Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02
THE PLAY IN NEW YORK.
nY cn.ANNING pOLLocK.

which is the theme OF 'Salome, mas
been used on the stage thouslilus ~
times. "rhcl Dance on inc oescu, a.,
nerformed by the daughter OF Heroutas
before Herod nj It's worst - GUY 49,,
Danse du VentTc, which nus pv ,. s.,V -, :,
all over America. from - - ~,
Coney island Salome's hssins OF 'hV
dead Inns of John the Baptlst isi
pleasnnt sight but the city " lulL W
iesa agreeable things, ana one ol tnti'
IA the spectaclc pf half q dozen uis' g.
mon engaged ~ o mao suusBr 40
cheap newspaper notonetg'
r.,
Tho story Of "saitne mus r. fs q
pjliat to most people by now ~ - .
poryersion " Biblical Nstory HS na
rated ~ Matthew and by Marx; U 2inn.
Wilde made the play ~ the fii ,,,
dos rot sarah Bcrnhardt, Dut ~ w
frsi acted ut tha Nouvcau tnc ~,
Paris. IN 1896. by Lima MuNu linge
gears before this production, q" "a,
lish Translation Of me lII ,.I,h ,i,ustra.
By Lord Alfred Douglas, WIN u. 's',,e,
tons by Aubrey Beardslcy, VIZ LII pu0
lishcd, aud thls version was 49, a., 10
FOR the fret time in London on 49, ~
1905. THE initial presentation IN ;;;;.,,'i,,
"a Mas given tn New YORK the .oiio 90
November by the Progressive S''sN
cicty.
If You insist that Salonc nc ~ 80
crcam-soda girl. u graduate OF 80,
iect seminary for Young lhules' Sod
viii enjoy seeing Julia aalloMr 49, -
L II. Soihern In "John the bapI,s,i,
Miss MArlGWe'a Salolne -
like Miss Marlowes JuneL, uiu ~.
OF these are simply MISS MarloWc.
Sothern, % John. looks like MAJ ~.
wills IN "A son of Rest" ana SINUS W.
oceans Of wur Is on the subject OF n
ideas OF righteousness. lie U.s. IN la az,
Il terrible fauntic, anu, as lauae.sa
usually are dreadIul pore Jill
the Bautst' is half religious uIa'na
and half sexual drama, KUN o
combination of "Salome ana Bon
Hur." IL doesn't tell as mucn stVIy us
does the wilde version. ana taxes
FIVE times as long TO do II.
''lohn the BAPTIST begins IN
Wild. rocky country near Jer uS1leui'
where John speaks of his mission US
the forerunner OF Him VINO Is ~
come" This scene Is not catdlosueu
as an act. being thrown i'll Tor Boou
measure. Next Is shown am open
square before Hcrod's palace; hIrc
John speaks more fully OF tne ms
sion aforesaid, besides seeing oaloiuc'
In a han in the palace, Subsequently,,
John Is summoned by Herodias' WHO
Arst offers him her daughter II ne
VIII teASe iHNtibhlAS t'sa"i"'N iN-
mother, and then loses her temper
shocAngly. Salome coyly throws
roses at the Baptist, but he Is pleas'
urc-proof. and she gets only berat-
Ing for her pains, There are Two
scenes In the third act, and both OF
ing further on his mission. In act
Salome makes downright love 10
John, and being repulsed, gives fine
exhibition OF "a woman scorned.
Finally. in act ., she performs me
Dance of the Seven Wells, ana wins
on order for the execution OF the
Baptist. Miss Marlowe does the dance
very oharmingly but one cannot help
feeling that, IL Coney Island had been
running IN the days of Herod, the
lifc of John would have been spared.
The tetrarch could have seen much
more seductive dancing there at
much smaller price,
1t will be observed that Sudermann
goes into great detail regarding things
that were barely mentioned by Wilde.
The only results attained are six en-
ira scenes, the real drama does not
appear until the Germans play near
ing its end, gets TO tne place where
the irishmans began Iahihg III III
all. The piece rs not an interesting opp,
nor Is It's performance lliuHlluuleu DS