Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26
Special Correspondence.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
Special Correspondence.
A lew YORK, Nov 2l-'"The Bar
M oness Fiddlesticks' will remain
VI at the Casino as long as us
hackers care to meet the losses
incurred and no longer. The piece IS
the work Of an amateur llbrettlst and
an unpractised composer, and II is
without a solitary g'mmer Of merit.
George DeLong is credited with the
book and Emile Brugulere assumes the
doubtful honor Of having furnished the
score. These men are said TO be from
California, and are spoken Of a possess
Ing large financial resources which
they will certainly need II they insist
upon carrying The Baroness Fiddle
sticks" along for any length Of time.
with only its own weight TO bear this
production would have limped quite
painfully, but In undertaking to give
prominence to Miss Anna Flt2hugh, a
mere chorus girl in fact and IN capacity,
1.-THE Baroness Fld1iesucks' takes up
weight that woLd prove beyond the
carrying capacity Of a stage presents
ment 10 times as good The other
members OF the tqst, including John u.
Henshaw Nela Bcrgen, Richie Ling
and Toby Claude, are altogether SUI
perior 10 their surroundings. Their
cleyerness, however WIN not serve to
perpetuate such bald and silly trash as
THE Baroness Fiddlestlcks'
Fritzi Scheff has entered upon what
promises TO be u really trunphal ca
reer In THE Two Roses at the Broad
way theateg which Is crowded to the
doors with Joyously enthusiastic audi
ences Nine. Scheft, under the direc-
ton Of Charles r. Dillingham;, has en-
countered not the slightest difficulty In
placing herself very nearly II not quite
az the head Of the list Of popular favor.
ties IN the comic opera field. She had
a r0using welcome upon her return TO
New York on Monday evening Tor the
beginning OF an engagement that win
undoubtedly be extended considerably
beyond the time originally set for It.
The Two Roses Is announced as being
the work Of Stanislaus STANCE and Lud.
wig Englander, but II Is known TO a
few persons that the score was quite
extensively doctored by Gustave Kerr
ker after IT had been tried out IN pub
lie, In It's present form the music is
bright, melodious and enhancing. while
the story OF the pece-an adaptation
OF one Of the standard comedles-is well
put together and capably acted.
The stay Of "A China Donr at the
Majestic theater where its New York !
career was begun last Saturday eyen- |
ing, Is limited 10 four weeks. This /
situation Is caused by the fact that |
another attraction was long ago booked |
for the holidays and cannot be side
tracked at this period. no matter how |
the management Of "a China /
Doll' may desire TO remain. The piece |
IL bv Harry b. Smith and his brother
Robert Smith, with music by Alfred p. |
Aarons, and Il is played with much 1
spirit and skill by a company embrace
Ing w. II. Macdonald Albert Hart,
George c. BOnlface, Jr,, Helen Royton,
Corinne, Adele Rafter, Arthur Cum
ningham, Charles wilson and a large
and uncommonly well handled chorus.
The movements and groupings Of which
we're perfected under the care Of Max
Freeman. The piece is light aud
breezy with well turned and graceful
yrios set to tripping tunes. furnishing
b lts entirety Just the sort OF enter
for the Punishment OF care,
Il Will prove a valued addition to the