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Show Things theatrical in Salt Lake will be at a standstill for a week. Following Follow-ing tonight's athletic tournament at the Grand, that place will be dark until May 4th, when the-Warde company will open for six weeks. The next at-Vwtr at-Vwtr action at the Salt Lake Theater wiU "Zig-Zag Alley" next Thursday night. . ' Hobart Bosworth has so far recovered recov-ered his health that for the spring tour he has been engaged by Miss Henrietta Croseman as her leading man, taking the place of White Whittellsey, who retires re-tires soon. .... C. E. Callahan of "Coon Hollow fame has made a new version of "Oliver "Oli-ver Twist" which he will send out next season under the title . of "Nancy Sykes." . . 9 Joseph Weber of Weber and Fields, denies the generally circulated report that he is to quit the stage and will be succeeded by Louis Mann. Mr. Weber will look after the business Interests of the firm that is beginning to branch out quite extensively, but he says he win also remain in tne cast or tne we-ber we-ber and Fields productions. Weber and Fields, who recently Joined forces with the Independent booking agency, were last week made members of the governing board of that , body, and have slsned an agreement to book' all or their proposed productions In the theaters not under the syndicate control.' " ' David Bplasco's next big surprise to to sprung In New York, it is now whis-' piered, will be a handsome production of "The Truth Tellers." with David Warfleld In the principal role, that of a Scotchman. This arrangement will give WarCeld a splendid chance to demon-Ftrate demon-Ftrate his vereatillty as a dialect and character actor, and it would be no rurprise if ha made an even bigger hit than he has scored in "The Auctlon-, Auctlon-, ccr." V . . Q. George Ade's new comedy will be "called "The Circuit Judge." and It Is said will be a far more legitimate effort at play-making than anything the well-known well-known slang writer has yet brought out. Mr. Ade has completed the first act and is at work on the remainder, hoping to have it ready for use by next Eeason. . J |