Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25
THEATER GOSSIP

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II. V. Esmond is going to revive
"Griarson's Way" one of his earliest
successes as a playwright
Trixie Frlganza will re-enter the
musical comedy field in May, either
in an entirely new production or one
that is now running.
David Belasco will probably go TO the
south of France for several months
this summer to complete the play on
which he is engaged for next season.
Hall Game is writing a new play, on
an Isle of Man subject, for the London
Lyceum. In its general character it
will resemble The Manxman."
Mr.. i. s. Willard is to respond to the
toast of THE Drama" at the Shakes
peare Commemoration dinner at Birm-
ingham, England on the Both inst.
Charles Frohman has secured the
Vaudeville theater, Paris, FOR the per-
Torrance of Peter Pan" before the
French people. Pauline Chase will play
Peter.
Philadelphia cares SO much about
THE Time, the Place and the Girl'
that the engagement at the old Wal
nut Street theater has been extended
two weeks. Miss George Drew Men
dunn and Arthur Deagan are in the
cast.
Mr. Bernard Shaw's new play on
Marriage" will be produced in the
London Haymarket theater probably
in two or three months from now I'M
der the management of Messrs. We'd
renne and Barker. The topic in his
hands ought to prove source of much
amusement.
The shuberts have decided to have
no more unequal makeup on the faces
of show girls and chorus girls in their
musical productions With the OBJ
ject in view of overcoming this evil,
they have appointed Samuel ID. Lind
say as CHIEF of cosmetics
Miss Katherine Grey is to be starred
under the management of Martin Beck
in several Clyde Fitch plays and two
or three other dramas In which She
has been seen. Her tour Will open at
the Novelty theater, San Francisco, on
April %. THE Truth Is named as one
of the plays she will offer.
Martin Beck has issued an announce
ment to artists giving the outline of
his plans for the press, producing and
booking departments of the Orpheum
circuit for next season He requests
artists TO transact business at the Of
flce alone Mr. Beck also states that
advertising gags" including the
plugging" of songs. will hereafter DO
tabooed in the orpheum houses,
Burr Mcintosh, who has been giving
twenty minute travel talks In vaude-
vile for several months. win shortly
enter the regular lecture field with a
more complete description OF his trip
10 the Orient with Taft. Mr. Mcintosh
has an unlimited stock OF photographs
and viii have a profuse supply OF
slides. He has already booked rev,
eral dates for Chautauquas and sum-
mer assemblies.
Dramatic training Is had IN foreign
countries at much greater cost OF effort
than in America whore one may buy
two or three hundred dollars worth Of
acting at any dramatic school and come
out OF the process labeled and guar-
anteed a full-hedged Thcspian Not
so abroad, whore the student has TO
undergo a rigid training OF several
years duration before being intrusted
with even a minor role. In the Imperial
world over as an academy OF dramatic
art, n gold medal Is given at the end
OF strenuous COURSE" which entities
the recipient TO play leading parts.
This reward OF merit was given 10
Nine. NaNmoya when she graduated
from the famous school.
Clara Morris whose dramatic idol
had always been Sarah siddons, has
written a play about EnglRnds stage
IDOL The Matinee Girls" peep M
the scenario disclosed plot conferred
about the events ~ tho glorious sid !
dons' life whom she was 26. showing
her as the splendid protector OF the |
daughter OF an old sweetheart Of hers
The play has the merit OF historic |
hdelity, II reproducas tho terrible |
scene when Mm Siddons was Missed |
from a London stage II portrnys her |
return 20 success, and har uyst In tho |
lttlc room which had been tho scene |
az her poverty and despair, now that |
delayed success had come. There IS a |
soene OF tho highway robbery or tho !
actress coach ON Hampden heath, |
and last lragic-eomio scene with !
the. Prince Of wales Ia tho green room
OF her thoater