Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
Special Correspondence.


I'M interest In my past plays, said
Henry Arthur Jones lately.
ITS my next play that occu-
pies my full attention. Clyde Fitch
said the same thing not long ago IN
almost the same words. When the
two leading opponents OF English and
American drama thus express them
selves II behoovcs VS., perhaps, to re-
fleet ON what the future year holds n
store rather than 10 discuss the pro-
gress or decay OF the American stage
during the past season What's done
is done and 'twere well to know what's
coming. a little later in the summer
the press agent--he ought always TO
be capitalized--oils his typewriter and
produces fervId dreams of his employ
ef plans. but TO realize Just how
overly sanguine these dramatic fancies
are one has only 10 refer to last Au-
gust newspapers. Like Peter PAN
they never grew up. It's n little ear
~ IN the theatrical day for dreams go
before the press agent Is fully awake
y may he worth while to peep behind
the curtains and get glimpse OF
what's really going to happen.
Maudc Adams, for example. Is tenn
porarily 10 forsaks Peter Pan" and
win appear in an English version OF
French play, Les Buffons'-the buff
ICONS playing the part Of a hoy as
created this season In Paris by tho
ever youthful Sarah Rernhardt John
Drew, too. will appear In a new play
from the French. His Wife" opening
| the Empire theater the first Monday
IN September. With him. among 9TH
ers VIII b" Miss Billie Burke and Mr..
ing person some day. let 1t he recorded.
WIN realize Mr., Gottschalk's versatile
| Is and popularity, and through his
| rcrspicaclty Will make a tidy Income
by starring him I'm a David Warficld
| part
Maxine Elliott. who Is not only the
most beautiful woman on the Ameri-
can stage. but one ~ the most intelli
, gent shreWdest and al the Same time
| most charming Is 10 appear In "A new
! play by Henry Y. Esmond. who wrote
When We We're Twenty onc." After
London production in September abe
viii come 20 New York.
Miss Ethel Bauymorc's play Tor next
season is not vet decided. bur II win
be- chosen from among three now be-
NIX written. II ia n prize worth VIM
ming 70 write for Miss Barrymore. for
among the actresses who nrc I'm their
twenties, none has Miss Barrymore s
NarEarct Ellington viii star early In
the season In an English play. Or.
/ wakes PATIENT" Virginia Harmed In
an adaptation from the French OF Toll
stoys Anna karenina," Marie Doro
IN William j. LOcke's THE Morals ~
Marcus Lillian Russell IN a now piece
10y George Brondhurst Lulu CHASER in
o new comedy by John McNally, Law
romeo p'ursay and Cecilia LOTUS
Jointly Iu "A German military comedy.
GrlO" Eliston In The Movers" by
Morthn Norton Dallas Wexford IN n.
G. Cartons farce Public Opinion 4"
Mabel Talafertp I'M Margaret Muyo's
Polly NJ the Circus" Robert Edeson
I'M "a new play by William c. DeMllle
Wilton Llckaye nv a decentralization Of
'BruVver Jims Baby" and william
il, crane In q modern George Ado play
Bertha Gall.ud ana Annie Russell
are no De presented I'M new plays by
Paul kcstor Mary Manuerlng WI APP
pear iu New York IN Glorious Betsy"
hy Rlda Johnson Young, a. youUc woe
man who has made much money and
some success hY writing Brown ~
Harvard and Tho Boys N Company
Il, bur who ought 10 ne awake u'
thought of how many real college men
and national guardsmgn her two playa
have driven "a drink
James II. HaCkett VIII appear lu Az
fred SutrU's John GlHyae'F Ilou0r."
one of the current London successes.
and also IN Louis Parkors "Mr.
George Arnold DAILY at the Brrka-
Icy lyceum vim try the Paris scheme
OF Offering nightly bills 0f ono-act
plays. Robert Lorraine by the way,
| has just made great personal
hit I'm London an John Tanner In Man
and Superman." despite the fact that
iho part WAS originally created by one
.
wil probably follow Man and super
man with Tho Philandercr." ind per-
maps one other OF Shaw's later plays.
Francis Wilson viii be seen hi an eng
lish satirloa success When Knights
Were Bella especially suited TO his
personality Guy standing Is 70 have
the leading part IN Presbrey's dramati-