Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-26

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AMER 70 years Of management Tim
80. naniel Frawley after this season
u wv, Give up the life managerial. /
W" W.. him this week down at the Grand
o '~ House busily preparing for his
s.oson here and learned from him
, a wby and wherefore Of his unexpeot.
We , "Iiii The Frawleys will be missed
e. For seven years they have been
H''aicome feature OF theatrical life in
francisco and In that time have
. 81 many plays OF note and in
induced number OF glfted players TO
wv community Among these are such
.aynes as those of blanche Bates Theo-
l lar, pobsus. Wilton Lackaye and 9TH
W. bat wnl readily occur to the play
s -.5,g hubble. 10. Mr.. Frawley we are
sgo indebted for the production of
r mony new plays of varying interest,
,,'. ali Of the clean and wholesome
y,,d and he news of the coming dis
h'nIr,ept OF bis competent and modest
Company co viii DE learned with much re-
e y,, by o goodiy number OF admirers.
I'll lsaIla matter of plays, says Mr.
Fragley .. A.. ~
stspJard that ] have used my public to
sSd again that my self-respect viii per-
TjI M TO produce. The only thing left
me therefore Is to get out OF the bust
ness
Mr. Frawley, quietly seated at his
desk with the litter of management
sprtad picturesquely before him, did
not look exactly happy as he said this.
"The syndlcate%' | queried.
The syndicate the manager briefly
se5uiesced. Then with a sort Of good
patured envy he burst out Henry
Mil.er-now that fellow ought to thank
me gods every moment of his life. lie
basan the strength of the syndicate at
Lls back. He has only to ask to have.
PLAYS the best, old and new, are his.
PLAYERS look at his present splendid
set-are simply crowded into his COM
tanIes. And as TO mountings-well,
eypense is not mentioned in the con-
rectIon. What a stunning perform
ance they gave of The Gay Lord
QuG.
"PInero Is so easy to pay" l said
'ani so difficult
Yes. Frawlay agreed "the mechan-
ism Is perfection, only the yeriest tyro
can 70 wrong in the technical detail OF
a Pnero play But the personality and
touch count enormously"
But TO return, said, and was glad
10 see that the generous Miller and Pr
new enthusiasm did not die out Of Il.
Daniels now cheerful gray eye.
"0t course | regret that l can't get
the plays | want" he said, for / like
he business. But there are many other
things that | wish to do, may want
10 write play myself-who knows?'
And 1t seems that that Is precisely
one Of the things that has suggested
h@tto Mr. Frawley as desirable to be
done lie sketched In for me the plot
o. purpOsed political drama, in
briei, terse, Secret Service" sort of
way that If In its handling is as good
IS the story is bound to see fame.
For two years the busy manager has
lstR at work on it, with perhaps hard
b half-hour In the week to devote
10 It's writing, and he is now ardently
boxing forward to the voyage to Ma
llay where die company goes after its
Sn Francisco season, for opportunity
70 complete the play.
one thing am eternally grateful for
TO return 10 the managerial proposi-
uon'-Mr Frawley resumed. Il am
t0l doomed to the overnight stand"
Still, | suppose there are compensa-
tons for even that?' | suggest.
What are they" inquired the man
sgef dangerously
"Scenery-trayel," | vaguely reply.
Scenery Oh, Lord." and Frawley
laughed, You must pardon me, but 1t
not exactly the scenery that looms
W In the one-night stand tours. The
tinners, the beds, the midnight trains"
ihl the actor-manager's tone impaired
even to my civilized ignorance the
depth Of dyspephc depravity that in
tert In the small town dinner, the
tolbtiulness of It's blankets, the wear
hess Of It's sleepy trains.
II was nothing but the might
sand that killed Roland Reed, Sol |
Smith Russell, TOO" he went on, be-
ti's any number of others. Kept them
UT Of New York, too
How sou
On simple enough The dramatic |
loint that the educated playgoer spots
Immediately must be exaggerated. |
ohicatured out Of all proportion TO its
IeAlYe Importance, to tell at all with |
uhschooed consciousness. The tempta-
toA Is irresistible, and the habit. once
formed, fatal"
IraSley settled it. He Is very like
himself In Secret Service" brief, re-
STRAINED nl and emnently untheatrical,
, But There is much to come before
'ns eld Of the managerial career" |
remind him.
les and am hoping for good
mugs oelOre Il comes" he said This
tualua trip Is much to my mind. |
-, 10y always wished to go west. | was
viIeel Planning a four months visit to
: oAohona when this offer for Manila |
,1 We get all expenses and a guar
me ', LOT a weeks. Not bad. Then we
'pel9 Two weeks in Honolulu, two
80 IN foSohoma, a night or two in
liio oassAlng and the rest Of the time in
!, F-ilghtful. But why not go fur
', sp while you are about it?" l ask.
J.. W. are considering a six weeks visit
y !. y, 1,ai'ltla- the best show town on
IN. an ~, fmwley owned, with other
' ,o.. issues That would carry us into
49,, stsut OF next year. We return In
gu ui,H we 90 no further than Manila
ir "nal snail YOU give the Fillpinos?"
,a%s r, and, more Importantly. us?"
"e flIipInos wiz have what you
a ueen good enough TO take from
'I lne manager replied, "and you
~ nave six weeks OF us. Lorna
:. o''s Vn1 Uncle Toms Cabin for eX-
"a attractions"
..y Uncle Toms Cabinr"
ro sts' and you're going to like IT,"
'.ViI, i Frawley.
,y wy have the open mind. /
,',, seen IL" I had TO confess.
Wv n.y.. YORK was crazy as they say.
,.IT Wilton Lackayes Uncle Tom"
Go, read the evidence"
.. nnl We have Theodore Roberts as
49,, 80 h,'e, was only less spectacularly
- ~ VINO Is 10 be the immortal Ton
WI "l' fIawley?" ! query, genuinely
al. .ss Alice Johnson" ne said. "the
' a-l'5 lady Of this company--you
i0H have anott,s,. -. a., $50