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Show i ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK. GRAND THEATER "Slaves of Pna-filon." Pna-filon." first half of week; "For. Ills Brother's Broth-er's Honor." last half. a a UTAHNA THEATER "A Domestic Blizzard," and the balcony scone from "Romeo anil Juliet," all week. Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday the Blttncr company will present "Slaves of Passion" at the Grand theater. "Slaves of Passion" deals with the loves of two very Jealous young people who become separated. Owing to a force of circumstances circum-stances the hero' Is convicted W killing the heroine's brother. He escapes and micceeds In fastening the crime where It belongs. .For the Inst half of the week '"For His Brother's Honor" will bo the play. Tom Hewing, a young married mun, Is drafted and his brother Jim volunteers vol-unteers to go In his place Later the villain vil-lain tells Tom that Jim has deserted: Tom poos to take his brother's place and save l is honor. Both are reported dead. Tom's vifo Is about to marry the villain when Tom returns. Jim also returns with the rank of Cnplalu. All week, commencing Monday, the Vtahna Stock company will present "A Domestic Blizzard," preceded by the bal-cor.y bal-cor.y scene from "Romeo and Juliet." Miss; Victory Batoman will appear as Juliet, and George II. Melford as Romeo. Tho pceno will be presented with special scenery and electrical effects and costumes. cos-tumes. "A Domestic Blizzard" Is said to ho one of the best farcb comedies, full of liambrous situations, caused by a little pug dog and a four months' old baby. Christopher Blizzard is to plvo his niece, Mortimer Mumphford's wife, a- bride of threo months, a pug puppy, and he receives re-ceives a telegram saying thnt he must come for dog at once. Marin and James, servants In Mortimer's house, are married, mar-ried, but were engaged for position .is single people, and about the time the telegram tele-gram cdmc regarding the dog Maria received re-ceived a telegram saying. "C'omo to town at once; your baby Is wor.e." Then como the mlxup and complications. This week a numbered coupon will bo given with ench ticket purchased, and Friday. July 21, there will bo a drawing from the stage at Utahna theater and a live baby will be given away to the person per-son holding the lucky number. 0 H. S. Northrup. Robert McWadc, Clifford Clif-ford Leigh. Norah Lamlson, Lucille York, Florence Robinson, Meredith Edmond and Ida May Bradley have been engaged to support Florence Roberts In "Ann La Mont," u new play by Paul Armstrong, author of "The Heir to the Hoorah." Miss Roberts will begin her seventh annual tour at Salt Lake City at conference time, under the direction of John Cort, and Mr. Armstrong will come "West to personally conduct tho rehearsals. Ezra Kendall will resume his performances perform-ances In "Wcatherbeatcn Benson" In Asbury Park on July 19. From the New Jersev resort Kendall will go directly to San Francisco, beginning an engagement there on July 31. Mr. Kendal? will continue con-tinue to appear In "WcathorUeaten 13en-on" 13en-on" for the present. He has a new play, by Sidney Rosenfelt, which will be produced pro-duced before the coming season Is very old It is called "The Barnstormer" and, as the title suggests, deals.' with the hard-nhlps hard-nhlps of a poor actor In rural surroundings. surround-ings. Will M. Cressy. who has written a good many sketches, and whose reputation, as an author Is pretty well established, was amused one day recently by receiving tho following letter: "Mr Cressy, dear sir, we have been Informed In-formed that you nre a 'sketch write.' Wo would like to know your lowest terms on a first-class sketch for two characters, foolish Dutchman and plain pnrt. Would llko to hear from you at the earliest possible pos-sible moment." Tho correspondent evidently reasoned that as a man who makes plays is a playwright, so a man who makes sketches must be a "sketch wr,ltc." HariiEon Grey Flske, who sailed for Europe last week, made public on tho eve of his departure his theatrical plans for tho coining season lie announced that the Manhattan theater will open early in September with the new comedy by Miss Edith Ellis Baker, "Mary and John." A capable company, the leading members of which have been engaged, will Interpret the nlay and the cast will be completed on Mr Fiskc's return. After Af-ter Uila engagement! Mme. Bertha Kallch will make Imr debut under Mr. Flake's direction in Maeterlinck's drama, "Monna Vanna." -The Manhattan ' company, headed by Mrs. Flske. In October will begin a road tour, presenting "I.eah Kleschna" In the cities where th.e McLcllnn nlay has not been seen. The company will then return, to the Manhattan for the remainder of the season. The first production will be a new nlav by Ttupert Hughes, entitled "Whnt Will People Say?" It, Is said to-be a comedy of New York life of tho present dav. affording af-fording an excellent' character part for Mrs Flske. and capital role3 for her associates asso-ciates Including Messrs. John Mason. George Arlisa, William R. Mack and ' Frederic de Belleville. This engagement will be followed by tho revival of a