric building ever
seen on the American stage. 1t repre-
sents the Covent Garden theatre. where
Peggy" is taking farewell benefit.
Her female rivals bride a certain fol-
Continued Gun Page Ffse-3
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COLONIAL THEATRE.

Charles Gum has role in st. Elmo"
that fits him like 2 glove. He is ap-
pearing. at the Colonial theatre tonight
with Frederic Belasco's Alcazar tour
ing company in the name part of the
piece. This young actor has taken an
intelligent and conclusive measure Of
d difficult role, and his rendition was
as it should be. strong and vfriIe. yet
artistic in every sense; TO line over
done, or action out of place. His love
scenes are very wen carried; his mo-
ments OF deep resentment against fate
capably done. He brings conviction
with every spoken line, and there are
moments when flashes OF genius show
hidden depths never before explored
st Elmo" could be in no more capable
hands. The company with which Mr.
Belasco has surrounded his star is
evenly balanced and capable. "St.
Elmo" has been given an elaborate
scenic inveStiture and the whole pro-
duction speaks we'll for the AlcazaF
company of San Francisco.
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prano. Critics in the east declare that
more than any other of the young So
pranos she is equipped as TO voice, tenn
permanent and artistic intelligence to be
the successor in the musical world of
Marcella Sembrich, SO long the reign
ing queen Of colorature singers.
Miss Showalter is American by birth
and by education. She has been trained
wholly in New YORK. She has appeared
as solOist with the New York Philhar-
monte orchestra, under the direction Of
Gustave Mailer; with the Peoples
Symphony orchestra, under the direc-
ton of her teacher, Franz Y. Arens;
and has sung as soloist at many other
important musical functions in the east
Her voice and art have charmed equally.
At Carnegie hall an audience of 2,5p0.
at her debut with the Peoples Sym
phony orchestra, gave her twelve en-
thusiasttc recalls. There has been no
dissenting opinion among the critics to
the general verdict that Miss Showalter
is to speedily take her place among the
great song birds of the operate world.
r firm of New York managers are
arranging an extensive concert tour for
this young prima donna, to follow her
operate season IN Cincinnati.
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put out She was only statue,
though, and didn't know any better.
Of course, photographs Of actresses
were on sale profusely- A whole
booth was devoted to them altogeth-
err Some could be bought auto
gTaphed in the presence Of the buyer
for dollar extra. It was rare Op-
portunity for bachelors and maids to
fit out their rooms with signed por-
traits of their stage favorites. L have
mentioned the Johns, Drew and Ma
son as exhibits of matinee idols-but
veterans. The most newly worshipped
two young recruits (by no means raw
recruits, but right smart on dress
parade) were proven by the sales of
their pictures to be John Barrymore,
who has wintered and springed in
Broadway as the irresistible lover in
comedy. and Donald Brian, who sang
and waltzed with the Merry Widow a
whole year in the same thoroughfare.
They were loyal to the fund, foE they
served as clerks in the grocery, bark
ers for games of chance and special
ties in the cafe chantant Their pho
tOgraphs outsold those of any other
two actors not only, but any two ac-
tresses as well. They were not a
dozen apart in the final count, either;
and what does that prove as to the
old belief that wedlock lessons the
alteration of theatrical gods? John is
a bachelor and Donald's recent mar
rage 70 a young real widow was pub
lished conspicuOusly.
Curious Photographs.
The most curious photographs al
the fair gave views of one girls mo-
bile face in dozen contrasting ex-
pressiOns, from pensive sadness to
laughing glee and wide-eyed surprise
to wry-moLthed woe. They had little
sale because their story wasn't known.
I'll tell it to you. Nothing had ever
that girls name in the
lists of ballet-choruses She
knew her worth as an actress, but
couldn't prove it without a line 10
speak by herself The hope that she
would be advertised by some accident
was deferred till it made her heart
grow very sick. Still, she made ready
to take instant advantage Of any
good luck by sitting for those twelve
depictions of various emotion.
They may convince some manager /
that 1 have talent in mimicry," she !
said. but that's not my main reason |
camera I've noticed that photos 1
printed IN the papers to illustrate 4
news are often absurdly inappropri-
ate. A girl MORALLY hurt by motor 4
ear looked as though taking a joy 4
ride, and the bride at a wedding had (
he mug of widow at a funeral. Now I
I'm going to be ready with a face fit /
20 print with anything that may hap !
pen to me-"
Well time passed until something 4
lewsy did happen to that girl. She
ost a rich fellow whose letters out
tilted her with evidence for a lawsuit 1
or damages if he wouldn't marry her.
She was off with a burlesque COM
1any when the affair broke into pub
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invalid, although healthy, she expects
to die Of her imaginary maladies. She
loves her husband, and very fondly,
and thinks ne would be unhappy as a
widower; so she chooses an acquaint-
ance to be his ensuing bride This odd
wife is a cheerful lunatic to the limit
of her one Authorization; but beyond
that she is a quite normal person OF
the feminine sex; for she selects a
plain, almost ugly old maid for her
husband to marry, while she orna-
ments her own beauty modishly
However. Grace Elliston person.
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licity; so she wired TO her sister to
give appropriate photographs to IN
quiring reporters. She wanted TO fig
ure in the affair as a heart-brOkea
maiden-pitifuL Wistfui, abused and
saddened awfulIy. The sister took
different view Of the situation, how
ever, for to her thinking it was a case
of goodriddance to bad rubbish; so
she gave to the newspapers portraits
of the victim of mans perfidy bear
ing her Iife-bIasting misfortune with
2 merry grin
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WEEKS PROGRAM

