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Show T1IK SUNDAY MANDAIU): OGDKX, UTAH, M'NDA Y, DIXEMRKll 100G, are Wautifnliy wt. The fl.-- Is iireafwl as a at lie ii. re show. Every om who uaiitit to tie Ir. touch y m tl VVI U IL.1 f H S 1 LJ A isJ VI oar Nf York Dramatic Corre-l- r spondect striking success achieved ju Flskaud her Theater company on in The New York Idea been duplicated in New York at tha Lyric theater. Mr. Flake's siting and that of bar superb company ate flawless. Thia wai eaaential in order to carry Langduu Mitchell' play to a successful climax, for. although an un-- n gaily bright and exhilarating comedy, The New York Idea" haa two or three bate interval that may be aald to be ua relieved except for tha illuminating work of tha company, which, however, proves an ample atonement. All New York la now going to aea the drama. The critic are unanimous The In their praise of the production. scintillating lines and amusing situations are decidedly Bhawesque at time and equal much of the beat work the Irish cynic and nil around Pooh ltah haa charitably allowed the American THE I V SI nr- - 5 5 with idfeia, their original flirtatious elements According to the leading characters, marriage is, aa haa before been contended, a civil contract that la dissolved by any impairment of the consideration. Tha only difficulty seems to lie in ascertaining what constitutes Into impairment." Kaleidoscopic Domesticity. Two divorced couples, Mr. and Mrs. Kars hike and Mr. and Mrs. Phllllmore, end an English nobleman become variMrs. Cynthia Kara-lak- e ously entangled. (played by Mrs. FI ike), an Impulsive, self willed, capricious young woman, finds herself engaged to Mr. Phllllmore. His former wife, a languorous, alluring, hut raleulating, woman, likewise becomes engaged to Karslake (played by John Mason). Sir Wilfred y (George A riles) wants to many both women that is, either ona Ills first choice being Cynthia. Ha take her to tha races on the day alia Cates-Darb- 'll1 bl-.- i 8 rErRSMGcS (!' l:V- - sea York N Ill's Ol'aillul J "Sir Anthony." play ty liu kion Chamber 'tSlr Antho..v. is iiiee.ti.j w!tn success at the S,,vcy theater. Mr. Chamber. an Englishman, takes this opportunity to satirize his countrymen In amusing fathom. William Nurris. late of musical comedy lame, is seen In a leading r r., that of a yours ci ik who h:;s a rush of blood to the head on Hireling a man of title on a visit to New York, and who trades on the latter's acquaintance wholesale thereafter. In the cast are Olive yimhain. M.vud Crichton. Yemer Clarges uu-- i Herbert Standing. A new Eleanor Robson. Eleanor Kubsuii'a season at the Liberty theater was marked a few nights ago by the presentation of a double bill. "Susan In Searh of a Husband" and "A Tenement Tragedy." The first play is a farce, the second a tragedy, and in both roles Miss Hobson does well. Eugene YY. Prcsbny wrote the first named play, which, while not parilcularly tangible, gives Miss Robson and her cuinpany a chance to exert their well know n pou era. In the capable supporting company are A. G. Andrews. Ada Iwyer, Isabel Irving, H. R. Warner, Reuben Fax and Ernest Malnwarlng. ri '''pUERS ' Divorce le the Theme. pivnree, the hydra headed makeshift of modern society, is the solid rock on which resta "The New York Idea." Tha author satirises the educated tendency of present day couples to disintegrate I must Hf "Tho kin. public to observe. put 1 do not mean to convey the impression that Mr. Mitchell la a "borrower from Shaw or any one else. His play 1 original in conception and development. It is tha biggest comedy hit of the season thus far. It premises to be a great a success for Mrs, Flake as Leah Kleschna lia!uU'i''!-!- v "P ' 1 v.' iiAfcsf ;. i Cvt&& NEW ARMSTRONG PLAY. A prominent New York playwright Si who lias returned from a visit to Paul Armstrong's country place In Maryland la rrsponslble for the statement that the author of "The Heir to tha Hooruh" has Just completed a play for Nat Goodwin. The new play Ja called "Rlerra and la a western comedy. Mr. Armstrong's guest is the authority fur the statement that tha author haa written his l'lay In n condition of great enthusiasm and at white liaat and is satisfied with the result of his labor. The play was not written especially for Mr. Goodwin, and at the time of writing it Mr. Goodwin had cop traded with George M. Cohen for hie "Popularity." Thle arrangement wae afterward annulled, whereupon Mr. Goodwin telegraphed for Mr. Armstrong's y UE8. FlhKE. la to marry Phllllmore, a Judge. The wedding guesta wait and wait and Shortly before midnight tha wadding was docketed for t o'clock In tha afternoon Cynthia returns unabashed. 