Show I I j hr 1 t T rL 1 T L tI a 7 I I I 1 i f s WEEK AT t THE THEATRES 4 tr I f ff 4 SALT SALI LAKE THEATRE f Thursday Friday Saturday Satur ay and f Saturday mine matinee m tinee B R H Sothern 4 f fh fri n If I Were Xing King f GRAND GAND T Entire f ff f week Warde company in iu Uncle f Tom Cabin Mo TO TO STAGE success of or recent YeS years l IN has been more brilliant mere more meteoric mete or more m re spectacular if it that ua t word is hi I permissible in connection tk the tAe legitimate than that of ot otE E Eleanor Robson More than ordinary interest attaches locally to the career creer r of ef f Mias XI Robson for tor or the reason that she he is Ia I a daughter of ot Madge Carr Cook CO k kwell well and aid favorably fa known mown here as s a 8 onetime member of the old Grand GranI Y Miss M s success fete hM been een tL more striking because it was as in n some e meas inea measure ure unexpected ted Only a few years ago o she he made her first appearance with WIt her HM mother in the th company hi In hiSa Sa Francisco Speaking of Mis Mi Rob Robi Robson son oe the other ether day an actor who was wu passing pa in through Salt Lake and who L wee was in the t e company at the time of wJ Rob debut said salil s sEvery Every member m of the company was as convinced con vi need that MIa Mis Robson oft would w uld be De bea Dea a failure She seem fitted for t at all Why she was pan panicky panicky icky she remember her ber lines Unea she hC stumbled over her own feet and in other ways gave gt ve evidence as we wet thought t of her utter incapacity With one eec mice Ioa w we 4 to her bel mother Madge Mdge Mad e for goodness g sake send Eleanor back to school and keep her there thre a a ayL Yet this thI Ut is 15 the same ame E e ROMon Rob on cW VI te playing Juliel to Kyrle KYde Bel Be Beli Beo i o ws Romeo in an cast cut She J jg the t Robson who ho is ia J pro proclaimed proclaimed 10 claimed by critics and public as the tk Ideal II Juliet the Juliet all of us have been beau looking for Next y Year aar ar Miss Rob see eon will star probably in a play now I being behig g written for her by Henry Ba B 4 tallIe although h this has bas not Bot as yet been DeeR definitely settled and she may decide on Oft another anether production Edwin Arden to Ia to be b her leading man Mes Rob ons phenomenal success I has Ms started another discussion as to whether er the tAe actor is born or made We WI have examples example of both Mrs Leslie Carter Carr for instance ln tance was made DM e by David Belasco Miss Robson has sprung sprang almost instantaneously into I favor AI vor VOl Other actors and actresses work ork bard for tor years before they achieve a tithe of ot the distinction that at has fallen to her lot and she ie I not yet 25 S L The new star comes honestly bone by her talent She is as na stated the daughter dau OC of Madge Mdge Carr Cook Mrs Cooks Cooka mother before her was wu an actress who woo played with Macredy The consistent improvement of oC Miss Robson on since her debut debit leads competent judges to be feve that in lit her the American stage wi have he ve its greatest actress And this thia is 18 with WIh all 1 due deference ce to I our own Maude Mauda Adams who by the way waT wa te 18 I no now w being belli called our Dur own on I IMY my m half hur a dozen doses different cities ci Miss Adams Adam success was due first to her greet great gre t natural talent and second to tot a aist tot t of el hard bard work Miss Adams te Is en eIl entitled eni i titled title to all the success she has hu won and aM Salt Lake is proud of ot her And Aad ud Speaking of or Miss Adams the following from frost the New York Tork Telegraph of re eRt eiSt date will Interest t Salt Lakers MUlde Adams arrival in Jerusalem was announced yesterday by cablegram from herself The actress will remain In ha the tM Holy Land about a month visit visitIng T Ing lag In that time practically every place of historical or contemporary interest Slit She ha bus M not Bot yet stated when she will return to the United States Miss MI IS Adams was In m the Egyptian desert for more than a month with three compan companions companIo ions Io s a small escort e eort and a native cook I Her Hei trip was made extremely pleasant by her companions and she experienced experienced the new DeW sensation aen a of camping out siut the party pitching tents whenever daj overtook them Various parts of ot the t e desert de ert considered interesting by bythe tile the natives tives were seen by Miss Adams She spent several hours a day in the saddle and according to report is highly pleased with her trip and is in good goad a Net many ny 1 people e In Ic that thai greeted Harry rs at atthe atthe the beginning of or Ms lila recant ree nt engage engagement ment in IA the Salt SaK Lake theatre knew that for tor halt naif an hour in the first Ant act he played entirely for the tile benefit of C a single individual in Mr lr Clarke does doea not know who the man was and aud 4 the chances are decidedly that t at the man know he be was being played AYed at but he was Said SakI the actor a When I went on first t I noticed a a amsa down m In an end seat WOO Who looked Io ked exceedingly glum He Ie stared Blared at me as u if It he were saying to himself Now New rd Id like Uke to see you make maks me In fact I 