Orpheun Theatre-Vaude-
vile all the week. with matt
nees daily, including Sunday.
Colonial Theatre = "St.
Elmo" beginning tonight
and running the week, with
matinees Wednesday and
Saturday
Daniels Theatre - Willard
Mack, Maude Leone and the
stock company in Pretty
Peggy" beginning tonight
and running the week, with
matinees Wednesday and
Saturday.
Mission Theatre = Vaude-
Vile all the week, with matt
nees daily, including Sun
day. Change of bill Thurs
day afternoon.
Grand Theatre - The
Grand stock company in
Tine Power of Love-" begin
ming tonight and running the
week, with natinees We'd
nesday and Saturday.
Luna, Isis and Elite The
atres-Vaudeville and NOV
ing pictures, afternoon and
evening.
Shubert Theatre - Vaude-
vile and moving pictures,
afternoon and evening.
Casino Theatre = Vaude-
Vile and moving pictures,
afternoon and evening.
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Orpheum Theatre-Vaude-
vile all the week. with matt
nees daily. including Sunday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
NEGROES TO EXPLAIN
BACK TO AFRICA TRIP

A special meeting has been arranged
by members of the Colored Baptist
church, Hemlock and Twelfth streets,
for those interested in the Back to
Africa" movement. to be held at the
church next Sunday. The Rev. ]. d.
Gordan, pastor of the church and head
of the movement, will be in charge of
the meeting. He will be assisted by
other ministers. Full details of the
trip will be given. 1t is the intention
for the ship to leave on Monday, jan
uary 2.
An organization has been formed
under the name of the Ethiopian Mems
Commercial club, with headquarters at
790 San Pedro street. The club is in
ternational in scope, with members in
all the states and in Africa. The pur-
pose is to look after persons coming to
the city preparatory to making the trip
back to Africa. They will be met at
their trains or boats by a committee
and lodging and entertainment will be
arranged for them.
The following officers were elected
by the organization last night: c. j.
borough, president; c. II. Allison,
vice president; e. p. Choles, secretary;
James Jackson, treasurer; c. H. Smith,
chaplain, and J. E. Lewis, manager.
Between 500 and 600 persons are ex-
pected to sail for the African shores
on January 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
WOMEN PLAN SYSTEM
TO GUARD CITY CHILDREN
Juvenile Court Improvement AS
sociation viii Hold Impor-
tant Session Today

The Juvenile Court Improvement As
ISOLATION will meet this afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock in the Chamber of Com
merce building to consider bills to be
introduced in the next legislature for
the betterment of the child.
Mrs. Oliver G. Bryant of the Civic
association will give a report of recent
Investigations concerning the moving
picture theaters of this city and will
offer suggestions concerning their reg
ulation. Judge Franl; r. Willis will
talk on general legislation needed for
the child, and especially concerning tie
ned of a new reformatory.
Mrs. J. B. Millard, in charge of the
educational work of the District Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, will recon-
mend a bill providing that the city
board of education shall pay out of
the scholarship funds for school chill
dren who are otherwise kept from
school in order to contribute their mite
of earnings toward maintaining the
family.
Prof George L. Leslie, head of the
health and development department of
educational work here, will discuss the
need of a medical clinic for children,
which is already recognized in some
degree by the board of education.
The officers and executive board Of
this association are president, Ernest
j.. Lickley; first vice president, Bishop
r. j. Conaty; second vice president,
Judge Curtis D. Wilbur; secretary,
Mrs. Anna Sinsabaugh; financial Sec
retary, Mrs. w. A. Varcoe; treasurer,
C. C. Desmond.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
SNAKE CHARMER ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF LARCENY