well-known ccrr.edv, .In which Mrs Flake has hover appeared, and then Langdon Mitchell's new comcdv will be produced and a new one-act play bv John Luther Long. A production of ibsen's "Romcrsholm." with Mrs. Flske as Rebecca Re-becca West, Is In prospect, as wclls a vcrv elaborate rovlval of"Te.ss of the D'Urbcrvlllc.s." Said Frank Mordaunt to the Dramatic Ncw6 the other day: "In a day or two I fave New York Tor good and go to the Elks' home at Roanoke, Va where I will meet James Moran Ward, the Irlth comedian, come-dian, ami several other choice spirits who nre fitting themselves for better engagements engage-ments than they ever played here Goodbye; Good-bye; one by one we are disappearing, and very soon nil of us who were proocrlv trained In the stock will have gone" anil then I wonder how you arc going to make actors and actresses. It can't bo done In academics and drawing-rooms no matter what the teachers tell their pupils, but what'o the oddi? I am out of it and now for some desolate shade where I can weep my sad 5oeom empty or write ray reminiscences at leisure ns I think of my triumphs when I plavcd with Forrest, Booth. Charlotte Cunhmnn and all the other great ones who have gono before." A German inventor nnmrd Mausshardt has devised an elaborate plan bv which a theater can be emptied in thlrtv seconds In cano of fire or panic. The principle of the Invention is the removal of thepar-ouet, thepar-ouet, with the boxes attached to it, and tho partition walls Into the street by means of rollers underneath tho floor, running over a track extending outride the theater. The people in the balconies j can leave the theater through "window, doors." which lend to suspended galleries, that will also be lowered to tho street, t George M. Cohan. Is responsible for this story of one of his experiences: Philadelphia, the "city of brotherly love," may also trulhftilly be called the "city of benellts." Every occupation In tho Quaker City has an organization and theso organizations find their greatest revenue In arranging with the various theaters for benellts on a percentage basis. Som weeks as many ns six benefits, bene-fits, one for ench night, nre arranged for by the theaters. With probnbly ton leading lead-ing theaters in all the field for theso benefits, bene-fits, which Invariably result in a profit for tho theater and the beneficiary, sometimes some-times as ninny as ten profit performances are on for the same night A couple of seasons ago this condition of affairs was the cause of a peculiar mishap to Mr. Cohan, who at the time wna playing an engagement In New York The members of tho city Fire depart-mmt depart-mmt of Philadelphia were to have a special spe-cial matinee benefit and extended an "Invitation" "In-vitation" to Mr. Cohan to appear as a hcadliner on tho bill Cohan accepted nnd spent an hour or two composing one of his characteristic songs for tho occasion. occa-sion. Leaving New" York on tho noon train, ho reached tho theater Just In lime for his "turn." There was not a moment to spare, even to make up. Rushing on the stage, ho sang his song, ecry lino Df which extolled the vlrtucf:, the bravery, brav-ery, the heroism of the firemen. Not a verso received applause, nnd when the song was tlnlshod Cohan made his exit amid n deathlike silence. Chngrlned anil discouraged, ho approached a stage hand. His query was anticipated, for he was greeted with the remark: "Say. young follow. I guess you're In the wrong theater. This Is the plumbers' benefit. The firemen's benefit Is at the Chestnut Street theater, two blocks below." be-low." The actors returning to the Rlnlto In New York nre collecting choice egg stories. John E Hehshnw of the "Sho-Gun" "Sho-Gun" company is sponsor for tho following: follow-ing: "I met one of tho real old-tlmo tragedians." trage-dians." said the comedian, "who looked like he might have stepped from tho pages of a comic weekly He was telling of what a hard time he was having, nnd reiterated the statement that Shakespeare spells failure. " 'Why. sir.' said he, 'In one town I noticed no-ticed a little fellow on several occasions carrying a huge buskct of eggs. I saw him so often nnd nlwnys with such large quantities of eggs thnt I finally asked him why ho bad so many eggs nnd what he was going to do with them. "I am collecting col-lecting them for Easter,' ho said. 'And what show,' I asked him, 'plays here on Easter?' " A London dramatic writer says In one of tho leading Journals: "The ntldlcncc nt tho St, James's theater, on the first night of 'The Man of tho Moment.' was tho very worst In point of breeding that It has ever been my lot to sit among. People nre crying out against tho manners man-ners at tho opera they have no idea of those of many first-nighters at the dramatic dra-matic playhouses. The more fashlonablo the occasion, tho worse tho conduct. In the stalls only, of course not In tho less 'distinguished' parts of tho house. People Peo-ple arrive late by dozens. They do not watt at tho sides but fqreo their wav In In absolute oblivion of the discomfort they are causing and tho Interruption they are making. And the talking! It drowns the dialogue upon tho singe." The report from London that Miss