Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-30

Special Correspondence,
Ew YORK, Sept. 25,--"Tne Prod
nj igal Son does not inspire the
Y belief that Han Game viii ever
surpass THE Christian" either
In conception or execution Stlll II It
dlsappolnts bit in quality O. theme
that is the fault OF earlier AM, to my
view. better plots and cleyerer adapta-
lions by the same author, The story
lie strong and the stage version highly
entertaining up TO the absurd tableau
which closes the play. That was clap
trap and spoiled the whole act, be-
cause It was weak substitution for
something that could have been worked
out with effectiveness.
Mr.. Edward Morgan nSeparably
Identified with Gaines works IN Inc
Christian" and The Eternal city
interpreted Magnua as he always pays
every part, with an intelligence mat Is
superior to his dramatic art 70 ade-
quately convey; due to an individuality
stronger than his artistic power 10 con
troll At the same time II would be a
hazardous venture to choose a nearer
resemblance to Magnus in temperament
than Morgan, and Magnus is essential
ly a temperament character.
Aubrey Boucicault played Oscar with
too sustained nervous tension, Whlch he
might have reduced by easing up IN the
earlier parts OF the first act lie mad
"a very lust comprehension OF the spirit
Of the character, and vas not guilty OF
a selfish grab after the center OF the
stage, only his earnestness was pltcheu
L ha tHa
ture with too strong colorlng The
consequence was that Boucicault tired
his auditors because he worked 80 un-
necessarily hard in places. But that Is
Boucicault's fault as player lie
never knows shading. II Is always
climbing with him. I observed, 100,
that he sighted his enunclation IN
places with too hurried delivery But
in the last act. IN both makeup and
Interpretation, he was most satisfying
Oscar is not a role, however, wherein
Bouccault is at his best
The insufiiciencies of the company be-
gan with Miss Drina De Wolfe, Included
Miss Charlotte Walker. and almost
embraced bliss Marie Wainwright, but
the glare was strongest on Miss De
Wolfe. who had role of SO much
responsibility In the second and thlrd
acts that her inability to realize the re-
quirements placed her in the fore Tor
| madequacy
the Prodigal Son" will write no his
tory with indelible ink, II is good Tor
thin season and maybe to hack about
in cheap houses thereafter The. L4e-
blers gave 1t Creditable production.
Her Great Match" is o very long
way from being Fitch's best work, il
. 10 no
because practise In ploy-making should
be advanceful rather than otherwise.
But a play built about so uumeritor-
lous a personality as the Chadwick
woman, Is, ] think beneath the standard
Fitch ought to have, II Tor no other
and better reason, as an appreciation
OF his own success.
or course Miss Maxine Elliott is not
an artistic player at any time. she rs
q remarkable example OF the orlsnid,
| beauty belonging TO the Hebraic race;
! and as an object for love is quite con-
siderable. But that is all there Is 10
| lt, aside from some effective gowns,
| no matter what the play happens TO be.
| There Is nothing so intolerabie on
! The stage as artinciality, and Miss
Elliott IS always trying for effects
unnatural to her Instead OF applying
| her own personality 20 an Interpretation
OF a role. Tho acting that is conspicu-
ously acting being least artisuc, whue
| the netting that is most natural being
| he truesf art. Miss Elliott has o self
| consciousness that forever couccols her
| natural self. hence prevents even the
| gllghtest artistic modification OF vanity.
Madame Cottrelly'a work in Tier
| Great Match" was rs one gem, But
| Madame Cottrelly Ia a great artistic and
| was long since relied upon for the gu-
| perb acting she gave as the grand
| duchess Such art makes all the moro
! Noticeable the atfeCtatlons OF voice.
! smile gesture and pose OF Miss Elliott.
| Tho remainder Of the company tried
| their best 10 deserve the engagement
| thy'd gotten, but more OF them made
| any hit or had any opportunity for one.
| Mr.. Fitch always insists on choosing the
| players who are 10 Interpret his plays,
| and IN Her Great Match HE judy
ment was in no way disproportoned;
| for the players were as good ~ tho
| NAV. with the vastly superior exoep-
| tlon OF Madame Cottrelly
| Nat Goodwln's production Of W, w.
| Jacobs and Louis n, Parker's English
| play. Beauty and tho Barge was such
| a failure that II had 10 DO Withdrawn
| from the Lyceum stage after o two
| weeks run. This is one OF those I'M
| ported plays that wasn't a 90. am
| told that Charles Frohman picked IL out
| in London for Goodwin. Very bad
| Judgment, Not a single thing In Il OF
| Interest 10 anybody. Since u acted 80
wretchedly how must II have read? II
| Nat Goodwin be tho wonderful artist
many deem him, how will his admirers,
or Goodwin hlmself, answer the fol-
| lowlngi