Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-22

Special Correspondence.
| ONDON. Sept Sit would be for
| gyable to suppose that an amb-
tlous play IN blank verse on the
theme Of Tristram and lseult
would be the kind Of thing one ought
TO enjoy more than one usually does;
but tho veteran Comyns Carr has writ
ten such "a play which. as produced at
the Adelphi this week turned out TO
be- source Of real pleasure to pit and
stalls alike. II was good, sound.
workmanlke drama for the most part
and not a sacrifice Of action and inter-
est to pretentious words. Wagner took
up the story FOR his opera at the point
where Tristram. bringing the lovely
lseult TO be the bride Of King Mark.
drank with her the supposed poison
which proved 10 be- a love potion.
In the Comyns Carr play we have
two stirring acts before we reach the
love potion. They tell the story Of
Trlstram's departure for Ireland in
search OF healing from Mordaunt's ra-
dlant sister for the wound he got from
Mordaunts poisoned spear IN the duel
that saved the Cornish kingdom from
the depredations Of the Irish warriors
IA tight that won for Iris
tram the love OF Cornwall and
the disguised hatred OF the Cornish
King Mark, TO whom Tristram was
nephew ana heir In the Carr YER
sion OF the old story, Mark wants TO be
rid Of Tristram and urges him to set
forth on the journey. knowing that the
lrish klng, father Of Mordaunt and
lseuli. had vowed 10 slsy the first Corn
ish knight who set foot on his shores.
In the second act We find Tristram in
the Irish court, his Identity concealed,
While Iseult has well-nigh cured him
Of MS wound. For love OF her he enters
the lists az the last moment and de-
feats the Saracen knight who otherwise
would have been victorious IN the tour.
nament for her hand. having over
thrown, one by one. all OF the Irish
champions. There Is a big dramatic
moment when Tristram's triumph Il
announced and Ct n revealed that he.
the knight who Is entitled to Iseult's
hand, Is none other than the slayer Of
Iseults brother. He loves her, too. ana
yet Is bound 70 demand her in marriage
not for himself but for King Mark. Ii
II IN the third act that We get the
familiar scene Of the lovs-potion. While
the fourth act deals out death TO the
fated pair
The authors blank verse ia service
able, never rising 10 great heights. oc-
caslonally oropplng 70 commonplace,
but nearly always carrying the story
on without delay 'rristram and
lseul," must be voted to be
far above the average merit.
and Il had worthy interpreters IN
Oscar Asche as King Mark. Lily Bray.
ton a. Iseult. and an uncommonly
sound, Straightforward going actor.
Matheson Lang. as Trlsiram. Play and
players were received with marked en-.
thusiasm.
The London dramatic season may be
said 10 have opened earlier IN the week
with the debut Of Cyril Maude. under
The frohfnan management, IN an adap-
tailon Of the new French farce. Trip
piepdtte,' under the title Of ''TOddles.'
Although the name Of the adapter was
hot given, Il is generally understood 10
be none other than clyde Fitch. The
story u that Of an amiable young Eng
ish lord, nicknamed Toddles, who new.
sr could make up his mind. Even on
he very morning when he was 10 be
for his debts sake. 10 the
laughter o. q ptrysru millionaire. We
Ind him N he'd half an hour before the
line set for the ceremony. trying 10
iecide whether or not he shall wed. HIS
mother-in-law; an aunt
yhose S-year-old daughter he has
iromlsed 70 marry IN due course:
fascinating widow. a money lender and |
'srious other persolases make things