Show fI III U 11 U f fI I J JUNt U I I J IU JU U I u 1 II Plays and II II rIBS rIBS' TO WI VIN IN IX MEXICO FI richer h T Oj Opera cra Company Compan Mado Good flood li In Across cr s cro-s q the thc Rio Ilio Grande This strong aggregation is to sin sing In the Salt Lake ko theatre Juno June 17 18 is and 19 Tirrie aft after r time American managers ers of or light opera have invaded Mexico with brilliant companies ox cx- to mal make o conquests In tho the re republic republic re- re public with tho tuneful tul compositions which have havo won such tremendous fa favor fn- fn avor a- a vor or on tho the stage of or the United States And time after time th these se companies havo have come back to the United States with depleted treasuries and sorrowing managers finding that they have no not mastered a way to make English opera op opera opera op- op era win In Mexico l The Fisher opera company which Is to sing In the Salt Jal Lake e. e theatre for foi 01 four foul our performances is fg tho the st fir English English- ng-li ng h- h speaking company to go into I and come conic out with flying colors The Fisher company compan made mall good in Mexico I Inot not only In the elt city but hut In all of the larger cities of the republic first because be be- jause cause ause of oC several sc successful seasons SeMons in Cuba and arid secondly because of oC the strength of or the com company pan which seems to have sun sung its wa way into the hearts of oC the people of or Mexico City Mr 11 Ralph Root Hoot advance manager of or the Fisher O com company pan arrived cd In Salt Lake last ast night from El EI Paso where his company will viii sing for three nights in the Crawford Cz-awford theatre Ho lie tells an interesting story of ot the compan company's s 's tour of Mexico We 0 left heft New ew York earl early last season season sea sea- son on said Mr l Root going direct to I I Havana where we had been the season season season sea sea- son before an and amid where here the company's compans engagement was entirely successful Thence we sailed roiled to Mexico going di directly directly directly di- di to the capital city whore we appeared ap appeared ap- ap for for 40 0 ver very successful perform perform- ances President Diaz and several of or the ministers honored honore us with their presence on several occasions oc we gave gave- special performances for Cor tho the British colony and anel the American colon colony in tho the cit city and the sea season on was entirely suc sue On one occasion in the city we wc gave probably the most unique performance of oC light opera on record Just before we reached the thc city tho local dramatic club chub a vcr very strong association with some someer er very talented people had hall given givena a a. performance of or the thc Runaway Girl ono one ono of ot our pieces The Thc members of at the dramatic club were vere of f the opinion that their production was as good as ours and the they finally mn made o an nn offer oer to present their principals In the tho opera with our chorus Wo Yo accepted and tho the performance was a splendid sue suc cess Society turned out and the re result result re- re sult stilt was one ono of tho the biggest nights wo we had having the result also of or giving giving- us a a. ver very satisfactory standing with society people in tho the cit city The Time company as a whole however was glad to get back to the tho United States StateR I think the tho wa way our chorus girls descended on the stores stores- of or El EI ElPaso ElPaso Paso on the da day the they crossed th the tho line lino must have resembled a YaquI raid for shopping In Mexico City according to the tho women of oC the company is not as satisfactory as it might be he Tho The prices I of ot American millinery are aro a n trifle high and anti shoes hoes arc are 9 a pair rIme Tho Fisher Fishier company has baa a strong chorus and the Iho company totals totals' 80 SO people Five full baggage cars ears o ot of scenery arc are used and the these o cars TS vil l arrive In Salt Sail Lake Lako early enry next Sunday morning The Tho company la is on Its wa way y to San n Francisco where they play piny a six lx weeks weeks' A The Fisher company n s Florodora Floro 1 dora dorn amid and thin the S Silver II vm Slipper SUpper both originally Introduced In the Unite d States b by Mr Ir Fisher rho Tho Wizard o oIto of f the Ito Nile and The Runaway Girl four CoUl of ot the strongest lI light ht operas over ove r presented In this countr country fL Anita Makeup Tonight Unusual Interest attaches to the time production production production pro pro- of ot William Gillette's screamIng screamIng screaming scream- scream Ing farce All the Comforts of Homo Home at tho the Orpheum tonight ht from the fact act that Miss Anita Henrie the clever lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie woman In the time Stuck block company appears ap- ap ap ap- pears peats In Iii tho identical makeup in iii which she sho made malle such a sensation at nt Proctors Proctor's Fifth Firth Avenue theatre New Now York four years ears ago On this makeup hangs a astory astory story tor which was told between nets acts at atthe atthe atthe the final rehearsal yesterday b by Miss Henrie I Ivas 1 was vas cast as Mrs l Bender Dener tho the suspicious sus sus- wife In th Iho tho New York lr presen presentation resen- resen Cn- Cn tation tallon an and for the life of or me I wasat was sus at n l llo lo loss how to make mule up B By the afternoon of ot the fateful day I had not decided etl when I happened to board a l street car em and right opposite me rne sat the very face ace I was looking for or I studied It for Cor blocks in iii fact act I rode as asfar asfar far as Harlem In order to fix lix its f fearful fear fear- ar- ar ful til and amid wonderful possibilities in my mind Then I went to my dressing room and copied It It I was hardly prepared pre pre- pared however for the reception I received re re- re echoed To iI cut a long stor story short within a n week about every overy newspaper man on Printers' Printers square came carne to seo see my Mrs Bender Bendel I was feted fete and anti given dinners dinners dinners din din- ners and generally made mallo a fuss over It II subsequently transpired that I had unwittingly copied the he features of or the proprietress of tho the Now New York Evening E News who Is a well-known well character an and cordially disliked b by tho the newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper fraternity for or her shrewish dis dis- dis- dis position Nothing could persuade that la lady 1 that I had hall not purposely caricatured caricatured her and she was so furious at atthe atthe atthe the gleo shown by the tho ungodly press writers that she forbade orba e my name be beIn being he- he In lug ing ever m mentioned by th thc tho critic crith of or the Evening enin s Ne und Nes and It wasn't added Miss Henrie with S. 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