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Show II I 111 With the First fighter. 111 If 'Ifb Tlie Salt Lake tlieatro wil1 Pen next Sat- Hf if !' urday night for the presentation of "A Friend of H jjj ',, the Family." The new farce is under the direc- H jj i i tion of W. E .Gorman. Mr. Gorman was for many m b li j' years the manager for Herman and is well ac- H j i quainted with the theatrical business. George B j I! : , W. Barnum will have the leading man's jole and B j i , f Miss Alice Johnson the leading woman's. H ' r : ft' " B i ' j The next attraction following "A Friend of H' I ;! JV the Family" will be Ellery's Royal Italian tiand, B jj ;. PJ which appears at the Theatre week after next H i l f for two nights, Friday and Saturday. This Tiand B S has heretofore played in the Tabernacle, but a B ' I ' j change has been made in the booking this year B ' 1 N and music lovers will have the opportunity of iBj ; f hearing it in the Theatre. B M j & & & j 1 1 ,' Following is the story of the theatrical season jlJ which will begin in earnest in a week or two. j ' The players have decided upon their plays, and j j ' jJ the managers upon the players, and here's the S ' j, Maxine Elliott is to make her debut as a j ' ji merry list: m S ; " Btar, under Charles B. Dillingham's management, j j j in "Her Own Way." B i ' ' l t Kyrle Bellew's season win be devoted to a B 'III dramatization of "The Amateur Cracksman," to B I i u be known in play form as "Raffles." B j i 1 1 ' Bertha Galland will appear in a dramatization H j ' ! I , of "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." H l ' J Wilton Lackaye will be starred in "The Pit." B Pi ' ' j'f, Viola Allen will put on an elaborate produc- ' Mi U tion of "Twelfth Night." B ,f S 'h Richard Mansfield has not decided whether Bj i P he w111 uso "Ivan, The Terrible," or "The Gar- Bijf ,;! den of Lies." However it If positively settled B' j ; f that he will use "Heidelberg" as a matinee piece, B II not the version used by Aubrey Boulcicault, but, B j sa . j- the English! one produced by George Alexander. B l( ; i Madge Carr Cooke is practically to be starred H i .1 j In "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." Her Bj I ' daughter, Eleanor Robinson, will continue Henry H I ,1 ' i Bataille's "La Valliere." B 1 1 $ jj E. H. Southern will open with Justin Huntly B llx ' McCarthy's "The Proud Prince," supported by H f i' Cecilia Loftus and Margaret Illington. B Vm I J William Gillette is due to present J. M. Bar- B fW rio's new play, "The Admirable Critchton." 1" L Julia Marlowe has secured H. V. Esmond's t t play, "Fools of Nature," and will produce it in ji V January. Frank Worthing and Beverly' Sit- M ' IM j ji greave will lead In her support. B , JI I Arthur Byron will make his second attempt B j jll f as a star in "Major Andre." H ( "F A Mrs. Le Moyno Is to appear in a romantic play B ,4 written by Stanislaus Stange. B j I James K. Hackett will make a most lavish B J A jj production of Victor Mapes "Alexander, the B i) If ( Great," while Mary Mannering will devote her B j)jj talents to Ramsay Morris' "Judith." B i)!j ( Charles Hawtrey will open in "The Man from B , ill . Blankley's." Virginia Harned is -booked to pre- B' 1 1 j sent in all probability "The Gordian Knot." B j S ' Percy Haswell is to be starred in 'The Favor B II of the Queen," a romantic comedy written by B ( !l (, RV S. Sensabaugh of Louisville, a novitiate at B' 'f Play writing. Bi J 1 1 Henry Irving in Sardou's "Dante" will be one jBi 1 i III of the most colossal productions of the season. B jt j ' ' Ethel Barrymore will appear in Hubert Han- B lj J ry Dais latest piece, "Cousin Kate." H IS ' Orrin Johnson will make his debut at the Hj l head of his own company in a dramatization of H. j, j j "Hearts Courageous," and Robert Loraine will do B j, ;I likewise in a play of his own, entitled, "The H I (jlj, Fighting Troubadour." iH I !tL Providing she can find(an "angel," Minnie Du- H i ' nlf p intends to star in a dramatization of "Tan-B "Tan-B t l Ble& TJp in Beulah Land." N. C. Goodwin is to take his second Shakespearean Shake-spearean plunge in a big production of "A Midsummer Mid-summer Night's Dream." Henrietta Crosman will open her season in "As You Like It." Later she will produce, "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary," a