Eleanor Elea-nor Robsou, one of the cleverest of nc-tresscs nc-tresscs In a certain line of eccentric parts. Is to be seen next season aa an officer of tho Salvation Ary, In a play to be written by George Bernard Shaw, 'excites soma misgivings. No doubt the cynical, sardonic, sar-donic, and altogether reckless humor of Mr. Shaw would find an easy target for Its arrows In the army system, and make many palpable hits, but thoro Is good reason to fear that It would not be restrained re-strained by nny considerations of delicacy deli-cacy or good taste- It Is not likely that he has ever been Interested very deeply in the proceedings of tho Salvationists, who are apt to appear moat ridiculous In the eyes of those who know least about them. San Francisco Chronicle. . . Louis Casavnnt, the well-known operatic op-eratic singer, has been engnged for the role of King Owl In "Woodland." This PIxley-Ludcrs forest fantasy will begin' Its season In New York City early In August. Au-gust. "Two Irishmen, filled with the Jov of living, supplemented by countless straight whiskies, were standing In front of the uncompleted Knickerbocker hotel tho other oth-er day." said Macklyn Arbuckle of the "County Chnlrninn" company, "when tho following dialogue took place: " ' 'TIs a folno building, Mike.' said one. 'Ol think OI'Il buy It.' " 'Begorrah, If I were as drunk as ve air. I'd soil it to you,' rotorted the other." a t Of course, the greatest mascot that a stage artist can have Is the' favor of tho public, but as this apparently Is not to be relied upon, they have fallen back on others. oth-ers. Thus Sarah Bernhardt places faith In a ncc)clncc of gold nuggets, a gift from a number of miners when she paid a visit to California some time ugo; while Mme. ReJane looks upon a ciualnt snnko brooch, dug from tho. ruins of Pompoll. as her particular perfection In this wny. M. Co-fiuelln Co-fiuelln has a horseshoe scarfpln Vvhlch he picked up at Chantllly, and Maude Adams possesses a ring she associates with much of tho good fortune which has fallen to her share, and takes care never to be without It. The Germon Emperor has not attended a Wagner opera In years. The Crown Prince seems to have a different taste, ho chose for the gala performance on the occasion oc-casion of his wedding the first net of "Lohengrin" and the last act of "Die Mcisterslnger." Walter Damrosch tells of, an occasion In Kansas City., when he was conductor with, the Maurice Grnu opera companv when ho was taken for a vaudcvllloi performer. per-former. The night before he had' conducted con-ducted "Lohengrin." This particular evening, even-ing, having nothing especial to do until the company's train left town, ho strolled Into a restaurant. A stranger was seated at a table thoro. "Tho man got up," said Mr. Damrosch, "and offered me his hand 'It was great, simply great.' he said. I thanked him. 'You're the man who does tho heavy part, aren't you?' he continued. 'Well, you might put It that way. I replied, re-plied, thinking he was referring to the Wagner. I never In my life did see such trapeze work,' the stranger went on. Still I thought ho had seen the 'Lohengrin' performance the night before, nnd bv 'trapeze work' meant tho movements of my arms while conducting. T nsked him, however, Just what he referred to. 'Why,' ho said, 'aren't you that man that wears the green suit over at the O. vaudeville theater and docs tho 'stunts on the trapeze?" tra-peze?" ' I assured him I had never been on a trapeze of any sort, and then there 7?r ' ' was "nothing tho restaurant had In bottled bot-tled form that he didn't want to buy for me," m - ft Ono of the new features of "Tho Boys' Chef." which is about to return to the road, will bo a ditty entitled "The Song of the Pollywog." This song will bo rendered ren-dered by n. chorus dressed to resemble rrogs: Tho lyrlo begins: In the cool of a pool on nn embryonic stool. A pollywog met a frog; It's the rulo In a pool that a pollywog's a fool, And this ono was agog. In her eyes was surprise as she took in the size Of the frog with an Impudent stare. Says she: "Why such size?" And tho bullfrog replies: "Well, my dear; It Is chiefly hot air." Charles Dillingham will have twelve theatrical attractions next season. One of the first of theso to go on tour will be Frank Daniels In "Sergeant Brue." This company will open In Cleveland September Septem-ber 4. n ft . Harrison Grey Flske. the manager-husband of Mrs. Flske, has acquired to his acting staff Mme. Bertha Kallch. the Jewish actress. Mme. Knllch will make her debut under Mr. FIsko's management In "Monna Vnnna" during the autumn. Following "Monna Vanna" she will present pre-sent "Magdn." "Phacda," "The Taming of tho Shrew," "The Kreutzer Sonata." and others she has produced In her native language. a Chnrles Klein, the author of "Tho Music Mu-sic Master." "Tho Red Feather" and "El Capltan." Is the most sought-after author In England at the present time. That some women will not remove their lints in theaters until compelled so to do Is a self-evident fact. An Instructive lesson les-son was taught In a popular playhouse a few nights ago. A man and Ills wife occupied oc-cupied a box lu the second Her. Immediately