Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-06
NEWS OF THE LONDON STAGE.

Special Correspondence.
II ONDoN, Dec. 23.--It Is now quite a
lengthy time since there has been
new play by Capt. Robert Mar
shall. His last was The Lady
of Leeds which failed 80 badly here
that It was not even tried IN the Unit
ed States and perhaps this setback.
after his long run of successes made
the author OF THE Duke OF Killicran-
kle' think that he needed a holiday.
Anyhow. he took himself of to the
south of France. and for several
months didn't write single line.
Now. however. the dramatist Is back
In London, and brings with him a play
which has already been placed" and
which may make something of a sensa-
ton especially on this side OF the wa
ter For its central character Is nothing
more nor less than a stage counterpart
of the English Winston Churchill. son
OF Lady Randolph Churchill. and one Of
the most picturesque figures In British
politics today. The only difference Is
that the young politician In Capt. Mar
shall'S play who quits his onserya.ive
environment to become a Radical, Is a
lord-ln fact, the house OF peers will
have almost as much fun poked at It
In the military dramatists new piece as
1t did In "lolanthe,'
These liberties are quite likely TO be
resented by all concerned, In which case
II viii be the second time that Capt
MarshalPs daringness has caused a
commotion. King Edward 1t may be
remembered. was highly annoyed by
some Of the sly filings at crowned heads
which were introduced In "A Royal
Family" and did his best 10 keep Eng
llsh society away from the piece when
played at the Court theater. The new
Marshall play-which Is still unnamed
Is likely to be given at the Comedy, and
u Is now expected that John Hare may
he secured for the part Of an elderly
peer. He has not been seen In London
since he appeared IN Barrie's Little
Mary at Wyndhams, AS for Mar
shall, he must be rich enough TO af-
ford risky stage experiments, for after
making lot of money AT the outset
With His Excellency. the Governor"
he has made a lot more out OF "The
Second In Command" The Duke OF
Killlcrankle," and There's Many a
SLIP not to mention "A Royal Fam
lly, which was even greater success
In America than In England.
For the hrst time on record, an ac-
tor Is about to run for parliament. The
thespian In question IL Ben" Nathan,
VINO VIII stand for a district
OF Birmingham al the next general
Election. and IL he should happen 10
be Gent TO Westminster the thing would
be incobgruous enough, for Nathan's
last part was the not very dlgnlned
one OF "Tweedlepunch" IN "A Chinese
Honeymoon" That. however. was sew
eral years ago. Since then Nathan has
been interested in quite a prominent
theatrical agency In London This has
Just been dissolved, and the erstwhile
commedian has decided to enter politics
rather than return to the theatrical pro-
fession. The possessor of a good deal
OF genuine ability Il Is understood he
has been invited to STANG for the
Birmingham constituency. as a Liberal,
and there seems more than fair
chance OF his election.
All Paris IL marvellIng over the dis
covery that one of It's most popular
singers is male Trilby, having been
literally mesmerized into fame Is years
ago Inc amazing story, which, how
ever. Is well authenticated. has Just
been told for the first time, apropos 0f
a recent action by the town council NJ
Marseilles. This was a refusal to allow
hypnotlst named Picquard to hold A
seance In their city, II seems that Pic
guard Is we'll known In the south of
France. and II was at Touon, In 1891,
that he played Svengai 10 the singer
already referred TO, During seance
there, Plcquart. as his habit IL, hyp-
Noticed a number OF the audience, drew
them by his will power on TO the stage,
and made them sing. AS a general rule
they did so very badly. but among The
number there was a sailor lad, named
Ludovic, who sang delightfully."-, initial
ing Paulus and all the popular singers
of the day. Before he woke him up
again. Picquard ordered Ludovic TO
fetch a broom next day at the same
hour ride astride II from the othsl
end Of Toulon TO the theater, and, still