Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20

against any possible combination OF
managers
In addition to his new production OF
Schiler's don Carlos" and the six 9TH
er productions which he has acted this
year, Mr. Richard Mansfield Is reviv-
ing the dramatization of Hawthorne's
THE Scarlet Letter" and will act the
Rev Arthur Dimmesdale for the first
time In ten years on January 90 In
Philadelphia.
Benson, the English actor. has mount
ed SO OF the S6 plays by Shakespeare. a
record" apparently for the English
speaking stage Every one has been
acted at least competently, and some of
the best of the younger generation OF
English players have been trained In
his company Mr. Benson Is always
planning. but never accomplishing an
American tour.
The unknown playwright is to have a
chance in England. The birth OF the
Repertoire Theater association was an
nounced some time tago. Now II has
secured theater at Canterbury. and
there the ambitious dramatist may test.
by practical experiment, the actual
NhAut VI inexperienced WINS, tie
first experiment Is to be made with a
piece which Arthur Law has written
for Weldon Grossmlth.
Some time ago It was announced that
Capt. Marshall was writing a play for
John Hare. The play deals with the
house Of lords and with a young politi-
clan OF conservative environment who
becomes militant Radical. Negota-
lions are now proceeding which. II they
come to a satisfactory conclusion. will
result in this play being the successor
OF THE Mountain Climber" at abe
London Comedy theater.
Queen Margherlta OF Italy has writ
ten q play, at which she has been work.
ing Tor over two years IL VIII be pub
llshed under a nom de plume. II is to
be represented on the stage, however
and Duse viii DE the heroine. II is al
ready exciting great interest In the
italian theatrical world. 10 IL thought
that Il may represent phases of her
husbands life including his tragic
death, under assumed names, OF course,
When William Gillette gave his last
performance IN London, after a very
successful stay on the other SIDE, he as
tonshed his audience by saying that he
would never again act in England; in
deed, thar he would never again act out
of America, Even on this side the an
nouncement was not understood. II Is
now explained by the news that Charles
Frohman Is to place New York thea
ter at Mr.. Glllette's disposal. and that
the actor author will give his time In
the future almost exclusively 70 that
city.
Apropos Of the tendency to modern
lie, comes an interesting bit OF news
from Paris 10 the effect that SardOu's
'L'esslonne,' which was given for the
first time in 1871. and again In 1855. is
now being revived with marked sue
cess. on the opening evening, while the
Theater de Ia Renaissance was ring
Ing with shouts and braves. friend re-
marked to the old playwrisht "You
ought 20 be delighted, cher maltre."
Yes replied Sardou, simply; IL am
glad TO have written IN 1871 a piece
that can sim be played in 1905"
a telegram from Berlin states that
u is possible that Mr. Beerbohm Tree
and his company will pay a Visit 10
Germany In April. \ proposal to this
effect has been made by the director Of
the Royal theaters OF Berlin to Mr..
Tree and It Is suggested that the plays
produced at the New Opera House
should be Julius Caesar" The Tenn