Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26
LeanderRich0rdSon'S Letter
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seasons catalogue Of amusing enter
talnments.
Nine ReJane's Lyric theater agree
ment reached It's climax artlstically
and financially on Monday evening
when "Iaza" was presented for the
first time here by the greatest OF liy-
Ing French actresses. There was OF
course a disposition TO draw compare
sons between Mime. Rejane and Mrs
Leslie Carter but the results We're not
entirely satisfactory for the reason
that the methods Of the two splendid
artists are widely different. fundamen-
tally and In detail. Under these cir
cumstances neither actress suffers
indeed, both gain renewed appreciation.
The Rejane "Iaza" greatly stirred the
spectators most OF whom were entlre-
~ familiar with the play and therefore
able TO follow It's action even though
IMMERSED In the French language. The
Rejane engagement has turned out to
be intensely interesting TO society In
New York. The audiences have been
entirely representative of the best ele-
ments OF metropolitan life. A regular
first nighter remarked the other even
ing IN the lobby that with single eX-
ceptlOn Of the opening nights OF new
operas at the Metropolitan Opera
House, he had never seen such n dis
tlnguished and representative assem-
blage Of the real New Workers, who
came to applaud ReJanc and her clever
company on one side OF the house
at the opening performance OF "LHi-
rondele' were the Goulds, Astors and
Vanderbllts The boxes on the oppo-
site side We're filed by Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt ana her party. james Hagen
Hyde the New York insurance mil
llonalre, and his friends and Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend Burden and their party.
Henry w. Savages picturesque pre-
sentiment OF the Plxley a. Luders opera
OF bird life In the forest, called Wood
land attracted a large and interested
audience on Monday evening 90 the
New York theater. The piece undoubt-
eddy scored a solid hit ana II will re-
main IN Its present surroundings un-
III the time set for the premiere OF
Joseph Brooks Home Folk" Strong
individual successes In Woodland"
have been registered by Harry Bulger
Frank D0ane, Emma Carus, Ida Brooks
Hunt, Cheridah Simpson. Helen Hale,
Harry Falrleigh and other members OF
an admirably chosen cast The "Hot
Bird and Cold Bottle speciality Of John
Donahue and Matte Nichols created a
distinct sensation on the opening night.
Tho author of "The Second Fiddle"
the new piece In which Louis Mann
came to the Criterion theatcr on Mon
day evening, is Harry u. Smith. who
certainly has no real necessity for the |
OF his identity under the |
nom de plum OF Gordon Blake. "The |
Second Fiddle" II really excellent ma |
terial and It furnishes ample 0pportun- |
ity for the display OF Manns best abil- |
ny as an actor. The principal charac-
len Is an impoverished musician who, |
after many yclssltudes accomplishes |
his ambition Of converting a chorus girl
nto prima donna This attraction |
Hlll successfully M the time that was
Intended for the occupancy of Fay |
Davis IN The Rich Mrs. Repton,"
which Charles Frohman withdrew with
abruptness when II failed
o command approval
The selection OF "Magda" for the
opening play Of Nance O'Neirs roper
DIRE at Days theater was not entirely
ortunats, for there Is a very limited
interest IN drama OF the sepulohial sort
II New York. Miss O'Neil Is an actress
4 distinct II somewhat crude power and
he would unquestionably have gained
eeOgnltion In It's highest sense II she