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The appearance of Clara Bloodgood in Clyde Fitch's comedy, "The Girl With the Green Byes," at the Salt Lake Theater, opening Christmas Day, promises to be one of the interesting dramatic events of the season. This production ran for a full winter at the Savoy Theater in New York last year, and domes to us labelled as one of the cleverest productions ever turned out by Clyde H Fitch. It is a comedy the principal theme of H which is jealousy, and around this subject Fitch H has built a play for Mrs. Bloodgood which gives H her the opportunity for displaying her versatll- H ity by going from humor to the more intense emo- H tions. It is unusually well staged, the scene from H the Vatican art galleries showing the Apollo Bel- H videre with American tourists inspecting the H model of manly beauty and making ludicrous H comments upon it, being one of the notable fea- H tures of the production. Two modern interiors pro H vide models for up-to-date furnishings. They are H said to be the most gorgeous ever put on for a H play of this kind. Robert Drout is Mrs. Blood- H good's leading man. H The play opens with a fashionable wedding, H and here "Jinny" Austin (Mrs. Bloodgood) begins H to show uncontrollable jealousy. She is immedl- Hj lately suspicious of the man she has just married H and one of the bridesmaids. This jealousy grows, H fed on Jinny's love and on her discovery of her H husband's secret meetings with the girl. And not H till she had almost ruined her life does she ascer- H tain the innocence of 'Austin. H Mr. F roll man had the assistance of Mr. Fitch H in making the production, which is said to be the H handsomest ever made of a modern comedy. The H cast, chosen by the author, contains therefore his H ideal for each part. Mr. Frohman sends the seen H ery, the elaborateness of which was one of the H sensations in New York, here in its entirety. One H scene especially, a room massively decorated in H carved mahogany and red brocade, sets a new H standard in the mounting of modern comedy. The H costumes, too, including Mrs. Bloodgood's beautl- H ful wedding gown and "going away" dress, and H the dainty garb of the bridesmaids, are a treat in H themselves. In the cast are Grace Henderson, Jes H sie Busleey, Rose Flynn, Lucille Watson, William H H. Tooker, Frank Dekum and little Edith Tallia- H ferro. H 5 & & H There is nothing scheduled for the theater next H week except the last two night, with Clara Blood- H good in a splendid play, "The Girl With the Green H Eyes," but there will be four different amusements H to hold down the boards the following week, and H one or two of them will suffer. H And as to who will do the suffering, it is easy H to guess. Marie Wainwright comes Monday night H in "Twelfth Night," Lulu Glaser Tuesday and H Wednesday with matinee in "Dolly Varden"; Q Thursday and Friday Happy Hooligan will butt H in, and Fisher and Carrol have something doing H Friday and Saturday evenings. H w O w M One important eent of the week was the sale H by the Clayton Music Co. of the $4,000 "Aida" art H piano from Steinway & Sons. Mrs. Edwin P. Bj Holmes purchased the beautiful instrument for H her art gallery. H O t5 2rJ B LEITER AIDING IN "THE PIT." I Chicago, December 15. "Give a dollar for July wheat; give a dollar for July!" This shrill cry of the challenge rang once more in the ears of Joseph Leiter, the hero of the gigantic wheat corner of 1897 today. The echo rang hoarsely B through the auditorium of the Garrick theatre, B where the final rehearsal of "The Pit," the drama- B tization of Frank Norris' novel was in progress Two important scenes in "The Pit," the epl- B sode of the crushing of Jadwln, the great hull (supposed to be Leiter) and the suicide of Cress- ler, the broken Board of Trade man, while the party was in progress in his house, were given their final' polishing by William A. Brady and B Joseph Leiter attended by special invitation to give technical suggestions which would assist the realism of the production. B In order that the bears would not feel slighte(1 fl in this arrangement, Lelter brought with him the man who, as broker for Armour & Co., did yeoman service . in breaking the Leiter corner, Ai Booth as he is known to every man on the Board of Trade. Leiter and a dozen or more Board of Trade men are taking special interest in the production of the play, and some of them will take part in the cast, for which service they will receive ?5 a week. Mr. Leiter is expected to take his stand in the wings and aid in coaching coach-ing the actors. John A. Drake, theater folk say, has agreed to act in a similar capacity. As reported re-ported by the Associated Press. In Ave theaters devoted to melodrama that were visited by the statistician the criminal figures fig-ures were as follows: Twelve murders. Four bank robberies. Two conspiracies to defraud life insurance companies. Three kidnappings. Two cases of arson. One elopement. Two swindles. Five cases of drunkenness. ' One lynching. Ono hold-up, B Seven general fights. fi ' H Bach of these five melodramas, besides the I J H above array of concrete wickedness, contained- '' H