Arizona republican., 1902-04-06
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The Prisoner of Zenda" will be pre- sented at the Doris Theatre tomorrow.
 Monday and Rupert of HentZau' Tuesday. both plays being produced by
 the same company. The productions are under the auspices of Mir. Daniel
 FrOhman. which fact alone is a guar
 antee of magnificent performances be-
 ing given.
 The Prisoner of Zenda has been
 crowned with q halo of universal ap-
 probation that has not been accorded
 any other literary dramatic compost
 ton of our time. While it is true that
 other drama atiZat tions of popular novels
 have been received by an enthusiastic
 public with approval. few if any. have
 been successful in retaining the beauty
 of the literary work in the dramatic
 presentation. Some have made the
 authors ideas subordinate to the
 scenic artists effects: others have en-
 tirely obliterated the beauty of the in
 tellectual work to permit of the intro
 duction of q sensation" while still
 others have absolutely thwarted the
 authors purpose in order to comply with the mannerisms or individuality of the actor or actress who essays the stellar role But in "'rhe Prisoner of Zenda' the literary atmosphere the living realities. the distinct personality that Anthony Hope gave his theme and each of his characters is faithfully re- produced and presented in this marvel , ously successful play. which will be presented here in a sumptuous manner. Rupert of Hentzau," as dramatizeI by it's author. Anthony Hope. is q story | complete in itself. but to those wh1
 have rcad The Prisoner of Zenda. v , or have seen the drama tization of that romantic tale of love. hatred and in i trigue. the presentation of the sequel l upon the stage will have an especial 1 charm In Rupert of Hentzau" tha ! same chief characters appear. and the unfinished story Of Zenda is carried to . q conclusion. while the play is full of ] the atmosphere and action that made ! the earlier romance the chief of recent i dram successes.
 : The story concerns the theft of let ter which Queen FlaVia has written to RudCIf Rassendyll. and which has been . intercepted by agents of Count Rupert i Cf HCntZau. who is the only one of Ru- dCIf's enemies in the secret of his won i derful semblance to King Rudolf of ] Ruritania. and who purposes to use the ! letter to his own material advantage { with the king. as well as the destrUc- { ton of RasserGyll and the dishonor Of ] the uuaen Rassendyll comes from 1 England in search Of HeltZau and the ! letter. and the exciting events which
 follow furnish the CtiOn of the play. . Probably no one but MT. HCpe could ! have crowded such d bewildering series ] of incidents from the story into the brief period of the play. But Mir. Hope
 did the trick, and the result has been an undou5ted dramatic success. The
 scenic inVestiture is said to be tho [ handsomest of any of the recent Froh- man productions. while the costumes I and accessories are on q similar scale l Of excellence. The company is an eX- ceptionally strong one. each individual member having been selected for his CT her personal adaptability to their re- l spactiVe characters. thus an especially well balanced performance can be an
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