Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-04


7 ONDON, May 2l.--Undoubtedly
the reception accorded TO "The
Prince OF en"--presented here
for the first time the other even
ing-has been fully described in the
telegraphlc dispatches. Reports from
the United states, however make 1t
evident that the latest experiment
with American musical comedy in Lon
don Is being awaited with considerable
curiosity at home so II may not be out
of place to go somewhat into details re-
gardiug the situation. II will be re-
membered that thi1 Is the beginning of
an attempt to provide London with the
best musical plays that the United
states can produce George MusgroVe
the manager of the Salisbury where
The Prince OF Pilsen" Is now running
announced recently that he had made
start by securing three pieces that had
enjoyed favor In the United States
the present production, THE Yankee
Consul and Peggy from Paris" and
that If the opening attraction failed TO
do business II would be shelyed prompt
" IN favor OF the second and so on
until he found a winner, Americans In
London waited for the outcome with
particular interest, for It is of course,
fact that since "The Belle of New
YORK, no American musical play
has found luck In London
1t Is also true that not one Of the plays
sent over had been real success at
home. Judging from the fact that It
had run for nearly two years in the
United States, It was felt, however
that THE Prince Of Pilsen" should at
ford fairer test. Well. "The Prince"
has been presented and II must be con-
iessed has Jared uncommon badly at
the hands of the reviewers They find
Il less well mounted than the plays of
this Kind presented by George Ed
Nardes, OF uncommon feeheness IN
llbrettomore meritorous so far as music
Is concerned but--not 80 very funny
John w. ltansome on arriving In Lon
don, was asked by an interviewer &c
he would not anglicize his part little
so az to make II more understandable
by Britlshers, The reply was: IL
won't change a single line" Present
Indications are that this was a mis-
take, for on the first night the come
dams famous "catch~phrase" fell
rather fiat. "Vass YOU ever in Gin
cinnatiY'-the constant inquiry Of the
American brewer In the play-ticlSled
audiences at home; here II is just az
tunny as II would be in the United
States II an Englshman asked. Were
you ever In Birmingham The much
heralded Song OF the Cities" also
proved rather mystlfylng to LondoneGs,
and this might have been expected
What significance could Il be supposed
to have, for instance, II the band played
'Maryland' to announce the arrival
OF the Baltimore girl, when this tune
Is absolutely unknown to an English
audtence2 In such respects, THE
Prince of Pilsen" may prove too Amer
lcan 10 succeed In London, In 9TH
ers II Is voted not American
enough. Tho scene IS Nice. there
Httle any, American
local color; nothing quaint TO English
eyes as there proved TO be I'm "Daho-
mey." So II is being asked why IL was
worth while to bring all this distance
play so much like the homemade arti-
Gle? However, 1t is for the public to
say whether the next item on Mr.. Mus
groves list shall, or shall not be long
delayed.
Ethel Barrymores beauty, grace and
NlNaeity captured the critics, official
and unofficial at the first performance
IN London of Hubert Henry Dayiess
Cynthia although the poor girl was
so nervous and overwrought that sho
was discovered" on the verge of tears
each time the curtain went up i'm re-
Spouse to the enthusiastic calls OF the
audience between the acts and at the
end OF the play. There were indica-
lions that she was going to have