Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
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Gets London Chance

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/ from the United States. "a Great Big
Girl Like Me-
AS a matter of fact Marie is much
more successful on her second appear
ance in London than she was on her
Hrst Her appearance at the palace
where there Is to be found prime,
ultra-refined audience which seriously
objects 10 being shocked by vulgarity,
was only qualified success. While
she secured plenty of applause there
We're many In her audience who Sc
riously objected to her horse play. Some
even left the house while others sub
sequently sent letters Of protest to the
management In the Coliseum tho
American comedienne has a typical
British music hall audience which
splits its sides laughing over her
broad humor and elephantine antics
Another American who Is making
good at the Coliseum and who will
probably be seen later in the English
and Scottish provincial cities is that
extremely clever comedienne, Carrie
De Nal. She has confined herself to
three songs: Lonesome Flossiena
Sweetheart TO-" and "Winking Win
ME-" think the first is the favorite
As an instance of the extent to which
prudery is carried among English play
soerstI need only mention that / have
tS'Niit PN-okiN ttlilclS d ttItdlIl GIdSS- WHO
object TO Flossie" because OF her al
legged vulgarity. Carrie De Mar is too
accomplished an actress to be vulgar
and there Is not a word or action IN
her rendering Of this funny song that
anyone with any brains and common
sense could possibly take exception to.
Carrie De Mars success reminds me
OF the first appearance i'll the United
States of Nesta Victoria Although
1n1s of tl,,,
course, as far apart as the two poles,
yet there Is resemblance In the fact
that Carrie is as typically American
as Nesta Is English. I Is the bright
fresh -Amciicanism of Carrie De Mar
that has made her act a success here,
While / am speaking of those who are
appearing at tho Coliseum might say
something of the big house itself i
would like to have even a small per
zcentage OF the stream of gold that is
now pouring into the box office. A
year ago there wasn't q manager in
London who would take the theater as
q gift and agree to open It. It was put
up al auction and there wasn't a bid.
Inc present managers having the house
on their hands opened It because il was
cheaper to do SO than to keep 1t closed.
Two performances a day are given. a
decided and daring innovation in the
English theatrical world. The house Is
certainly the largest and probably the
most comfortable in London, and aided
by an increasingly strong bill each !
week, the patronage has steadily grown
until the Coliseum is now one OF the
biggest money makers in England
English pride has suffered another |
shock and this time at the hands Of |
one of its favorite musical comedy |
stars. Gertie Millar, who has just land |
ed from the United states to appear in |
the new Gaiety theater production, has
lost no time in informing her English |
admirers that. America is the most |
wonderful Of places and that she can
hardly wait to get back TO New York. |
She hopes that Charles F,rohman will
De ape % coax George EdWardes INTO |
granting her another leave of absence I
from the Gaiety next year SO that she |
may visit Philadelphia, Chicago and |
some OF the other big American cities