Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-23

Special Correspondence.
Al EW YORK, Dec. lS.--The event
mi OF this week is Mime, Bern
hardt's temperance at the
Lyric theater in repertoTy Her
opening play on Monday night, la
sorcere" is known to US in its English
form as presented by Mrs. Patrick
Campbell. Not much enthusiasm was
shown for the English version, but the
French production is vastly different.
On Tuesday night we have the same old
Camille" at the Wednesday matinee
Mime. Bernhardt's own version of "Adr-
enne Lecouvrcur;" Wednesday night
Angelo" drama by Victor Hugo, ful
Of the authors wonderful romance and
poetry; Thursday, "Sapho" win be CIV
en-. and Friday, Fedora" at the Sat-
urday matinee, "Phedra," and Satur-
day night double bill, "Bohmois" and
La Femme de Claude" will be present
ed. Unlike the latest farewell tour OF
Nine. Patti, this farewell engagement
of Nine. Bernhlrdt has passed an ex-
rotations for the box Office receipts IN
the different cities. and Mt the Lyric
theater, IL Is said that two-thirds Of he
seats We're sold by mail before the box
office sale of seats was commenced
Whatever the reason whether on ac-
count Of genius or hard work, as some
say, clever and never ending newspaper
advertising. the fact remains that no
such ethusasm has been shown for
any other actresses az that eyinced by
la. Il, "A
other cities of the country, where this
engagement has taken her, for Nine.
Bernhardt in this latest and perhaps
last visit 10 US.
Olga Nethersole has at last become
convinced that THE Labyrinth" Is not
an acceptable play and that New York.
crs will have none of IT. She has re-
turned TO Carmen "Sapho," "Adri-
enne Lecouvreur,' Camille '"lhe
Second Mrs. Tpnquerey," "Magda,"
Denise" and "Frou Frou" From Ibis
list II VIII be seen that fearful, suf-
fering and honorable married woman
Is not to the taste of Miss Nethersoe's
admirers The lilies and languors" are
not so fascinating as the roses and
raptures, as portrayed on the stage.
She VIII give several Of the same plays
that Nine. Bernhard will present tnis
week, so we may have chance to
judge which style is most to our Xix
Ing, the French or the English.
Miss Nethersole always made an ef-
fective Carmen" and In Camille" she
was even trlle too realistic. Camille"
has always been popular, no one can
tell Just why; II may be because peo-
PIE IKE unrealities, they can have the
realities of life a. home. In "Magda."
MISS Netherso!e VIII court comparison
WIN yet another actress. Gertrude Ar
n0id' VINO gives the play at the Irving
iace theater, so we shall have three
Magdas' at one tine. This would in.
deed be an adliction, did not the acting
redeem The unpleasantness Of the char
acter
j. NJ. Barrie seems. at the present
time, to be the most successful and
most popular writer Tor our stage. "Pa.
Yer ran, with Maude Adams, IL stIll
craving intelligent and enthusiastic
CROWDS at every performance; at H.,
edhesdpy and saturday matinees -
thls week, MI +. 5. Willard is present.
ing 'Tne Professors Love Story and
on Christmas d1y, Ethel barrymore Mil
appear in the first performance of
''Allce-Sit- blythe Fire" There are SOM
points of resemblance i'm the acting of
Maude Adams and that of Ethel Barry
more, and both have a quaint and untls-
uai personality. II this play "Alice-sit-
Is as delightful and as
suitable 10 Miss Barrymore as is Peter
ran TO Miss Adams, there is another
treat In store for the playgoers OF New
York
rms season appears to be a time Of
REVEALS In the musical world as we'll
as IN the dramatic This week at the
Metropolitan opera house on Friday
night La Sonnambula" will be sung
with Nine. Sembrioh, NJ. Caruso and Nj.
'lancon. If anything can restore to
life this old opera, the singing of Nine.
Sembrich and of NJ Caruso should be
able to accomplish Il. We have la
faVorita' again on Monday night, In
spite Of the not very general inter-
est eyinced at Its revival Il week ago.
IN Wednesday night Nine. Fremstad
sings for the first time the part of
'Brunnhilde" in Siegfried For the Sat
urday matinee The Queen OF Sheba"
VIII be ivgen, with the same cast as at
is premiere. Nine Rappolds popularl-
~ Is increasing. her voice being won
erfully sweet and clear Saturday night
Will be given to La Giacondn." with
VI. DIPPED, for the first time, as EMO,
There will be but two more opportunl-