Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
D EW YORK, Jan, S1--We are now
M IN the third production period
Y Of the fall winter and spring
amusement season. The first
batch OF plays started of in September,
the second in late November and early
Decembet, and February viii give us
the third series. The final scattering
few will make their bid for acceptance
at Eastertime. This week New York
gives varying welcome to Robert Eide
son, Blanch Walsh Marie Doro, FRITZ
Scheff in a new role, and a specially
organized company in "A new. farce at
the Madison Square theater.
Mr.. Edeson's latest play is a comedy
drama OF modern life by William c.
DeMille, called "Strongheart." The
figure personated by Mr. Edeson Is a
fun blooded North American Indian,
educated In an eastern university In
love with the daughter Of a family so
Clally prominent In New York. lie is
supposed 10 be the ideal American In
dian refined by the process OF educa-
tion and culture The parents OF his
bridc-to-be are no less vehement In
their rejection " him as son-in-law
than are his own relatives in opposing
the intended relationship with a girl
not ~ their own race, So here we have
a new item Of American problem play
-one moreover that Is interesting by
reason OF It's romantic and dramatic
features rather than It's purely literary
Of rlt NEh l1H D.
demonstrates that young Mr. DeMille
inherits much of the talent OF his la
mented father In constructive skill and
that he possesses also the ability to
write directly and poIntedly 20 his
climax The play is admirably pro-
duced under the direction Of Henry $,
Harris, and u supplies a most desirable
opportunity TO the young star TO APP
pear at his best Mr.. ldeson already
held In earnest favor I'm this communi-
IT, win undoubtedly gain added con-
slderatlon through this exposition OF
his rapidly rlpening skill, His sup
porting organization IN all that could
be desired even by the most exacting
audiences,
Obviously It Is very gratifying indeed
10 an exceedingly large section Of this
public to be able to see Miss Blanche
Walsh In a stage character totally de-
void Of the narrowing and revolt
ing qualities OF the role she
played with such graphic fidel-
ity In Tolstois Resurrection.
/. was an enormous and voclfer-
GUS audience that welcomed Miss Walsh
To the stage OF the Herald Square
theater at the beginning OF the week
when she made her frat Metropolitan
appearance In clyde Fltch's modern
play THE Woman IN the Case" In
this drama the part drawn for THIS
intelligent and powerful actress has
no immoralities 10 excuse and there
is no side to her personality that calls
for palliatlon. She IT, In other words,
"a good woman harrassed by Impure
vlcissitudes but not participating IN
them, and therefore nat called upon to
atone for her own shortcomings, Never
theless the play contains a number OF
deeply stirring episodes and compllca-
tiOns and, az least one scene OF such
forceful intensity as TO arouse tho most
letharglc spectator 10 a high point OF
dramatic tension. That Miss Walsh
rises 20 the occasion IN the best sense
of fulhllment OF the authors design
scarcely need be said 20 any OF the
thousands familiar with her ability. She
moved her audience on the opening
night TO an extraordinary pitch OF feel
ing which found expression IN sweep
ing rounds OF applause revived time
after time when they seemed on the