further possibilities of It by having from one td H three "adventuresses" among their characters, t ;) H Maybe the "problem play" may go, but it can, V H hardly be wished that this type of "melodrama' '' H should take its place. B i tC l One night of "A Trip to Chinatown" was about ' ' M enough to convince the local public that it did not care for excursions into the haunt of th& H M H f. am HB, : B Mongolian,, particularly when tbe trip was piloted B. IB ,,y 6Ucn a sI)avlnetl lot of old welterweights as I IB Taylor & Miller provided at the theatre on Mon- H I . HB day night. That coterie of headless wafers can f ! I 5 f&f remain awav from here just as long as they wish, B ! f :H but if by " ? unparalleled mishap they happen B j '-BJ to retu t v will be given a reception which B ij; "B will make tie walking look like walking down the B , perfumed groves of Arcady. The failure of the B j 'j iflj constable to apprehend these people for securing B ! I I gold under unwarranted pretenses is a case of B ' H criminal negligence. B j j & & j B,i ! 1 i 8 If ever proof were needed of that Shakespear- B " j ! s!' If R cant assertion that "the play's the things," it has mm, 'j t m been t supplied this season in the experiences of K li' r llB William once Willie Collier. The press and pub- Er i t I' IhI 11c liave Eenerallv conceded that Mr. Collier is one m ! ' '' ill IB o tne l)et llght comeimns in tbe country, and Ar ' ' I IB yot tuis year Weber & Fields have been "losing fl ml B money on him steadily more than $50,000 is the B A present aggregate, it is said and all because he B ! bas not been able to secure a proper piece. Last B1 ' . B evening the actor and his managers parted com- B I IS pany, their contract having been recently can- B' ' " II celled by mutual consent. A llS First came the abject failure of "Personal"; fl' ' i $$ ns nex at'emP "Are You My Father?" proved B j j ;1S even less of a possibility; and then Collier in des- A I J IB peration shifted to "A Fool and His Money," which H a jtiB he had refused earlier. But now it is assured A' m ' '' A tna' e ProvncaI Public will part with no money H'ij ,, i B for seeing that farce, and Mr. Collier has decided v1' '! ! j A to 'alce a vacaon till he can indeed secure a fl ' I I fl play Umt ls "the thing" BBS' I i u Jii i tJiSE B' 1 tPB nc sage manager of a Baltimore stock com- Hi K 1 tfl pany is thus quoted in the Herald of that city: fl f i'f ' A "'" lxe says "everybody who wanted to go Bj i J I A on ne stage did so' thero would not be enough 11 I ilB people left for an audience. AKl 'f ' A "Possibly the most frequent applicant for a li! i i v I A position on the stage is the very young 'and very fl ' I i$ A 's'Kgly' fiirl. She is usually very much embar- e ' I 1 1 A rassed. The prospect of speaking a piece right out fl I ' 1 1 A on ie stage lias somewhat overwhelmed her. I 1 ' 1 I A ' " 0l1' my'' sne says' wIth a gigsle are you tne fll il'LIA manager? Why, I thought you were a little man. A if A You lcnow (Siggle), I want to go on the stage. fl1 I i!flfl Isn'' foolIsn (gJSgle)? I know I can act, be- fl! I 1 1 mm cause once I sang in the chorus of an amateur fl i I !nA comic opera, and, my goodness (giggle), you fl lA mm know, really, everybody thought I was splendid.' fl!" In n 'Wm " 'WbQt woubl yu like to play?' fl J i j jE " '0h' Lady Isabel in "East Lynne" or Rosal'nd flrf I i A or J,lllet' 0n l lcnow r should like to play Juliet 111 P Ifli (giggle) That is where Romeo makes love to VJi i il 'Wm ber. Oh, I would be a good Juliet.' VI PI liffl "'Any experience?' B j! J JIB " 'No, but that is what I want.' H i i i i s9H "Then comes the mature one. All ill VflMftl&ulijJi "She is anywhere above 40 and anywhere below be-low GO. She admits half her age with a gentle gurgle and says she would like to make a trial as Lady Macbeth. " 'You see,' she explains, 'I have never taken a part, but my grandfather was the fourth cousin of Jenny Lind, and I know I can act.' "Then there is another type. "She is a vision of loveliness. She has a complexion com-plexion like roses and cream, with gorgeous Leslie , Carter hair and is gowned within an inch of her life. Sometimes she is accompanied by a very small and impertinent dog, which chews holes in the furniture as she explains her visit. " 'Really,' she says, 'I have decided to go on , the stage.' There is no wild shriek of joy at this startling information, and she continues: 'Of course, my people all object to it. They say that no lady should go on the stage; but, still, I don't care. I will go on next week. Salary, of course, is no object. Rehearsal at 10:30 o'clock, I believe.' And before anybody knows it she really has a position." & & & Among the many productions which have gone to pieces on the road or are fast reaching that state of dissolution is "Mr. Pickwick." From Seattle comes the report that De Wolf Hopper is to abandon that mixture of Dickens, Hopper and rag-time, and bend his energies and humor to a revival of 'Wang." He will attempt an elaborate production of that old favorite, the cast being composed of the same company that played "Pickwick" with him here, including Digby Bell, Laura Joyce Bell and Marguerite