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Show I, Z ZZ Zt " What Salt Lakers Will Have Present! iSfe- With the Theaters of Salt Lake . " MITlf l,nv l,eV,.l .. f. ATTRACTIONS FOR WEEK. - Musical Comedy. f f. SALT LiAKE THEATER "The - 4- Golden Wedding." All-Stnr Yld- 4 -i- dish company. Wednesday und j- Thursday ovenlngs. i t i J- Drama. T f- SALT. LAKE THEATER University Dramatic club In "Trclawncy of 4 tho Wells," Friday and Saturday 4- evenings and Saturday matinee- 4- I- Comedy Drama. 4 COLONIAL THEATER "Wildfire," 4 with Paulino Hall and Will Archie. 4 4- All the week. beginning tonight. 4 -r Matinees Wednesday and Satur- -! ? BUNGALOW THEATER "The -j-Morals of Marcus." with Wlllard J- Mack and Maud Leone. All tho 4 4 week, beginning tonight. Matinees 4- Wednesday and Saturday. 4" Melodrama. 4 4- GRAND THEATER "Tho Punkin -J-4 Husker;" also vaudeville. AH tho 4 4 week, beginning today. Matinees -r 4- Siinday, Wednesday and Satur- 4-4 4-4 day. V 4 Vaudeville. -j- 4 ORPHEUM THEATER Advanced -r 4 vaudeville. All the week, begin- -! 4- nlng' this aftornoon. Matinees 4. dally. , , 4- MISSION THEATER Imporlal 4-4. 4-4. vaudovlllc. All the week, begin- 4-4 4-4 nlng today. Matinees daily. 4 4 T 4. Concert. 4 ( SIIUI3ERT THEATER Mme. Teresa y A- carreno, world's greatest woman v 4- pianist. Monday ovonlng only. y 4- COLONIAL THEATER Salt Lake 4-4- Symphony orchestra. This (Sun- y 4- day) afternoon at 4 o'clock. y 4 .;,;..;,,;..;..;-;;..I..I..;..;..;..H44i4'4-4-4I,4' Pew English-speaking companies on the American stage today can compare with the visible art and dramatic expression ex-pression of tho Yiddish players comprising com-prising tho Edwin A. Reilkiu !s all:star Yiddish company, which comes direct from New York, and which will appear at the Salt Lake Theater on Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday nights in a repertoire- of tho best plays of tho Yiddish Yid-dish stago written by the most prominent prom-inent playwrights of the Yiddish stage, such as the Into Jacob Gordin, .1. Lat finer, Leon Krobrin and several others. This company is headed by the celebrated Yiddish players, Miss Rpsa Karp, late prima donna and leading Indy of the Thomashefsky 's People's heater, New York City, and David rsenson. late star of the Adler's Grand r, New York City, and arc sup-'ported sup-'ported by an excellent cast of same of the best, players of the Yiddish stage direct from the leading theaters of Now York City. Miss Karp, Mr. Lev-onson Lev-onson and their company are very much in earnest in their messago of truth telling as tho acme of stage art. In these davs of puerile drama and nru-chino-made stars, they stand eloquently and passionately for verity in art and the Yiddish embodiment, by which they hopo io reach the dramatic consciousness conscious-ness of America. The art of those Yiddish Yid-dish players reaches deeper than words and touches the springs of Lho primitive primi-tive passions and emotions common to all human nature older than words and out of which words came into being. Faces, shoulders, bodies, gait, and gesture, ges-ture, all eloquent hands that speak mu-tuallj-. reflections of tho voice, inarticulate inar-ticulate accents of feeling, more spontaneous spon-taneous than shaped sentences and more parts of speech arc witnesses to the C3'es of lho toIcs these Yiddish players portray in their own strange tongue. And they reveal their emotions emo-tions with an art so perfect and with sympathy so true that those in tho audience au-dience who know no word of Yiddish may follow the action of the plaj with certaint3' and miss.no crucial situation. To act. with every part of tho conscious con-scious body, every moment of tho play, and so spontaneously that a hate, a lust, a passion stands naked to tho eve without need of words to clothe them, is to produce tho truth from Ufa amazingly, and it is for this realism It WEIGHT LOEIMEE, Cu "Shepherd King," at the Salt Lake Thoater, Monday, January 24. 