Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
New York, Nov. 2.-According TO a
story told by "a man Of prominence In
the theatrical profession bearing a per-
fectly unblemished record for Veraclty,
Mr.. Arthur Collins, manager OF the
Drury Lane theater London Is as
much pirate as the most disreputablc
fiy-by- night freebooter in America.
The statement is openly made and is
vouched for by several persons familiar
with it's details, that Collins recently
attempted to steal the Scarecrow char
acterlzntion invented by Fred Stone
and made use of with such immense
and sweeping success IN Fred. Hamlin's
production of THE Wizard of OF, How
the supposedly honorable English man
ager evolved his predatory plan and
tried Intellectually to execute 1t, is per-
haps told best In the words of the gen.
tleman who was instrumental in frus-
tratlng the fragrant trick II was sit
ting one evening In the Savage club.
ago" said the narrator, when two per-
sons began a conversation so close to
me that ! couldn't avoid overhearing
II. one of these men Is an American
performer named Hugh Ward, and he
told his associate he had been engaged
by Arthur Collins to board the next
steamer for New York and famllarlze
himself with the Scarcrow sketch for
the purpose OF transferring II bodily to
the next Christmas pautomime at the
Drury Lane. As | am well acquainted
with Mr.. Hamlin, | considered It not
alone a pleasure but a duty as Well to
send him the details and the name of
the Collins emissary by cable This
enabled Mr.. Hamlin to be in readiness
for Ward upon his arrival Detectives
engaged by the American manager,
trailed the man night and day, from
the time he set foot IN New York until
he finally purchased ticket of adj
mission TO the Majestic theater and
presented 1t at the door. At this point
Ward was stopped with the assurance
that the management was entirely ia
mliar with the object OF his visit and
the identity of the individual he rep
resented. There probably has never
been more thoroughly astounded
and dazcd human being in this VI
entity. Ward never did get to see
The Wizard of OF, and when the Chris.
mas pantomine season In London APP
proaches 1t viii be interesting TO learn
If Mr.. Collins has managed i'm some
othe manner to informally annex an
other mans property"
THE GIRL FROM KAYS."
by all odds the greatest hit Of tho
current weeks stage production In
New York has been registered in favor
Of THE Girl From Kays," at the Her
aid Square theater This Is genuine
musical comedy capitally played and
staged with both lavishness and skim
1t contains a quite unusual number OF
song hits Of the most emphatic descrip-
ton and the story fairly bristles with
comicality. Sam Bernard has made
about the best success OF his career as
a vulgar but good hearted old Hebrew
with lots Of money which he constant
ly obtrudes. Hattie Williams as the
girl Is also doing the best and most
effective work OF her stage life and has
all at once become one of the reignng
favorites here, "rhe Girl From Kays"
viii run as long as the management
wishes 1t to run at the Herald Square.
BELAsCo AT WORK.
The actors and actresses engaged by
David Beasco for the new play at the