The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
DRAMATIC NEWS AND COMMENT

DRAMATIC NEWs
Many titled people have. gracod the
American stage with their Preseno", Posg
but few have found so gIeaS Waved
through a long list Of more than siTty
nroductions. This is the record, inc
atrically, Of Leo Stark or, more cor
! rectly speaking, Baron Leopolo o.aSA
Won Goltzheim, a comedian of WIDE rep
utat tion in England and Anstralia' He
has played tho leading comic TOYS -
all the great productions OF Inc rehn Jea
ing English producer, George Euwaiu S ,uas
"loaned's by Mr. Edwardes for two
years TO Werba g. Leuscher, producers
of "The Spring Maids' in which MI
Leo Stark by birth can rightfully
claim the title Of baron and, unlike inc
remainder of the retinue OF princes, pliG
princesses. barons and counts IN INC
Spring Maid, - who lose their titles once
they stop outside the stage door. his
comes to him only then, He mas No
large estates. These were contlscateo
by Germany after the effort to MAN
tain the kingdom OF Bavaria had fale9'
The baron began his career as sol
der. He enlisted through the ASSIST
ance Of English friends under the Eng
lish flag. He was one OF the ioul
guards to stand in honor beside the
BODY OF the late Queen Victoria. Three
wears after enlisting he became hen'
| tenant. but the imposslblllty or keep
ing up with tho social demands upon q
guardsman' income caused him to re-
sign and follow his love for the stage.
Henry W, Savage has engaged the
celebrated young Italian tenor, lollo
Calleya, as the chief artist, for tne
the Puccini- Belasco grand opera, 'ihe
Girl Of the Golden West In English
Mr.. Savage considers this young artist
his prize find. Signor Calleya has
youth, good looks aud physique ;. OF u
heroic proportions. He speaks Engl!sh
perfectly and is winning laurels thls;
season in Italy. The engagement OF
Calleya completes the trio of artists foI
the tenor role of Johnson. The other
two alternates, whose engagements nave
| already been announced, are Icon ue
Souza and Umberti Sachetti.
Klaw & Erlauger will open their new
Atlanta theater. the Atlanta, IN Sep
tember, with George Beban, who vii
appear under the firms management
this season in his own play, an enlarge
ment Of his successful vaudeville We
hicle, "The Sign OF the Rose under
the same name, a drama of current life
in New York City, in which Bebar
gives a wonderful character study of ar
Italian street laborer.
Mr., Beban s rise in the stage world
as character actor has been as rapic
as it was certain. He literally forcec
himself into prominence in the earlier
small parts he played, his first req
chance being in George M. Cohan !:
musical comedy. "The American Idea.
Klaw & Erlanger have surrounded hin
with splendid company and pro
duction complete in detail and atmos
pherie touches will be made.
The Messrs. Shubert have announced
their plans for the season at the New
York Hippodrome, which is TO oper
on the night of September 2. Thi:
is In accordance with custom, the open
ing date being planned each year fol
the Saturday before Labor day. A
departure from custom is noticeable
however. in that there will be no di
vision of the big show this year. The
several groups Of spectacles have beer
arranged to form one colossal com
posite and consecutive entertainment
under the single title, Around thu
famous scenic producer of the Hippo
drome, belongs the credit for having
conceived the entire new production
(which was written and staged by Car
roll Fleming. The musical numbers are
staged by William G. Wilson, the music
and lyrics supplied by Manuel Klein.
cit is not fair to Judge man S in
tentions,' said II. B. Warner ala:
| al hy- Ao J.,
Of his automobile. The other morning
/ was out riding with my friend thc
doctor. when he had the bad luck tt
bump into and upset pedestrian. The
doctor looked behind, and. seeing thu
man still supine on the road, he turned
his runabout and came back, intending
to stop beside the poor fellow and hell
him. But the car shot yard or two
beyond the mark and hit the man agair
just as he. was getting up. With 6
groan he fell back, and the Mortified
doctor turned his runabout once more
and this time approached with greater
caution. AS he very slowly and care
fully steered toward his unfortunate
victim an excited spectator shouted
from the sidewalk: Look out, he IS com
ing at you again Thereupon, the mar
scrambled up and ran away as fast Il:
a painful limp would let him.
How sad it is said Henry Miller
ITO be misjudged. During the hot spell
sought the dear old homestead and the
simple life. While I was fghting mos.
quitoes and .chiggers and otherwise en-
loying myself. tramp wandered BY and
fondly gathered up little new piggy
de was promptly arrested by the village
constable, who told him that he must
take bath before entering his cell.
What! Take q bath?' the man cried
in a horr!fied voice.
Yes, said the jailer. How long Is
II since you've had bath?'
so help me-. said the prisoner SOL
emmy: never was arrested before
Walter Damrosch, Mt dinner in Chi
cage praised the music of Debussy
see with grati6cation," he sald
that Debussy has had n great success
In his score for The Martyrdom OF ST
seoasllan.- The mystery play that he and