Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-07

LONDON, Dec. III Associated Press
dispslci l. lhe fifs. isucy uTsss bait oil
the aoasUn was given at Convent Gar
den last Wednesday evening anu
came ~ a relief 10 tue jeded young
msn about town. The msie iftque AZ
ors OF the ball are recruited from the
ranks which are generally TO be seen
at the Empire In the evening ami tue
Continental hotel NJ midnight for
supper. The lady frequentets are for
the most part, either fast actresses or
demimOndes, although on "Wednesday
last several parties who had boxes In.
oluded some Of the smartost women Ia
England. They, however, Kept care.
fully masked aud aa rule remained
la their boxes looking on at the gay
scene ON Tue h0or. A few yeata ago
at ono Of these balls, Mrs. LAnglry,
and her party, in one OF tbs upper
boxes created the greatest excitement.
An old quiet looking genllomen was
seen 20 DO sitting In the midst OF her
party, anu from time 10 time the old
man was subject 10 all sorts OF practical
Jokes. Ho was pulled atound tho Dor,
wine thrown In his face, and finally
amidst oTlss OF horror from the people
below he was thrown, alter an Appaf.
Snt stTusgle with one OF the men, TO
the ilsOr below whore he lay notion
les. IL was soon discovered, however,
that the old gentleman was n akiliully
constructed clay figure, bat thu gentle
men VI hfs. Langtry's party were ali
arrested anu hAd TO appear Ia court the
next morning,
Last WednvsdAy's ball began Mt IL
O'Clock. Toe fun was a. lts hsigDt at
Q O'Clock and II was almost daylight
when tho last Of the people Isit The
hail.
The charitable teason Ia now At hand
anu most OF the theaters are generously
pi0ilering tnuir ait Ia behalf OF various
Institutions. Royal patronage has teen
promised for matinee 10 DO given at
the HAymarket on December 10, la AID
OF tue siddons house, proposed theAtfl.
cal lLsitotiOn something on the plan
OF the forest home. 10 ~ Intended "
DO refuge Tor actors ana ACTRESSES
when sItuok down by ssrlous illness.
In the course OF an interesting article
entitled "HAnilst, from an ActoT'a
Prompt BOok," published In this
months Fortnightly Review, Beer.
D0hm Tree states
at has been my aim by the practical
assistance OF an actors prompt book to
show That Hamlet's supposed madness
was a fuigned madnvss, anu that many
OF the difficulties Of this Snakespenrian
masterpieces are really little else than
the outcome Of super acute
but impractical comment. II 10
tho pure all things are pure,
to the plain seekers many thinge often
appear plain. Anu n soms OF the oil.
legged obscuritles oil Hamlet have been
dispelled by an RctOr.mAnAgsI'6
prompt copy, the reason for the mira
ole may lilo IN the fact that Shake.
speaTe WAS An gcIor.mAnAgur himself.
Tho fact must never be lOst signt VI
that bis plays we're designed for the
stage ana not for tho library; that
though the greatest Of poets, no Wa
an experienced motor rs well; anu tlat
the prompt copies OF his own plays
must have been filled with stage uub..
NESS In the highest Illustrative OF tur
text aud the greater part OF whicn has
beeu Lost forever"
In THIS opinion Mr.. Treo's idea OF
the melancholy Dalu comedies with
that OF the late Euwin Boslh, who
was ever wont 10 assert Waot askeu the
question, ~ do not consider Hamlet
TO have been mad save IN craft"