Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

Fiske in the New York idea" this sea-
son are John Mason. George Arllss,
William b. Mack, Robert V. Fergu-
son, Ida Vernon and Leonard Sheppard.
This viii make q remarkably strong
cast.
Miss Marlowe and Mr.. Sothern are
announced 10 play next spring one
night engagements in Paris, Brussels,
Rome, Vienna and Berlin, winding up
with a performance OF Hamlet at FL
shore, the Danish town made famous
by Shakespeare in that tragedy"
Alfred Freund young man who has
been annoying Margaret Anglin with
persistent attentions. was arrested last
week and sent to Bellevue hospital for
examination as to his sanity. Miss Ang-
lin says that he has annoyed her for the
past is months by sending her letters
and waiting outside the theater to at
tempt to speak TO her.
David Belasco wrote his first dra-
ma at the age Of IA. 1t was called
Jim Black. or the Regulators Re-
venge." and was acted by his boy
hood companions. with himself in the
leading role. But It Is a wide gap
that separates Jim Black from the
artistic spirit of ''The Girl OF the
Golden West
''Vat Is garllo?" asks August Poons.
tho sentimental young German mu-
slcian, OF Herr Won Barwlg. In thu IA
nous supper scene In "The Music
Master" in which Mr. a Belasco Is
presenting David WarhelX "Garlic?"
echoes Warteld, garlic is vegetable
llmburger" And the audience has
an attack OF hysterical laughter.
The Colonial theater, San Francisco
the first substantial theater since the
earthquake opened on oct. g. with THE
Man from Mexico" The house has been
sold out for every performance since.
The stock company headed by Izetta
Jewell and Frank Bacon, has already
established itself with the audiences.
and prospects are good for n record
breaking season.
Americans familiar with the story Of
Arthur Wing Plnero's new play, "His
House IN Order" are struck with it's
likeness to Margaret Delsnd's story,
Exceeding High Mountain Miss De-
= n
ma by several years. The celebrated
English author is far too prolific TO be
obliged TO borrow his plots, and there
fore the resemblance must be attrib-
uted to coincidence,
MIR. Louis ~ Parker may now be said
to hold the position Of Grand Pageant
Master" In England. He seems to have
infected the whole country With a pas
sian for the revival OF the pageants
OF ancient times, and nobody but he
apparently is regarded as 1T to superin-
tend them. He has now been retained
especially to supervise coming pa
geant at Bury St Edmunds, which will
Illustrate the history OF that famous
old town from A. n. 50 up to the times
of James l.
A new tragedy ms Just been writ
ten by Gabrielle d'Annunzio. that
prince Of syharites. most energetic OF
workers and most changeable Of
men, The title Of tho play Is more
Than Love-" and It VIII be produced
in Rome at an early date. II Is IN
two acts Of an hour and twenty min
utes each. Il Is an ur-to-date ro-
nance, and those who have read Il
say II has intense dramatic situations.
especially the night spent in The
gambling den.
Mr. Ben Greet. who ~ In England.
takes delightfully."- optimistic view OF
the condition ~ the dramn In the Unit.
ed States In talking with a reporter.
after deplorins the stagnation In things
theatrical IN England. he proceeded 10
say; I'm America, on the other hand.
everything Is actlve and full Of life.