Show STAGE CHOWCHOW I I best that time Lester rVallacesaH business along the roast Is being done theaters Ill I by the OrphLiini variety not toe his opinion that Salt Lake la of this line OL place lo make a success business I P uhp e each member Maniccr Alulvpy gave of his orchestra a f gold piece as aNew a-New Years remembrance I E L Bloom his gone into bankruptcy and gives ns a reason for his losses the attempt to make a magician out of Henry E Dlxey Bloom was Herr manns old manager I Frederick Warde is j doing a large business bus-iness on the Pacific coast I u n The Christian did a tremendous business In San Francisco Christmas I week the time originally booked for Salt Lake Tt Is I followed there by time i JamesKiddcrHanford company Murray and Mack in Flnnlgnns Ball nnd Black Pallls Troubfidouri both played at the Alhambra time now popular price house In San Francisco during the holidays S a > Sousas band has been appointed the ofllclal band of the American commls slon at the Paris exposition 00 71 seems thai there is i a dispute ns to who first produced bsens I plays west of the Rockies Mary Hampton Blanche Bates and Clara Thropp each claim the dlstliifllon Considering the frost that I fell on Miss Thropps performance here there certainly wasnt much honor hon-or in it fnV her The Music and Drama SHY SHYTho The Dramatic News recently gave > Ian IJampton credit foV being the first actress tn I present an Ibsen play west of the Rockies This brought out a denial from HIanrlic Bates who claims precedence irs time iIoneor Mtsenlto She stvs Against I the wish of the firm and In direct opposition opposi-tion to Mr Frnwkys advice I succeeded In producing A Dolls Honae1 and llpdda Gibler In San Fmnclsco and the West I while I was Mr Frawlevs leading woman I wo-man Ry stige managing and directing everything myself without even the I cooperation I co-operation of Mr Frawley and the llrm I nut the mailer through Mr irriv hoc has dono much for theatricIs in the West md I nm snro lie joins nu In my I protest unit cin span the little credit due IlJIf I as time Ibnen planner nut Vest I The nonor of playing Ib on first in any I terrliory In I doubtful hurt of its difficulty I ther Is I nn iiustlon Clara Thnpp of whom nnhody expocl il any serious work did Ihr linicnll load l In A Dolls Ifousv for the I ilrst tiara in Iho Northwest but shn had prevloiislv I fortillfd herself by doIng do-Ing her company md Manager M R Len I vllt t who K I a harder proposlllon to do than anything Ibsen over dreamed of |