Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-01-25 | Page 11 | Otis Skinner

1 5 OTIS SKINNER I oi a S SOtis Otis Skinner in Sancho Panza coming to the Salt Lake theatre theatre- tomorrow lIo v many playgoers can can remember ber the g good god od old da days s of the theatre the the- atre the atre-the the days of Ja Janauschek aus hek Lotta Lot Lot- ta John McCullough Lawrence Barrett Fanny Davenport Edwin dwin BoothS Booth l Modjeska Margaret l Mather Ada Rehan Few of pur our present- present day playgoers realize that the ca career career career ca- ca reer of ot Otis bUs Sl Skinner inner who will ap appear appear appear ap- ap pear here at the Salt Lake theatre Monday A 26 26 in jn Sancho Panza i closely and affectionately affectionate tely te- te ly interwoven interwoven- with the stage lives of these great players of another day dayOtis Otis Skinner made his pr profession professional fessio 1 al debut at the Philadelphia museum mu mu- seam seum October 1877 His first character character character char char- acter was that of Jim an old negro in the play of Woodleigh The following season he was in the stock company of the Walnut Street theatre Philadelphia sup supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting such stars as Janauschek ch k Lotta John McCullough Lawrence Larence Barrett John T T. Raymond Fanny Davenport and aid Ada Cavendish and gaining vast experience and pro pro- He then went to New York making making mak mak- ing his metropolitan appearance in ina a spectacular fai tal faizy y piece called Enchantment produced by the Bi Brothers others Kiralfy at NIblo's Garden theatre During this season eason he first played with Edwin Booth at Booths Booth's theatre New York and elsewhere The season of 81 1880 found him hima a member of the Boston theatre company compan The following tl three ree seasons seasons seasons sea sea- sons he supported Lawrence Barrett Barrett Bar Bar- rett under whose direction he first rose to the position of leading man Augustin Daly then made a contract contract contract con con- tract for his services at Dalys Daly's theatre theatre theatre the the- atre New York and from 1884 to 1889 he appe appeared appeal i ed as a leading member member mem mem- ber of ot the famous Daly company inthe inthe in inthe the United States and Canada and for three seasons seasons in the capitals of Europe He lie then appeared a as tie the leading support of Edwin BO th and Helena Hel en ena Modjeska In heir joi joint u tour During th the seasons of 91 and aid f 1892 he was wag leading max ma manfor for Marg Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- g garet reE Mather and during dining th the second sec see ond season Mr Skinner was manager manager manager man man- ager and co stir S SHere Here is a chronological record of Skinners Skinner's stage activities as a star producer and manager His Grace de Grammont The Kings King's Jester Villon the Vagabond The Merchant Merchant Merchant Mer Mer- chant of ot Venice Shylock A Soldier of Fortune Hamlet Richard III nI Romeo and Juliet Jullet The Lady of Lyons Prince Rudolph Rudolph Ru Ru- dolph Shenandoah ah The Rival Rosemary The Tha Liars Prince Otto On On a Balcony Lazarre Francesco da Rimini The School for Scandal The Taming of the Shrew The Harvester The Duel The Honor of the Family Yo Your r Humble Servant Sire She Kismet The Silent Voice Voice A A Celebrated Case Cock of the Walk Vall Mister Antonio onlo Humpty Pietro At the Villa Rose Blood and Sand and nd Sancho Panza in which latter play he is now ng Mr Skinner is a son o of the Rev I Charles 4 A. A Skinner many years agoa ago agoa ao aoa a prominent New England preacher of ot the church