Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

devised ana NonstrucLcl 'l' l'9 N""''
Itself IL might have been possible To-
pen q considerably more cheerful story
OF the opening of this extremely hand-
some and luxurious place Of amuse-
mont The tenth thcater built in New
York by the resourcefuL theless' far
seeing and otherwise wonderful oscar
Hnmmersteln D. entirely worthy OF The
genius OF its promoter. ID Is Of about
the same dimensions as the Belasco
thcaler and MS green and white dec
oraiious are rich, yet restful 10 the
lye IL is indeed a rare combination
NJ beauty aud numptu1usness and with
the right material exhibited upon its
stage. Il WIN become one of The most
popular places Of recreation n the
metropolis Bot u is very much
question n Ut Happened ln Nordland'
win have any innucntc I'm bringing
about such result The play is pretty
poor stun. ana although % great deal
Of money has obviously been expended
upon los presentmont one pauses TO
reflect with regret upon the fact Now
and then a manager seems to become
mbued with the idea that any old sort
OF material win be accepted by the pub
DE, provided the dressing Of II be suii-
clcntly elaborate and costly This may
have been the condition Of mind which
led mp to the acceptance and exploita-
ton Of 1T Happened In Nordland' az
the hands OF management that had
previously found the road 10 great sue
cess a simple ana smooth route through
THE Wizard Of or and Babes In
Toyland." Tho awakening from such
dreams OF easily acquired opulence is
inevitable, however and the Messrs.
Mitchell and Fields win In all likelihood
regain complete command OF their
senses before 1T Happened in Nord-
land" has remained very long upon the
public view. In addition TO the orig
nal investment the company Itself
costs 80 much money that the theater
must be packed to the doors at every
presentation In order TO enable the de-
caration Of diyIdeuds--a condition not
at all likely to extend very far into
the future. There can be no possible
doubt OF the popularity Of Mr.. Fields,
Miss Cahlll ana numerous members OF
the company organized for the Lew
Fields theater, but II viii be necessary
10 give them something to do thot Is
worthy OF them, and this has not been
accomplished In the present Instance
Annie Russelrs new play Brother
Jacques" at the Garrick Theater, Is
wholly and distluctiyely French The
heroine of It is young girl with an
immense fortune who mauies the
wrong man. The bridegroom, too,
finds be has made a mistake and d.
rectly after the ceremony tells his
wife he really loves another woman
They have a sensible conversation over
the matter the husband returns to the
damsel who occupies his heart, the
bride legally extricates herself and
discovers an nc once that she has en-
tertaIned. without knowing &C. a genu-
Inc affection for a man twice as old as
herself who has been almost a brother
to her since childhood There Is con-
siderable Of novelty In this story and
the method Of rs telling and il pro-
vldes many valuable opportunities for
the expression OF Miss Russelrs sim
pie. direct and touching talent. Be-
yond doubt Brother jacques is a
hit Of much more than merely passing
emphasis
James X. Hackett's play, THE For
tunes Of the King Is robustly roman-
tic and admirably suited TO the vigor-
Gus methods Of this stalwart and pic
turesque young actor. II Is laid In the
times Of the rOundheads and Charles
Stuart. retreating before the enemy
is saved from capture by the daughter
OF q yeoman the girl having no ink
ling that he Is royal parsonage. This
situation enables the building up Of a
pretty love story amid stirring incl
dents Of martial life-just the COM
mlngllng OF sentiment and courage In
which Mr. Hackett reveals with keen
est delight THE Fortunes Of the
King stands by Itself just at present
in New York where we have any
quantity OF polite modern comedy and
musical shows set on by dash or two
of the gruesome lbsen drama but only
this one example Of the swashbuck-
ling hcroics that were once the FASH
lon throughout the country
After an Mrs. Leslie Carter wiz not
be deprived Of first producing her new
play "Adrea' In Washington and Bal
tlmore. Ever since David Belasco be-
came the manager Of this really great
actress she has made her productions
at the nations capital and proceeded
thence TO Baltimore before coming in
to New York To an ordinary bus-
ness man this plan would not appeal
as being entirely indispensable.
But MI Belasco is esscn-
italy sentimental and he has come to
associate the Carter successes with the
routine described Ills differences with
the Theatrical Syndicate made il ap-
pear for @ time that he could not pos
slbly force his way into Washington
and Baltimore with 'Adral,' but he has
overcome every obstacle by leasing
quarters which with remodellng upon
an elaborate scale win prove suitable
TO hls purpose. The play Is in daily
rCheahsal at the Belsco theater here,
and even those most familiar with Be
lascos great skill in the preparation Of
stage material are profoundly impress
ga WIN tlle PudlllF UT Nut NoIN NC mas
accomplished mo this time.
The welcome home matinee which
Klaw and Erlanger are arranging for
Eleanor Robson's home coming pro-
misses 10 take on a rather extraordinary
character. The matinee Is to take place
az the New Amsterdam theater on the
day following Miss Robsons arrival
from London and the day preceding her
departure for ST. Louis. where her
regular tour Of the country I'm Merely
Mary Ann Is to begin. There is a
great deal OF interest In the New York
event thus far in advance Of the date
set for Il,
~ c. Goodwin has scored O genuine
success in The usurper" al the Knick-
crbocker theater To be sure some OF
the critics found fault with the play
on the ground that It was conventional
and lacking In novelty OF theme This
Is doubtless true to some extent bat
on the other hand the story is pleasing
the situations are well devised. there
Is no striving Tor impossible climaxes,