Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-18

British affectations do not add to the
charm Of her personality or the slnceri-
ty OF her acting She ought TO cut
plenty of ice, Her manner. Mt least Is
cold enough to indicate that she might
be successful in that pursuit"
at makes me laugh to read that
Charles Hoyt is going to collaborate on
a play with Denman Thompson" said
n well known comedian the other day.
"for | do not believe 1t. For years
Hoyt has been promising to write plays
for actors and to collaborate with play
wrights, but he has never done so ex-
cept for members Of his own companies.
and do not believe that he ever Will.
He has never sold outright but one play
in his life-'A Parlor Match'-and 1t Is
one OF the sorest recollections that he
has. He sold the play early In his
career and has watched It's regular re-
juvenation with ever increasing envy
and chagrin until 1t has become a fixed
principle OF his to sell nothing out
right, but to lease on well secured
royalty basis. When he has been on
the road. of course he met stars and
managers In every city that he visited,
and almost every night he would meet
somebody whom he would take fancy
to, and before the night was over he
saw possibilities in him for a great
character and promised to write a play
for him, but when he awoke in the
morning he changed his mind, while the
actor went his way hugging to himself
the notion that he was soon to be made
| famous by the great farcical playwright.
The actor never got the play. though.
Among the stars who have for brief Pc
I RODS at one time or another during the
past ton years cherished such Illusions
are De Wolf Hopper. Digby Bell.
/ Thomas Q. SeabroolSe, Francis Wilson,
/ Eugene Garfield. Samuel Reed, Edward
Holland and others.
Charles Hoyt is very clever, and he
/ knows il, and does not propose TO let
anybody get any share of his thunder
He can do well enough alone and does
not need to collaborate, His brain
teens with plots and situations, and he
can write the dir'NSue and lyrics as
well as the purely echanlcal part OF a
play or opera better than most men; SO
why should he take unto himself q
partner to share the glory and the
financial returns when he can have
them all 70 HIMSELF"
The present talk about the death OF
melodrama is pretty well refuted by
on the road. / have told you that this
is about the worst season known to
theatrical managers In six years. Not
wlthstandlng this fact, Davis e Keogh
who are the melodramatic promoters OF
America, have on tour the following
plays; "Fallen Among Thieves" THE
Sidewalks of New York" 1.-THE Irish Al.
derman," "MeTndden's l1lopement.'
Down In Dixie" ION the Mississippi
their old stand by THE Hustler" CIR
Wanted" ION the Bowery," 1.-THE White
Rat" Darkest New York" and 9TH,
Heart OF the Klondike." They are ais,
preparing to produce Lost In Siberia,
'on Land ana Sea-" 1.-THE Black Cat
and Our Guardian Angel" Both Mr.
Davis and Mr.. Keogh express them
selves as more than satisfied with bust
ness so far this season. and as far n
= attractions are concerned they can Ger
e tainly give the prolific Mr.. Charlei
Frohman cards, spades ana large ant
small casino.
FRANK CONNOLLY.