Wilfred o. Read, said to be wanted
in Santa Barbara for the theft of a
$500 diamond ring, was arrested in a
wild animal' show on South Spring
street yesterday afternoon by Detec-
tives Mckenzie and Hawley and locked
in the city Jail on charge of grand
larceny
Read is a clairvoyant as well as a
snake charmer, and with this infor-
nation for their clew Detectives Nc
Kenzie and Hawley yesterday visited
a wild animal show on South spring
street, where few snakes are among
the attractions. Here they found Read
skinning a long rattler.
When the officers entered the room
Read looked up from his work indif-
ferently When placed under arrest
he protested vigorously, insisting that
there must be a mistake. The police
say, however, they have the right man.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
LIVE FOWL PLuCKEO, IS
CHARGE AGAINST z MEN
Produce Dealer and EmpIOye Ar
rested on a Charge of
Cruelty to Turkeys

Accused of plucking the feathers
from Thanksgiving turkeys before the
birds were killed c. L, Wells, man
ager of the Palace Produce company
357s Central avenue, and Eugene PhiPps,
an employe of the concern, were ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Superin-
tendent thinner of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and
Humane Officer Fowler and held on
charge of cruelty to animals.
Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday art
ernoon citizens began to telephone
complaints into the offices of the HUI
name society. Superintendent thinner
said he and Officer Fowler reached the
produce concerns place just in time
to see Phipps stick knife into tur-
keys mouth and then begin picking
the bird Immediately. thinner at once
arrested Phipps and learning that this
method of handling the turkeys had
been sanctioned by the management
also arrested Wells.
superintendent thinner said he found
that scores of turkeys, being prepared
for Thanksgiving, had been stripped
of their feathers before being killed.
According to superintendent thinner,
Phipps was stripping the feathers off
the birds before a large plate glass
window, in full view of the street.
II am told that many other produce
firms are treating their turkeys in the
same manner" said superintendent
Zimmer. "If this is the case, the man
ayers will be arrested for cruelty.
Il understand that the feathers
plucked from live birds are more val
liable than those of dead ones. This
fact, so far as this society is concerned,
cannot excuse such cruelty"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
Aged Father of Condemned
Man Dies Of Broken Heart.
MYRON CRIPPEN, 83,
sUCCUMBS TO STRAIN
News of Sons Conviction and
Sentence HaStenS End of
SorroWing Parent

Myron II. Crippen. SO years old,
father of DIR. Hawley II. Crippen, who
Is to be hanged in London Wednes-
day for the murder of his wife, died
at the home of Mrs. l.. N. Frank, 245
South Flower street, shortly after 4
o'clock yesterday morning After
months of suffering and worry the old
man died of a broken heart, still be-
lieving in his sons innocence. For
months the feeble, homeless parent
had been cared for by Mrs. Frank In
a. room of her house without charge,
and had been fed through the kind
ness and charity of George Boss, the
proprietor of small restaurant near
the Frank place.
"While the old man was sick with
rheumatism and near pneumonia
said DR.. Lee w. Burt, who attended
him, yesterday, death was really due
to a broken heart. He had one of
the most loving natures that man
can have and the accusation against
and conviction of his son were more
than he could Withstand at his age.
DR.. Crippen was all the world to the
old man and his only support. For
six months he had been living on
charity, and had it not been for the
goodness of Mrs. Frank he would have
had no place to NStay. He had
grandson, Hawley o. Crippen, son of
the convicted man, living here, but he
Is poor. has a family and did nothing
for his grandfather. He seldom called
on the old man. He was there few
minutes last night before his grand
father died, but had gone when death
came"
SOUGHT ACCOUNTS OF TRIAL
One of the pathetic habits of the
aged man during the trial OF his son
in England was his trip to nearby
drug store each morning to read the
accounts of the hearing. The day the
news of his sons sentence came ne
sat for some time, gazing into space,
and then, trembling, returned to his
room a broken and changed man. He
would say, when his physician would
try to comfort him:
''It is here" touching his breast. Il
know that my son Is innocent.
Ii is stated by friends of the old
man that a few years ago in New
York he had probably 100000 but that
he lost 1t in speculation.
Hawley o. Crippen was notified OF
his grandfather's death by Mrs. Frank,
and the body was taken to the un-
dertaking establishment of the Con-
nell company, 1851 South Grand ave
nue.. Private funeral services will be
conducted by the Rev. Clyde Crist,
pastor of the Vincent Methodist Epis-
copaI church, at Ills o'clock this
morning. The cremation will take
place at Rosedale cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
CITY SCHOOLS WILL NEED
BOND ISSUE OF st,250,000
SuperintendentS Hold Conference
to Devise Means to Accommo-
date Increased Attendance