'chat many of tho greatly lauded stars J who wjinfcilate along Broadway go to H, school at the Yiddish theater. Tho su-Jl su-Jl pcrb emotional power of Miss Rosa 1' Karp, David LcvcnBon, and indeed the Jl entire supporting cast, hnve been a revelation of dramatic art to critics and audiences of the principal cities of j America.. Tho plays to be produced Jl here arc the latest and most success- fnl plays direct from New York City, j: where they were produced at the leail-Jl leail-Jl iug Yiddish theaters. It is said of "Wildfire," the great racing comedy in which Pauline Hall J and Will Archie, tho original "Bud." J will appear at; the Colonial theater all J week, beginning this, Sunday, even-J even-J ing, that thcro is action in every min-J min-J ute of tho play, and in tho parlance of B, "Bud," tho stable boy, that is "go-1 "go-1 ing some." This play has caught tho Jl fancy of tho public in a manner which J leaves no doubt of its superiority over J all other plays dealing with raco track j life. This is attributed to tho fact that J the story, clean and wholesome-, is thor-oughly thor-oughly buoyed up by bright comedy H and interesting characterizations, and T possesses an undercurrent of melodrama j, dolightfully tenso, and, most pleasing WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, (From Carl Bohnen's portrait.) Mr. Thompson will play "Pride of Regiment" at tho Orphcmn all week, beginning be-ginning with today's matinee. to relate, absolutely original. Thoso two clover writers. Georgo H. Broad-hurst, Broad-hurst, author of "The Man of the Hour" and other successes, and George V. Hobart, tho humorist widely known as "Dinkclspiel," and also author of Mario Cahill's recent hit. "The Boys and Betty," in ""Wildfire," have given to the stage the best racing play over written. Paulino Hall, long a dominant figuro in siago life as the beauty prima donna, whoso photograph has been reproduced more times in more mngnzincs and oilier publications both in America and Europe than that of any other celebrity, linds a most congenial role in the fascinating Widow Barrington. Miss Hall is a handsome woman. But in addition, she brings to the port.ra.yal of the dashing widow a high degree of dramatic ability which places her well to the fore as a comedienne. That little prince of comedians, Will Archie, who is but four feet high in staturo, but a mile high in attractive talont, will be scon in his oricrinal role of "Bud," the slangy stable boy. Archio's success in "Wild-lire" "Wild-lire" has been such that, he now shares the starring honors with Miss Hall. An exceptional company will be seen in support, of Miss Hall 'and Will Archie. The original scenic production, complete in ovc' detail, and true to the racing atmosphere, will be shown. A feature of the production will be the exquisite display of gowns worn bv Miss Hall in the three acts of "Wild-Arc." "Wild-Arc." The usual matinees' will be given Wednesday and Saturday. "Tho Morals of Marcus" is to be played at the Bungalow theater this week, beginning tonight. Tho plav comes with tho cachet of a successful New York and Chicago season, and the public will remember tho pleasure its production gave, at the Salt Lake theater, thea-ter, last year, when Mario Doro presented pre-sented it. Tho play is adapted from the wonderfully fascinating story of the same name, hv Wm. J. Locke. It is a play which will delight the patrons o'f the Bungalow, for it gives opportunity, in gubtlotj' of expression and characterization, charac-terization, for the varied talents of Willard Mack, Maude Leone and their associated players. It is a story of the developing character of a young girl, aud the interruption of a scholar's sheltered life, when love comes to disorder dis-order his books. A j'oung girl, born of a weak English woman and a consoioncclcss Turk, lives in the manner of tho oast, content in eating Turkish sweets. and peering over the walls of the harem at tho world outside. Wilful, Wil-ful, ignorant, absolutely inexperienced inexperi-enced and withal wonderfully beautiful, she escapes from the hated house of her unspeakable father and flies with an Englishman, who bewitchod by her beauty, plans to tako her to London. By a scries of accidents the girl arrives ar-rives alone in London, and is found, disconsolate and hungrv. sitting alone in a public park