Show Stage Superstitions Shattered Shatter d by Play lay Coming Here Soon Spectators who witness performances of ot William A. A Bradys Brady's Little Women at uio the tho Salt Lake Lako theatre the tho week commencing commencing com corn Monday December 1 I will see ee e two venerable stage stare superstitions shattered shat shat- tHed b by the players In be It known n. tho the shattering of or a R. superstition is a momentous not nOl not to mention I tous tous matter for tor actresses and actors have th tho of or respect and awo awe for Cor the standard superstitions that have grown up Ut about the theatre with w-Ith the tho flight of or time To 10 be ltV at the tho beginning J Little w Women 1 tho the book written was ten b by Louisa M. M Alcott as everybody e knows Only the tho slenderest thread of ot fiction runs run through tho the as tory as everybody does not know Miss MIM Alcott constructed an amusing and exciting plot out of ot the whole cloth eo so to speak but she he surrounded d the iho framework with realities For characters oho ho used her own sisters parents and neighbors neighbor For environment environment environ environ- ment hl used her OWn home hom am and the historic little village of ot Concord Mass She de described the Alcott sitting room minutely In the center of or it stood a little round table and on the table re reposed reposed re- re posed a a well thumbed family Bible Dible PJ Please aso note the well ell thumbed There are re three scenes In the stage version of ot Little Women which are an exact replica of oC the Alcott sitting silling room The Tho exactness Is carried carrie 1 to the tho extent of Lf havIng havInga a r real al family Bible on the i center table Now greenroom tradition tradition- holds that It Is frightfully bad luck to lo have n a a Bible on the tho stage The members of the cast t objected to It at first but Miss MIs Jessie Bonstelle who ho staged the pia play for tor William A A. A Brady would have nothing that Mor savored vola of or makeshift or artificiality Mf i about the play The he oth other r. r venerable stage superstition that ta Is la shattered In Little Women Is that which decrees that It IB Is bad luck to raise an umbrella on the staged Yet In the tho pia play the amiable Professor Bhaer proposes to to and Is accepted b by Jo Under under un un- der the tho shelter of a huge German sun sun- shade While It mJ may be a ver very tery grave ma maher mater ter to goad superstitions Into ful fury such rash ruh action does not seem to lo have hav had an any ill effects on Little Women which has hu developed Into probably 4 t the a most popular play of the decade even as the hook nook liaR has been hlEn for An ao so many ninny vear |