Immedi-ately behind a couple In one of the first Hers Ho sat behind madame. his wife behind be-hind monsieur Madamo's millinery reached to the moon nnd was all lingerie und a yard wide. After craning his neck till It looked llko tho skin-tight cervical vertebrae of a grallatorlal giant, he said to his wife in a voice that carried six feot: "Arc you able to see the stage?" "Oh, yes; I can sec quite well. And you!" "See? Not at all! I am hopelessly shut out. Is the curtain up? Is the piny going on?" Monsieur turned quickly, llorccly. combatlvoly, eyed the speaker, made a mental estimate of his abilities, then whispered savagely to madame, and oft enmo the skyscraper. Tho story recalls the first tjmo In New York In recent years when efforts were made to persuade women to remove their hats In playhouses. It occurred In Daly's theater one night that a mnn In an orchestra or-chestra chair was shut out by a magnificent magnifi-cent Gainsborough, His frequent hems and haws were unnoticed. Finally, a brilliant bril-liant plan forced Itself Into his mind. Picking up his silk hat from the floor he placed It upon his hend and straightened up. Immediately there came from tho renr of the house "Take off that hat!" "Off with that hat!" The wearer of the Gainsborough. In a panic, hastily complied, com-plied, whereupon the man returned his hat to the floor, which action was followed fol-lowed by a chorus of satisfactory "Ahs!" Possibly the woman does not ,yet know that tho silk hat was the object of attack. Now York Press. Victor Herbert Is busy on three new operas. One of them Is nearly completed, and tho principal part of the score Is already al-ready In the hands of Julian Mitchell. Fritz! Schcff and Lulu Glnser will havo tho remaining two, which Mr. Herbert Is hurrying to completion. waft "Moonshine" Is the nnmo that has boon selected for the new play by Milton Roylo and Georgo V. Hobart for Miss Mario Ca-hlll. Ca-hlll. "Moonshine" Is not a musical comely, come-ly, but Is called n comedy with music, the distinction being that there Is a real leglt-lmnto leglt-lmnto comedy to which music Is incidentally incident-ally added. There will be plenty of pretty girls, many of tho chorus of "Nancy Brown" having been re-engnged for tho, coming production. The scene of the play is In England, the second act being at a summer house on tho Thames. a N. C. Goodwin Is spending his vacation In Callfornln. and has been staying at the quarters of Pugilist Britt. He Intends to devote a month to tho big forests and tho Yosemlto valley. The actor will then go to New York to rehennso his new play, "The Beauty and tho Barge." U A large audience at the California theater, thea-ter, San Francisco, was dismissed a few nights ago after the close of the first act of "Toss of the D'Urbervlllcs" because of the sudden indisposition of the leading lady, Florcnco Roberts. Tho first act showed no traces of her sickness nnd was played with power, but while the scenes wero being set for the second act Miss Roberts complained of severe pains In her head and was helped to her dressing-room. dressing-room. When Drs. Wheeler and Stlnson arrived the patient was screaming with pain. She was taken to apartments In tho hotel and under treatment was soon relieved. re-lieved. The malady was diagnosed as acute neuralgia, induced by the strain of her work. She was able to appear tho. next nleht A benefit pcrformanco was given In San Francisco on Friday for Hobart Bos-worth, Bos-worth, who has been 111 for months. Tic was seen here with Florence Roberts. Melbourne McDowell lo now nnncarlnir In the Sordou plays at the Suburban gardens. gar-dens. SL Louis. Loulso Rutter, who played tho part of Kate Carnegie with J. II. Stodtlnrt In "Besldo tho Bonnie Brier Bush," Is now playing the part of Madge Casey In "TJio Heir to the Hoorah." succeeding Norah Lamlson. An Intimate friend of nn Intimate friend of Eleanor Robson has whispered that George Bernard Shaw Is one of that young Gtnr's enthusiasms and tha tho gibing Irishman, who Is" writing a play for her In which she will be a kind of Commander Eva Booth and belle of New York, with a strong Injection of Shaw glngor, displays dis-plays that which resembles enthusiasm about M1s Robson, says the Chicago Chronlcl Ono or her closely-guarded treasures is a series of three strangely-executed sketches of Shnw himself. They nro labeled la-beled In bis handwriting "This" a spruce drawing of a fairly handsome man In a fairly companionable humor "was before I mot you." "This" showing an astounded man with lower maxillary dropped In amazement of admiration "l myself when T met you." "This" a crestfallen, decplv humble but wistful individual with the Shaw fca-turcs fca-turcs and tho Shaw rlpo wheat beard "is the way I have looked since you went away." Clyde Fitch has delivered the complete mnnuscrlpt to Maxlnu Elliott for her next season's production. The lltlo of tho play is "Mainly Concerning Jo." Before leaving leav-ing London the management completed a cast for the latest Fitch offering and also engaged tho ontlro comrnny that will support sup-port Olga Nothor8olo upon her forthcoming forthcom-ing American tour, which open3 In New York In October. Charles Frohman