by Marcus Ordevne. Marcus Ordoyne is a voting Englishman, English-man, fallen heir to a titlo and fortune, who lias givon himsolf up to a life of study, and is then engaged1 in writing a historical study. In his way ho is as inexperienced and as ignorant; of life as the girl. Fate suddenly introduces him to a lovely girl, crotesoue in her dress, and hungry. What can he do? Obviously the first thing is to find a restaurant and thon to help look up tho girl's missing friends. A stray kitten picked un on the street, and given a saucer of warm milk, naturally adopts at once its benefactor, and so. likewise, tho pjrl throws the responsibility of the situation on Marcus, accepts his aid and without question of the future, places her life in tho unsophisticated hands of the young bookworm. Marcus takes the girl homo and adopts her as his daughter and then tho complications of life with a beautiful cirl, begin for him. The play deals with tho humor, the happiness and the tragedy of tho lives of these two. Through tho-sconcs appear the aunt, with the marriageable daughter (poor Marcus is (00 'unknowing 'unknow-ing to see the hook). His French friend, gallant and goodhearlcd, o.von in his wickedness, and the poor woman heretofore here-tofore befriended bv Marcus, who has brought into his life its one touch of femininity. In the end tho girl cornea to womanhood, and "Marcus comes to an understanding, that in this life of mortals, mor-tals, tho heart plays even a greater part' than the head. It is a story of bewitching bewitch-ing grnco of beauty and innocence. It gives no comfort to tho suffragette, for it revenls the source of woman's power hor helplessness in which at once, is her greatest strength and her greatest danger. Miss Mnudo Lcono has the beauty and tho grace of tho heroine, and her art can find expres sion- in lho growth of the wilful child into tlie beautiful woman, whose submission sub-mission aud kiss, under the blue Syrian skies, brines peace and happiness to Marcus. Mr. Mack has tho rolo of Marcus in which opportunity is given for somo exceptionally clever work. Thcro will be matinees Wednesday and Saturday, "Pride of Iicgimcnt,". an English plaj'let, and William II. Thompson, believed be-lieved by Coquclin to bo America's leading actor, who is. starring in it, combine to constitute the principal attraction at-traction at the Orpheum for the week beginning this (Sunday) afternoon. This littlo drama has produced a great impression in England, where it has boon running for fourteen months continuously con-tinuously at the Haymnrkot theater in London. Tho American rights were bought by Mr. Thompson, who is producing pro-ducing it in tho Orpheum thoaters. "Pride of Regiment" is a serious, powerful little story, swiftly and Simply told. Mr. Thompson, as tho soldier fathor, gives a bit of character acting that is true aud emotionally compelling. The plot of the piece briefly is: After thirty years' service ser-vice in his regiment, an Englishman retires and is succeeded by his son. The son has none of his father's love of army life, and is soon discharged dishonorably from the rogimont because be-cause of his riotous conduct. This incenses in-censes the father, who regards his son's conduct as unpardonable He drives his son from homo, a wanderer. Then the mother, a gentle little woman, for thirty years in fear of her husband, breaks the trammels of her terror, and, with a "Damn your regiment," bids her husband farewell beforo going to her son. Finally the father relents, and tho curtain falls on a reunited family. Mr. Thompson is assisted in flic presentation of the drama bv Miss Laurettc Allen and Fred J Webber. The Four Floods, three men and one woman, present a comedy gymnastic act that is so cood that, the performers are styled the "acrobatic merrymakers." merry-makers." In performance, as in dress, they are original, and they have a special stage setting that assists in making the act go well. Dan Quinlan and Kcllar Mack, long known as minstrel men. have a vaudeville vaude-ville skit entitled "The Traveling Dentist," which is said to be an excellent ex-cellent vehicle for light comody. Before Be-fore