Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11
TTHAT IL "Everyman ?'


w queries concerning the play
10 be rendered at the Thea
Ter next week by Ben Greets London
company, the News will say:
"Everyinan' is one Of the finest OF
all the old morality plays which the
monks used 10 act in the middle ages,
at a time when the stage was entirely
IN the hands of the church. II Is an
intensely interesting play, this Every
man." the allegorlcal feature culminat-
ing I'm the dramatic struggle between
Everyman and Death. SO vivid IL the
telling OF this simple story, one which
IS go pertinent TO every soul In the Ru-
dence, that the religious element Of the
play is oyer-toppled by It's tremendous
dramatic interest, with the result that
a play revived as a literary curiosity
by the Elizabcthian Stage society has
become one OF the most successful plays
on the stage today In London, New
York Boston, Chicago and Philadel-
phla the play has had long runs" In
fact so successful has the career OF
llt pay anu VI wv il'll il''N company
been, that a comparatively small por-
ton OF the country has been visited In
the two ana half years that Greet
has been In this country
"Everyman' ~ In one long act; tho
stage " set TO show the Clolster yard
Of cathedral In Spain, just such
place as would be chosen for the per-
formance Of such a work, There are
no intcrmlsslons, Many Of the char
acters make their exits and entrances
through the audience No orchestra
is used, the music being supplied by
an organ and cello There ara four
teen characters, the principal ones be-
Ing Death, Everymau, knowledge Good
Deeds, Goods. Doctor. and Fellowship.
In England the Deity was shown on
the stage but In this country the voice
IS heard only The Greet company has
long held "a nigh rank In England as
shapcspearean company and comes
here under the personal direction or
Mr., Greet
one day last summer when THE Earl
OF Pawtucket was playing TO crowded
houses at the Manhattan theater, New
York Senator Hin OF New York and
Senator Chauncey Depew happened 10
be occupying opposite boxes ana were
much amused at Mr. Augustus Thomas
play and the delightful art Of Mr., Law
renee D'Orsay, the English comedian.
There was a large audience despite the
weather and many in attendance OF
course, recognized both these gentle
men. Senator Barker or the play
has line In which he states why,
am not so very old, Now, there's
Dcpew--I nm n years younger than
Dcpew." The house was IN an uproar
IN an instant and no one seemed 20
enjoy the occasion more than Senator
Hin. BE II said for Senator Depcw
that he laughed heartily himself nj
though one OF the party accompanying
him made inquiry NJ 10 whether Il
was a line from the play or introduced
for the occasion When assured that
Il was not interpolated he was given
evidence that the burst Of laughter
startled Mr.. Ialleck, the actor who
was playing the part TO am extent that
he was so disconnected that eg could
not go on with his lines for some little
time,
Some OF our Mutual Improvement as.
sociations, who in their preliminary
programs have been discussing during
tho winter tit, old, old question as 20
whether or rot Shakespeare wrote his
own plays, win be interested to read
the following views Of such a distin-
gulshed authority as Sir Henry Irving
Referring to the Baconlau theory, Sir
Henry remarked rccently Poor
Francis had enough sins upon his back
without being burdaned with 80 in
famous a piece OF cheating; and ! have
such respect for the genius Of Francis
Bacon that l believe that he would have
been urouder Of the authorship Of
Hamlet or Lear than Of all the books
he ever wrote. No. no. whom the
Baconinns can show that Ben Jouson
was either a fool or a knave, and the
whole world Of playwrights az that
time were I'm a conspiracy to palm or
on the ages the most astounding cheat
iu history. they viii be worthy OF serl-
Gus attention. ] fear that the desire
so drag down Shakespeare from his
pedestal, and TO trent the testimony Of
his personal friends as that OF lying
rogues Is due to the antipathy TO the
actors calllng-an antipathy which,
am sorry TO say has It's eccentric mani
festations even to this day"
The many SAT- Lake friends Of the
uctress Julia Dean who II Will be re-
membered Us the niece OF the famous
julia Dean Hayue, VIII be pleased 10
learn that she appears at the end OF
this month IN the new production OF
I ne htllUelllhn IRON lUulhNhs IL
VIII be brought out at the home OF It's
author Booth Harrington, in Indian
npols, with such actors as Edward
Morgan, Frank Mordaunt, and #. c.,
Banks IN the cast
The Grand win be dark the first half
~ next week but after that Il will be
open continuously for the next seven
weeks Commencing Thursday 1.-TWO
Little Waits form the bill. Following
that comes the sensational play "Over
Niagara Fails after which Harry Cor
son Clarkes season VIII be inaugurated,
Mr.. Clarke viii play full I'VE weeks
commencing Monday, Feb ~, and
opening with his always popular COM
edy What Happened to Jones'
salt Lakes verdict ON a dra-
matte attraction has been confirmed
IN gratifying fashion by New York In
recent Instance. Everyone who saw
William Morris here "a few weeks ago
in his comedy WHO'S Brown" united
IN saying that he had "a great chance
for AN eastern hit but his friends nd-
vlscd him to change the name OF his
play before venturlug upon Broadway,
THIS he has just done and WHO'S
Brown metamorphosed Into Mrs
Temples Telegram" Was produced last
week In the Madison Square theater
by Mr.. Morris and strong company
An emphatic success was scored and
The New York papers cay the theater
hos not resounded with go many bursts
oA laughter since The Earl OF Paw
Wicket was seen there. Mr. Morris
has some excellent notices and Is sup
ported by Frank Worthing and Miss
Grace Klmball Mr. Morris Salt Lake
friends viii all congratulate him on
his success.
They are getting ready NJ the salt
Lake Theater for another engagement