Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-24
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
n lew YORK, Sept i9.-Nobody
IN can complain that William II.
VI Crane hasn't made a new de-
parture this time Heretofore
Crane has been associated solely with
comedy roles Of The hroadcst type, but
IN business Is business he goes 10
the other extreme playing the part OF
an atrociously malignant old man
whose idol IS money. The play Is
tanspantation from The French and In
rs native land II has had a long ana
successful career The principal cha-
acter IN il Is the scheming old money
getter played by Crane This persoIi-
age rather prefers to acquire wealth
by cruel and oppressive methods Than
otherwise, and when he mas built his
financial structure to It's highest point
he takes almost az much asiisfaction In
the knowledge that others have suffered
loss as In the fact that he has made
gains. In this position, when ne Is
one OF the great money Kings OF Paris,
he develops an ambition to marry ms
daughter to the son OF q certain atisto-
crat who Is In his power, but wnen
after much difficulty everything mas
been arranged but the daughters con-
sent. she refuses point blank 'phe
ayarlcious old man raves and storms
but his troubles multiply reaching tpelr
apex when he learns OF the sudden
death OF his evll-minded son whom ne
has adored, and he Is himself stricken
with apoplexy Not a pleasant ana
genial sort OF person this ancient
grinder down OF the poor but IN spite
OF the mlovely quality OF the character
the play itself Is strong and moving,
and MI Crane, as well as the 0thtr
members of Mr. Frohman's company.
finds ample room for the expression OF
his best gifts. The supporting orgali-
cation includes Joseph Wheeloek, Jrr
Walter Hale, George Backus sheridan
Block, Harry St. Maur.R Payton gibbs,
Katherine Grey, Isabelle Garrison ana
numerous others The Criterion theater
win be we'll filled during the run OF
Business is Business
George AIDE Is not alone one OF the
very Youngest OF our writer's Tor tne
stage hut enjoys the added distinction
OF unvarylng and unhroken success
Mr. Ades contributions TO the liter
allure OF the theater Include The
sui,an Of Sulu," Peggy from
psris eThe sho- Gun" The
county Chairman" and finally The
College Widow which has furnished
the openlng attraction for Henry W.
savage's term Of tenancy az the Car
den theater. II isn't often that an
author even with a thorough knowl-
edge NJ the technique OF dramatic
writing IS enabled to make a showing
i've inc one demonstrated by AIDE III
fact | don't know OF another dranatist
In this or any other country who mas
bad such run of hits as the one ior
which this author must be given full
credit sThe College Widow indeed
WIN almost surely outstrip us prede-
cessors I'm the AIDE catalogue and Il
viii Internationally enjoy a long ana
evcontionallv prosperous run In It's
present surroundings The piece Is
built around college life ana me NOME
and strenuous game OF football me
Young son OF q western mllllonalre -
n noted half back and his father IN
tends him for a career IN certain m
stitution OF learning But a rival col
leqe has football team that wants the
Young mans services, and the mem
hers OF this team induce a fascinating
Young widow to exert her wiles upon
the youthful half back with a view TO
winning him over This IS accom-
pllshed successfully. leading Mp to the
hla feature OF the comedy, which Is
rama OF football won by the gallant
students touchdown at the opportune
moment All this isn't very complex
hut Il ia exceedingly diverting and II
IL MAYED 20 an accompaniment OF
laughter that doean't cease for moro
than minute at a time from the INT
ing OF the curtain 10 the flnality OF the
entertainment An exceptionally capa-
Me company has been formed by MI
Savage, including Frederick Truesdsll'
Edwin Holt, Dan Collyer, Stephen Ma
lev Edgar Davenport, Morgan Conan
nj Y. Backus. Dorothy Tenant Amy
Rlcard. Gertrude Quinlan and an un-
usually large corps OF supernumerarles
who take part IN the football episode
| some OF the roles drawn By Mt. Aae
have Characteristic names, such tor M
stance as the Hon. ELAN HICKS, on
] Squantonyile Buhh Hicks, a Fresh
! man: Conpernlcus Talbot, q post-gra1-
uate tutor. Silent Murphy center rusn'
stubh Talmage. a busy under-gradu-
ate: Flora Wlggns. a prominen wait
ress, etc.
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