Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-20
wTSIC AND DRAMA,
4 Severe Criticism Of Modern
Drama,
,.,x royryr GARDEN THEATRE
p,,vs Announced. - Notes anu
Commenis.-Wenderland.
.,,x Ar coyryr GARDEN THEATRE


a'a rureat feelings are always con
,.sled in life and the dtnmalisl exposes
,s,,n. when the weeping wife inUs
a,sr the husband whose last agony sue
~. watched we steal out Of the ROOM
,,t I'm the theatre the dramRtist
s,,t.s ~ ut aud watch H. d. lovers
sis.p one another before n roomiul OF
osorle? why, in the thick darkness
a, the night, when the pedestrians
,,sp is heard, the young couple saying
midnight, hidden behind the gate
so.i, draw apart aud talk about the
Weather in a loud voice.
81 DOM think the theatre OF the
r,,sent day does one bit Of good. IL
may not do much harm, hut the prin'
ciral purpose the present drama serves
l,to advertise and make popular a lot
nj actor. md actresses who, Tor tho
most part, outside Of that would be Of
no earthly consequence.
"rhe modern drama, gentlemen, u
not quite rs interesting IA going TO
,Ar,y and we,ching the lllriations. The
dialogue lie not AZ entertaining ~ an
afternoon or evenings gossip with
few bright people. There aru Infinitely
eleyer,r people Ia everybody's circle Of
squaiutaucc, and many Of them, than
ever the stage shows today. Gentle
men, you can gO 10 any number OF
huusps la san Francisco ON reception
evening aud hear brighter converse.
lion and more entertaining ltcas, not
/, sneak vi nu oc, R.ional bit Of pathetic
story or dramatic situation, than you
do Ia plays; aud that In the difficulty
with our theatera. That IL why the
nfce.comedy drama goes AMI the
society play u tame. II will be 80 un.
tl something comes agpin 10 put ht-
fore us Cloyerer, stronger, more M
tefestlng characters tHsn we eau meet
10 everyday life. Dccullcte dtcssesi
beautiful women in beautiful gowns
and handsome men In dress suits aTe
not enough now. You fiud oil thOte
any evening IN social HE. We want
brains In plays; we want character;
We want wit aud Imagination a little
mere brilliant than our own"
FuN Al a tANCY DRESS rALL.
A funny incident happened recently
at the COyeut Garden iheStfu, London,
and led To u hearing In the police
court. Sir Augustus Harris is giving
fancy drCss balls At ths theatre. ut
which prizes are given tor the most
gto,e,uue AS wen ~ for the most
At..ic and prcttiest dresses. Gu
Wednesday, according 10 the World,
sgeutlrmun namcd liowther who hGi
occupied n hOX was summoned to ap-
lear IN court 10 answer u charge Of as
ianltng n policeman. The evidence
showed that l.Owihcr and hiS party
lad with them lay ngUrc dressed ns
al cid gentleman. Attention was
drawn u the box by the eccentric
tricks OF the old man aud the ludicrOus
Ioses he assumed.
Finally row occurred Ia the box,
the Old man evidently becoming iu-
censed with the treatment accorded
lin, OF Coursp, those who were not
In the secret thought the old man was
alive, aud there vas great excitement
ami CONSERVATION when finally Low
Their seized him nnd hurled him head
long from the box. When some NJ the
people on the floor fuu 10 hit Assistance
they were chagT,ucd 10 iipd that lie
was only "siuIod" man.
Many OF them treated the matter as
Joke. O,horg, however, Insisted that
their peTluIbel feelings could only hc
calmed 10y the expulsion Of the offend
ors.
Consequently Constablcs were sent
20 the box, anu Mr.. luwtner, who had
Hired" the old man, was requested To
retire. This lie declined 10 10, and
when the ocustablcS attempted To
eject hiui he sttuul, them. The result
was the Issuing Of the summons.
The magistrate refused 10 regard the
case seriously. He intima,ed that IT.
lie elsu was 10 b0 expected at such an
entertainment OF three O'Clock IN tho
morning, anu he merely bound Mr..
liowthur over In the sum Of rs 10 keep
NE peace.
NEW PLAYS ANNOUNCED.
A bewildering array Of new plays, "
reports speak truly, are soon TO be
transit rfed froIn 'ypew rltten copies on
iheslRge. Mr.. Dlly's publication OF
the psychO-aentimental French play,
"L'AmOurcusu, - stO succeed "NauUy
and Company" lCharlcs Frohmsn hns
anew MAY for John Drew, when he
leaves Days management, written by
Bison, nnt Care Bronson Howard Va
on his way from France, homewArd,
with n new play In his Gladstone.
Cora Tanner IL 10 star IN "Hushand
tnd wife," under the mauag sment u
Colonel Sim and r. Henry French.
a Sims. Buchanan drnmR called
"fhe Trumpet CAN" will b.
done next week In Boston. Marie
Madison has rewritten "rho Little
hhamrOck," and Martha Morton has
finished "CifcumslAntial Evidence"
l0r Pitou. Kate ClsNiOu II soon IN do
tlay Green's "Blsckberry Farm"
Helen BlytlA viii produce "rheWide,
Wide World" and "rhe Hon. Her
1ert," In manuscript, has reached Dan
fTohmsn from London, Henry Guy
'arletOns "rhe Princes NJ Erie" IN
soon 10 be done at the Boston Muse
UNI, aud Margaret Msther IL rohears-
lng THE Egyptian" another version
u HugO's "NOtre Dame" Rosina
Nokes has newsplay named "Maid
hiarlon," by Mollle Elliot Senwoll. !
marry Hine has new comedy in his
new ana elegant ~ user pocket, aud
Charles Ffohman has acquired the
American rights 10 "Gloriana. Rich |
ard Mansfield as Tittlebat rltmuuss In
itmma Sherldan'A "ren -rhOusand u
rear" Ia also promised. Blanche
Marsden has finished play called
Dan O'Hara," which II n continue
ton OF "Hhe Kerry Glow" Dan having
grown old. J. NJ, hin is soon to pro-
SGce Low Rosen's "rhe Kickcrs,D and
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