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Show ;i Dramatic KVents9 "Past and Coming. m tf " H ; 1 ME if H j ij i Frederick Warde, the prince of favorites with m 1 jy-1 1 Salt Lake lovers of drama and art, the hail fellow m l Wi ! well met with the great body of Elks throughout Bi V ' the world, will greet his friends in company with H I jjjjjj versatile Louis James in the "Tempest" next week B I i . at the Salt Lake Theater. A message was dis- B I lM ; patched to Mr. Ward by the Press club of Zion B fl ' asking if he would deliver a lecture on "Shake- H j Ufli speare and His Works" while in this city, and it jl?ll!k& is understood that an affirmative reply has been rff & received. Mr. Warde and Mr. James can feel sure Ipiiilj of a larSe patronage. Their recognized artistic B Hfl ip Ability, their hosts of friends and the fact that this B i j" J i is the first season they have been together for B ' i Wi years will make the production of "The Tempest" B 1 H ' H ono o tl10 season's successes. B 1 "Hi t' B j & :;v The "Bonnie Brier Bush" at the Salt Lake B '$ j r Theater, proved a house-filler and fair seats were B v j at a premium, and well the people judged in thus BJi patronizing the sweet old Scotch drama, with its B j . ( . splendid corps of talent, its beautiful scenery and B 1 jf its charming choruses. Then there was that "fine fl l v, I old man," James H. Stoddard, the Highland shep- Hiil 'J' h herd, whose iron shod, relentless religious tenets H'; "l warped the gentle, child-like, great-hearted old Hii '!' $' man n scauS frenzied denunciation of his H'f daughter in her "Scotch" marriage to his young Hifjji lord and le(l tue audience into repeated and tire- B If m 1 less recalls ior ie actor his magnificent ren- H Ijft f- dering of tlie difficult role. "Old" James Stoddard H ! f I is the same graceful, finished actor as of yore, B li when the old Boston Museum stage was his bat- t'l'4v tlefield and the cultured devotees of the drama in iB i 'm Boston town laid their laurels at his feet. But he H l f J is mellowed and softened by age, ripened by expe- HBh If ST rience and the personality of the lovable old man Kh b. is intertwined in the changeful roles of the ver- IB 'MM' satile actor, and he stands in the front rank of the H mm old-school footlight educators and entertainers, HL mm whose memories will be ever green. Reuben Fax KU &S Uie "Psty" divided applause with the veteran BB Stoddard and furnished the sparkling rivulets which rippled through the saddened Scottish life's tragedy. The play is a success and the "knights and ladies of the buskin," artists, every one. 0. U. Bean, who has been having troubles of his own with the dramatization and management of "Corianton," has, it is reported, filed suit to cancel contract with the Deseret Dramatic Syndicate, Syndi-cate, on the ground of alleged violation of the contract; con-tract; also that a prominent New York manager is aiding in having legal proceedings instituted. The Deseret Dramatic Syndicate has as yet, they state, received no official notification of such suit. If you're broken down and want a change, don't go in for automobiling. |