tho dentist. (Quinlan) operates he delivers an oloquont discourse on the molar Jie is about to extract, Tho lecture lec-ture is funny, though it doesn't so appeal to Mack, whose fearful contor tions indicate a lively foar of the dental den-tal iron. Tho sotting for tho act is funnj-, and thcro arc several musical numbers introduced. "Tho Two Bobs" is tho novol method aoloctcd to announce Bob Adams and Bob Aldon, two well-known writers of lyrics and ,ingling tunos Mr. Adams, in association with Mr. Hough, has written many musical comedy successes like "Tho Tinio, the Place and the Girl," "A Stubborn Cin-dorolla," Cin-dorolla," "A Winning Miss," "Tho Girl Question" and other La Salle street triumphs in Chicago. Mr. Aldon, the other Bob, has written many whistly tunes. Elsio Favo, .Too Miller and Sam Weston will bo seen in "Tho Act Dainty." This is a combination of singing and dancing, with tho exhibition exhibi-tion of many lino clothes, quickly changed, as an extra. The trio are good dancers and Miss Fnyo is an attractive at-tractive fioubretlo who has been fealurod in several musical comedies. Miss Irene Eoninin has an act that has proven exceptionally popular tm other cities. It is a pianologuc, with recitative and singing trimnnugs, Miss Romain is billod as a "versatile artist" because of her skill. Toki, foot, juggler and equilibrist, is a Japanoso poriormor who has made a groat success in tho northwest. Ho docs tho most difficult foats performed by others, but with variations that make them much moro interesting and cnioj'able. Thcro will bo now kinodromo pictures and the usual excellent, musical programme pro-gramme by the orchestra. Thcro is a gingery bill on at tho Mission this week, ono that kocps the audionco on tho qui vivo from the first curtain to the finale. Without inton tiou to draw odious comparisons, it may be said that some of the features on this bill aro among the top-notchors of lho Considino & Sullivan circuit. There is variety, too music, dancing, acrobatics, acro-batics, comody everything needed to make up a spicy vaudcvillo programme. First placo on tho bill is assigned by Salt Lakors at least to Ed Gallachor and his company in their sketch, "Tho Battle of Bay Rum." Tho background for this sketch is a good one, the dock of a battleship with tho flags flying from tho masts, the muzzles of the guns protruding' through the portholes in tho armor nnd tho guns of tho enemy en-emy roaring in tho distance. Gallagher Gal-lagher aud his teammates, Lou L. Shean and Georgo Hoffman, do some clever work in this littlo comedy, and Gallagher Gal-lagher himsolf dovclops talent as a singer. Harry Thompson is anothor chap on this bill who is making a hit with Salt Lakers. His stunt is a mixture of monologue and impersonation. He takes off the Tammany hall police judge to a T, and in side-splitting style personates tho prisoners who come up for sentence. His skit is called "His Honor tho Mayor," but the mayor has little to do with tho case. Dan Crimmins and Eosa Goro get off an abundance of broad comedv. dancing, singing and other forms of fun-making in a skit styled "What Arc tho Wild Waves Saying." On the side it might be remarked that if tho waves say all these things, it. is much safer to live in tho mountains. Then there is a team of dancers on tho bill that might, be termed whirlwinds. whirl-winds. Tho man in the team holds medals, cups and other trophies won in mnny a hard-fought dancing contest, and ho is certainly a "stopper who steps." It makes an ordinary person dizzy to think of such stunts. John Bcrgamasco, an Italian' singer with n good baritone voice: Bell & Caron, who pull off some wonderful ac-robatics; ac-robatics; the orchestra and the moving PATJLINE HALL (as tho Widow), nnd WILL AECHIE (tho Original Bud), In "Wildflro," at tho Colonial all week, beginning tonight. BAN OELMMINS, Of the team of Crimmins and Gore at the Mission Theater. pictures mako up tho balanco of a strong bill. It will run through till Thursday, when the change comes, giving giv-ing three performances each day. Talk of love, the good old sort, and you Surely will see it in the play called the "Punkin Iluskcr" at