Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23

takIngs Of the waning season. II has
indeed received such manifestations OF
popular acclaim as to convey the as
surance that the piece VIII prove one
OF the solidly prosperous attractions
next season. There have been large
audiences ever since the opening at the
Lyric where Mr.. Hopper and his
associates are to remain I'M
III warm weather necessltates
the closing OF the house, With Mr..
Hopper's individual performance pref
ty much everybody Is Of course famil-
lar by this time. II Is unchanged ex-
cepting IN the matter OF new gags,
OF which there are a large number
mostly smart and up to date The
most interesting feature Of the new
company Is furnished through Mrs.
Hopper's return TO the stage. She re-
tired some seasons ago principally BY
reason Of growing bulluness which
at that time she had found It impos-
slble to check. But Mrs Hopper Is
now as slender and lssome as a school
girl, and exceedingly beautiful. More
over, she sings with greater charm
than ever, and may with entire truth
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comic opera prlma donnas.
Enough tears are being shed IN New
York this week TO make Il advisable
for delicate citizens when In the neigh
horhood Of the Hudson Theater or Har-
lem Opera House to put on their go
loshes Margaret AnglIn at the first
mentioned playhouse, and Virginia
Harmed ut the second. are endeavoring
to out Camille one another and the
effect is intensely narrowing, II prob
ably viii not be denied that Miss Ang-
lin gives the most moving and realistic
OF the two Interpretations. Yet this
conclusion Is not detrimental TO Miss
Harmed. for doubt II there Is another
actress before the public who could
compel favorable consideration against
Miss Angn in this particular role. She
is exceedingly sympathetic and emo
tlonal In her personatlon, and I'm nd
dition there IL something Of novelty
In the treatment Of It. Miss Harmed,
on the other hand, gives consistently
traditional performance, which would
be we'll regarded but for the COMPARE
son, Miss Angln has the advantage
OF an opposite that could not well be
duplicated. Henry MIllers investment
OF the role OF Armand Is an adroit, well
conceived and finely executed piece OF
acting. Armand at best IN not speci-
ally delectable parsonage, but Miller
manages to infuse some spirit OF man.
Illness In the role.
In an interview In one of the Sun
day papers, David Belasco. talking Of
his experience as writer Of plays and
director OF productions remarked with
evident conviction thar In some pre-
vious exlstences he had actually lived
number OF the characters he has so sue
cessfuly placed before the public in his
present term OF existence. This IL GER
tainly novel point Of view, and 1t
has served to stir W no end of dis
cusslon. some persons think Mr.. Be-
lasco IL playing a weird sort of joke
upon the reading public, while others
say his Imagination IL altogether too
active and vivid The fact about Belas-
co. however, Is that whether he has ex-
listed in any other time and sphere or
not. he certainly does live the charac-
ters he draws, while he IL engaged In
drawing them. Years ago when he first
came 10 New York | had rooms adj
Joining those he occupied, and used TO
hear him until all hours Of the morn
ing racing up and down the floor, act
ing out the parts I'm the drama upon
which he was then occupied, IL was his
system to play scene completely be-
fore placing II upon paper at all and
replaying 1t II 1t didn't suit him at
first. He would arrange his ink bottle,
pen and other desk fixtures upon a ta-
bic, each article representing a charac-
ter in the scene Then, as he supplied
the words he would move The different
things about from one side TO the other
az he expected the creations Of his
fancy to pass to and fro In the action
OF the play, II was all sort Of mental
moving picture, revealing a process Of
playwriting which ] don't think any
other dramatist has ever followed. And
this perhaps accounts IN large measure
for the extraordinary development Of
minor details In all the marvellous
Belasco productions,
The production OF Woodland" has
been set forward two or thrfs days,