Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-03
Special Correspondence.

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I ONDON. Jan. rs. II Is about time
for O renewed outcry on this side
Of the water over the busting"
OF the British playwright by his
1--WE plays by American authors coming
on in London practically all at the
same time, there VIII be more fearful
assertions that the native drama is
"moribund," and as usual complete
disagree cement among learned doctors
as to what is really the matter with
the patient Perhaps there is and per-
hars there isn't anything to be deduced
from the coming boom In American
plays. Meanwhile. however, London Is
looking forward with uncommon inter-
est TO AZ least two of the Transatlantic
pieces that are now promised In such
profuslon, London doesn't really care
a rap whether a play II home or for
eign-made 80 long as II Is worth see
lng, and the announcement that both
Shore Acres" and The Gilded Fool
are to be done here forthwith has
proved unusually welcome. II seems,
however, that both these tried Ameri-
can pieces are to be angelcized to some
extent before being given here. Cyril
Maude has secured the rights In Shore
Acres" and arranged With Eden PHIL
potts to transfer tho scene to England,
and Nat Goodwin means to submit the
Henry Guy Carleton play to similar
treatment before producing 1t at the
Shaftesbury, This theater by the way,
Ia open to Goodwin owing to the COM
plete failure OF G.. NJ. s. McLellans am
bilious Jury of Fate" which is to be
shelved next week, after a brief career.
Mr. Goodwin tells me tina 90
American standby should happen to
please London. he would be inclined 10
make lengthy stay at the Shaftes-
bury. and TO produce there several
other items from his American roper
toire. And everybody will wish him
well, for, as the actor once remarked
at public dinner here, he has already
three "tombstones" IN England-the
metropolis having frowned on when
We Were Twenty-one' and likewise
given The cold shoulder to THE Cow
boy and the Lady" and IAN American
Citizen"
OF the other American plays that are
coming on shortly, perhaps the most
interesting IL being taken In Paul kes-
ters Dorothy o. the Hail. Written
for Fred Terry and Julia Nelson. who
made so big a success OF his Sweet
Nell OF Old Drury," this piece Of Kes-
ter's has been ready for production
for some time but the Terry's have done
20 well with their Scarlet Pimperner'
that they only recently decided on a
change Of bill. Dorothy o the Hall'
will be seen at the new theater some
time during the coming month. Mean
A., \ M MDngp'
be put on at F'rohman's Duke of forks
theater as soon as the run of Peter
Pan" comes to an end, while AT Wynd-
hams viii be seen Michael Morton's
new comedy which he calls The Little
Stranger" Morton il now with Beer
bohm Tree, and THE Little Stranger
Is practically the first play he has writ
ten since ne adapted RESURRECTION Tor
the English actors use. Tried on IN the
provinces. 1t has proved a successtui
laughter-n and should DO well
when produced IN the metropolis
Another little instance OF American
activity In European dramatic affairs
is the fact that a German purveyor OF
entertainment has just arranged for
the German translation rights of short
comedy by Curtis Brown, entitled Mrs.
Hazenbys Health" the English rights
of which have been contracted for Jas,
Welch. who expects to produce the play
In London this season.
Cyril Maude had bad luck when Char.
ing Cross Railway station tumbled over
on the Avenue theater and crushed the
result OF months Of careful work ana
thousands OF dollars OF expense on the
part OF the actor-manager In the hope
Of making a permanent playhouse for
himself Winifred Emery. who is Cyril
Maude's wife and leading lady has been
III. too, and that has been severe blow
SO when this popular pair appeared this
week In the first performance OF The
Superior Miss Pelender" at the wal
dorf theater, there was mighty out
burst Of enthusiasm on the part OF the
ultra fashionable audience Cyril Maude
can always count on for his premiers'
1t was an inexpensive sort of play call
ing for only four women and two men
and two sets OF scenery. There was
good fun in 1t. too, and good nature,
and plenty OF good writing-but little