Show II Pla Plays PlaIs s and Player People J II I S DC c Wolf Hoppers Hopper's Stage Record In the fall fail of or 1885 1385 De Dc Wolf Hopper who will be ie seen at tho the Salt Lal Lake e theater In Happyland this week was engaged by the McCaull Opera company and at the same annie moment was wan called upon to take lake the role of In which was brought out at the Broad Street theater thea thea- ter ten In Philadelphia Ho Io made a 0 success success suc sue cess of this and forthwith was established as the main comedian of or Colonel McCaull's I forces forcas Hopper appeared in all sorts of or parts palts Ills Ilia two most successful Cul character characters characters char char- acter and the only two worthy of or special lal commendation in th the whole list were veme General Ollendorf In The I Beggar Student with its famous song sons In a Moment of or Rapture and Pausanias Pausanias Pau Pau- In The Lady or tho the Tiger Mr Hopper began his lila starring career in 1890 and the first opera br brought out was Castles Cl In the Air Tho The following following- season Wang Wane ang was produced and this was wat a great success suc sue cess cees Hopper presented this for two seasons th then n came cam Panjandrum which did well for tor a single season Dr Syntax which was simply Robertson's Robertson's Rob Rob- ertson's School set to music was wa produced In October 1895 and did didwell didwell well veil enough until a successor was found round In I Capitan which was brought blought out in Boston Doston on April 13 1896 Then followed tI The Charlatan and Mr 11 1 Pickwick As 81 side e Issues Mr Hopper has once In Iii n a while lapsed into the Held of ot otI I comedy He lIe has played Falstaff In InThe The Merry Wives of ot Windsor and ami r David In a star sial production of ot The Rivals with a ca cast t that Included Joseph Jefferson as 08 Bob Dob Acres N. 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C Goodwin as Sir Lucius and William Crane- Crane a as Sir Anthony Anthon At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close of ot the season of ot 98 1897 Mr Hopper tool took his company campan to Lond London London Lon Lon- d don n. n where h he pr presented El EI Capitan with astonishing success This was 1 followed b by b Wang under the title I of The he Magic X Kim and this also i did aid well until the war with the Boers Boors in South Africa drew a a. dark darl curtain over theatrical affairs in England and sent tho the Americans home in a a. rushIt rush It lb Happyland Mr Ir Hopper is voted voted voted vot vot- ed at his best anti and after such a brilliant brilliant bril bril- record It Is worth worthy of or note I Not ot an nit Error in Iii I Tho Republican on Tuesday morning morning morn morn- ing Ins in commenting on tho the performance perform perform- ance of or Sham b by Miss 1153 Florence Roberts and her com company pan spoke o of Mr Mi Mills as tho the leading man instead instead in in- stead stena of Mr Bergen Tho The error was totally inexcusable and and that's all Girl of ur the lime Streets There will wIn be the time usual matinee at at atthe the Grand theater thel this afternoon aft aft- with Girt of or time the Streets a the attraction Coming CominS' to the Grand n next Sunday enn c evening Is Buster Bus Brown Drown a tL big musical comedy In two long Jong laughs Do c Wolf oll hoppers Hopper li liDe De Wolf roI Hopper was born in N New Neu NewYork w York March l CO 30 0 1858 1358 He was christened christened chris chrls- William De Wolf voIr Hopper The name Do Dc Wolf Vol given sl him in m was his mothers mother's maiden name and she was of or the family of Do De Wolf S whose da daughters g and nieces have become become become be be- come Perrys Perr's Lawrences Lawrence and anti The old oldS homestead of or the Do Wolfs Wolf's at Bristol Rhode Island is one of ot tho the quaintest among the ancient mansions in the country countr I There Thero is a wide hallway running I through h the center of tho the house and andIn andin I In a conspicuous place upon the wall hangs hanSs the De Dc Wolf voIr genealogy beginnIng beginning beginning begin begin- ning In eleven ole hundred and something Mr with Olaf Oar the Sharp Hoppers Hopper's father was a a. law lawyer er and he came of Quaker stock so It will be seen that Hoppers Hopper's drift towards the theater was by no rio means an Inherited tendency As a matter of fact tact It was planned that he should follow In his fathers father's footsteps and take up the time theand thela la law ant and he studied for six months s with that purpose In view Then he acted In a little hittle amateur play called Conscience at the Fourteenth Street theater and immediately It w wall was all over with Blackstone Mr Hopper Is Js announced to appear at the tho Salt Lake theat theater r tomorrow night It has hns been Jeen several seasons season since he lie played playa here and his return In a new role and one worthy worth of his conspicuous comedy talents offers a pleasurable prospect Ills His new opera HD I nj pyland with music b by Reginald De Dc Koven and ana t bok ok by the late Frederic Ranken has a n real plot and anti antian an interesting story told with some som pretension to literary form torm The Tho music music mu mu- sic Is the best that DeKoven DeKo has composed composed com corn posed posed since Robin Hood and that thatIs Is s high praise There Is an abundance of ot comedy and anti Hopper has tins never been more lo legitimately funny tunny In his long Ions career He lie represents the tho King of ot ElysIa or Happyland afflicted to tile the extreme extremo of ot boredom b hy by the Clo cloying f sweetness of ot the happiness of all his subjects It II Old Oki Folks Welcome At this afternoons afternoon's e of oZ Th rh Power of Truth the old folks o of ait lt Lake Lako will be e guests t ftc Lyric ail ait being Invited ee Of co ot t c ef efforts cz- cz torts forts will be made t to make tJ the aft afternoon afternoon after after- noon a pleasant one h. h |