1 dare you to tomake toI I make me Mug JI gh So I determined to toland land Jand him I never worked harder for a afew afew afew few minutes in my life and I kept my eye ye on my man all the time At last ast astI I saw his h J mouth twitch then he grinned and nd finally he be broke out into a gentle chuckle Then I knew I had I The experience of Charles D Herman and the Wade Warde company at the Grand proves to the satisfaction of meet t of ofus ofus us that t at the people of Salt Lake do not care cre car for Shakespeare at popular prices Although Mr Herman Hermn and the sup supporting porting company gave extremely sat satisfactory sati i performances the business I I done was wu ridiculously light Last Mon Man Monday Monday Manday day night a switch to that fa favorite favorite a East et Lynne was made and from Monday M night until last ast night in including eluding the matinees the patronage troDge p was tremendous It Is not necessary nece sary for the average theatrical manager to be knocked down don before he takes a hint This week an another another another other old favorite one that has bas ba made millions of dollars will be put on in Uncle Toms Cabin C bin The play py at the Grand mutt m t pot be confused with the Tom Shew Show which is to be given by bythe bythe bythe the Press Prees club of Salt alt Lake In the Salt Lake theatre on the night of June 9 That Press irese club show will certainly be the most excruciatingly funny per performance perform form ever seen s en on any stage The rehearsals that are now in progress in indicate Indicate this beyond the peradventure of ot ofa ofa 1 a doubt it is violating no confidence to say that John S Critchlow as little Eva and John D Spencer as Uncle Tom Tons I have sonic some scenes that are worth going miles to witness A L Lovey as Eliza Js is a living picture that will wUl alone be worth the price of or admission Mr Loves Lovey s scenes s enes will be ably backed up by George E Carpenter as Phineas Ed Penrose as Marks arks and Councilman T TR TR TIt R It Black as Baby Harry Tod Too Good GO Goodwin din in is working hard on the part of Topsy and B S Young is sure to make a hit as Aunt Ophelia Ophella A W Copp of the Associated Press is not re really realty ally alty as ferocious in his hi dally daily life as he hete heis te is in the part of Legree The scene in which he murders Une Tom cannot fail fall to bring tears to the th stoutest heart The entire cast of the Press clubs show snow will win bethe be I guests guess of the th Herman com corn company pany and dud the t e management next ay night PRESS AGENTS The production of Uncle Toms Cabin by the Warde company at the Grand theatre will be watched with more than ordinary Interest by the public for everal eral reasons In the first place the company Is composed or Of actors and heir rendition will be more or less truthful tiu rul to the story and not the usual incoherent conglomeration of songs specialties and livestock ex cx exhibitions that compose the usual Uncle Toms Cabin performances with which the road companies s have favored us of late ate years Another rea rca reason son SOli of or interest is that the Press club intends Int to give ive a travesty on the story and aDd an play pIa of Uncle Toms Cabin early in June and a competent rendi rend rendition rendition tion lion by an organization ori such as the thera Warde ra company will implant the story firmly in the minds of the public and give a better understanding and great greater er 81 aest t to t the enjoyment t ment of the trav traY saty ty 5 The it f Uncle nde Toms Toma Cabin Is Isso Isso so familiar f io every man woman and child chAd that it Is unnecessary to repeat it in these columns Suffice It to say that it imparts a sweet and wholesome lesson Je oa of faith courage and Christian Christianity ity as well as whiles away a couple of f Hours The TiM Warde company will give as faithful a production as the limited time tIm It his hs allows all ws and judging by past MUtt accomplishments will undoubted undoubtedly ly l 1 give a conscientious and interesting performance Mr Kr John Hynes will appear as Marks the lawyer Miss Mary Holmes as 8 Topsy Miss Mies Leila la Davis as Ophelia and also Cassy Gassy Miss Anna Roberts as Elixa Elisa and Mrs St dare Clare Miss KIss Fanny Panny Hammond aft at Emmeline Miss rIIs Sadie Myers as Little LIte Eva Mr Paul Puking ton as Uncle Tom Torn Mr John Tyrrel as 5 George Harris Mr lr Harry C Barton as the Auctioneer ar Mr Foster a Phineas hins Jh s st t j t 1 i Fletcher latch e r and tJ n Cute Gute e Mr Parry ITY aff aJ a Haley and Legre Legree Mr Dan Crouse Grouse as Deacon Perry and the fhe balance bal n nce e of 1 the tiie company in the fie t minor The Tle Thes s name anIe of ot Marks M donkey y lias Ims l not yet be beg been announced I S S X In artistic equipment In worthiness of dramatic ofil in the strength and excellence e of playing talent the engagement of E H Sothern ranks as the most Important of this seasons of brings at the Salt Lake theatre Thurs day Friday and Saturday y nights and Saturday matinee Ther is no actor on the American Amerl stage ge today who rep resents higher ideals in his art than does Mr Sothern Each E aeh h year of his ar career has sei him present some w worthier effort than the year before and has hag given