Is as yet undecided regarding re-garding William Collier's plans for next season. Mr. Collier's has scored n success suc-cess In London nnd could enally run all next season, but Mr. Frohman Is undnr contract to produce tho new Richard Harding Davis play, "Tho War Correspondent," Corre-spondent," In New Vork next season. As it stands now Mr. Collier will play In tho Comedy theater, London, until August 1 in 'The Dictator," then tho company will r'st and rehenrso tho new Davis play during dur-ing the month of August and reopen tho Comedy theater, Ixmdon, on September 1 with "Tho Dictator" for at least four weeks. Margaret Dale will continue as John Drew's leading lady in his new play by Augustus Thomas. ,MIks Maudo Fealy, the American leading lead-ing lady with Sir Henry Irving, Is now spending a vacation In Denver, her home. Sbo will return to London In llmo to Join the veteran actor when ho starts on a three months' tour of the English provinces pro-vinces In September, and will be seen with Sir Irving when he comes to this country In January. Lionel Barrymorc has been selected to star next season In tho now play written by Clyde Fitch nnd William Steele from tho Wolfvillo stories by Alfred Henry Lewis. An ordinance recently adopted by the Board of Aldermen of Ilolyoke, Mass., may compel somo managers to provide a special sot of paper for that city hereafter. Penalties are provided for disregard of this ordinance, which follows: Section 1. Every such licensee (of amusement enterprises) shall prevent his place of amusement nnl any perfomance or exhibition therein from being advertised adver-tised by means of pictorial posters, placards pla-cards or show bills which have not been approved by the City Marshal, or by some person designated by him. No posters, placards, or show bills which arc lewd, indecent or vulgar, or which plctorlally represent tho commission or attempt to commit any crime or bodily violence, shall be oxhlbited or displayed within the city; nor shall any theatrical exhibition, piny or performance bo advertised on any poster, pos-ter, placard or show bill within the city, by any name or title which Indicates that the exhibition, play or performance portrays, por-trays, represents, shows, enacts or explains ex-plains scenes of Immorality or the commission com-mission of, or attempt to commit, crimes against chastity. Tho City Marshal shall oxcludo all posters, placards or show bills which violate the above provisions. The reported engagement of Ethol Barrymore to Harry Graham, late of tho Scots Guards and former prlvato secretary sec-retary to Lord Rosebery, has decidedly Interested the fashionable world. Though iter engagement has often been rumored before, close friends assert that this report re-port heard Is beyond doujbl. says a London Lon-don dispatch. The social triumphs of Miss Barrymoro In London havo been regarded as phenomenal. phe-nomenal. Tho most exclusive persons In London have met her socially, and her success has been repeated with the seasons. sea-sons. Miss Barrymore Is a .daughtor of the late Maurice s Barrymoro and Georgia Drew and a nleco of John Drew. Harry Graham and Miss Barrymore-havo Barrymore-havo frequently been reported engaged, but each time tho rumor has been contradicted. con-tradicted. This time, however, the report Is credited by many. Miss Barrymore, who Is now but 2." years old, has frequently confided to her Intimates that sho Is not averse to marrying, but all her suitors wished hor to renounce tho stnge, which she was unwilling to do. It will bo Interesting to seo If she will do this for tho right man If ho desires It. Flora Zabello will appear In a part specially written for her In tho forthcoming forth-coming production of "Easy Dawson." which will Introduce Raymond Hitchcock ns a "straight" comedy star. This is Miss Zabelle's first venture outside of musical comedy. Sarah Bornhnrdt's extremo attenuation, (which Is more remarkable In that It does not take away from her attractiveness, seems to have been a subject for Jest at least since 1SS7. Mme. Bernhardt was in America that year and Eugene Field wrote with much gusto that, at a dinner of the Clover club In Philadelphia, tho president of tho association, MaJ M. P. Hnndy, had toasted the actress unluckily in theso words: "Hero's to Sarah Bernhardt; may her shadow never grow less." It was In tho same senson that ono man In Boston asked another If ho would like to see Mme. Bernhardt. "Yes." was his friend's delighted reply. "Look through the window of that coupe and you'll sco her." The young fellow did as directed and camo back wearing an expression of disappointment. "What did you sec? Inquired In-quired ilio guide. "Nothing." "Well, that's Bernhardt." Richard Manslleld's first production' next season will be "Don Carlos," by Schiller. Tho season will begin October 12 In Chicago Almost directly afterward ho will go to the Grand Opera-house. Mr. Mansllold will go to Now York after tho first of the year. "King RIchnrd HI ," "Beau Brummel." "Tho Merchant of Venice" "Dr. Jokyll and Mr. Hyde," "The Misanthrope," "A Parisian Romance" Ro-mance" and "Ivan the Terrible" will bo revived during the tour. Jess Dandy, Arthur Donaldson, Ivnr