Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27
IN LONDON THEATERS.

the United States. Ii has just been fin
lshed. II deals mainly with New York
life, but gets some ST its interest for
its leading character from the earth
quake in San Francisco.
FRoHMAN IN OBSTACLES.
Austin Strong is in town, too, and the
author of The Little Father of the
Wilderness must be somewhat de-
lighted over the hit that his new piece.
The Toy Maker Of Nuremberg has
made with Charles Frohman. That
gentleman, in fact Is as nearly in &C.
stacies over this play as he ever
permits himself to be-when
manuscript is concerned anyway. 81
am so taken with the strength and
human qualities OF It, he said yester-
day, that l shall produce it in Lon
don and the United States. and | 10
not give the slightest thought to the
outcome of the play. 1t Is a piece
which / must produce. This only
proves that circumstances, not men,
rule. 1t is not l, but the Irresistible
qualities of the play, which are an
sworable for its production" You VIII
agree that Is pretty strong speaking.
DRAMATIST OF THE HOUR.
Margaret Mayo, whose adaptation OF
'Divorcons" has served Grace George
50 well at the Duke of Yorks, is In
London also, and fun Of plans. She
Is writing two pieces for Fannie Ward:
she Is confabbing with Mrs. Humphrey
OF the same name over the new adapta-
ton of the latters novel, The Mar
rlage OF William Asche," which will DO
used in this country. and conducting
negotiations with several English man
ayers. But the American dramatist OF
the hour IN British eyes is unquestlon-
ably Augustus Thomas-now that his
Earl Of Pawtucket has definitely
caught on and that he has told what
he proposes TO do for Joe" Coyne.
the American comedian.
The latter. Of course is now an os-
tahlished London faVorlte. He jOked
himself into favor In nelly Neill and
has followed Il up by his work In THE
Merry Widow" and il was To be sup
posed that his native land would not
see him for numerous moons" II
seems, however, that when Frohmap
gets ready to send "Toddles" to Amer
lea, which viii be early I'm the coming
season, Coyue win return to play the
hcro's part OF which Maudo made such
laughing success But Immediately
after we are to have him back here I'm
n piece which Gus Thomas ~ NOW
writing especially for Coyne's use. ana
which VIII be "The Earl of Pawtucket"
exactly reversed IN other words. in.
stead OF the nero being an Englshmau
pretending 20 be an American In New
York he win be an American pre-
tending 20 be an Englishman in Lon
aon. This idea popped Into Thomas
head a few days ago while watching
his piece at the playhouse, and he
started 10 work II out AZ once. II
sounds "rippin' ana Coyne Is lust .he
actor for the principal part.
or the talk of authors, however.
there rs no end Tho leading Frencn
one now IN the metropolis is NJ Gau-
vault. whose piece, MY Wife" ADAPTED
by Michael Morton, is The biggest of
hits at the Haymarket, and whose new
ost farce, "ljne Affairs Hcandaleuae"
has just been acquired by the samo
management ana VIII be adapted by
Arthur Shirley, There N Hall Calne.
too. who Is TO the fore again because
ms play, The Christian" which
scored SO hugely IN the United States,
but which failed mlserahly here. IL 10
be tried again at the Lyceunl, TYlng'a
former theatcr, now the home Of nopu-
lar melodrama. Perhaps II viii have a
hotter chance there, and more vigorous
treatment than It obtained when done
al the Duke OF lorks by Frnhman.
HAYDEN CHURCH,