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Show LUKE COSGRAVE, VETERAN ACTOR IN MOVIES Eighteen years ago Luke Cosgrave telegraphed from Boise, Idaho, to "Jimmie" Cruze at Ogden, offering him a "job" with a dramatic company com-pany of which Mr. Cosgrave was the manager and leading man. "Jimmie" accepted and made good. Two weeks ago "James" Cruze telegraphed from Hollywood, California, Cali-fornia, to Luke Cosgrave in Salt Lake offering him the lead in a famous motion picture. M,r. Cosgrave accepted accep-ted and is making good. The foregoing is simply preliminary prelimin-ary to the authorative announcement that Luke Cosgrave. beloved veteran actor, of Utah and the intermountain west, is to be starred by James Cruze, noted director for the Famous Play-ers-Lasky corporation in a play called cal-led "Hollywood." Luke Cosgrave, who has been a resident of Salt Lake for something more than thirty years, is one of the best known actors in the intermountain intermoun-tain west, as virtually his entire life thus far, has been spent behind the footlights. Mr. Cosgrave was born in County Mayo, Ireland. His father, a prominent business " man, had many interests to look after in the United States, and before the son was 8 years of age he had made three trips to this country with his father. Upon Up-on the occasion of his fourth arrival Ihe remained. The family located at Banosville, Ohio, and young Cosgrave began the task of procuring an education. That he was born to bo an actor, however, bocamo apparent in his early teens. As a boy he began to apepar in amateur ama-teur theatricals at Zanesvllle and he was successful from the beginning. ( All this time he was poring over ShakBFpcnre's works, and at the age of IS he delivered an extended course of lectures throughout the country on the immortal bard. Mr. Cosgrave, however, continued on the stage in the late SOs he came to Utah. Later in California, he met John S. Lindsay, Utah's "pioneer Shakespearian actor, and joinod Mr. Lindsay's company. He remained years and many times was seen to excellent ex-cellent advantage in such noted roles ps "Richard the III." "Iago." Richelieu." Rich-elieu." "Shylock," and "Oi hello." Twenty-three years ago last Wednesday, Wednes-day, Mr. Cosgrave married a daughter daugh-ter of Mr. Lindsay, who has been a member of the Lindsay company and had appeared many times with Mr. Cosgrave. Mr. Lindsay, by the way, died seventeen years ago last Thursday. Thurs-day. After the death of Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Cosgrave was for a long period at the head of his own company, or appearing with other companies in leading roles. His favorite field was the intenuounlain west, but he appeared ap-peared in nearly every state in the U nlon. When James Cruze was in Salt Lake with the stars who were filming film-ing the buffalo hunt episode on Antelope Ante-lope island for "The Covered Wagon," Wa-gon," he attempted to renew his ac- quaintanceship with Mr. CosgTave, but the veteran actor was in Arizona on a business trip. He left word, however, how-ever, for Mr. Cosgrave to communicate communi-cate with him upon his return. Mr. Cosgrave returned to Salt Lake within with-in the past month and advised Mr. Cruze of the fact. Then came Mr. Cruze's offer, which Mr. Cosgrave promptly accepted. In connection with Mr. Cosgrave's entry upon the screen, Adam Hull, Shirk publicity man, has written to the Tribune as follows: "For the first time on any screen, Luke Cosgrave will work in James Cruze's production, "Hollywood," in which he will play the role of 'Joel Whltaker,' of the middle west who comes to California for hi' 'loalth and brings his family. Howevr. he gets into pictures. Mr. Cosgrave was chosen for the Important part because be-cause he is the exact type for the quaint old man demanded by the script. "Mr. Cosgrave has had long and varied experience on the stage and he and Mr. Cruze worked together years ago in Utah. When asked how he felt after his first screen test, Mr. Cosgrave said that chills chased them selves up and down his back for a time, but he quickly learned the technique and is taking to the work like an old-timer. Mr. Cosgrave is in excellent company, as many noted stars will be seen In the production. S. L. Tribune. Mr. Cosgrave has appeared here with theatrical troops and has many friends and acquaintances who will join with the Press in wishing him the best of success in his new work. |