Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA IN LONDON
How American Theatrical Judgment Is Ltbeled in the
Metropolis-Newsy Notes OF the Foreign Stage
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Goodbye, Col. Brinthorpg But The
man rises and says, Goodnight, Sun.
day." and the curtain falls
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A practise has sprung up lately In
the London theatrical world which is
irritating TO Americans here because
Of the way in which II libels the artistic
judgment OF audiences at home. TIL;
consists Of announcing as having been
"a great success IN America" plays
that have been nothing OF the sort, Two
recent instances have been Capt
Dleppe' and "rhe Sword OF the King
Unless the writer mistakes, John Drew
found little favor with the piece BY
Anthony Hope and Harrison Rhodes
yet when the play was put on at ne
Duke OF Yorks recently, II was DE-
scribed as IAN American success u
lasted fortnight here. one has never
understood, either, that Henrietta
Crosnan made a fortune out OF 'Ih'
Sword Of the King, yet this piece, log
given By Ida Wordsworth At Wynd'
hams last week was anDouneed ~
"having enjoyed much favor in Amer
fca." The first night audience y
Wyndham's laughed all through u,
play which ia not, OF course lnlenas
TO be funny-ard its careerhere WI "
short. 1t Is annoying, howeyer 70 hrN
the dramatic critics writing, ms folt
OF thing may please American aug.
cnces INT Il is net good enough M
London"
The revival OF ia Poupeee" CAM
off al the Prince OF Wales thls "wS
with Edna Nav IN the part OF the oVu
and The general verdict Is lhal W.
American girl did an even better slu@
OF acting than her recent WORK N la
School Girl' had led her admirers "
anticipate. Hut from her slhslhs
was evident that Miss Mays lnroav ,l
In n worse state than ever ana u WV
be surprising II she continues ~ nusT
al comedy. This is contingency VIZ
Miss Mays manager. Charles l ,vs
man has had In mind for some uum
and there was a rumor not 80 Ions .o ANY,
that he had gone so far as 10 NIX ~,
mission j. NJ, Barrie to write PT'
for the Syracuse girl.
Hugo GodlItz, who used to Tnanss
Padorewski, announces that ne hss " y.
covered two Vlennese girls asfu Al
srectiyely t. md A. now sluoylS y.
IeIpslr. who have not only moN
markable gifts for music, but arc n
ready sufficiently PROGRESSED 10 d gS
10 appear In public. Gorlu u.V ,s.m
that he Is not going to ln'ioa nunnyI md
as prodlgies, but says ne Is u mi mah
that one Of the girls at least VIII ma
n great impression as piaiiN' Tn
moment she appears IN public m
Two Young artlstos VIII be brougns. ma
M 81 James hall on May 1 wltn Il
Queens Hall orchestra under nv" nAy
Wood. The young plans. . m,m fa
the Chopin Concerto IN y I n,,I BY
orchestra and piano also sees.'0"T m,
scarlattI, schumann and hls ,, on 4
vocalist will sing the aria ir .sn, .hat
posioreu Mozart, and two olher ', ssy
songs Their names, straise, rwyodg
ora The anne MS that Of the boy l p,vSs'
brought out here years ago-''e
Tho concert arranged for QUO \. O sS
for May Z at Queens h pa hoIl When
poned 10 May IA at Queens N.Y. 49, WOOD
he win be accompanied py o %r, NJ
ana the queens Hall or Slr,s and hos
Voss Is an American by DIN ointment %
had great success on the cooWms,,aSed icr
much so that he has been 81, ensSt sr next
an extended tour In Ame''V' ~
winter, a..
Miss Mabel Monteith, , w"o aso M,
number OF recitals some . .," siadiss snd
now completely finished ner S Sss At 81
viii make her re'apPesaiI,,,'eoff ternOon
James hail on WEDNESDAY "i for ~
Nav If. She Is also ell ,Da next vln'
sxtented tour OF Am ms,,e nR0WN
ter.