'if n bold bride to be tliat waitkeeps ber future mother-in-laing eight hours," remarks. Mother Phlllimora. w Not Yet Nor Even Later. Just aa tha ceremony begins Cynthia breaka away from the expectant bridegroom and rushes wildly Jrom the house, going to her former home ttfteee her first husband, Karslake, whom aha knows la about to marry the former Mrs. Phllllmore, Kars Like does not marry the latter, however, and ha and Cynthia become reconciled in a well sustained "human Interest scene, played to the tuna of tha early morning rumble of the milk wagons. "I'm your first wife once removed, said Cynthia. much space would be required - Jo I ! to go into details of the many amua. Ing complications that mark the narra-wm- t. tlva. The play ranuot ha given full juatlca In print. Go to this play, thou divorcee, consider its waye and remarry your first wife if aha was a "Cynthia K. Mrs. Fiske'a Brilliant Playing. Mrs. Fiske'a picture of Cynthia la one of artistic realism. The role fits her to a T, and she holds tha attention of the audience undivided throughout. George Arils and John Mason garner laurela in their respective roles, and Emily Stevens might well have been given more to da Miss Stevens is a play- - It is an Interrating fart In this connection that Paul Armstrong's The Heir to th Hoorah" was turned down by Mr. Goodwin, to whom it wen first charming young actress of a delicate, transparent, ahell-llk- e type of beauty that ona rarely sees. She appeared pleasingly a Grace Phlllimora sister of Judge Phlllimora Manager Harrison Grey Fisk has outdone himself in the matter of staging "The New York Idea Tha four offered, INCREASE OF CAPITAL. The Khubert Theatrical rnmiwny of New York haa filed with the secretary of slate In Albany a certifies re of Increase of capital from 20u,009 to 4400.W0. MMMAMMIMMMMMMWMiWWMMMMWIMMiBMMM r t Football Retrospect GLANCE in review of the foot-ba- ll Johnsons New Ball Scheme thie blows, but each one sent th "Italian welter rhamplon" to th floor. In the second round the "champion" swung viciously at the "Irisher." who ducked, and the force of the awing carried the "champion" headlong through the ropes. And this Is the proposition Willie Lewis was introduced to by his manager. X suppoe that soon a match will be announced between Jim Jeffries and season shows that with another year of play the new rules will work smoothly and that tlie game under thpm will be an Improvement in several respects over the old style. The playing throughout tha season end unmethodical In many instances, aa waa to be expected, owNow ing to the revolution in style. the conches know what plays glva th beat results and which ones are inadvisable, something they did not know definitely at the beginning of (he gridiron year. Thus 1101 may be said to have been fargely a of experiment. The forward pass waa a disappoint, ment early in the season, owing to the unfanilllarity of the players concerning it. But at the close the play waa being executed by dozens of teams with approximate certainty and considerable success. was loose East Rose Ovr Middl West The east demonstrated Its superiority over the middle west in the defeat of Michigan by the University, of Penn- -, sylvsnle and of Minnesota by th Carlisle Indians. But the- - middle went ta may turn the tables next year. had defeated Chicago and so Min-neao- high when the Indians of Princeton to score against Tale wae a big to the east, the teams playing to a tie for the first time in seventeen, yean. Although Yale looked the best early in tlie season. Princeton whs thought to Krently her superior the game at Princeton. e at tha time of ' the Pacific Coast the Pacific slope football wee a sufferer by reason of tha Ban Fran-rise- n calamity, as many. men. had to v up the game In order to build up their shattered family fortunea but nwt year win witness a re- -' probably i ! . SHOULD On "f he football. old times". In Pacific Crafty Ban' Johnson. Jl,hni,on' President of the Ameri-leagand the bogy man that ue Harry Pulliam of the Nationals !" neurasthenic hysteria Is a crafty mo Ran has' a new idea began its promulgation in an ngenioua manner. VrTy lon American manager announced that a ,lul1 season .."nrd would be a moat Innovation. Considerable ii rouwd. Now Ban TV lhu " come out In favor of the wm.ili'. Rn1 11 Ioke as thougR he d n11 n bl Power to bring shmrt ,h. ,n, abbreviation In the length of ,aylnr period. thR" ive" M hln reasons th fact Jnrhal. . ,re com-him- tlred of the long ses-t- h. it is more interested In World's championship rlM ,I.n,l8, I"1 n 'he late fall games of th ,r lw,fu aeriM. Therefore he' .v MMOn rtnn'l shortened and the number of chamPlonshlp gamSs ln- on sea P.wb,lc bst r,i! cressi field, reedy