Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18

has "strrC teeth ana COr1fncrclal mar,
At any rate. she will be seen in u next
Easter In London at the Hicks Theater.
London placed the hall mark on the
vaudeville sketch from which James
Forbes built UP the present version of
THE Chorus Lady and go Miss Stahl
and her managers arc treading on
pretty safe ground.
Hattie Williams is also in Paris, but
on quito a different GRAND. That buxotn
young lady is trying to absorb some OF
the gay Parce atmosphere for use In
the third act OF "Fluffy Ruffes" the
scene of which Is laid in France. Hat
tic In dressing the part-short pleatod
skirts and big hat--and is doing every.
thing else TO get herself into trim FOR
the opening Of the Frohman production
al the Criterion theater, New York, on
August IS.
Truly Shattucl, who is in London and
has appeared recently at both the Coli
scum and the Empire, has been en-
gagged for the Christmas pantomme at
Drury Lane. Nature was very kind
to Truly and she does not hide her
undoubted physical charms under a
bushel basket 50 10 speak In fact
her appearance IN tights has set the
Johrnles TALKING and although | do not
know Just what part she win fill In
Dick Whittington' which is the name
OF the big pnnt0mime, | am tolerably
certain that the management will not
put her in skirts
This week fsadoia Duncan, who. OF
course, is an American, Is giving
series OF her dances Lately. not only
London. but the whole Continent has
gone mad over bare back bare chest,
fare feet and fare arm dancers that
copy in varying degrees the art to
which Miss Duncan introduced us eight
years ago. OF late years the San Fran
cisco woman has been teaching dancing
TO children IN Berlin and more lately
In Paris She has been coaxed to Lon
don by Charles Frohman and the ex-
traordinary vogue OF her imitators.
incidentally It ls a notable fact that
the three dancers who have created
real sensations of late years should
all be Americans. | refer. of course,
to Miss Duncan, Maud Allan and Ruth
st. Dents.
Charles Frohman expects to sail for
Now York on July IS He has SO
many plans that he cannot remember
them all. One of the most interesting,
/ believe. is his coming production OF
The Dollar Princess" musical play
written by two Germans. The adapta-
ton for America is being made by
George Grossmith. Jr, a young comedi-
an who has had considerable expert
ence in writing the books Of various
musical comedies, and who will be seen
in New York this fall in Fluffy Ruff
fies." In speaking Of the play Charles
Frohman says The Dollar Princess
has much hunor that arises from the
situations. Its story is raro for
America. because 1t is about Amcrl-
cans, and touches on the American
penchant for titles. The chief char
acter Is that of an American million.
aire IN business In New York. and his
daughter, although enormously
wealthy. works for the firm. Only
penurious aristocrats are employed as
clerks, and SO on, This American sto-
ny, all about America, is written by two
Germans, whose idea of Americans is
quaint. When / saw this play pro-
duced In Hamburg, tho only thing
American about it--cast, production.
scenes-was a roll top desk. | venture
to say that Americans will go wild
over the musc-that there Will be three
numbers that viii carry the town.
There is an opportunity for young
actress again to make a great success.
and the difficulty win be that this viii
not be the Leading part It viii be
terrible 10 cast It,"
Margaret Anglin. who is now appear
ing In Australia, will come to London
soon after Christmas and viii prob
ably be seen in the English produc-
ton of 1.-THE Great Divide" In which
play she and Henry Miller made so big
a hit In the United States. Another
American production which is sched-
uied sfor London next spring is "The
Servant In the House" Miss Wynne
Matthison VIII appear in the lead as
she did in the New York production.
Yvette Gullbert, who has Just com
pleted farewell" vaudeville engage.
ment in London, writes me that she
has temporarily given up the idea of
becoming a London manageress her
self, but that during the fall she Will
appear here under the direction of
Joseph Brooks of the firm OF Slaw &;
Erlanger. 1T has not yet been settled
at which theater," she continues. but
the play Will be an English version Of
lie Marriage de rEtoile C"The Stars
Marriage) by Bison, which was re-