tho Grand all week, boginning with a matinco this, Sunday, afternoon. Tho story deals with the simplo life on the farm and shows a number of characters true to life. There is the polished villian from the city, who with his oilv tongue aud false stories of social life, wins tho affections of tho farmer's daughter daugh-ter from the man sho truh loves. Thon there is tho honest country lad toiling to earn a position much highor in order or-der to thwart tho plans laid by his cunning rival from tho city, to ruin him. The village "cut up" and her awkward beau add much merriment in their scenes of love-making. Thcro is a barn dance shown in tho first act, a fire scone with a rural bucket brigade in tho second, and in tho third act is shown a raid mado by tho White Caps, who corno to tar and leather the smooth villain from tho city. His villainy and hypocrisy is unmasked, tho county girl socs her mistake, gets forgiveness and returns to her first love, "Tho Punkin Husker," who during all theso trying times has educated himsolf, him-solf, has been eloctod to congress, and returns in timo to claim his own. Tho village brass band is called out and the "Punkin Husker" is given n royal reception. There is plenty of life and ginger in the play. The long waits that are so frequent will be eliminated by tho introduction of illustrated songs, moving pictures and specialties. Baby Lulu, that made such a hit at the Grand the past week, has been retained for this week. Another special feature to bo seen for tho first time in this city is the appearance of the "Hollings-worth "Hollings-worth Twins," in some very clever and artistic specialties, introduced between acts. There will be a znatinoc today at 2:30, also Wednesday and Saturday. Friday nnd Saturday next will mark ono of the real big events in school history of Salt Lake, when the University Uni-versity Dramatic club's new play, "Trclawriy of the Wells," will be presented pre-sented at the Salt Lake theater. During the past thirteen years of its existence, tho club has worked itself up to a high standard as amateurs. Not only do tho students tako a lively interest, but tho public itself has been giving solid support of liiio. and indications aro that this year will be no exception. "Tro-jawny "Tro-jawny of the Wells,'' asido from being be-ing a good, rich comedy,-has a historical histori-cal backing that few playn. past or present can boast. Thomas Robertson, played tho load in lho original company, com-pany, and the story of the plav is really a chapter out of his own life. The "Wells," or Saddlers-Wells, was and still is, a theater of London, and in fact, tho whole action of the play is based on a real happening. Tho costumes cos-tumes have all been secured in New York, having been made especially for the production, and William Minor, the scenic artist or Salt Lake, has been painting t lie toenerv showing the interior in-terior of tho old "Wells i healer. " No expense has been sparod in the of fort to mako this year's play a notable success. suc-cess. Thestudent actors who will take part in the production are. Spencer Pelt. Erma Bittncr. Clifford Ashbv Vivian Viv-ian Tolhurst. Benjamin ITowclls. R. W. Powers. Reese IIowclls. Marian Tanner, Edna Hull, Laura Paulson, Jennie Ryan. Alice Hurst, Harold Johnson, John G. Crook. Earl VanCott and Ellen Henderson. Miss Maud May Babcnck. is the director of the club arid such bo-ing bo-ing tho case tho public is assured of a well rounded and finished production. Tho presentation will bo given on Friday Fri-day and Saturday, and Saturdav matinee mat-inee January 21 and 22. The seat salo commences on Wednesday morning, "It is not so much what vou do, as the way you do it," is tho "maxim of petite oe Barnctt. the sprightly Annette An-nette who ships tho popular "The Tale of a Bumble Boo." nnmbor in John Coil's revival of Pixloy and Ludors comedy, opera, "King Dodo." Producing Produc-ing managers are becoming more and more exacting in their demands, and the successful ones of today seem to bo those who do not so much want artistic ability, as they do thoso who have the ability to 'put the stuff over.' as thov oxpross it. By that