Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

Christian Augustus Gottlleb Goede by
haine-Who published In 1921, long
account OF visit he had recently made
70 England. expresses In strong terms
nus opinions on certain peculiarltias OF
us theaters. You viii never behold"
lie writes, foreign actors dressed In
such an absurd style as upon the Lon
uoh stage The English. Of All other
nations the most superstltl0us worship.
eTs Oh fashions, are nevertheless accus-
TONED TO manifest q strange indulgence
loF the lnclVilitles which this goodness
encounters from their performers"
IN Ihe way to Keep HIM Charles
,h,yH.O.e acted the part OF Sir Bril-
naht teshlon, a name which ought 10
nave suggested 20 him proper style OF
dfess, IN frOck absolutely thrpadbare
an obsolete d0ublet, long pantaloops a
pIodlgl0us watch chain OF steel ana .
huge lncroyabie under his arm. Tbis
Iast article indeed, was an appendare
OF IeV2 but all the rest presented q
genuine portrait OF an INDECENT cox
como lie must have known that nam
Suioons and an incrOyable umplei ana
Iolaed together are incungruous articles
oi alPaLeI-that no gentleman. much
Tess SIR Brilliant Fashion. would make
ms appearance In a threadbare coat
~ reply 10 these and similar strict
uIes lheie Is nothing much TO be said.
Hit,1's u ne that actors and audience
ulhe were content with things as they
h' anu mat now and then reforms
had been attempted. without bove,,or
resulting 10 any particular success
HaIIlck had rendered the theatsr IN.
valuable services both az actor ona
stage manager but he had been inebi,
90 eject any very beneficial chang In
.ne matter Of dress, Indeed II seems
pIouaole that his attempt 10 aprenr nc
gneIo had failed chiefly because he
Iau lVI'"el after a Moorish fashion
rc'sgaI0lHg the modern military unf-
t'l.ls ih which GUN and Barry had
ug'n wont To- PLAY the part The actors
snor' stature, black face and Oriental
utess had reminded The audience Of tbe
wa o'uel negro pages In Attendance
unon ladies' ~ quality AT thar period
Fompey with the toakettle." as opIn
nad SAID. having possibly nlatc ~
notdlths present In his mind. and mo
innovation which was certainlv corn.
henaable enough. was unfhvorably va.
t.elved' even to mourning some con.
II Is well known that Carried, IN tho
part or Macbeth wore a court suit ~
scarlet and gold lace. with. IN the Iattsr
scenes OF the tragedy "a VII as Leo
ia,'e"es. the actor says In his memoirs
"a. as Iarse as any now Worn bv The gray
VI our barons OF the eScheouer -
ssi,IIl,aI costume being adopted by otber
.i. De'nS on mat tlme-Smith and Bar.
ry, FOR Instance.
Ma. Macbeth. indeed was never dressed"
ee,',i'., to me taste Of antiquarian
t,'..L-a uIuI me ornate revivals OF the
Wells in 1910 and by Charles Kesn 81
the Princess theater some a,a 60
Iater The costumes were Of the eley'
enth century of each OF these occaelons
Mr. Macready ventured upon vorinn.
REVEALS archaic and decorativa 90
61vgNsHl Garden ana Drury Lane, Mr.
nsIgS Followed suit al SadIer's Wells
9ani i 'haIles hean at the Princess nm
va " seemed that correctness OF attire
oHt spIendor OF scenery and annoint.
Wew2 could no further be carried Ia
deed, alarm arose lest the drama shoui5
perish altogether under the weight 30
upholstery and wardrobe II was doomed
Here was to be seen King John IN his
haolt as he lived; here appeared he
5,CuHu ana third Richards King Henry
queen katherine and Wolsey, now was
presented London, with rs Inhabitants
o the middle ages; now the Venice on
S,nylock and presently the BIthynia Of
the days Of King Leontes. The spec-
tators applauded the fnery and the skin
OF the embellishments. and their favor
ne verdict upon these counts carried
with II presumably approval OF tbe
players and, perhaps a measure o,
homage 10 Shakespeare.
TO revert TO the shortcomings OF the
Eiizabethan stage would be. Of course.
impossible. The imaglnatlons OF the
audience would now steadily refuse 10
be taxed 20 meet the absence OF scenery.
the incongrulty Of costumes and the
lther deficiencies OF the early theater
Some degrees OF accuracy our modern
play goers would demand II they dis
ialned or disregarded minute correct
ness
After all, what IL chiefly needed 10
preserve theatrical illusion Is a certain
harmony Of arrangement. which shall
be 90 undemonstratIyely complete as 10
escape consideration No false note
must be struck 10 divert attention frorn
he designs Of the dramatlst and from
Ms interpreters--the players