Anderson. Louise Willis and Mario Welsh will bo members of Manager Savage's "Prlnco of Pllson" company next season. Discoveries of Stars. Miss Eleanor Robson was discovered by Mr. Hamlin while playing a small part In Jnncsvlllc,. Wis. Ho put her Into the memorable production of "Arizona," whero hor Bonlta made her reputation and gave her a permanent position as a stnr. Georgo W. Lcdcrcr took Edna May out of tho chorus and made her the hcrolno In the "Bella of Now York" everybody knows with what result. She sang divinely di-vinely then, and hor voice, her simplo manners nnd tho songs she sang mado her name a household word In New York and London. Miss Ruth Vincent Is another an-other Instance of how soon tho high places In opera are won by those who havo tho right qualities. Sho was only 17 when, after some prlvato study, D'Oyly Carte took her Into tho Savoy and placed her In the chorus. Two months later sho was tho prima donna In "Vcronlquc." In her early youth Lulu Glnser manifested mani-fested vl deeiro to sing., and finally her frlonds took her to NeV York, where, through a friend, she was Introduced to Francis Wilson, w,ho gave her a placo In his chorus and as understudy to Miss Marie Jansen. It was not expected that the young singer would have a chance soon, but In a few weeks after sho had Joined tho company Miss Jansen was taken tak-en ill, and Miss Glascr took her place In the "Lion Tamer." Miss Jansen soon resigned re-signed to become a star, and Miss Glascr took her part, with ever-Increasing suc- COPH. i . Two Daly Stories. Richard Dorney, who has boon looking after tho recent tour of J Forbes Robertson Robert-son In "Hamlet. ' while chatting about Augustln Daly brought out two vcrv odd things In connection with tho great'm.m-agcr. great'm.m-agcr. Mr. Dorney was associated with Mr. Daly In a confidential way for many years, and know him better than anv other person In tho theatrical world. "I recall ono llttlo thing," he said, "which at the time almost escaped mv notice. It was the year Mr. Daly leased tho property prop-erty at Broadway and Thlrllolh street In New York, since known as Daly's theater. I accompanied him tp tho attorney's at-torney's pfllce, whero tho lease was signed, nnd when It came time to state tho term of years It was to cover. Mr. Daly said: Oh, make It twenty years, that Is as long as -vo will want It ' That was In 1S73. and though wo subsequently oxtended the lease. Mr. Duly himself had figured It out to a nlcoty. for he died almost al-most within tho month Just twenty yeara afterward. "In lino with this sumo coincidence, which might be construed as a premonition, premoni-tion, Mr. Daly held that when a mnn who had been In active business for a number of years reached the ago of CI, ho had to pass through another climax In his llfo. Ho had made a study of It, and I remember often seeing bits of paper strewn upon his desk, on which wcro many notes of distinguished men who hnd died In their slxty-llrst year. Though he had given the matter a great deal oZ attention, nono of those about him paid much heed to It until wo recalled after his death that ho was Gl years old at tho lime." Facts About tho Chorus. Tho Chicago Inter Ocean lias mado put tho following statistics of tho chorus girls In that city now: General Facts. .. Number of chorus girls 2C3 Married Dlvorccd Divorces pending Single Ago of youngest Ago of oldest (?) Estimated average age -J Born In West t Born In East Born abroad Having Independent Incomes W Former Occupation. No occcupailon If'' Models 1 Salesgirls Manicures Ji Stenographers 1' Music teachers Trained nurses Milliners ' Cashiers Bookkeepers and dressmakers 3 each. 0 Telegraph operators - School teachers, cash clrls, house-. house-. maids, private secretaries, report-era, report-era, doctors, artists 1 each 7 The Financial Side. Average weekly Income I 21 .50 Ycnrlv Income (twenty weeks) 4"J).0O Deducted for tights, etc 100-00 Actual vearlv Income 330.00 Rehearsed without pay 5 weeks Owners of automobiles - Owners of horses 3 Owners of Jewels and furs 2C. Living in hotels 1S1 Living In boarding-houses 13 Living in private families 35 Members of wealthy families 81 Somo Comedians' Beginnings. It Is Interesting to note from what early professions American comedians sprung, says the Dramatic Mirror. Peter Dallcv. for Instance, was clown and Jumper In Whitney's circus. Dlgby "Bell wns cabin passenger clerk on tho Whlto Star steamship lino. Richard Carle was a platform humorist,, having been engaged en-gaged In lycoum work for three years before be-fore going on tho stage Henry Clay Barnabeo wa3 a cash boy. and afterward a clerk In a dry goods house. Thomas Q. Senbrook was a bank teller. De Wolf Hopper studied Inw. James T. Powers was a Westorn Union messenger boy. Afterward he was a clerk In a tea store. Ho wns discharged because of what ho describes as a "heart-breaking nnd breeches-busting accident." His employer em-ployer sent him to th cellar to draw a con of coal oil from a barrel. Ho set the can under the nozzlo of tho spigot, turned on tho spigot, and while tho can wns filling amused himself by turning handsprings. hand-springs. One complex nnd excellently executed ex-ecuted