Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-09
ENGLISH PLAYS WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE
Though Good Dramas Are Scarce in London, the Sup
ply OF Tuneiu Works Still Holds Out
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rlngton another "RaJah OF Brong' dit
ty. There is The Earl and the Girl
by Seymour Hicks and Ivan Caryll
at the Adelph which. assisted by sew
eral American songs and specialties TO
which MIR, Hicks helped himself, X evil
IDENTIFY in for q lengthy run, aud the
same may be said for the Cherry
Girl" Hicks other musical play, at the
Vaudeville II has been played since
the Christmas holidays, and. as
Charles Frohman is interested in the
production probably will be given In
the United States later on.
The news that II. &. Carton has fin
lshcd another comedy Is welcome. for
playgoers here had been afraid that his
recent lack OF success had discouraged
the author of Lord and Lady Algy."
Beginning with Liberty Hail." Carton
had a long string Of successes, includ-
ing THE Tree of knowledge" THE
Home Secretary" Wheels Within
Wheels and Lady Huntworth's FIX
pertinent" But THE Undercurrent."
produced two years ago was not favor
ably received and "A Clean Slate"
which saw the light last season, also
failed to please. The new piece has
not yet been named, but In It Miss
Compton the original Lady Algy and
Lady Huntworth, who IN private life Is
Mrs Carton Will appear,
Mysterious, indeed, is the light that
an audience sheds on a play The
shrewd and obseryant George Alexan-
der must have supposed he had
strong drama I'm Loves Carnival"
translated from the German of the
successful 'Rosenmantog. otherwise he
would not have spent much money and
Infinite care in producing the piece
Presumably the long series of rehears-
als revealed to the astute actor-man-
ager no dangerous weakness in his
Undertaking; yet the first time Il Lon
don audience gathers to see the play,
II becomes apparent at once to even
the casual pay-goer that under no
conceivable conditions could an Eng
lish speaking public find pleasure In
IT, Carefully mounted. admirably cast,
and Rklllfully acted In Il fashionable
and popular play house, there was
everything IN its favor providing II
was good play. Yet II has been
withdrawn after q run OF four nights
one Of the worst disasters on record
at the IT. James theatcr II told the
story Of a neurotic weak-willed lieu
tenant In the German army who pre-.
vented by army etiquette from marry.
Ing the humble girl he loved, and by
pride from leaving the army for her
sake, took her life and his own, after
many "A drenrV SConn stuffad with az.
plantations Of the obvious. 1t has been
explained that the play failed because
the public doesn't care for such seri-
GUS thoughtful matter; or else because
II was German. but perhaps the fact Is
that It failed because AZ translated
and transplanted, 1t was dreaiy I'm sub
ject, heavy In dialogue, and loose in
construction, II has been succeeded by
4 revival Of "Old Heidelberg which
Is quite rs German and with an even
deeper undercurrent Of thought. but
which counts for human interest In
every line.
There win be more talk about
"Americanlzation' Of the stage here.
for Little Mary" which has just been
after run of $50 nights.
is to be- followed by "The Sword of the
King which comes from tine other
side The part which Henrietta eros.
man PLAYED at home viii be In the
hands of Ida Wordsworth, an actress
now best known In the provinces where
she made "a success In "The Adventure
Of Lady Ursula
CURTIS BROWN