Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27

I been very successful on the Pacific
coast has been engaged to act the lead
ing character .-----
In addition to his new production Of
Schlller's Don Carlos and the six
other productions which he has acted
this year. Richard Mansfield is reviv-
ing Ivan the Terrible" and the dram
atizatlon Of Hawthorne's THE Scarlet
Letter" one other revival will be act
ed for the first time this season when
Mr.. Mansfield comes to the New AM
sterdam theater In March and will be
seen In ten roles.
Pauline Chase. who was never much
more than chorus girl In this country,
has scored a hit In j. NJ. Barrie's new
play. 'Columblne, IN London, and
Manager Frohman is now preparing to
bring her back to this country as the
leading lady of the American company
which VIII present the piece on this
side OF the Atlantic later.
Viola Allen Intends 10 act Helena in
"All's Well That Ends Well" In
Shakespearean festival In Chicago next
April. u Ia years since the comedy has
been played on the English speaking
stage, and even the theaters IN Ger
many very rarely act IT, At the same
festival according TO present announce
ments, Wilton Lackaye is to appear as
Marc Antony, Shylock and Iago, and
Grace George as 1mogen and Ophelia.
II now Is announced in New York
that Clara Morris will be seen again
on the stage. She has signed a contract
with Henry Miller which binds her to
appear In new play. which will be
produced in the early spring under his
MANAGEMENT, The play Is by young
and unknown author and the role Miss
Morris VIII assume 10 that of the moth
err OF the hero. She Is dumb. but Il Is
an important factor In the plot. The
entire role will be played In panto-
mine. ------
Denman Thomson, the Uncle Josh
Whitcomb OF 1.-THE Old Homestead
fame, Is reported TO have said the 9TH
or day at his home IN Swanzey. n. H.:
'I've been sick. yes; and I'm going 10
retire for the winter. I'm going to
stay rirht here In West Swanzev, Not
South Swanzey. Get out your notebook
and PUT that down. too: I'm going TO
play Joshua Whitcomb rs long as I
darned please. I'm " years old now.
Well, I'm going to play Il until I'm
SO, or until I'm 90, II I don't pop or"
Acting on the order or Mayor JEFF
fries, the police Of Columbus, o.. stop
ped the play. why Girls Leave Home"
at the High Street theater. The play
had been running week 1t IL con-
tended by the mayor that the play IL
immoral He objects especially to
road house scene, showing the interior
OF a building where men and women
are represented as drinking. Manager
Greenburg said that no other city In
the country had stopped the play, ex-
cept Springfield. Mass.
There Is In France and. suppose
In America" said MIME. Bernhard re-
Gently, "a strong prejudice against the
writing Of dramas by actors The
reason for this Is not far to seek. Us
uslly the Thespan forgets everything
else In her or his striving for purely
theatrical effects. HIS or her knowledge
OF play writing has been learned not in
highways and byways, but In the play.
houses. His or her people do things
that people do on the stage and no.
where else In the world"
r. II. Sothern has made the following
announcement concerning the plans Tor
the future OF his artistic alliance with
julia Marlowe; Next season we plan
to produce 'Cymbelne,' AS You Like
TIN which l shall play Touchstone
and King Lear In addition 10 these
three revivals We shall also use the
six In which We have already been seen.
so that we shall nexe season have a
repertory OF nine Shakespenrean plays.
Miss Marlowe and myself hope to be
associated professionally for some years
to come"