That a bond issue of million and a
quarter dollars will be necessary for
the rapidly growing needs of the city
schools was decided at a conference of
the various superintendent and their
assistants in the office of the board of
education yesterday 1t was stated that
the amount will be needed at once to
meet the situation caused by the ex-
traordinary increase in the enrolment
that will be experienced in the coming
two years.
A tour of the districts of the city In
which schools are now congested will
be made at once by superintendent
Francis, who will plan for new build
ings. He then will submit a report to
the board of education, which will ask
for bond issue to fulfill the require
ments. According to superintendent
Francis, there are now 5000 more pupils
in the schools than at this time last
year, and the schools are practically
filled despite the fact that a number of
buildings were opened at the beginning
of the present term.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
MAY
BAR CONSOLIDATION
Amendments May Be Necessary
to Clear Way for Merger
of City and County
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
Legal Phases of Question Will Be
Taken Up First by
Commission
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY

Members of the newly appointed
city and county consolidation commits
sion will meet in Mayor Alexander's
office in the city hall at 2:30 this after
noon to organize and prepare for the
work to come.
Grave doubts exist whether the pro-
posed consolidation is possible under
the present state constitution, and if
the attorneys on the commission de-
eide that it is not, a constitutional
amendment having the force of an en-
abling act will be prepared for sub
mission to the legislature at its next
session. Afterward it would have to
go before the voters for ratification.
One Of the two constitutional sec
tlons bearing on the matter was
amended at the election this month.
though the amendment merely in
creased the population held to be
necessary for the creation of new
counties. 1t is pointed out that the
consolidation of San Francisco city
and county was effected, not under
the present constitution, but under the
old constitution, adopted in 1849.
In all probability the attorneys on
the commission will be appointed a
committee to consider this constitu-
tional question and report their find
ings to the commission itself at an
early date.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
GRADUATES BANQUET
Alumni of Hoosier School Gel
Greetings from Noted Men

The alumni of the Indiana State uni
versity gave their semi-annual dinner
last evening at the Hollenbeck hotel.
Letters of greeting were ] read from
James Whitcomb Riley, William L.
Bryan, president of Indiana university
and l.. NJ. Terman of Stanford uni
Versity.
The favors were small Indiana pen
nants in cream and crimson attached
to a copy of the college songs and yells
The officers of the organization are;
President, L. M. Barker; vice presi-
dent, A. B. Ulrey; secretary and treas
urer, Albert F. Vapdegrift.
The following alumni and undergrad
yates were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. McCord, ME- and
Mrs. George Bush, Mr.. and Mrs. Ev-
erett Stephenson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Upton, Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert
Barker, Misses Louise r. Vandegrift,
Mary Clark, Frances McCray, Lettie
A. Miller, Fannie e. Splaty, Effine
Blount and Mrs. Blount, Albert F. Van
degrift, A. B. Ulrey, George thinner,
e. G. Adams, Ncwton Van Why, c.
M. Carpenter, o. M. Stultz, F. N. An
derson, A. C. Life, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs c. II. Stone.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-19
ONE JOY RIDER PAYS; FIVE
OTHERS ALLOWED TO GO

r. e. Garfield, joy rider who took
an automobile belonging to a member
of the Burbank stock company from in
front of the Hotel Vidamar last Sat
urday night and went to Venice in
the machine, was given suspended
sentence of thirty days by Police
Judge Rose, yesterday afternoon.
Five others who took the ride, Her
bert Turner, Arthur r. Turner, r. L.
Brown, Edward A. Taylor and Gus
Lindner, were absolved Of all blame
by Garfield who told the court that
he was solely responsible for the Satur-
day night joy ride. Judge Rose took
Garfield's word and dismissed the cases
against the five youths.
After pleading guilty to the charge
against him, Garfield applied for pro-
baton. Asked If he had made finan-
cial reparation to the owner of the
automobile, Garfield replied that he had
not but that he was willing to do so
Immediately. The owner, Jack Bel
grade, was given $50 by Garfield, which
amount Belgrade said covered all
damages to his machine.