Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-17

was that the American actress Eleanor
Robson, w8s booked TO appear there
at the Duke OF YorKs thoater Thus
day night. the SIN. In the play In which
she had been so successful zoo Ncw
York and Chicago Merely Mary Ann
in Salt Lake, This interest WAS shar-
ei not only because Miss Robson is
tho daughter OF AN old friend Madgc
Carr Cooke, but because @ townsvo-
man, Ada Dwyer Russell was the sole
itary member of tuc American cast
Miss Robson selected FOR lhe Enelish
tour
Cablegrams 90 the Now Yor, papers
poured IN on Friday last. ana the graf.
flying verdict Us that Merely Mary
Ann" In London Is not only a success
but a triumph The opinion OF the
Journal Is recorded IN our New York
letter The New York Herald has these
headings over its account London
Laurels for Miss Robson" Remark
able Triumph Of the American Actress
In Merely Mary Ann "Is Above
all Criticism metropolitan Press
Lays Unanimous Praise az the Feet of
the Young Interpreter OK Mr.. Gang
WINS Ideas"
The account that follows runs:
London, Friday Never before In
theatrical history did a young Ameri-
can girl step 80 completely into Lon
dons affections as did MISS Eleanor
Robson In Merely o. 'y Ann at the
Duke Of Yorks lheat. ast night Miss
Robson's managers nuzzed the press
agent and let the young actress win
her way almost Unheralded on the
opening night. The result was a DEM
onstratlon such as few London favor
ties ever received.
There were q few critical moments !
during the evening The London gal !
leryite has a way Of making his wants |
known that must De learfllly dseon-
certing to foreigner. During the !
scene where Mary Ann tells the quaint |
story OF her vigil by her mothers |
deathbed. there were some howls OF
Speak louder' MISS Robsons face
flushed, ana although the scene was In
measure spoiled she held courage
ously to her part. A the end of the act
there was q storm OF approval, and at
the end OF the play the audience stood
applauding for 10 minutes Miss Rob.
son had London at'her feet
The Daily Telegraph says.
"The success of last night was not
Mr. HangWllrs comedy but its heroine,
or rather the actress who played the
heroine"
Miss Eleanor Robson. who won am
our hearts, in similar vein writes
the critic Of the Daily News. "rhe
whole performance was a triumph for
Miss Robson from first 10 last Her
impersonatlon was absolutely above
criticism and any success which the
play VIII undoubtedly achieve must be
attributed largely to her
The Daily Mail says Her SUCCESS
last night was thoroughly deserved
She has power sympathy. a moving
voice and ~ the gifts that 70 to the
making Of dBreat emotional actress,
MISS Robson without the least
doubt win become the idol Of London
playgoers Without exception"
The other papers credit the American
actress with AN extraordinary FIRST
night success.
In the audience wero Lady Tama Ar.
mold, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle aud Lady
ffNNA"f NAAf ANlN MANH W NNA'N NlNNff
Prof AyrtOn r. r.. S.. and Mrs Her
tina Ayrton. Anthony Hone. Sir Squire
Bancroft the Earl OF Yarmouth. w. s.
Gilbert. Mrs Madeleine Lucette ny
ley Baron Errsthausen ana Mrs Brown
Potter"
Miss Robsons managers are sending
to dramatic editors. the New York
Herald account with the following let
ter
In calling your attention 20 the above
cablegTum-a cablegram containing In
formation OF which We are very proud
we desire 10 add that such success as
Miss Robson achieved in London was
secured absolutely without any add
Yentltous Hids-that is. all advance
newspaper exploitation was positively
forbidden by Mr.. George e. Tyler. who
was present aud personally supervised
Ell preparations for the opening no
newspaper interviews with Miss Rob.
son We're allowed, and not a photograph
or sketch Of her OF any Kind was Civ
en- Out. Mr. Tyler declaring openly that
n Miss Robson could win she must win
ON her merits The Heralds cablegram
shows how well she succeeded--and.
permit rs TO add, II was the creates,
aud most pronounced triumph AN
American artist, OF either sex, has
achieved IN London in the past 20 years,
We remain. very sincerely yours,
LlEBLER & 60.
note from Mrs Russell 70 The dra-
matte editor of the News dated Lon
don, Aug ~ says she and Miss Rob-
son had lust landed from their auto
tour Of France and Spain, and We're IN
the thick Of rehearsals ON the Duke NJ ,
York stage She had attended two FIRST
nights" I'm London. one q failure, the
other a success, and she says the
"hoos' and tumult Of the audience at
the one were as terrifying as the en-
thusiasm over the other was uplifting
She and Miss Robson went home fun
Of awe over that most terrible of all
things TO am 8ctor-a London audience
and wondered what sort of fate lay
I'm store for them Fortunately their
worries are over. "a fact on which the
Salt Lake friends OF both ladies VIII
congratulate them,
Harold Russell left ON Thursday for
New York where ne is under contract
20 the Lleblers the same managers
who have so long controlled the sen
vices OF his wife aud under whom she
Is now playing In London.
Ralph Stuart iu the exciting play en-.
titled rs Right of Sword" forms the
attraction az the Theater next Tues
day and Wednesday, with bargain
matinee on Wednesday afternoon 200 Q.
The play is laid On Russia and details
the adventures Of one Richard lamil-
ton who gets into AN sorts Of troubles
By mixing Up with uihilstlc plots The
equipment Is an brought from the
east and as Mfr Stuart is well-kuown
ms popular delneator of heroic roles.
his visit VIII De interesting to AN who
like this especial class of entertain
meut.
AT The Grand tonight Am Orphans
Prayer closes the week. Monday