term they mean that thr-v want everv word to bo distinct,, dis-tinct,, either in dialogue or in song. Whon one can do that, in addition to having a sufficient amount of personal magnetism, it is practically easy to please an audience. Coupled with' this, if ono is really an artist it. is simplv a matter of 'showing' a manager, then demanding a big salary and got. it. I am sure regular theatergoers can oasily recall many prominent star's, with only a few moments of thought, and wonder how they happened to reach the top rung of this profession. I am referring now to those who arc really clover, aro artistic and often good lo look upou,f yet cunuot stir tho souls of their audi i tors. It is lack of magnetism, the natural ability to 'put it across.' There are two managers in particular who insist in-sist on having people who possess this abilit-, A. L. Erlangcr and John Corl They aro both sticklers on this and thoy surely know what tho patrons of Ihoir many playhouses want. Thoy do not say 'is sho pretty?' 'has sho a glorious voice?' but 'can she got it across the footlights? ' " Salt Lake has never staged a more magnificontly spectacular or intensely appealing play than "Tho Shepherd King," in which Wright Lorimer will bo soon at tho Salt Lake theater on the 2-lth of Januar'. This powerful Biblical Bibli-cal story tells how David, the youthful youth-ful son of Jesso, slew tho giant Goliath, won tho love of King Saul's daughter, Michal and tho friendship of his son, Jonathan, aud ultimately snccoeded to the kingly honors of the Jews. It is decked with all tho barbaric magnificence magnifi-cence of the Orient, and its spirited pictures of tho battlefield in tho vale of Elah, with its brawny fighting men, and tho phantasmagorical scene in the cave of tho witch of Endor, have no superior on the modern stage. Mr. Lori-nior's Lori-nior's David is powerful and satisfying. satisfy-ing. Ho is surrounded by a notab'lo cast of players. Samuel E. Eork's hig musical production produc-tion of "Tho Land of Nod," which conies to the Colonial theater on January Jan-uary 30, is ono of the amusement, events of the season which is attracting moro than ordinary attention. It is the, brilliant bril-liant musical extravaganza which made such an unqualified hit here last sea son, and returns this year with practically prac-tically the same excellent cast. The Cleveland, 0., city council has passed an ordinance prohibiting managers man-agers of theaters from allowing late comers lo bo seated while performances are in progress. The maximum lino for so doing is 100; tho minimum, $50. In the case of a vaudeville performance thero can be a brief intermission after tho opening of the performance toi allow al-low lalo comers to bo seated. If it is a play, the late comers must wait until the first act is over. Euth St.. Denis producod in Boston at tho Park theater, on Thursda3', as an addition to her present repertoire of Hindoo dances, a new dance ,"In An Indian Garden." This danco shows a garden of a Hindoo nabob in all its beautiful coloring, with tho wealth of foliage and flow-" such as India is famous for. Her the dancer is shown givinq an cniertaininont for the nabob aud his guests. Josephine Lovett. leading woman for Robert Edpson in "A Man's A Man," was born in San Francisco, and made her debut on the stage with Henry Miller Mil-ler in "Heartsease" in Chicago at Palmer's thoater, now called tho Great Northern, ,in 1S33. Bene Fauchois. the author of "Beethoven," which is to bo presented pre-sented at. the New Theater. New York, is not 30 years old. For ten 3-enrs he has been a student, of the theater, and in order to mako a competence while stmhMiig the drama, worked as an nc-tor. nc-tor. playing at tho Sarah Bernhardt theater in Paris, aud wifh Mounol-Sully. Mounol-Sully. In 1902, while employed as an actor, he wrote plays for the Theater do Pootes. one of which was a five-act five-act play called "Louis XVII." This Was somewhat crude, but showed evidences evi-dences of genius. Two 3'ear.s later ho produced, at the Nouvcau thoater, "The Exodus." a modern play, which called him to tho attention of students of the drama. An ingenious