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Show lit! e With the First JVighters. Hi ; ' ' "BESIDE THE BONNIE BRIER BUSH." Bl ' iil I "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" even in the H ii il ' 'I '" euphony of the name there is a vision of the high- H I 1 1 hi ; land hether, rugged mountains inhabited by still B' j j J i 1 s more rugged men, the verdure and the scent of B . 'j austere hills, and ruddy-faced men and lasses, with B j J -j hearts bravo and true. H ( ,1 i J f And that is what was seen and felt in Ian B A ' j j 4 McClaren's picturesque portraiture of the life in H i ! J . Bonnie Drumtochty, as presented by the vener- Ii ' ' ' H able J. H. Stoddard and a strong and able com- jil , ilit I pany. One could almost fqel the firm handshako h j i II1 of the clansmen, realize the stern fanaticism be- B '" I i i ' hind the gray eye and the calm brow, and from the BI? I ' I if ' distance could hear the dizzy notes, at once joyful i ' ', ' and warlike, as the "Auld Caledons struck up their B I i lm drones. 1 ' j.' f m Much of the fine flavor of Mr. Watson's story Bjif I in is absent, but of the granite dogmatism of the old B $' ' j ' I 111, man -ne r t:ue totense fealty of the lasses B ' j T M, of the highlands and the slowly moving and arid M ,i ! wlt of the Celts nothing is lost. Always in the H ' j ! 1 I Hi center of the stage was the gray-haired Stoddard B pJ . as Lachlan Campbell loving his daughter with B ( ! llJII tlie mmoval)le but undemonstrative devotion of m 4 1 4'' f, j tne Celt' but castIn& her forth witn a fanaticism m '? i S;i ' which would be splendid in a great cause, as soon K j'! tljjj ' as she has apparently violated the edicts of the B ' I i i l "Guid Book" and cast suspicion on the name of B J j , j! ' Campbell. And the picture ends with the inno- B ' jL ijji! cent daughter's return to the arms of the stern MjI 1 '! I ' ' parent, who receives her after many months of the Bk i II (i intensest grief and loneliness, with the humiliation Bi j ) jjij 1 1 a fanatic who is conscious of having been guilty 1 I ' n i ft 1 ' o a great wronS to one beloved. f I'l i'lffl! To? the tragic elements of the drama a pleasant I jf 1 j! 1 1 w foil is given by Reuben Fax as the village posty, P; I I Archibald McKittrick. Nothing could be more B i j p I unctious than the droll humor of this .big hearted B ' P H old Scot, who burnished his wit with much dal- B , ;l liance with the- bottle, much to the consternation B ' j ,1 , of tl10 minister, whose admonitions ho treated with jBlli j a good-natured raillery. Bfj j.l The audience Save R. C. Baston a warm recep- Bi' if 1 tion, and repeatedly encored his beautiful rendi- jHf j , Ji, tIon of a numer of Scotch ballads. The play was Hi';' ! S. one of the most refreshing and pleasing theatrical Bij j L ; ;yl events of the season. fPii 'ill " " B ' .! Ill . When Charles H. Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown" HI I " - i I! m comes to the Salt Lake theatre next Monday night ft' I I I ' I the patrons of tlie ll0use will have an opportunity B i' I I I . of seeing one of the best satirical musical come- Ul'i) 111 I dl6S b?fore tho PutlIc If tne company presenting HI I' !l ill !t Is g00d The Wit is SDarklinS' and the humor Bf ij ,' I T Ml so ful1 of lcindIy satire. The play abounds in com- Bf I ii j 1 ical situations, and Is replete with snap and gln- Hl M i 1 ger, while the musical numbers are of the latest B I l I and aro bright and catchy. f f n j vje jc B; ! p j jil "RICHARD CARVEL." B ' I j j ! jjl A dramatization of Winston Churchill's delight- B', Si, 111 ful novel of Colonial Maryland, "Richard Carvel," Bi IP I jil wIU be seen at tne Salt LaHo theatre next Friday H 1 '. I ' Ml a)nd Saturday evenings, and Saturday matinee. An- j M I - j drew Robson will be seen in the title role. !i ! H & & Hi I THE CONCERT FOR SUNDAY. , , , - 1 The following sparkling programme has been HE!