Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24

J try though not In London this time.
l She acquired from Michael Morton an
| adaptation of one of Rcjane's SUCCESS
| es and put II on in the provinces. hut
/ the fatcs were again unpropitious and
| the actress was Obliged 10 abandon for
q time her dreams OF management"
| II was only for n time, however, for
after playing n long engagement and
making a big hit In Leah <leschna"
at the New thoater Miss Ashwell had
yet another go on her own hook. This
time the scene of her experiment was
the Savoy. where Mrs Brown Potter
had Just come to grief, and evidently
there was a hoodoo in permanent rest
idence at the playhouse. for "Nlnon de
lEnclos,' the costume drama by clio
Graves. which Miss Ashwcll put on did
not last more than n fortnight.
with 1.-THE Shulamite" hor luck was
a trinc better but Londoners, Ike
Americans, found the piece too gloomy
and the speedy substitution of happy
ending FOR tho original inevitable did
not helm matters much. According to
all accounts the new MAY In which
Lena Ashwell viii first try her luck
at the Kingsway in October is not or
much lighter texture, its heroine be-
ing another ill-used wife. Irene Wych-
erly the new piece Is called, and at
present its authoress prefers to be an
| onymous. Nor can more than a sug-
ktFAl'll VI tllt HluTg or OltClbSbus tluuEn
II Is said TO be of some power. Early
in the play tho heroine is forced to
leave her husband owing 10 his bru-
tally Later an accident brings the
! two together, with results that lead
to tragic announcement. That Is all
| that viii be known regarding Irene
Wycherlcy' until the first night
Should II not please, however, an
American win be resorted to imme-
diately, Miss Ashwel acquired the
English rights to two while in the
United States. Clothes" and THE I'm
dercurrent." and expects to present
both at the Kingsway, though trusting
that neither viii be needed at the out
set This theater, by the way. was built
by w 5. Penley with money made out
of The Private Secretary" and Char
ley's Aunt" and up to now has proved
white elephant. Hitherto II has been
Known as the Great Queen Street
thcatcr" from the thoroughfare in
which 1t stands. and perhaps a new
name ana the regarnishing which 1t is
receiving at the hands of its coming
manageress may prove effective In
changing the luck. l doubt, however,
If even big London success would
dissuade Miss Ashwell from making
speedy return visit to theUnited States,
so enthusiastic is she over the reception
extended to her last year She Is quite
recovered from her Illness, by the way,
and ready for hard work.
OF new attractions In the way OF
musical comedy there is little talk, at
present, chiefly because the ones at
present on view in the metropolis are
such humping successes. These num-
Der only three, 1t is true--"The Merry
Widow" Mt Days, The Girls of Cot
tenburg" at the Gaiety and Miss Hook
of Holland" at the Prince of Wales,
but all are coming money and their pro-
ducers are not worrying about success
sors. on the 21st. however. another
candidate for favor is coming along
with the fascinating title of THE Three
Kisses" It is by Leedham Bantock and
Howard Talbot, whose white Chrys-
anthemum" succeeded both in London
and at home, and will be given at the
Apollo. whore the musical comedy yer.
sion of Tom Jones" recently finished