Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05
LeanderRichords0n'S Letter

Metropolitan Opera House where II has
been the sole feature 10 give satlsfac-
ton to the public In addition, Henry
w. Savage will make a great presenta.
ton OF the music drama In English, em-
ploying his already organized English
Grand Opera company as the nucleus
of the singing forces, In a pictorial
sense, no less than In the massiveness
Of the musical Interpretation, this is to
be quite the most ambitious undertake
Ing OF Mr. Savage's managerial career.
II will have the advantage over the
Conred production that 1t may be
moved to all the large cities where
there are theaters with commodious
quarters behind the curtain. The Met
ropolltan "parsifal cannot be taken
out OF its present surroundings With
out practical destruction. Finally, Mr.,
Mansfield Is to give us his dramatic
version Of "Parslfal" which will at
least be an interesting undertaking. al
though how 1t Will pan out" il q good
deal OF problem to everybody but
Mansfield himself
This actor, by the by, seems to be
turning more and more toward the
gloomy and morbid type Of plas. His
Ivan the Terrible presented this
week at the New Amsterdam theater, Is
dark, gruesome and narrowing beyond
expression, The only ember In the
heap IL an occasional touch Of sardonlc
and sinister humor In the role played
by the star, and even this doesn't fash
out brightly enough to make any con-
siderable contrast. The play II power
full and Is finely staged and acted, but
It's engagements will doubtless be brief
for the reason that while II enchalns
the attention It sends the auditor home
with a sense of strangulatlon and
strain-almost Of rcrusion,
Eleanor Robson I'm Merely Mary
Ann, Will reach her one hunGrcdth
performance IN New York az the Crl-
trrion theatcr on Saturday evening,
March GO, The following Monday night,
commemorative souvenirs win be pre-.
scented to members Of the audience,
thus celebrating the l0lgt repetition Of
the play. instead Of the one hundredth
as b. customary. Undoubtedly Miss
Robson ~ one Of the genuine hits u
the season and viii remain here until
hot weather.
More souvenirs Kyrlc Bcllew Will
reach his lj4th representation Of "The
Amateur Cracksmnn' March u NJ the
Savoy thcatcr, when comics ~ the book
Of sketches upon which this interest
ing drama is founded, viii be given
away as mementoes, Each volume Is
to bear Mr., Bellows autograph He ~
10 close hs season early for a yachting
cruise IN British waters, returning to
America IN time to re-onen IN "RaHlcs'
In California at the beginning Of Aug
ust
The town is full of successes just now.
In addition 10 the established plays
which have been running since the
autumn the most recent hltq of mngnl-
tude are "The Pit" with wilton Lqck.
ave, M the Lyric thoatcr. "Tho YAM
kee Consul" with Raymond Hitchcock
at the broadway thepter' "The Tender
foot" with Richard Carrie. NJ tho New
York thooter and tho Elgnho'han re-
vival Of Twelfth Nlght' which IS 10
he removed on Monday evening from
the KNickorhocler 10 DAYS theatcr
IN order 20 accommodate the crowds
0f peonle ANXIOUS 10 coo Shakespeare
rs originally given These favnrphlv
received entertainments hive impaired
frosh impetus IN the oldor ones, hy
setting neonle hock again into the
'heater.Going habit
"Mrs Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"
ls nj last tn have an opportunity 10
show what n can accomplish IN the
vav Of establishing sustained run.
The comedy viii 30 into the Park
theater Boston, on Monday night, with
no definite stop order and is expected