Hop twisted his neck enough to lonvo him Insensible on the cellar lloor, whero his employer found him later half-drowned half-drowned In oil. He wns discharged, and desperate, he determined to go upon the stnge. Frank Daniels was, admittedly, a bad wood carver, and Harry Conor wns a plumber. "Which I would be yet." says Harry, beginning to cry. "If so many peoplo hadn't called me up at 2:16 a. m. to llx their pipes." Opponents of Syndicate. For months there have been rumors of alliances and conuter alliances. David Be-las-co, tho first of the managers to discard dis-card the tltlo of a syndicate ally, after mere than a year's Individual light against his former associates, was declared de-clared some little time ago to have entered en-tered a defensive pact with Manager Flske. Just before the death of Manager Snin Shubert In a train wreck It was slated that a triple agreement was about to be made. Deeper Intimations even named Charles Frohman, the originator of tho syndicate Itself, as a captain In the new battle line. Charles Frohman fighting tho creature of his own Inventive genius! A strange, wild bit of gossip, It sounds! Yet there arc persons who believe themselves well Informed who arc Insisting that Frohman Is another Frankenstein, nnd that he Is sec-king to cscapo the Jaws of his own monster. They arc telling that ho lost the game by letting Klaw & Erlanger get tho theaters while he produced the plays. When ho brought out a successful play, they relate, he found that ho had to pay toll to his partners for the use of their playhouses; when an expensive piece failed, on tho other hnnd, the los3 came from hla pockets alone. Like the owner of a stable of runners, he gambled on his plays; like tho owner of raco tracks, Klaw & Erlanger supplied tho course for tho raco, collected from all comers, and took no risks. Whatever the Frohman status, .however, .how-ever, he Is not announced as a member of tho new union. Moreover, It Is denied that the nlllonce Is In the nature of a counter syndicate. Independence Is the av,owcd slogan. Tho stage. It Is argued, would not be benefited by a war of "syndicates," "syndi-cates," nor would the public hrfve any confldenco In any victory gained by a new "trust." i To make It clear that no umbltion for monopoly Is entertained by tho belligerents. belliger-ents. IlnrrlBOn Groy Flske In the current Issue of the Dramatic Mirror makes a formal for-mal statement to that effect. In so doing ho also discloses the strength of the community com-munity of Interests In players and attractions. attrac-tions. The statement follows: "For week3 the nlr has been filled with rumors which havo crystallized In tho pixss In tho form of speculations ns to an nllcgcd new syndicate formed for the purpose, pur-pose, also alleged, of 'lighting the theatrical the-atrical trust. "Tho Mirror this week can announce authoritatively all that Is at present to bo publicly known (nM to the matter Involved In-volved in tho rumors and speculations noted. "There Is no purpose by the mnnngors concerned In the Indopndent conduct of their business to form any syndicate, and thoro has been no such purpose .entertained .enter-tained by thorn. "The managers Involved In the Independent Inde-pendent boqklng of their attractions In association with any other Independent managers who may hereafter see tit to Join them havo simply decided upon a community of Interest In circumstances that promise to benefit them all, as well ns others who may bo concerned. Thei have no plan to tight nnybody, or to coerce co-erce or othorwlso meddle with others, tholr only desire being to bo free to conduct con-duct their businesses ns best they mas, In a freo manner nnd for the best Interests Inter-ests of tho attractions which they control nnd will add to. , . tn "The managers who havo agreed to book their attractions IndepondcntU arc David Belasco. the Shubcrts and Harrison Grey Flske. Tho theaters that those managers man-agers control In New York are well known. Tho theatfers that will open to them throughout the country will " nounccd In good time." Chicago Tribune. Song Writers in Clover. The snug writers nro In tho heyday of their glory. Such prices as nro now raiu for single songs wero never dreamed or before. Fifty dollars has always been considered a good figure for a song soiu outright, and somo of the most popular songs have gone for a cheaper figure than John Milton got for "Paradise Lost. Moggie Cllne's "Throw Illm Down, Mc-Ch.isk,' Mc-Ch.isk,' was written for her by John ". Kelly," tho famous "Rolling Mill Man. who got only ?2 for lt-"enough to bu drinks for the boys," ho said. This same author sold other songs much cheaper, often furnishing a popular number for w or 25 cents. , Thero have been many song writers or the samo Ilk who wrote their "masterpieces" "master-pieces" In tlm back rooms of saloons aim received less than a dollar for them. "Charllo" Graham, author of "Two Little Girls In Blue." and other well-known songs, rnrelv got more than a few dollars for his work. He was starving, it was said, when he wrote 'Two Little Girls, and tho pay was an Immediate purchase of coal and groceries for his family. "Bobbv" Nowcomb sold "The Big