Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

TT Is a healthful sign that actresses
like Mrs. Flske, and professionals
generally Of the rank of those now
playing in the all star revival OF
"The Two Orphans" should agree
that the ideal dramatic presentation
"a to BE- found In cast Of all round,
even excellence, rather than in the play
where one man or woman Is starred,
and the remainder Of the company Is
picked up on the hap hazard, hit and
miss plan. The News has always
maintained that the public would sus-
tain the drama. and that the drama
would show itself better worth sustain
ing, II there could be n return to the
old time stock ideals, to the system
that prevailed in the Wallack, Palmer
and Augustln DAILY days, when every
performer IN play was selected for
his or her special fitness, when no one
was starred, and when everyone had to
be OF a certain grade Of excellence. To
those days belong such notable MEM
cries as THE Two orphans" Rose
dale" THE Danicheffs," Led Astray"
Daniel Rochat." Rose Michel and
host Of others, rarely II ever dupll-
Gated In these times
In Mr.. Richardson's New York letter
tonight Is found notice that the peo-
ple concerned IN "The Two Orphans
production are so gratlfed by the sue
cess Of their venture that 1t viii be
continued on "all star lines next year.
Let us hope that It's Journey VIII extend
thus far westward
Mrs. Fiske puts herself on record In
this vigorous fashion,
Think" said she, "of being able TO
bring together a band Of players OF
equal rank with the singers OF the
Metropolitan opera housel Call II q
national theater, II you like; | should
not care what Il was called, so long as
we could organize such company.
Think where II would place the United
States In the world OF dramatic art!'
Mrs. Flske said that to help such
project she would do anything In her
power. and added. This isn't the idea
OF yisionary-a dreamer. Apart from
the artistic benefit to the country, II
would be a good business venture. II
would pay as well as the opera, II not
better. There could be stockholders
10 back II and subscribers to support
II, as there are at the Metropolitan
Opera house There must be solid
backing, TO insure the actors-many OF
whom, stars, would be compelled TO
eritra npnHt .hIa uWuIpgt lnGg
But il | were hOnOred by being asked
80 play In such a company | should
gladly play without guarantee OF any
kind, just taking AN actors share OF
the profits. And this Is neither en-
thusiasm nor nobility nor foolishness
on my part. say II merely to show
my confidence in the financial success
OF the undertaking. AS things are
nowadays IN the theater We never see
a really good dramatic performance, !
mean that always there are one or two
or more players that are not thorough
ly fitted to their parts-they are out
Of tune. No good conductor would
think Of Leading an orchestra In which
there was single instrument out or
tune He must have and does have
trained musicians capable OF giving the
precise value Of every note In the
score. But In our casts Of today be
they ever 40 small, there Is always at
least one actor out Of tune
At the Grand tonight the Elleford
company wind up the week with their
laughabe production OF "A Bachelor $
Honeymoon. Commencing Monday
night they take another Wide departure
and present the play of Kidnapped
which Is said TO have had long New
York run. The play Is said to be re-
peto with big genie features. all OF
which win be presented In the produc.
tlon at the Grand. ON Thursday and
for the remainder Of the week the
Elleford company present "A Lions
Heart" an English play by Carl Has
win, said to be full OF thrilling interest
and sensational episodes
Manager Pypor will take q run down
East the next few weeks for the pur-
pose of investigating asbestos curtains
and other fire proof arrangements for
the theatcr He will return In time
TO be present at the engagement Of the
big four" who will visit his house
this spring, Anna Held, Richard Mans
field Maudc Adams and u. A. Sothern,
Speaking OF Miss Adams engage
mont, Mr.. pyper says that he has not
yet received hcr fun repertoire, but Il II
certain that 1.-THE Little Minister VIII
be one of the plays. A letter received
by one of the "News" stafi. states that
Mrs. Adams Maude's grandmother
Mrs. Asenath Adams, her mother, and
Mrs. Isabel NJ, PITTS, who resides with
the family In New York, VIII all come
20 Salt Lake In advance, and be here
during the engagement
The Theater bookings next week are
Varlegated enough 20 suit the most eX-
acting. Monday night comes a boNlna
match.-let us hope II WIN be merely
that--Tucsday and Wednesday come.
THE Telephone Glrf" locally famed
as the production which brought out
Mabel Hlte; Thursday the house vii
be dark Friday evening il viii be de.
voted to the university debate, and
Saturday Il win be closed aguln The
next theatrical attraction after tina
Will be Rose Coghlan,
"Ivan the Terrible" IS the twenty
fifth role which Richard Mansfield ha'
played. Here Is a summary Of the dis
tinguished artists career giving char
acter, play ana place and date Of frs
production,
Baron Cheyrinl in "a Partisan Ro
nance, ONION Square thcater, Jan. 10
1885, Kari IN "Prince karl," Bostoi
Museum, April 3, 1856; Dr. Jekyl q Mr.
Hyde IN OR, Jckyl & Mr. Hyde" Bos
ton Museum, May O. 1887; Andre RoS
SIM Marie de Jadet IN Monsieur
Madison Square theater, July II, 1881
King Richard in king Richard Ill
Globe theater, London March l6 1883
Hump Logan In Master and Man
Palmer's theater Feb. 8 $780, Gcorg
Brummel In Beau Bummcl," Madison
Square theater, May H. 1870; Don Juaf
in Don Juan" Garden thcater, Ma,
rs, 1891. Emperor Nero In Nero Gar
den theatcr, Sept 81, 1891, Tlttlehat TIL
mouse In "Ten Thousand Year. Gar
den theater Sept 20, 1892; Arthur Dim
mesdale In 1.-THE Scarlet Letter" Daly''
theater, Sept l2, 1902, Shylock In 9TH
Merchant OF Venice licrmann'B the
ater oct %, ls93; Captain Bluntschll
IN ARMS and the Man" Herald SQuar
theater, Sept, H. 1884, Napoleon II
"Scenes from the Life OF Napoleon
Bonaparte" Herald Square theatcr
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