to be erected, Just after tlia deciding gains was over, provided, of course, that it was a victory. The first game of this exciting sariee Griff's boys Won easily. Th second was taken by the Missourian, and tho third and deciding game was played on a Sunday, liefnre the largest crowd ever In that bull park. Ip to the eighth Inning Milwaukee held Kansas City easy hy R to (I. Then a ban on holla and two hits put three men on bnaea. But two wera out and the game looked like a aur thing. The next butter hit a long high fly far out in center field, but it wus an my chance, as the fielder had plenty of time to get under It, and Just as he did get under the ball land turned about to receive 11 he tripled over that iiieeely pennant pole and mt down, while the ball struck tha pole and bounded merrily away to th fence and four runs eunie in and tied the score. In the next inning Kansas City scored again and won tlie gums and likewise tho jiennAnt. TAKE HIGH FIGHT DELANEY. PLACE. The engagement of Ernst HJerttw-rto coach the Pyracuse (X. Y.) university track team has furnished another reason for tho belief that Ryrseuse Till from this time forward rut a p etty wide swath in Intercollegiate athletics of ull kind. Ever since the Ryraeuse rrow won at Poughkeepsie in 1904 the Rail City university haa become a serious factor. Ryracuse has always had fairly strong football and bssclwll teams and has developed a good many stars on the track. Now Ryrseuse Intends to concentrate her strength on track athletics. With two men Harr, the hammer thrower, and Young, the hurdler and sprinter Kyrscus Jumped to the front lust May and scored eleven points in the Intercollegiates. Roth of these men are still in the university, and Young especially ought to improve greatly under the handling of H.lert-ber- g, who made a name for himself as coach of the Athletic club and Columbia university teams g MORRIS WOOD, Morris Wood is the most sensational amateur skater of recent years. Ha In a native of Long Branch City, N. J- - and learned the racing gam on th Shrewsbury river. Holder of a dozen records and championship. Wood le now rounding Into 1901-0good form for the campaign of He is'a wonder on both indoor and outdoor tracks, and the leading authorities pick him to win both the long and short distant amateur championships of the present season. 7. But what is Ban's reason? Why does he spend so much brain power In an effort to please the public? Ah-h-- h, a thought is born! The rethe world's championship of ceipts games are simply tremendous. The light begins to pour In more strongly. A lengthening of the final series would increase the profile of the competing teams, and, incidentally, those of tha two major league. Again, the shortexening of the season would give an cuse to cut the salaries of the players. The new scheme Is a great one for the owners of the major league clubs. Those Fighting Promoters. When Commander Peary discovers the habitat of the north pole he should pick out its coldest side end build thereon a breexy. open work cage In which could be confined a bait dozen or so of the modern pugilistic promoters and managers. But, no, they contaminate tbs might polar bean. Some of the matches made recently worst ever handed "lemons are the to the public. Jack O'Brien fought two victim on the Pacific coast not long ago that should have been in the kindergarten. Then Terry McGovern was matched to fight Young Corbett again, and a few days ago 1 read that "Willie .Lewis will meet Fred Lucas, th great Italian welterweight chamNow Lewis, os pion of New York. every one knows le one of the cleverest young lightweights of the day. He Is a veritable fistic demon. This lad Lucas is one of the worst human prunes I have ever seen in the ring. I saw him fight an unknown Irish lad named Carroll a few nights ago. In th first round Carroll delivered only Belle of MayfalF will be played by A DRAMATIC roundup. Christie Macdonald. The Shuberta ere to erect a 1150,009 th "Ill be the are in a revival of "She Stoops to Con- theater in Sioux City, la drama. quer. "Mam PT'p'tcl Clxsio Loftus will Join the Weber Ume. Modjeska Is playing in "Macth MtiVhe Hell Girt." is claimed as forcca beth." Ib.nV'V "'"PkT. Cyril Pcott is again touring the counBlspham will do a version of nllir wd 1 twe thou- - David try in 'Prince Chap." mie Vicar of Wakelietd. rujl rfr,rnanoe. Katie Barr is starring in a play callFields' aT,u,H ha" Ju"l celebrated Blanche Ring Joined hi thtv ed Mamaelle Kallle. year company recently. the staga The Lionel Barrymore may give up the A principal role in "The Shulamlte" v",!rl,', 0Hagan Is a nw stage for' the painter's brush. Is played hy John Blair. McCarthy. Huntley Minium' An