comedy written especially for her by Eugene W Presbery. Edward Harrlgan hopes to remain the entire season in, his new play, "Under Cover." Nance O'Neill is to show her idea of Lady Macbeth. Robert Edeson continues in "Soldiersof Fortune" For-tune" until the middle of January, when he will produce a new play entitled "The Captain's Interference." In-terference." Mrs. Langtry will devote the greater part of her time to "Mrs. Dering's Divorce," and will also revive "The Cross Ways." Chauncey Olcott has a new drama entitled "Terence," which will be given a hearing during the season, Alice Fischer will 'continue in "Mrs. Jack" until un-til January, when ske opens in a new play. William H. Crane has had "The Spenders" put into play form for his use, and "Blennerhas-sett" "Blennerhas-sett" has b6en treated in a like fashion for Robert Rob-ert Drouet's debut as a star. Amelia Bingham says she's going to show a stage version, of "Canterbury Tales," .nd Sadie Martinot has promised the same in "Anna Kar-enina." Kar-enina." S. Miller Kent is to be starred by Nat Roth in "Fighting Bob," while Maclyn Arbuckle will probably occupy the same position in George Ade's "The Country Chairman." Mildred Holland has put all her .faith into "The Triumph of an Empress," opening about Christmas time. Andrew Mack will be seen In "In the Middle of June." A hearing also is promised 'Louis James and Frederick Warde in the production of "Alexander "Alex-ander the Lrreat." Kathryn Osterman appears for the first time with her own company in a stage version of "Miss Petticoats." Walker Whiteside will go over his regular route with a new piece entitled "We Are Kings." Charles Richman makes his Uebut at the head of his own company in "Captain Barrington." Marie Tempest will be seer for the first time in a dramatic part in "The Marriage of Kitty." i John Drew and Maude Adams will be seen in comedies by Henry Arthur Jones and J. M. Barrie, respectively. Reports has it that we are to see William Faversham in "The Light That Failed," and a few performances of "Othello." Adelaide Thurston's third starring tour will be devoted to "Polly Primrose. ' 9 Elsie De "Wolfe will remaixi in France until December, when she returns to star in a recent Parisian comedy success. John C. Rice and Thomas A. Wise will be stars in "Vivian's Papas." I Elizabeth Kennedy will tour, tho south and west in "As You Like It" and will use "Camille" I as a matinee bill. William Collier will enter the stellar ranks fl again in "Personal." I Edwin Milton Rbyle and Selina Fetter will also be in the star ranks again, producing "My B Wife's Husband." fl A most interesting combination will- be that fl of Otis Skinner and Ada Rehan in a joint star- B ring tour of Shakespearean plays. fl Among those stars who scored successes the fl past season and who will devote their talents fl to "the road" the coming one, may be mentioned fl Henry E. Dixey in '.'Facing the Music," Ezra Ken- B dall in "The Vinegar Buyer," tfenry Miller in B "The Taming of Helen," E. J. Morgan in "The B Eternal City," J. H. Stoddard in "The Bonnie B Brier Bush," David Wariield in "The Auctioneer," B Annie Russell in 'Mice and Men," Blanche Walsh fl in "Resurrection," Mrs. Fiske in "Mary of Mag- B dala,v Grace George in "Pretty Peggy,' Mrs. Car- B ter in "Du Barry," Clara Bloodgood in "The Girl B With the Green Eyes," Millie James in "The Lit- B tie Princess," Blanche Bates In "The Darling of B the Gods," and. Mary Shaw In "Ghosts." fl The' stars in comic opera md musical com- fl edy 'will be more' numerous than eyer before. fl Grace Van Studdiford will be seen at the head I of her own company in "TJieed Father," Paula B Edwardes in "Winsome Winnie," Irene Bentley B in "The- Girlr frdm ,Dixi,"- Fay Templefbn in fl "The Infant Prodigy," Edna Aug in "The Four fl Leaf Clover," Mia Weber in "The Sweet Girl," fl Marie Dressier iu "Baroness Bounty," Virginia fl Earle in. J'The Prairie Queen," Grace Cameron in R "Sergeant Kitty," Fritzi Scheff in "The Duchess H of Dantzig," and Ethel Levy in "Little Johnny II Jones." fl W Gr I As time passes the news relative to the auto mobile mishap of Lillian Russell and Blanche Bates is becoming more accurate, and it now appears that, far from being an exaggerated story, Miss Russell was much more seriously hurt than at first