Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27
speeIaI Corresnondenco.

Special Correspondence.
7 ONDON, Aug l3-During the COM
ing season, several English story
IL writer's Of note are going TO try
their luck with plays. I'm spite Of
the ill-fortune that has attended most
experiments Of this kind up to date.
one of the latest victims Of the rule to
which j. NJ. Barrie is so brilliant an
exception. was Max PembertOn, whose
maiden play, "The Finishing School"
had e. speedy finish Most people will
wish II. G. Wells better luck. For the
first time, the author Of 1.-THE Time
Machine has written play which
James WEIGH has accepted and which
viii be tried early in November All
parties are secretiye as to the exact
theme OF this work, but 1t can be said
that there aren't any Martians, invisi-
bic men, or giants IN It. The play Is.
I'm fact, In MIR. Wells other manner
that which inspired those two charming
romances, Love and Mr.. Lewisham,"
and 1.-THE Wheels OF Chance" Some
thing has been said already about the
play by W, w, Jacobs, author Of The
slippers Wooing," which cyril Maude
will produce at the new theater. It's IT,
tie is Beauty and the Barge" the
beauty being Jesse Bateman. who was
so much admired at home when she APP
peare3 with Charles Hawtrey In "A
Message from Mars" Edna May, who
has arrived in the United States by this
time will probably have made 1t known
that a. w, Mason, author of THE Four
Feathers has written Il play for her
use. This, OF course, Is MasOn's sec
Ond bid for fortune as a dramatist, the
first belng his adaptation of his own
story, Miranda OF the Balcony" for
Mrs Flske. Another popular novelist
who Is giving US 4 play for the first
time Is, however Mrs, Elinor Glyn,
who wrote "The Visits OF Elizabeth"
Her play, a comedy, has been accepted
by London manager but it Is too
early yet TO say anything definite re-
garding IT, Arthur Morrison, author OF
"A Child of the Jago' has been urged
many times TO try his hand at writing
Tor the stage, always hitherto without
success. Now, however, assisted by
Herbert Sargent, Morrison has made
one Of his Tales Of Mean Streets" into
a play which Is called "That Brute
Simmons" Cyrll Maude VIII appear In
it, later IN the season.
Once more Gabrielle D'Annunzio is In
a temper He lost patience several
months ago, it may be remembered.
over the way I'M which disaster seemed
TO dog his footsteps In connection with
tho production of his play "The Daugh-
ter OF JoriO.' Then, however no had
good reason for ycXaton. for a really
looked as II fate had decided that his
drama mover should see the light. Duse
deserted az the last moment ouar-
refs arose between the other
members Of the cast, the leading man
suddenly was taken sick, accidents he.
tel Two Of the artists engaged I'm paint.
ing the scenery, and other misforulnes
followed. However. the niece was eI,,cn
at last made q hit, and has been run
nlng over since. Not long ago. II
struck Sc8tpetta, the Neapolltau comic
actor thdt there would be money I'm a
yraNcsly ON tho D'Annuu2lO play and
accordingly he set to work ON one
which he means 20 cali "The Son of
iorio.' or course. as soon ms he heard
1t ~, DAnuunziO was up i'm arms and
he denounced Scarpetta m a letter 10
no newspapers The comedian renlled
by demanding 10 know AZ D'Annungio !
lad copyrighted the entire Iono fam |
~ and q lively correspondence has fol- |
owed, IN which Il must be confessed