Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16

viewpoint, when you reflect how much
money IL saves from the seer e-po inter
and the railway corporations HpW-
ever. the scheme doesn't seem 10 ap-
peal equally to the general public.
which Isn't being largely represented
a the Garden
Small wonderl There ts no more
reason why one should sec drama act
ed without proper accessories In THIS
day and age thAn why one should
Journey To Washington In stage
coach. That trip once had to be made
behind horses, ana dramas once mad
TO be acted without accessories, but,
such priyatlon being necessary no
longer, you and | can be content 20
read about The primitive methods OF
old. Moreover while Mr. Greet may
Civ shakespeare plays as shake
speare wrote them ! should be loth
TO believe that he does so as Sha Ee-
sreare acted them, II George BERN
ard Shaw believes It. can account
for his opinion OF Shakespeare.
AS matter Of fact. the demonstra-
ton Is truthful only on the surface.
Mr., Grcets company includes several
women. and women did not appear
on the stage in England untll long
after the death OF the hard. Female
characters We're assumed by boys,
which" says Symonds, often led TO
great confusion Once again l OBJ
serve: Small wonder" There Is
confusion enough In tho Greet per
formance; where no lowe ring Us tine
curtain or change of scene marks diff
ference OF time or place, where I'M
doors and outdoors Belmont and Vet-
ice look all alike, and the dramatic
persons walk off the stage one minute
and return the next TO tell OF stirring
events that have occurred IN their aS-
s4nce 1t may be true that rhis vs.
las he Intended them to be acted"
and That the absences of scenery pre-
vents the distraction of the audience,
but Shakespeare intended" his plays
20 be acted that way only because he
knew no other, and proper scenery
abstracts me a great deal less than
the absence Of It,
George Bernard Shaw's comedy,
'Widowers' Houses" was offered by
Herbert Kelley and Efie shannon az
special matinee last Thursday at the
Herald Square didn't sec il. l ann
a great deal too busy to spend after
Moons In the theater. and declare
myself in state of rebellion against
the special matinee. With a degree
of patience that does me credit |
have n1atlneed through two s0-called
plays by Browning, two plays by H.
sen, one play by Wilde and ii dozen
plays by heaven knows who. and that
Tets me OUT for thls season. Every
night of my life i go to the theater,
and I'm going to have my afternoons
ont
il 'Widowers Houses" makes a
great hit II will eventually reach the
dignity of regular evening perform
anees, in which event YOU may have
my opinion, and welcome. IF 1t doesn't.
no harn's done, Meanwhile, by ex-
pending a dollar eight You can read
''Widowers' Houses in it's entirety.
with Mrs. Warren's Profession"
thrown in for good measure
Everybody remembers Maurice
Rafry1nore's retort 10 the gentleman
whose resentment at being called a
thief took the form OF a remark that
III we we're in Texas I'd blow your
head off" WELL" returned Barry
more, IL your honor Is a matter OF
geography We'll say no more New
Works morals seem not only to be
matter Of geography but % chronol-
ogS- Mime Pillar Norm once got into
trouble here for going to bed on the
stage in Orange Blossoms" though
that Same very comnendabIe thing
had been done for years in Fra Di-
avolo. One woman undressing in
THE Turtle" was stigma tiged as in
decent in 1898 a dozen women UNI
dressed hardly draws attention to "a
Partisan Model in 1907. Two years
ahu MIS-. w ltEels 4'foleSsl on call
ed for police interference: now the
Shaw play is being presented at the
Manhattan theater In peace and quiet
Manager A. n. Woods and Samuel
Gumpertz have even announced
matinee especially for cfergynen.
Mrs, Warren is being acted by MARY
shaw. Katharine Countess, Edward
j. Radcliffe ana others, and | shall
tell You more about Ii next week.
Here Is a story that Is being told
OF Richard Mansfield
An actor had been engaged for Mr..
Man sfield's company at a salary OF s75
a week He made good in the part.
and promptly insisted that his stipend
be increased TO S10O.
Why inquired MIR. Mansfield.
Because I've achieved a big sue
cess In the role
All returned Peer Gynt '.what
do you suppose 1 gave YOU s75 for
20 fail2'