statistician once com-initod com-initod the number of death scones that Mine. Bernhardt had enacted. Hor deaths by self-administered poison, it was calculated, amounted roughly to 10.000; sho had jumped into tho scenic artist's Seine over 7000 times, had sent over 5000 bullets into her head from a revolver, and so on. A chorus rjirl in tho Anna Held company com-pany canio in twenty minutes late for rehearsal one day and said f,o ibr stare manager: "Very sorrv. Mr. Mitcholl, but. the stroot car nearly ran ovor a man and wo wore detained twontv minutes." Two davs later the girl camo in a half hour late, and, approaching approach-ing M' Mitchell, said: "Awful S01T3', Mr. Mitchell, but tho car ran ovor "a man and they took all of the passengers' pas-sengers' names, and it hold us up a half hour." Threo davs later the girl came in late again, and before she had timo to offer an explanation Julian looked at her and said: "I suppose 3ou went to that man's funeral this morning?" Hope Booth Wolf, known on tho stage as Hopo Booth, has brought suit for separation against Eenold Wolf, a drnmatic critic. According to tho complaint com-plaint tho couple were married at. Yonkers February -1. 1903. and Wolf abandonod his wife last August, Mrs. loast Vl'fiioOO .a year. Mrs,' Januao' 3, asked the New YorB for an order compelling Wolf toWitfii $250 a week alimoii3' and -joflOM j, Clydo Darrow, a. beautiful Wt who outside the stage world wajwSf' as Agnes Hnrron, a member V Eobio company, diod in CincintiBr week. Sho was gifted bayaMCJ ordinar3r in talent and physical Harry A. Ehcinstrom, 2G vojKiSw member of a wealthy distininlB? was sent to a sanitarium in GinSifvi by order of the probate cotirtM count of his alleged iiiircas0nam'fi fatuation for an actress. jMril "Aside from the works of pcaro " says W. II. Crane, "GoSI and Sheridan, Eobsou and I netHP"1 senfed any but American pltK-lat pltK-lat or on, when I started aloneM faithfully by the native autho'r'IM matter ol fact, and I say it witiBW I have produced more AmericaBe'' than any other actor in thisiM, and all tho productions woro tlHSr; that money could procure." Tho llrst performance of "BonlHi a Christmas play n five acencaW Mann, was given In tho Court at Darmstadt recently. t?u"2g-! Mann' has been adopted 2 nym by tho grand duke of TIcssbMK play depicts scones In tho BlackM' of the olshth century V conneStloAS the conversion of tfio PaS 1 to tianity by Bonlfnclus, Tho ni?cS with great success. Active- preparations are ln procr' the panslon play at Oberammcruaii crowds arc expected from AinorleaSra steamship companies having dccIdiKi make special rates, and the ArinAiH& will be treated well. It Is expectaH attendanco this year will break ainjB George V. Hobart, succcssfolaH comedy writer, has turned a MH attention to vaudeville, for w&jkjH written a one-act sketch. "DIjmK Christmas," which has gone ijffijB Laurence Wheal, who acted tsSF role in "Artie," has been engajH) Henry W. Savage for a leadlnffjEi the new comedy. "Miss Patsy," )C Miss KuthcrJnc Ruth HeymsHf native of Sacramento, and a pWV who has won an enviable stnnillnzHf the great pianists of tho world, tjK conccrtizlng ln Europe, and mK with unbounded success. Miss HejK will tour America next season, cK as far west, as San Francisco, osB to Sacramento. iB! Maude Adams, after playing heBl clal return engagement ln ftevrK with Barrio's "What Every Knows," starts on her transcontlH1 tour, which will bring her to thUB The Frohman star has In her neH what Is said to bo the most dellK work of her entire career, and.K present Indications It will serve hiBB somo seasons to come. In the town of Wlnflcld. Kan.. thJR living today and. In fact, cnJoylnS cellcnt health, the oldest clown United States. This man, who hawBr, so much to make the world happhVf shedding sunshine wherever he tnBk Tony Parker. Mr. P.irkor was adBjp engaged as a circus clown from 18m Leading Yiddish Prima DonsaiE Pelkiiis Yiddish Co. Mg 111 1SSS. nearly fifty-four years. sHS finally forced to retlro when clghE years old on account of his adB age. He was one of the old-time and talking clowns, about all ofM have now passed out of cxistcnccp |