oera comlque, "Tom Jones," H' crane and' Edna May's original part in "The lw Ellis-Jeffrey- s ter Americana t Skate In Canada Th Canadian skating championship occur at Montreal in February. Several Americans will, as heretofore, HARRY GRANT. compete there. Three men are going from New To rig two from Chicago anti WORLD'S DUMBBELL RECORD. two from Boston according to iienent Professor Wllllum Miller, once a report a champion athlete and ehumplon heavyn wrestler of the weight world, broke his own world's record recently in pushing up dumbbells. In tha Baltimore Athlctiu club before a number nf members, he pushed up two dumbbells 1,100 times, beginning at 10 o'clock and ending at 2:90. Th dumbbells originally weighed fifteen pounds each. Tiny have been in Mr. Miller's family fur ICO years, and from constant use Jisve worn down to about twenty-nin- e pounds. His own world's record with these belle wee S.000 times. When Professor Miller established the dumbbell record in Australia It BILLY took him 2 hours 29 minutes and Cl seconds to raise the hells fi.CMiO times. In doing (Ids ho lifted C4 ions and 1,140 pounds, making an average of 12 1 movements a minute. He lost five pounds in performing his recent font. Professor Miller of Australia England and America was in his days of active competition in athletics the most pronounced champion all round athlete of th world. Today he is living in- ease and retirement In Baltimore. Beside helping to arrange the athletic events. Profeeeor Miller was. thirty-thre- e years ago, Instructor ' at the Baltimore Athletic club. . On vl Morris Wood, the American amateur champion, has always given the Canucks a hard battle at almost any distant, and it Is to be hoped that tha Long Branch (N. J.) lad will be able to ralso th funds to go. gym-nenlt- has-srdo- us gig-pris- lodging Grveo-Roiiia- sr ranked very took Us scalp. The failure the champion of the newsboys house In Chicago. I RACE TRACK EXPEN8ES. A statistician has figured that it coals 1250.2'tO every day to. run a modem race track. His figures follow: Three thousand grand stand ticket t Four thousand t n BASEBALL TRAGEDY-- nd made from Fielding's novel, is to be produced in London. Katharine Grey Is to come forth as a star in January. I. Lawrence Toole, the English comedian who died some months ago, left an estate of 2400.000. George Bernard Shaws newest play, "The Doctor's Mid to treat of death and physicians in a novel manner. Ffolllott Paget, who played Oretchen in "Rip Van Winkle with the late Jo Dil-m- seph Jefferson for seven years, is with son. Thomas, playing the same role. Arnold Daly, who lately quarreled with the Bhubcrts, baa withdrawn the petition he filed in bankruptcy after that event. ."Rip. Van Winkle. up to a week or two ago, had been plnyed 11,960 times by members of the Jefferson family. Beerbohm Tree has arranged to put on Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra. Robert Mantell Is disposed to lielieve bis at at p) park Expenses of stable owner Maintenance of 1.M poolroom Total tone V-- Fifteen thousand programme at 10 cents One hundred Pinkertons Pay of starter and assistants Pay of two judges Pay of other officials Upkeep of the track and park Interest on Investment lu track and ' Clark Griffith will never cease to bemoan the odd circumstance which once cost him an American association pennant. It waa when Griff was managing Milwaukee and his team and the Kansas City aggregation were haring a close race lor the flag. The Kansas boys were so certain of winning that they had already obtained an Immense pole and hed it lying out In deep con- - 99,UN stand tickets field Expenses of 2U) bookmakers each Profits of M bookmakers Irish-Amerie- an A Bllly ftelaney rose to fame as trainer and manager of Jim Corbett and Jim Jeffrie, lie la now trying to tnako another heavyweight champion of Al " Kaufman. 10.001 10.000 IVfl fio pm pn jau i.ooo S.ono C.ono SuntM) UKMM In variety. He haa now added lagn, down to 212. About 90 per cent of the Shylock and Brutus to his list of im- lot get from 290 to 940. . At the end of this season Dply thepersonation. Next years tour. Buffnlo Bill says, ater, New York, is to be tom down will be his farewell to the amusement and a big office building erected on Us . site. profession. Bransby Williams, an English charRaymond Hitchcock and Burr McInacter actor, has taken up t? idea of tosh are working together at a comic presenting Dickens personages in a opera. On a recent Sunday Cincinnati had stage monologue. It is estimated there are 20,00.1 nrtora nine theater pen. gae eighteen perand vaudeville performers In France. formance and diva- fS.iiin) nnm, eluent Ralariea range from 23,090 a month seekers. I . - |