(; i ! j i I arranged for the Held. Band Concert -at the Grand flb U If B tomorrow1 evening: B'i I M 1 Overture, "Daughters of the Regiment". Donizetti Hi rl'll 2' Caprices B ft i 1 1 'i a "LaughlnS Water" Hager Hi '!' g 1 ' fl b "Sunrise on the Mountain" Le Thiere Wm ' f j fl 3. Medley Overture, "The Voice of the Hudson" BB' ! ' 1 Ifl ' Dresser B,( J J ifl Eutrepo Quartette, "Loch Lamond" .,... Macy H, J I ifl "Misses Larsen, Harley, Clayton and Rogers. HSii' I ' ifl 5 "Grand 'Selection, "The Mocking Bird". . .Roberts HHI1N jfl . IHiral rifl G Caprices a "Peaceful Henry" , Kelly b "Spring Song" .....' Mendelson 7 Cornet Solo Selected Prof. Zierke. 8 Grand Descriptive Selection, "The Warrior's Dream" Voelker 9 Overture, "Hungarian Comedy" .... Ke'ler-Bela xffi " 'The hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world.' "For a long time the compilers of books of, quotations have searched in vain for the authorship author-ship of those two lines," said James H. Stoddart, the veteran actor, "but if memory serves me aright, its writing came about as follows: "Many years ago John Brougham, Lester Wal-lack, Wal-lack, Artemus Ward and others well known to the stage and the literary world used to meet in a little tavern in Park Row, New York, then the Rialto of the Thespians. While assembled over a mug of ale one night, the question, 'What rules the world?' was asked, and various opinions were expressed. ex-pressed. William Ross Wallace, who was present, retired, and before long called Tom Leigh from the room and handed him a poem, which he had just written. Leigh read it to the company, and Broughham, in his most happy vein, made a speech of acknowledgement. The screed was entitled, 'What Rules the World,' and the first stanza read: " 'They say that man is mighty, He governs land and sea, He wields a mighty scepter O'er lesser power that be, But a mighty power and stronger Man from his power has hurled, And the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world.' " - Jy t$ tJ5 Those in a position to know, assert that the perseverance and optimism with which Florenz Ziegfeld pushes his theatrical enterprises are largely due to the high spirit of his wife, Miss Anna Held. T,he twain were talking recently of the reception the New York public and critics were likely to give Mr. Ziegfeld's new comic opera. "What do you think, Anna," he asked, "of the prospects of Red Feather?' " "Whatever happens, my dear boy, be sure you never show a white one." ? 3 tC Fay Templeton is as busy as most of Shakespeare's Shakes-peare's fairies, but occasionally she ilnds time td talk to gallant Charles T. K. Miller, the presiding genius at the Casino. They were speaking of the salaries paid to various members of the theatrical profession, and Miss Templeton remarked: ' "I think it is more difficult to keep money than to earn it." "Oh, I don't know," sadly commented Miller. "I lent a fellow ?50 five years ago and he manages to keep it, all right." 3 v ($v PAULA EDWARDS SHATTERS IDEALS. "It seems almost unkind to shatter cherished traditions, but the average actress receives more stage-door presents from women than from men"1 said Paula Edwardes,-star of "Winsome Winnie." "Ask any actress where and how she accumulated accumu-lated her collection of hair pins, and she will tell you that 90 pf- cent were contributed by matinee girls. Hat pins seem to be regarded as a safe gift by matinee girls. Purses are also popular, and occasionally oc-casionally a girl will show keen appreciation of my role in selecting her gifts. For instance, when I was in 'San Toy,' I received some exquisite little gifts of Chinese manufacture. The oddest present I ever received from a woman was an old, dilapidated dilapi-dated tarlatan skirt, such as is worn by bareback riders in a circus. The sender wrote me a pathetic pa-thetic letter 'saying that the greatest happiness of her life had come to her when wearing that dress, and that she was sending it to me as a mascot. mas-cot. This was when I was playing Jelly Canvass, the