Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21
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said. IN Alice Adams she proves con.
clusiyciy that she IL an actress ~ rare
ability but that her forte il not the
I very heavy phases Of dramatic In
7 depreciation.
Mir. Fitch. having written Nathan
I Hale" especially for Mr.. Goodwin and
! Miss Elliott. naturally had these lin.
itationa IN view. and the highest com.
plimcni that can be- paid him l. that he
lifted both ~ his principals to a nicely.
Perhaps the hest piece ~ acting In
Nathan Hale" IL that Of Cunningham.
n British suhaitcrn. interpreted by Mir.
Nell O'Iirlsn. Cunningham II q double
dyed and contemplate rascal. and It is.
therefore. not q grateful role. but AIR
o'Brion appears 10 have exactly caught
the spirit or the part. and the shading
Ia put on w dolicatsly nv to make u
verltable work Of art.
Tho cable brings thc,ncws that Ellen
Terry has finally lot Henry Irving for
good and an and that she will shortly
have a thrater ~ her own In London.
This Information has been discounted
by the bad luck which has perHlstcntiy
followed Mr.. Irving for two years or
more. eliminating In HIS serious Illness
short time ago. lie was then obliged
10 abandon his tour aud little later IL
was announced that he was anxious a.
secure lessee Tot the Lyoeum thoator
In London Miss Tcrry's retirement
fr1m the Irving company has been one
~ the annual announcements for the
last decade. hut those who were In the
Know were aware that these rumorH
had no foundation In fact. Last year
however, she really ana leave tho com.
rany TO attempt an Independent star.
ring tour. while Sir Henry was not play.
ing II was generally understood nj the
time that the experiment was made for
tho purpose u a-ceftaininE whether or
not Miss Terry. without her PRINCIPAL.
would have sufficient drawing power 10
warrant her exploitation a. u star The
experiment was satisfactory In every
reepcct and II was then decided, nc-
cordlng 10 the best Information NJ hand.
that she would leave Sir Henry NJ the
hrat favorable opportunity u has now
come and next season We may expect
to see the fair Ellen. who. by the way.
has well grown grandchildren. playing
many ~ the youthful shakespearcan
roles In this country.
Persons In the theatrical swim In this
country have long known that AIR. Ir-
wings finances were In a bad way. but
the suggestion that henent be ar.
ranged for him was In the nature Of n
shock 10 his thousands 81 friends and
admirers In th'T city In reality II
~ probable that Mr.. Irving II not In
such a bad way aH would seem to be-
indicated by this suggestion. the idea
having been advanced principally a.
demonstrate 10 him how deep was his
hold upon the affections ~ the thenter
going public In this country and Eng.
land. IL was thought that this would
be q great ENCOURAGEMENT Co the ac-
tor ana that he would thereby be better
equipped Tor the struggle which h. has
m1nfully determined upon for the pur.
pose ~ rccouplng hia once vast fortune.
In accordance with this arrangement
u Il announced that he will make a
tour Of the United states next season.
when all Of his past successes and In
cidentally. probably. also some OF his
failures viii be presented, Irving ccr-
tninly has nothing 10 complain of with
reference Ia America lie has never
made tour Of this country which has
not yielded enormous returns. and his
disastcfa have been Brought about by
the failure ~ the English public to
patronixc his ventures with anything
like the llberailty accorded by the peo-
pie ON this side Of the water.
A. to the tyceum thcatsr II has been
asserted upon apparently good author
ny that Mr. Irving was anxious that
Charles Fruhman should undertake IL
management hut that nhrswd little
American felt that II might conflict with
hin other Interests IN London. Several
other persons In this city have heen
mentioned ~ probable lrrsees. but moth.
Ink definite has yet been determined n
n almost certain. however that the
man 60 whom the lease, which under
proper circumstances ought In prove
very valuable. viii be- given win be m
American for II N a fact. despite hls az.
ErrHHive nfffciatlonn and his M conceal.
ed opinion that our cities are little more
than provincial towns. that Irving has
tho most unhoundod respect Tor tho
HhrewdnoHs uf the American theatrical
manager
After nll when one ronocts upon the
fortunes made hy Irving the enormous
amounts ~ money expended by him In
productions and the millions which have
passed through his hands. leaving
guodN portion thcroin 49, his 'pront Il
" snd commentary upon the capri.
clnuHncsr of the public which In this
case means tho London public. so far MS
actors are concerned. Twins nd time
NJ NE when be- should he Independently
wealthy, IN now Obliged a. start out with
nothing save reputation 10
win q new fortune. sn that be- may pass
his declining years In comfort
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