Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-05
Newsy Notes.

Next week will test the iiicacy Of
the drama to draw money when other
branches Of business are langulshing.
Some Of the dramatic Journals are say
ing that general hard times DO not
sffsot the thcater-on the contrary,
that they rather help II, for the reason
that Il is when people are most de-
pressed tba, they most need the cheer
ing influence Of the play. Atallevents
the coming test will be a perfect one,as
Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Theatef
cimpany IL known farand wide a. the
American Dramatic comrany par ex-
oellence and Salt Lakers fully appfe'
clste the fact that Herbert Kelley
Georgia Cayvan and the other artists
Of that splendid organization eau drive
dull care sway II II is possible to be
driven. Since last appearing here the
company have adde two new pieces
10 their repertoiro-Am efioans ABROAD
and the Grey Mare, AMI theari win
the successes Of the past, Ihr Charliy
Rail, The wife, nnd Old Heads anu
Young Hearts, constitute tue banner
weeks bill OF tho year -.
Mr., IL. u. Warner, who Il In THIS
city In advance Of tho company,
which opena next Tuesday niVht, aituf
mentioning the fact that Mr.. Fr hmau
himself comes here with his company
said.
UWben MIR. Ffohman went abroad
last May, II was not no much WIN 'hn
desire to witness plays then being per.
formed there, but more with hNlew OF
ntceftaining what results had b,eh
reached By tho various authors VIII
whom he had contracts for new ma
terial. Many Of the plays which afr
now being produced in LONDON arc MOI
new 10 him. He II frequently euabiuu
70 read the manuscripts OF these piece
long before production. He has many
new plays for the byceum COMPANY
coming, but how thoy will turn out u
IA impossible TO say.
"Mr. Frohman said that there u .
prevailing impression In London that
the music halls are now In strong OPP
position 10 dramatic enterprises. Man
hgep claim that the aitondance NJ 10"
music halls IL now % great, nnd 10
many other outside attractions prove
such strong magnets that the public T.
being weaned from the theaioT' Mi.
Ffohman .aid no did not agree win
this idea. He thought the drama
would always fourihh; that nothing
can kill the thoaler 40 long as thu
theater offers the putlic good anu AT
Inactive work. when people do not
no to the theater there II reason fji
II, and that reason N found In the play
The plays which have been producou
In London for this paet season have not
always been Of kind likely TO attract
large audie uces, hence the auulentet
have gone elsewhere TOT thelf amuse'
ments. IL 10 w In this country also
Good things always succeed"
care there any noveltits TO be
brought forward Ia London"
eyes, the English authors have
many plays, some VI which are llkelS
10 achieve snccerH, but where suceesi
will strike II IN hard to predict Ih'
opportunity for the American IRA
mAtist In always excellent. The dini
Guilty 10 in getting ifsm him the right
character or class OF play such a. vii
be likely to interest and nmuse al
audience. We constantly hear Ia,
CRY that American dfamatists have nc
opportunity, but have never yet seer
that any thoughtful American man
Ager has declined an American play
that is likely To find favor with hi'
public. Certainly MIR. FTOhman has
never done 90. We know that men
like Piuero, Jones, Grundy and Sim,
are capable OF building good lechnica
plays; yet plays with one.half theil
kin Of construction, with far less thar
their brightness ana cltvernehs OF Ola
logue will succeed anu find great iavo
Ia this country N the subjects weri
American, II the characters were
Amerlcan-for our own life Il Tar mOr'
congenial In liz theme and In N
interest TO our audiences than that Of !
foreign country. hut the plays tina
We are constantly praying ~ fecuiv,
from our authors do not cOrie, but In
stead come many which laCN impOTtau
tstentials for success"
"Cau you name what those essen
tials nrt?D
"To name them would require mucl
space and rRmiticatiOn over the sub
irot Of play writing. But II IL chiefly
the want Of RnAmerican theme, the ab
tence OF interesting episodes, or what
called movement, and the ieeblenef
u characterization. Many n lay d,
fits all rules OF construction and IL SUI
cessiul ~ has the underlying hnsis d
interest. Many plays that ato Ga
tremvly skillful Ia construction, oleve
In dialogue, keen IN analysis, foil ,
popular success because they are lacl
log In that special chnrm which wi
carry plays u Lesser technical wort
toward success. 10 IL not all goo
ulsys which succeed, nor all bad play
which Jail"
"WhHt about the new plays In III
cOmpany's repert1irt2"
~ regard Americans Abroad as
charming fairy story In style an