Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
Special Correspondence.

! Special Correspondence.
I oNDON. July 4--Probably II win
be some time before the recent
prophecy OF an American manager
is realized. and London becomes a
mere suburb" Of the United states SO
far az the stage is concerned, but there
IL no doubt that at present the scene Of
theatrical interest has been definitely
transferred from the metropolis to the
other side Of the Atlantic.
To begin with, London has just learn
cd that Il will have TO hear from New
York what the forthcoming new plays
OF Messrs. Alfred sutro and Henry A.
thur Jones are Ike. and Is llttle
piqued In consequence. Nor i this sur
prising. for playgoers here fancy that
The Price Of Money which Satfo
has lust written for w. II. Crane many
prove a second Walls Of jericho, ana
naturally would ike 10 see II hrst.
while as for The Hypocrites,' The
Jones play with which Charles FroA-
man has decided 10 reopen his Hudson
theater. London has been awaiting tals
piece with especial interest IL is hop
ed that the author may regain with II
the ground he lost with The Heroic
Stubb"-WhiCh failed 80 disastrously
when done ar Terry's last winter-and
this is quite likely 10 happen. for Jones
has a way OF hitting and missing alter
nately.
Meanwhile II may be stated on the
playWrights own authority that his
new piece for America IL a drama, AMI
10 be classified with Mrs. Danes De-
Tense" and The Liars" though the
story ana incidents are widely different
from either Of those plays. The scene
Is laid In the small southern English
town Of Neybury, while the characters
number II and form a little coterIc u
English county society. AS already
announced. Jones Is sailing for the
United States next month 10 superln-
tend the production there.
Alfred sutro has less need 10 worry
over the reception Of his new piece. '1r
although he has not yet duplicated ne
success OF his Walls Of Jericho" his
Perfect Lover" which Americans IRE
also 10 see. next season. ran for over
100 nights az the London Imperial. ana
his Fascinating Mr. Vanderveldt" has
passed us sevtnty-nfth performance NJ
the Garrick. where II provides Arthur
Bourchier ana Violet Vanbrugh with
some 81 the best chances they have aad
lately
Speaking Of Bourchler reminds one
that this prominent London actor-man-
aFer IL looking 10 the United States
whence Is coming the manuscript Of
what Will probably be his next cffer-
ing In other words. both BOurchier
and Sir Gilbert Parker are waiting
with interest 10 see what sort az an
adaptation Eugene Presby, who dram.
affixed "Ratfles" has made Of the lat
ter's novel The Right ~ Way"
which Kyrle Bcllew will play On the /
United states and which Parker Is |
most anxious for Bourohier 10 have IN |
London.
THE character u Charley steele |
appeals 10 me immensely" said Bour- 1
CHER 20 the writer. yesterday. and n 4
Mr. Preshy has done his work we'll /
a. ! have 40 doubt he has I am prac- /
ucally sure 10 reopen the Garrick with /
The Right Of Way in the autumn"
And even should Bourchier not pro-
duce this piece. Il Is SIN more than /
likely that he viii begin business with
an American play. for he IL under con.
tract 10 produce Miss Gladys Unger's
'sheridan"-which was accepted over
two years ago--within a short time.
This piece by tho young American
auihorcss Is. 81 course. n costume play I
u takes us 10 the period 81 the dram
atists second marriage. and the
scenes are laid At Wansiead and Gret-
no Green.
To America, also are looking the
many folk who are interested In the
future program 81 the London oval. |
iorf. which has just been vacated hy
gym Maude IN consequence of the
sudden collapse II the
Anelicized Shore Acres" By the time
Ihese lines are printed the Shubefts.
who control the Waldorf. may have