The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-17
COLONIAL STAR TO
CLOSE ENGAGEMENT
William j. Kelly Company
VIII Disband Saturday
Night Until August.

William j. Kelly. the popular stock
star who has played continuously at the
Colonial for the past thirty-one weeks.
closes MS engagement at that mouse Sat
| urday night of this week.
This was the announcement made last
evening by Mr.. Kelly after the second act
OF "A Mans World in which the star
is now appearing.
The news w!ll come as a keen disap-
pointment to hundreds OF Salt Lake play
work at the Colonial the past spring and
winter and who have followed the many
productions of the engagement
the manager OF the company, will leave
for the east early next week and the
majority of the other players in Mr.,
keIly's company will return TO New York
The close Of the regular season through
out the country and William J. Kelly S
desire to return to New York immedi-
ately to close up plans for his reappear-
ance at the Colonial next season is re-
sponsible for the decision 10 terminate the
Kelly season at the Colonial. Important
negocations have been on for several
weeks looking to a decided innovation In
western stock circles next year and the
Kelly company closes now to reopen al
the Colonial In August.
IN playing thirty weeks as a stock
star at the Colonial, Mr.. Kelly has broke en-
all records for stock enga genlents In Salt
Lake: No star has ever before appeared
in local theater for that number of con-
secutiYe weeks and In the standard and
variety OF the plays he has presented. In
the artistry that has marked the produc-
tions and In the versatility and talent dis
played by Mr.. Kelly personally, the en-
gagement has been one Of the most no.
table Salt Lake has ever enjoyed.
Mr. Kelly's home is in Newburyport,
mer; after completing his business in New
York, Mr.. Kelly's permanent address for
the summer Will be the Lambs club, New
York.
Mr.. Kelly's success at the Colonial has
been all the more noteworthy through the
fact that the engagement was virtually
his first appearance in Salt Lake, al
though his reputation as a Broadway
star, his success in one OF the leading
roles in David Belasco's New York pro-
duction OF 'The Lily" and his other
eastern hits gave him an Introduction TO
stars who have appeared here
am very anxious to return to New
York as soon as possible TO consummate
lieye have earned a rest for few
weeks declared the star last night when
questioned about his forthcoming depar
ture. 'Thlrty-one weeks OF stock ls
long season and few people appreciate the
strenuosity OF the work. the sacrifices II
entails and the study and constant con-
Sentratlon It REQUIRES ] shall return TO
August and meanwhile hope to complete
arrangements that will enable me to offer
salt Lake an even better season OF high
class royalty plays than we are closing
this week. Salt Lake to me is one OF the
most delightful cities In which have ever
appeared know OF no other city in the
country where the efforts OF the people
OF the stage are SO thoroughly appro-
ciated as here. 1t IS q pleasure and de-
light to appear in Salt Lake. 1t has been
the most plensureable year I have ever
spent In any one city"
Mr., Kelly and his brother have made
scores OF friends in local society circles
during their stay. Z. j. Kellys home Is
also In Newburyport and he returns to
that place Immediately.
Mr.. kellys engagement at the Colonial
the theater and his record OF thirty-one
consecutive weeks is one OF the longest
runs known In any city west OF Chicago.