circus rider, in "The Defender." Evidently the woman connected my work with horseback riding. She gave no address and I was never able to trace her." a? e This is the latest story told to illustrate Man-field's Man-field's colossal egotism and incidentally, since the tale is probably not true, some press agents' fertile imagination. Mansfield and Palmer were talking of Garrick and the management of a London theater. thea-ter. "Do you think the greatest actor of today could manage his own theater?" asked Palmer. "It would be impossible," responded Mansfield. "My long tours keep me away from New York." V 1,5 tv THOUGHT OTHELLO DID WELL AS ANY. Lee Haney, manager of the Orpheum, tells a good story on a young Kentuckian whom he took to see Salvini play "Othello." "My young friend," said Mr. Olcott, "was on his first visit to the East, and he appeared to he vastly interested in the performance, particularly in the Italian's rendering of the dusky Moor. After Af-ter it was over and we were strolling home from the theater I asked him what he thought of tho play. " 'It was a fine show,' he replied, 'a mighty fine show. But I don't see but the coon did as well as any of 'em.' " i2 w The latest destroyer of the public peace is entitled en-titled "Bedelia." The song is the offspring of two New York song writers who have been guilty of similar offenses in the past, notably "Mr. Dooley" and "Kiss Yourself Goodbye," either of which songs ina less patient and long-suffering country would have committed the perpetrators to penal servitude for life. "Bedelia" was introduced to Metropolitan theater-goers last autumn by Blanche Ring in "The Jersey Lily," a musical vacuity now deservedly dead. Since that fateful moment, the song has been steadily making its way westward. Now it is at our doors and Its chorus reads as follows: "Bedelia, I want to steal you, Bedelia, I love you so! I'll be your Chauncey Olcott if you'll be my Molly O! Say something sweet, Bedelia, your voice I like to hear; Oh, Bedelia, 'elia, 'olla, I've made up my mind 'to steal ye, Bedelia, dear!" E. H. Sothern gave a special matinee for professional pro-fessional friends last Tuesday afternoon at thfc Herald Square theatre, New York. Among those present were Nat C, Goodwin, Maxine Elliott, John Drew, Ethel Barrymore, William Gillette, Blanche Bates, Grace George, Tyrone Power, Max Rogers, Gus Rogers, Amy Ricard, William Norris, Maurice Farksoa, George P. Huntley, Edward Fraser, Elsa Ryan, Delia Mason, Madge Crichton, Blanche Ring and Edith Crane. Mr. Sothern responded to 26 curtain calls and made a speech. && c$ Miss Maude Adams may well be proud of the welcome New York gave her on Tuesday night. A more enthusiastic audience was never seen In New York. In one respect this, was most foitu-nate. foitu-nate. Some enthusiasm completely obliterated the fact that MIsp Adams' play is the worst she has ever had and one of the weakest of the present season. sea-son. But on that night the play was not the thing, and every one had eyes alone for the young actress who has been forced to take so ong a rest. It is worthy of note that when the box office was closed on. Saturday night of last week the receipts for the advance sale amounted to $23,-350, $23,-350, an amount that has never before been equaled in that city. v tv O Clyde Fitch sums up his dozen years' work and the reception of his thirty plays as follows: First Great Success "The Moth and the Flame." . Biggest Money Maker "Barbara Frietchie." Strongest Acting Play "Nathan Hale." - Most Picturesque Play "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines." . Best Liked by Public Her Own Way." Most Difficult Play "Major Andre." His Favorite Play The prisoner refuses to answer. $5 w Aubrey Boucicault was severely cut in the course of the sword contest in "Captain Charlie" last week in Johnstown. This duel is said to be most realistic, and Mr. Boucicault has been hurt three times since the beginning of the season. |