Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17

he Is dlssolute chap, she is In peril
OF her character from his attentions
The pursuit Of the pretty domestic by
these brothers forms The story Of the
piece. and in the end OF course the good
brother wins her hand Not much Of
an argument, but Fitch seldom bothers
himself over seriously constructed
theme. The success OF this author
proceeds from his manner rather than
his matter. lie applies himself to de-
tail more than TO construction, and
values logical conclusion less than nov
city of incident and smartness Of char
Ucter diawing In this latest piece he
cXcels in the latter feature one Of
his characters Is Michael OBrien, Ro-
salies uncle, champion OF razor wn0
refuses 10 labor an ardent defender
OF the rights " working men. but with
a liked and unCOnQueluhl6 dislike for
WORK. much given TO cl0quence ana
mixed ale. il is a lroll type something
akin 10 Old Eccles, tull of ebullicnt yet
unconscious numor ANA by tar the
most Interesting figure I'm the play
EDWARD Hanisan OF the ancient firm
Of llarrigan and Hart who alter the
death o. his partner ana the failure Of
his Individual venture, LaI long,
varied career In that graveyard OF the
drama, vaudeville was resunocted To
create this character Ii hts MIN nd
mhably and he does well in II. though
MOI so wen az was arrived at In a
similar type by Henry u. Dixie. the BIZ
lstI tft. tf4
ingnam Modern Magdalen" DiXey,
however Is young man filled with
ambitious hopes OF starring, Ike his
Iormu' comrade, Nat Goodwin Har-
iigan Is an old man whose future IS
yesterday Besides he owns the
,iawtk Thcater the lease OF which al
wNs him he comfortable Income Of
500 q yea The yorld has swept
pai tais once popular character play.
ca, Dat I. he's not rl his leollling
}tars without comfort
This makes three of Clyde Fitch's
plays IN present fortune. Last sum-
mef wnlle he was sick abtd In swift
zaland he Kept half dozen stem
csraphcrs busy debating 90 them all
10y lurrs, and wnon his health returned
be- had finished "The Stubhornness of
Geraldine in which Mary Mannering
~ touring progperously: "The Gin
with the Green Eyes, in which Clara
floodeood is successful at the Savoy:
and this work THE Bird in the Cage.
which has been well recelvd OF the
Bliou From each of these works the
author cams IN royalties an average
~ $3.50 a week, lie has several other
pays - Lovers Lane Barbara
Fteitchlc," THE Moth And the Flame"
THE Climbers and "Sapho" I'm COM
mission among the cheaper stock COM
panies which yield him weekly IN
come Of from $500 10 $1,000. However.
MI Fitch Is not ayarclous. He tries
To maintain his receipts on the average
az $1,000 a week all the year round. or
an annual Income OF 100000, and he
does IT, At present Nictorlen Sardou
Is the wealthiest playwright I'm the
world. Arthur Wing Pinero comes next
IN riches. In actual income from the
thcater Clyde Fitch stands first bul
in estate he Is third In the list David
Belasco would surpass his young rival
IN finance were he not so extrayaganl
in productions The author Of "Du.
parry has no sooner cleared a fortune
out Of Mrs Carter than he invests IL
in THE Darling Of the Gods" and all
he makes out Of Mrs Carter. Blanche
Bates and David Warneld Is being
saved at present for plunge In his
production Of next season which he
says viii cost him 100000. William
Gille-te also Is a man o. wealth. his
contract with Charles Frohman giving
him, as author and actor $1,000 a week.
Harry Is. Smith the comic on-ra "A.
bfettlst Is rich author with an in
come from his pen OF about 100000 n
year, Out OF robin Hood alone he
and Reginald de Koven divided 800 900
Stanisaus STANCE, who used TO be the
villain in THE Henrietta" hurt him
self so much one night when he fell
dead on the stage In that play that he
abandoned acting at SIS week and
ok 70 writing, which now Yields him
$500 week Madelln Lueette Ryley.
who used TO earn SlO0 week singing
N comic opera did not discover literary
talent until her husband ]. II. Ryley.