imagined. Heretofore all stories of the mishap agreed that Miss Russell In a miraculous mira-culous manner escaped injury, but this, It seems, was not the case. She had her left shoulder dislocated dis-located and her right arm so badly bruised that it has since been kept in splints. Her neck and both shoulders wore badly cut, and that she was not disfigured for life was due to the fact that she wore a hat very much like & poke bonnet. As she struck the ground head foremost the peak of her hat was bent over her face, and thus saved it from all injury. Curiously enough, Miss Russell, who has been an ardent adherent of Christian Science, cried aloud and vehemently for a surgeon as soon as she could get her breath. Miss Bates, who went to her rescue, had found her pinned under the heavy car in a manner that led her to believe that she was being crushed to death. With the assistance of the chauffeur and a passing postman Miss Bates succeeded suc-ceeded in raising the car, so that Miss Russell could grope her way out. When, half an hour later, six men tried to lift the car, they were unable un-able to move it. t Corinne, who was seen last season as Dolores 'in Florodora, Is authority for the following anecdote: anec-dote: "We were playing in Indianapolis, and the performance per-formance was frequently interrupted by the crying cry-ing of a child In the gallery. It Anally became quite annoying and our comedian stepped to the footlights and exclaimed in tragic tones: 'Ladies and gentlemen, unless the play is stopped, tho child cannot possibly go on.' This made one of the hits of the evening, and even the child seemed to take its cue, and stopped crying instantly. in-stantly. & & & FREE THEATRE TICKETS. i Mr. Carnegie's plan for building a theatre where free entertainment may be provided for the working people of his native Scottish town serves to recall the plan originated by Gustave Charpentier, the composer of the opera "Louise," known as "Oeuvre de Mimi Piuson," which aims to give the working girls of Paris free entrance to the better theatres. Every girl who can show that she Is honest and works for a living 1b entered en-tered upon a list and is given a number card. On the first day of the week public announcement is made in the papers that "Nos. 3,126 to 3,150 have places in the Theatre Francais, Nos. 5,902 to 5,925 have places in the Opera Comlque," ana the holders of these numbers have seats reserved for themselves, and, as a further favor, an extra seat for a relative or escort In Berlin the Society So-ciety for the Advancement of Art- has undertaken to do the same thing, and the announcement has brought gratifying results, not only in the matter mat-ter of applications from working girls, but through subscriptions that have come in to further the praiseworthy object. Several oi the theatres have agreed to set aside a number of seats each week for the use of the society, and tickets are promised prom-ised by the managers of high-grade concerts. There seems to bo no good repson why some such plan could not be followed succesfully in Amer- Cfl ica, at least In large cities like New York and M Chicago. That it is accomplishing the purpose of j M bettering the tastes of the laboring girl abroad Is i H not doubted, for among these humble women ' fl there aro many with an instinctive hunger for H tho beautiful. H COULD HAVE BEEN NICER. fl Theatrical people are like ministers in at least ! H one respect. Most of them bav a big stock of H stories to tell. Apropos is this form: "Several H theatrical people over a midnight supper were H talking about effectlvo photographs, and after all B tho rest had aired their views it was up to Fal- H colm Williams. Last summer, while I was play- B ing an engagement in Providence,' ho said, 'we fl put on 'Romeo and Juliet,' and I had some pho- fl tos taken in the Romeo costume, one of which I fl sent home. I have a great admirer in my little H sister, Gladys, aged 6, and when Gladys saw tho jH photograph she quite wont into raptures, accord- jfl ing to tho letters I received from home. In fact, H she wrote me one, herself, or vather she printed H it, which was a gem in its way. 'Dear Mally,' she jfl wrote, 'it was a beautiful picture of you, but I B think it would have been lota nicer If you had B your pants on.' "Philadelphia Record. fl |