Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-02

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duction q An English Daisy which
mas been run0iug Icr some time In B0s-
;oG vita what y reported - Zoe a ,Oii-
siderable measure ~ success, There Is
some talk &c the effect that after tie
engagement Of this piece the shuberts
win make a production on their wi ac-
count with Fay Templetcn at the head
Of the cast, Eut this project Is more or
less Intangible at present Tor the reason
that Miss rempletOn Is expected 10 30
back 10 the Meuer d Fields Music han,
from which establishment her presence
has been rather sadly missed. Probably
the most difficult individual task en-
fronting the fraternal shuberts, viii De-
the iinulng Of profitable attractions for
their Madison square theater,tcr when,
considering It's sta ami i1catioH. they
pay a large rental, The Madison SquatP
has been Il hard proposition ever sane
the end Of the ii1yt days tneres ana
the country Isn't - flooded with lartic-
ularly strong shows this year as to
make 1t an easy matter 70 I'LL In the
time adyhntageously, Tha elimination
0t the tension between the Messrs.
Shubert and Kllw q Eylanger was
reached on the opening night 4 me
New Amsterdam t~necter, which Is Just
across the street from the Lyric. AlouB-
side the NrG Aiust srdam there Is u
building undergoing thu process II re-
construction ana the billpOstinS brigads
OF the Lyric took occasion on the eve
ming In question e. put up their posters
all over the 'front.' Of this structure. MI.
Erlangcr regarded this performance rs
an act OF great uutriendtiresS and there
were heated times IN the nelghburhOud
Tor awhile. shortly atterward there
was q conference between Mr.. Eria,-
0Hd Samuel NiXon OF the firm OF NIXON
4 zimmerman, as the direct result 81
which Nh Nix Il consented 10 q sever
ance of his relations with the Shuberts !
at the end 81 1903. This 10 how tho
matter stands Al the present writing,
but there will probably be something
doing before very long,
The verdict upon "Flrsifal' among
thOag who went ~ see IL A. 4 part 81
their winter entertainment, Is that
while the production Is magnificent IN
a pictorial sense, the opera Itself Is
excessively stupid. sitting Though q
stretch ci music OF the heaviest type
Tor m entire afternoon and evening
with q comparatively short recess al
the dinner hour, becomes a task OF
such magnitude that comparatively few
persons are enabled TO look upon II rs
q pastlme. 'Parslfal' viii probably be
a FAD Tor a while, but 1t hardly seems
probable that the work viii take a per-
manent place in the Metropolitan OPP
c0mpany'S repertoire. 1t Is what
the late Artemus Ward quantity de-
scribed too much OF q muchness'
The Messrs. Fisher d Ryley had a
Of uncommonly hard luck the
day when the West side Lyceum
was burned. The costumers engaged In
making the handsome and costly dress
es for THE Medal and the Maid" had
Just about completed their undertake
ing in the Lyceum building when the
flames broke out and spread so rapid
~ that only with the utmost difficulty
were about half the costumes saved
from destruction. The company left
New York that very night for the pre-
liminary canter Of the new piece un-
difficulties which many managers
would have found insurmountable, IL
win doubtless be possible 10 complete
the sartOrial equipment Of The Medal
and the Maid" before the piece reaches
the Broadway theater a week from
Monday night. but the Intervening rep
resentatiOns in other cities viii natural
~ suffer to some extent through the
necessary substitution of older rail-
Inent for that specially prepared before
the fire.
"Merely Mary Ann with Eleanor
In the title part, has made an
success at the Garden the
alter, There Is indeed every reason 10
believe Miss Robson and her compan-
ions In the east Of the Zangwill drama
viii remain in New York until well on
toward the end Of the season. The play
follows the published story with con-
siderable fidelity. hut has an act beyond
the finale provided IN the novel Mr..
Iangwill originally lett his much abus-
ed little slayey and her music-loy-
posing lover at the point where Mary
Ann came Unexpectedly INTO a legacy
just as she was about To elopc with
the musician, who suddenly awoke 10
the enormlty Of the act he was on the
verge Of committing. 1t was left 10
nv NN'N'A W HANNF lIhN INV pau NuNIN
ultimately wed, but In tlta play the
story Is taken up again with a six
years interval, and carried 20 a happy
conclusion. Miss Robson's interpreted
ton Of the little Waif who gains a for.
tune after having been compelled 10 do
mental service through her chlldhood's
years, Is altogether charming. II Is in
truth as pretty ana moving a charac-
tori n finn &c gpN NNa huNra sa,t, t,a.,
the New York stage In years. She Is
capably supported by Edwin Arden and
an excellent company,
The soene Of clyde Fitch's new
comedy, Glad of IT," at the Savoy
theater, is laid FIRST in Il dry goods
store, and atterward in a countrihed
part Of Long Island, so that there IS
ample diversity Of environment as well
as characterization, Mile James, who
has the principal part, proves herself
an actress o. considerably wider scope
thar WA suggested by her very at
tracttyo Illustration Of the leading part
in "Thc Little Princess The whole
company assembled by Charles Froh.
man for this amusing piece, Is worthy
Of commentator and it includes Phyll-
lis Rankin. Fanny Addison Pitt,
Georgia Mandum, Edward Abelts, II.
Hazard Short, Thomas Burns, John
BARRYMORE and a large number Of
other players. Comedy seems to be
"thc real thing" In New York lust
nov ana "Glad OF It" is directly in the
spirit {" the period.
The one hundrcdth performance Of
Eyrlc Bcllew in 'Rafles the Amateur
Brakeman is pretty nearly due at
the Princess ihcatcr, and the manage
ment Is preparing To celebrate the