glen him a greater eater advancement Commencing his career as a comedian I he has by steady degrees advanced to the honor of ot being looked upon as the I I foremost foremast dramatic artist of this coun country country country try and his recent recent portrayal of Ham let gave him a p Among the em emInent emI emInent tragedians who have haNe essayed that I Irole role art represents the no bier bler efforts of the actor it is poetic graceful and virile His productions have always been be noted n ted for being dab orate and placed on with a free hand for artistic embellishment In his pres present pres present present ent engagement jt it t is a a pleasure to an announce announce n that Sothern brings here the most successful play he has ever pre presented presented presented the most elaborate production and the strongest strong t dramatic organization tion that has ever been his support It Is seldom t any play comes here herewith herewith with such a splendid reputation as Jus Justin JUStin Justin I tin Huntly McCarthys romantic drama If I Were King KI which Mr Sothern presents It has generally been pro pronounced pronounced as a oS the best beet play of the last half dozen seasons It is not only an t good play welt well mounted but I has a poetic flavor and a peculiar lit Ut literary value of ot Its own while the thrill thrilling t thrilling rill rilling ing scenes and spectacular episodes teem with dramatic interest Inter est Sothern I presented the piece first last year in NewYork and its success s was so 50 great that this season sea son he played P lay a return en engagement three times the length of the I original run of the play STORIES BOUT ABOUT PLAYERS I Hermetically sealed within the t e vaults of ot his reserve r which has long defied d I the dynamite of glad hands bands and the blasts of hot bot air William Wllliam Gillette tte Is secretly a sens of o deep at nt that lie he has ls been selected by S Charles Ch Ero an to enact the title rote role In Th Admirable Crichton the play by J at M Barrie B e which Who Ich has scored one of the biggest successes of the London L I dramatic season Th t Gillette will trill make maie an Ideal Crichton 11 no sue one on who has seen H B I Irving ng in the role roIe can van doubt but Mr Gillette had really r ally hoped hop d and expected this coming season to give his long de l ye portrayal of Hamlet and he be I had made an his plans to that end With the signs all about him this I shrewd Sherlock Sherl k could not deduce from tram his chiefs chIefa actions that at the plans would go awry Here Is still another reason reasoner I for fer er the chagrin ch grin that hat makes the dignified Mr Gillette even eveh ev h more grave and Im Impervious pervious OUS to the touch Couch than usual He Heis Hei is i something of a play builder himself i as as you may have observed o served and inas inasmuch I much as he be h three new hew ones com corn completed comI I at this moment he had bad hoped to tube be included among those present i when the royaltIes ro were w being beIn dis distributed distributed I R I The ler shore r of or Long I sound will be studded ed bright with stars of the theatrical the firmament this sum summer summer summer mer Adele has already pur purchased purchased chased Tilla which is near the Bostwick Heseman Constable and Flagler Flagier mansions in Mamaroneck Blanche Bates has leased a farm farmhouse house and when The Darling of the Gods ends its season eason n she will go there thereto to live and put pu in the t e rest of ot the sum summer summer summer mer driving her pair of ponies Pot cheese and Molasses ses Frank Daniels is already at Rye and Larchmont will entertain J 3 H Gilmour Minnie Dupree Bijou Fernandez and several other Thespians of or prominence When King Ki Dodo Odo gets through reigning for the season Raymond Hitchcock will c go to New Rochelle where he has leased a cottage Francis Wilson WIlso and Augustus Thomas are to spend the sum summer er abroad but George Primrose J A Bailey the circus man Ezra Kendall and Henry E Dixey will shine in Mount Vernon society 0 0 5 Three Chicago dramatic critics have relatives on the stage James ODonnell Bennett of the Rec Bee has a cousin who plays the heavy In a southern drama that is full tutI of ot anguish and glee singers Louis Weadock of the American has hasa J a cousin with Warde and James in inThe InThe inThe The Tempest and Amy Leslie of the News has a brother who does a very veri neat bit In a melodrama As yet not one of ot the Chicago critics has been as heartless to his relative as Ashton Stevens of the San Francisco Franciaco Examiner was when his brother ap appeared appeared p in a play that was liberally gar garnished with eighteenth century cos turner The mounting wrote Stevens S was pretty bad but it was no worse than the actors and no actor was worse than Stevens 40 Marie Marje about whom William Willfam Raymond Sill continues to write inter I esting eating stories Is declared to be a broad broadminded broadminded minded young youn woman and one ODe with a 11 sense seam of Justice if it not with a sens o economy j Miss CahIll has an friend Mr Sill could as easily have hafe 1 made him nim an old sweetheart who en listed In the Ute army during the Spanish war liar 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