Clark. fc5 3 Charles Richman, who has scored a recent success suc-cess in "Captain Barrington," is one of those actors ac-tors who has reached a point where he can afford to talk of the hard luck of early days. One of hib early engagements was with Augustus Pitou, by whom he was intrusted with toe leading part in "Across the Potomac." The manager was not pleased with his performance. Mr. Richman was discharged for "incompetency" and returned to New York early in November. On returning to New York and in seeking a new engagement he learned that Miss Carrie Turner Tur-ner was organizing a company for a starring tour in "The Crust of Society." He immediately sought out Miss Turner and applied for the position of leading man in her company. Miss Turner seemed favorably impressed and asked what engagements Mr. Richman had previously held. He told her of his experience, including the Pitou engagement "But why did you leave Mr. Pitou so early in the season?" asked Miss Turner. "I didn't leave Mr. Pitou, Miss Turner; ho discharged dis-charged me for incompetency." f Miss Turner looked at the actor, aghast for a moment, and then bursting inxo laughter, e claimed: "Well, you'll do; I'll engage you." And she did. The tour was not a long one, the company returning to New York about the New Year to disband, owing to Miss Turner f ill health, and Mr. Richman once more found himself him-self "at liberty." 8 C t Mrs. T. P. O'Connor's now play is founded on tho tragedy of Parnell. The comely authoiess is a Texan whose father was a judge In that .tate Mrs. O'Connor is quite of the Southern tyi"1 i1 E more than personal appearance. She has the larK n hair, eyes and complexion of semi-tropical regions. and her quipk brain and mordant wit are as ohar acteristic as her vivacity and her fund of good stories. I It is, perhaps, scarcely correct to descrilx tho Parnell play as a "new" drama. It was really written several years since, but for obvious reasons rea-sons was not produced. cw LILLIAN RUSSELL'S SUCCESS IN TROUSERS. When you give a clever and charming woman a thing to do, she'll do it or know the reason why. A cry of horror went around among Lillian Russell's Rus-sell's intimates when it was said she was to don . trousers and frock coat in Weber & Fields' latest perpetration "Whoop-de-Doo." Now if it had only been tights or even knickerbockers, knicker-bockers, but trousers! The beautiful Lillian, who seems born to grace a lavish display of fluffs and frills, to descend to trousers! All anticipated disaster, but when they saw her at the first "Whoop" of the "Doo' realized that Weber & Fields knew just what they were doing; a more dashing and well groomed young gentleman has never paraded the boulevards of Paris than was presented by Miss Russell. Her song, too, called "On the Boulevard," helped out the illusion. It was a Frenchy, know-it-all sort of a lyric, set toa most brilliant melody by Albert Muller Norden, the German composer who, since arriving in this country has been commissioned to make the setting set-ting for five musical plays, which will be produced under prominent managements. & The drama is to be elevated. It is all settled at last. James J. Corbett will retire from the vaudeville vaude-ville stage at the close of his present engagement and later will begin a starring tour in the "legitimate." "legiti-mate." His vehicle is to be a comedy drama entitled en-titled "Pais," written by one Edmund Day, who may or may not be the great American dramatist for whom an eager public has long been waiting. It will be good news for those hundreds of actors ac-tors who are walking the Rialto, looking for an engagement, that there is still one part unfilled in the new "drama." It is a strenuous role and now is the time for aspirants to' go into training. Mr. Corbett is his own press agent and describes de-scribes his pieces with fervor. He says: "I am looking for an actor for the role opposite oppo-site mine. He must be a husky fellow, for there will be a lot of work. "The play receives its name from the close intimacy in-timacy of two college students, both in love with one girl, but keeping it secret from each other. "One of the pals, whom I impersonate, marries the girl. My friend dines with us after we are married " and takes too mucir wine. In my absence ab-sence he reveals his love to my wife. I return to hear her reproach him for his perfidy. "I strike him, and there follows one of the biggest big-gest and most destructive fights ever put on a stage. That big scene in 'Iris,' where the furniture furni-ture is overturned and broken, and Kyrle Bellew's fight on the staircase in 'A Gentleman of France' do not begin with the scene in my play. "In defending himself my former pal throws a champagne bottle at me. It strikes the electric chandelier, smashing more than fifty globes. In the scuffle the dining room table is overturned. We fight around the room, breaking the furniture, and the furious struggle continues until I have 'downed' my false friends. "But the play is strong in heart interest as well. I am confident it will be a great success. Why, the destruction in the dining room scene will cost ine $150 a night." |
