Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-12
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We wonder whether the new series
Of Sherlock Holmes stories which is
just beginning in Golfers Weekly has
not been in ameasure inspired by the
very remarkable triumph which cur old
friend has been enjoying in France dur
Ing the past twelve months. Theo-
retically, at least--that is to say in the
eyes OF his professional colleague, NJ.
Dubuque OF the Paris Police Secret
Sherlock Holmes has been for years a
great parsonage, and man worthy OF
monumental admiration. Practically
however, his French fame has been en-
tirely a matter of recent months. But
If the French We're Enthusiastically
late In discovering him they have
shown a. characteristic enthusiasm
that quite makes UP for the long neg
lect. Paris has what may be described
as a bad case of 'Sherlockitis." Every
other boulevard flaneur considers hinl-
self a Sherlock Holmes and goes aboua
applying the science of deduction to the
little problems Of his daily life. Holmes
popularity is by. no means pleasing to
the Paris police. Whenever crime is
committed the average Partisan informs
his neighhor that Sherlock Holmes
would have found the culprit in half
day, and draws comparisons that are
unconpimentary to the French service.
In connection with two recent sensa-
tiNtlii IIluI tIle B1dJlS newspapers
& have been giving their versions of how
these crimes We're committed in TIN.
form of imaginary interviews with
Sherlock Holmes, A short time ago
a servant stole from his employers a
box containing jewels to the value OF
two thousand francs. He concealed
the booty in a hole in the ground in
the Bots de l3ouogne. When confess.
sion was wrung from him he declared
that he had been so impressed blythe
cleverness of Holmes and the cunning
of Moriarty as a criminal that he
wished 10 initiate them and commit
theft In a scientific and artistic man
ner.
ThisEconiing autumn season will see
those plays which have been drama
tzsdfrom popular novels. appearing IN
New y orll practically at the same time.
They are Pierre Of the, Plains" by
Sir Gilbert Parker; THE Awakening of
Helena Richie BY MARGARET Deland;
and 4"Sir Richard Escombe." by Max
Pemberton. The first was written
number OF years ago. the second was
an uncommon success of q few seasons
back, and the third had practically Just
come from the Harper press when Mr..
Hackett announced it's coming produc-
ton a few weeks ago.
playwright, is at work on a dramatiza-
ton of The Coast of Chance" the
sChamhe rlains' popular story. Mr. Pres
breyjfhas established himself as the
most successful adapter of novels fol
the stage. He is the author of the
$"Trilby, sRaffles." "A Gentleman OF
france" and The Right of Way" II
Is Mr.. Presbrey's habit to work with
a free hand recasting his material from
the ground up, and using it as basis
of suggestion rather than as pat
tern to be slavishly followed. At the
same time he manages to transfer TO
the boards the essential spirit. II not
the precise form, of the original. II
Is understood that the dialogue in his
lramatization of "The Coast of Chance
will be almost entirely his own. In
the play. as in the book. Flora will hp
the central character. and the part
of Kerr, the mysterious Englishman,
will rank of almost equal Importance.
"The Coast of Chance" continues to be
one OF the six best-sellers.
Mr.. Gelett Burgess is still intensely
interested in the ruins found on his
property in France. In writing to the
publishers of his ''MaXims of Methuse-
iah.. he says:
"a am today opening my seventh
and eighth tomb in Les Baux+-prob-
able date 100 B. c. to 200 a. D.--can-
not be sure. Found about thirty pieces
of pottery--several bronze utensils
Cooking and table thlngs) one small
1ing--not much that's valuabe-hut
lots of fun--it's great. It's a regular
cemetery--urn burial--on u ground sub
sequently the property of the knights
Templars. A ruined house of the same
period is also on my ground. This Is
a great old town, hundreds of ruined
houses--top of a hlll--120 inhabitants"
Children love the story of Rip Van
Wrinkle more than any other American
legend. either as It was presented by
Joseph Jefferson, Or as 1t is told by
countless fathers and mothers. But the
prose of Irving, splendid as it Is in
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