Sunflower" Sun-flower" to Billy Emerson for iZ. and It is said never could collect the money. There arc hundreds of similar stories. Victor Herbert Is perhaps tho only composer com-poser who refuses to permit the Invasion of tho song writer into his tjcores. " lwrt "Babes In Toylnnd"- wns flrst produced tho music did not "catch on" immediately, immediate-ly, and there wore pleas to Mr. Herbert to permit the Interpolation of several popular popu-lar numbers then on the market. But he nfuscd and predicted that In a month the "Toylnnd" melodies would be the talk of the town, nnd In two years they would be more the vogue than ever which was the case. More "Toyland" music Is sold In Chicago now than there was during Its first summer run there. Bv a special contract, the leading woman wo-man of "It Happened In Nordland" wns allowed lo sing two Interpolated songs, when Low Fields flrst produced that play, but when tho Illness of the musical director di-rector forced Mr. Herbert to assume the leadership of the orchestra one night he declined to conduct the players In the alien selection. As a consequence the lady walked off tho stage and nearly ruined the performance. But the song writers needn't worry. They will eat frequently and lusciously this summer, for the song market wns never nt a higher or more Inviting notch. The tremendous rise In prices Is duo to Chnrles Frohman's entry Into tho musl-cnl musl-cnl field. When he got ready to present Sam Bernard In "The Rollicking Girl" tho word went forth that songs were wnnted, and expense wouldn't count. The lesult Is that ho secured all the novelties In the musical market. To Paul West and John W. Brntton he gave toOO cash for the song "Tricks." which Hattle Williams sings. To BonJamln Hnpgood Burt he also gave JSOO for the song, "Indians on Broadway." Other numbers, like tho "Lovev Dovey" song, were secured for $200 each. The swing song cost more oven than "Tricks." It may be said that Charles Frohman invested fully J10.000 In music alone before tho curtain went up on "The Rollicking Girl." Tho Value of Thinness. First, Oh. Horrors, and nfter that many Too Bads! Miss Ellen Terry Is growing fat not plump, but fat. So writes a correspondent who Is vacationing vaca-tioning In London writes, too, remember that. And It took the letter a week or mere to arrive. By this time Miss Ellen Terry must Indeed bo quite fat. "Should she." runs the letter, referring to Miss Terry's misfortune, "should she carry her will and realize her heart's desire de-sire of appearing In Broaelway In September, Septem-ber, then play-goers must steady themselves them-selves against the shattering of nil the old and fond pictures of tho actress they have In mind. They must lose all thought of Portia and concern themselves with a comfortable, motherly body. There Is no getting behind It Ellen Terry has grown fat. She cannot bo called plump, for she is more than that. It comes as a shock. It dispels Illusions. And It brings regrets." re-grets." Such Is tho penalty of fame fame as an across, at least. In many of the professions profes-sions a woman Is permitted to grow fnt (ugly word, fnt In peace In ono piece, we might ndd, were wc writing a libretto). But not on the stage. The fat actress Is seldom popular. Soon she Is relegated to tho grandc dame parts, even though her mind Is as alert as ever and her movements move-ments nro not noticeably Impeded. Her Increasing embonpoint reduces her fitness for romance. Sho Is believed to bo out'of the picture, and without the picture stago romances are Impossible. Possibly that is the reason most successful suc-cessful actresses arc thin. Sarah Bernhardt Bern-hardt would not be acting today If she had not continued, by the help of Providence Provi-dence and much exercise, to cling to the undulating curves of a hop pole. Mrs. Leslie Carter has put on somo llcsh In the last few years, but she Is still able, wc believe, to laco her own stays. Maude Adams, painfully thin, Is famously popular popu-lar Lillian Russell relies on a diet and Christian Science to keep hot all too solid llcsh within the limitations of an artist's model. Amelia Bingham has been lighting light-ing weight for years, knowing full well that once sho begins to roll rather than t,b slip Into her gowns, her enreer as a star will have arrived at Its close. Margaret Mar-garet Anglln Is also eyeing askance the suggestions of a double chin, which appears ap-pears whenever she has a few weeks' rest. Just now she Is In excellent physical physi-cal form, having been working llko a Trojan Tro-jan on the Pacific coast, bringing to a successful close a season thnt. beginning with "The Eternal Feminine." did not promise well at all. Mrs. Fatrlck Campbell Camp-bell Is thin and triumphant. And, m ' Think of what a feminine pile thero would bo If tho English actress were to bo so unfortunate as to grow fat! Julia Marlowe, thoy do say, has been obliged to tnko to) the baths and a diet, the exerciser exer-ciser and the long walk to overcome" tho flesh tendency, nnd Virginia Harncd likewise. like-wise. Ethel Barrymore Is, to use the phrase, of the "long and rangy" type and this brings up a rather' unique Item of news San Francisco Chronicle. |