Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-05

As p conclusion Of business it seems
plain that the actor and the actress
who happen to be man and wife should
not act in the same company after
they have acquired certain hnpor-
lance in their profession, So long ms
they are no6oaics marriage makes no
difference, but once they stand In the
fierce light that beats ON the center
Of the stage 1t seems best for them 10
separate,
Even with the leading man and the
leading woman who are husband and
wife, II makes little difference whether
they act together or not. Last SUM
mer the leading woman Of certain
company did not speak TO the leading
man, who I'm private life was her hus-
band, l3ut the audience did not notice
any popularity I'm their manner al
though if they had been stars people
would very soon have remarked that
something was wrong between them.
Maxine Elliott, who has broken loose
from her husband, Nat Goodwin, so
far as her theatrical efforts are con-
cernod. had become quite too popular
to share business and public favor
with any other actor c. b. Dilling-
ham, who discovered Miss Elliotts
value as a star, knew that she would,
In a successful play, draw audiences
just as large as she and her husband
had drawn together, while Nat Good
win would continue to play to approx
mately the same business, Miss Elliott
luckily drew out Of the Clyde Fitch
grab bag n success, and, behold, the
Nerihcation OF Mr. Dillingham's pro-
phecy.
In the present arrangement husband
and wife are able TO get parts that suit
them without having to struggle to
finds plays that show them both to
equal advantage,
1T is difficult enough to find play
to 1T man or woman" says Daniel
Frohman. Then think how much
more difficult It must be to find one
that has the two principal roles equally
good.
IT'S all very well to say that the
hero and heroine will be OF the same
Importance But with the exception
of Romeo and Juliet" there are very
few plays of which this is true. once
a play has been found that suits the
man, 1t Will I'm all probability have
leading female role utterly unsulted to
the other star, or of no Importance.
so the work of selecting "A play
which shall suit both man and wife
is enough to discourage any manager.
Then separately, each Is able to make
as much money as the two acting to-
gether."
James * Hackett Is today one Of the
most popular actors in the country.
and his earnings every season are
large Mary Mannering, his wife. is
one of the popular young women stars
of the kind so common nowadays. II
~ not probable that their earnings
would be materially increased il they
played together
The case of f., II. Sothern and Viz
ginia Harmed is the same. They find
It much more profitable to be single
stars,
See what a lucky thing Il was for
Richard Manshcld,' one manager said.
when his wife decided to retire from
the stage. Charming as Beatrice
Cameron was In many roles there were
others totally unusuited TO her; but as
the wife of the star she had to have
always the part next TO his.
This not only damaged many of the
Mansfield productions, but 1t was a
great injustice to the actress, who was
called on for work she could not do.
Now, that Mrs. Mansfield has retired,