Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-13


rich before, but had to struggle, rath-
er. to make ends meet. and what to do
with my money don't know. III tell
you. have new play which ! wrote
in collaboration with John Luther
Long, whose Madame Butterfly /
dramatlzed last year. ! mean to blow
In all my unexpected wealth IN the pro-
ductlon OF that piece. may lose every
thing I've got, but shall astonish them
with the scenery Of The Darling Of the
Code. | don't care. 1t is good play
and worth the setting True enough.
Belasco simply threw money right, left
snd center on his piece. He engaged best
actors, he ordered the finest costumes,
he carried off Charles Frohmans crack
conductor, William F'urst, and ordered
him to compose fitting music, he en-
ployed the finest scenic artists and pro-
duced the drama magnliicently. When
he pulled up the curtain last Wednes-
day night David Belasco felt In his
pockets and realized that 100000 was
gone. After that discovery he fled in
tlismay behind the scenes and waited
there anxiously until the fourth act,
when the audience called him out 10 APP
plaud his work Belasco, apparently.
had layished all the wealth which had
been given to him by "Dubarry" and
"'The Auctloneer" on the scenery and
costumes of 1.-THE Darling of the Gods"
On the first night this chroncler sat in
front of a man experienced in theatric
production. THAT scene" he Wills
pered, cost not a cent less than $4,000.
That cost So 900; that $4,000 that SO 900;
that" Hold on" said your corre-
spondent. Let me put the amounts
down for each scene and at the end of
the performance we had counted up
$4,000 for the scenery alone. The cos
tunes and ingenious lighting effects
were estimated at another $4,000.
Therefore Belasco stood to win or lose
100000 before his curtain went up.
Happily he Won Few managers make
10 strike twice In succession. Belasco
has made four bulls eyes, one after
the other; namely. 'Zaza," "The Auc-
tioneer," Madame Dubarry" and "The
Darling of the Gods" The continuity
OF his success was broken by Naughty
Anthony" which, however, was saved
the third week after production, by the
addition OF his famous one-act drama,
Madame Butterfly" Thus 1t may be
said that since David Belasco broke
with the Theatre Trust and became an
Independent producer, he has put forth
six consecutive successes. "The Heart"
paid $500. 900, "Zaza' 100000; 1.-THE Aue-
tioneer" ssO0O0s Madame Dubarry'
100000 "The Darling" is new yet, and
there Is no telling. but its nightly re-
ceipts average 1880 1t Is q fine play
that needs no scenery The story Of Il
Is the love Of japanese princess for
an Oriental Robin Hood his death and
hers. and their meeting in Paradise, a
thousand years later In this work
Belasco has reached his greatest height
as dramatist, for the play, although
dealing with the fanciful and romantic
japanese people, Is as carefully con-
structed as II the characters were Occl-
dental. Apart from Its scenic invest
ure-whlch far surpasses all the former
achievements of the theater-this Is a
great emotional and tragical drama. 1t
is acted superbly by Blanche Bates and
Robert Hanes, Mrs. Walcott. Ada Lew
IL and Eleanor Moretti. "The Darling
of the Gods" Is out latest sensation. and
II has superseded Richard Mansfeld's
Julius Cesar" which In turn, eciipsed
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