Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-14


Special Correspondence.
ONDoN, March Sl.-Edna Mays
new piece, THE Belle OF Mayfair,
will probably have been given It's
first production at the vaudeville
before these lines are printed, but II
may be stated that quite a lively rum
nus occurred at one of the rehearsals
the other day, regarding which now
ever not so much as whisper was
allowed 10 get into the papers mere
The cause OF the trouble was a natural
Discrimination on Miss Mays part to be
oyershadowed by anyone else In pro-
duction Of which she Is nominally the
brl;,ht particular star, and the person
who threatened temporarily 10 eclipse
the syracuse girl was pretty Louie
Pounds. who Is also in the cast OF The
Belle Of Mayfair" and who is former
Savoy favoritc OF much popularity IN
the metropolis.
The authors of THE Belle of May
fair" are Leslie Stuart and Capt. Basil
Hood. and the latter OF these gentle
men Is well known In theatrical cir
cles 10 be one of Louie Pounds most
devoted admirers. So perhaps II is not
surprising that In writing his latest
book, Capt. Hood provided Miss
Pounds with an uncommonly fat
part. It was a part, in fact that not
only ran the stars decidedly close so
but gave Miss Pounds what Is known
on the stage as an entrance" which
promised to be one OF the sensations OF
| the piece Miss Mays entrance was
| simply nothing to 1t. and when the ilrst
complete rehearsal OF the piece took
place, last Tuesday, the little lady from
| the United States was observed TO us
ten with something like frown |" the
salvo from the orchestra and chorus
| which brought her rival "on.
and now. Miss May. II you please.
| said the stage manager, a few minutes
later, when nothing much appeared TO
| be happening on the stage. But m
stead OF making her entrance the
| American singer rounded upon Leslie
| stuart the composer. who was standing
| near. with flashing eyes.
rs this really to be my entrance ME-
| STUART" che demanded. IN what are
| known as freezing accents. ..
| why, yes, Miss May, | believe so,
| faltered the composer, while an elo-
| quent silence reigned.
| "Then YOU may have your part BACK,
| observed the former Belle OF New
| York and forthwith swept from the
| scene while author, composer, ana stage
| manager hastily took counsel togethe,
| and the rest of the company $1,000
| around with les and mouths open
| OF course. with the whole toWl
waiting TO see the American sonystres'
| IN The Hood Stuart piece. there was
nothing for both authors and manage
ment but capitulation, and so Without
more ado certain changes were made
I'm the leading feminine parts, ano
after these had been submitted to her
Miss May gracefully consented to re-
,urn TO the cast and the day was saved
Meanwhile. though capt Basil Hoo
II presumably rather sick over ih'
business. there Is not much dispose
ton to blame Miss May for declininl
10 take second place In piece thai
was written especially for her use.
|
| II Michael Morton's new dramati2a
ton Of THE Newcomes" proves to be
n success, II will have TO be ADMITTED
that this American playwright Is
versatile man. II was Morton. q
course. who ada pied Tolstoy's gloom,
Resurrection so successfully and h'
Is also the author of 1.-THE Little
Stranger" the rollicking farce which
scored lts fftieth performance at tn
Criterion the other night so II he ha
also managed to make an interestinI
play ont Of Thackeray's delightful hu
not especially dramatic novel, IN
thing will indeed be a feather In hi
cap Meanwhile 1t may be said tina
this stage version Of the adventure
Of Col. Newcome. Give. Ethel and tn
rest has been made by Mr.. Morton TO
Beorbohm Tres. who will produce !
in London rs soon as the run o
Stephen Phillips Nero" comes TO al
end, and that II Il proves as success
full as the adaptation OF "Oliver Twist
which Mr.. Tree gave recently, tn
American rights viii be available
forthwith.
II should he q success. too, II care
full and pllnstaking work count 70
anything for Michael Morton tells m
that he has had this adaptation o