The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
AN INTERNATIONAL
CONTEST ON THE STAGE
BY FRANKLIN FYLEs.

New York. June IA match at act
hg is being played by Sir Charles
Wmdham and Joseph COyne. Sir
Charles who had been the principal
comedian in "The Molluse" in London.
started for New York with no intention
90 act here. Joseph, who had taken the
same character in New York. has gone
back to London. When Sir Charles was
At midocean, Charles FrOhman tele-
graphed Wirelessly an invitation to
spend a fortnight on one of the Froh-
man stages here in The MOllusc." It
was accepted The affair was one OF
mutual courtesy, and neither of the
ChaTleses thought Of Joseph. yet il is
an international contest between the
English comedian and the American,
with ones inning played last autumn
and the others this summer.
Which wins? Oh. Wyndham. of
course. and easily, although the eccen-
the COyne provoked more laughter than
the famous actor does. Have you for
gotten what I told you about The
A0iuSC that in il Hubert Henry
Davies preached the original humor of
lSsling lazy, indOlent, selfish English
woman to a mOllusc clinging inert and
useless to one spot--that she was jOlted
QUO Of her supine inactivity by her
opt1er. who came home from America
aoged with the hustling spirit OF our
Rockies. Coyne isn't more than 80, and
ull recently was known only as an
u7eme Caricaturist Of the silly-ass
QFe Of English dandy: but he came
g-E 10 show versatility of humor in
me Aoilusc." 1t was forty years ago
nat Wyndham, then about so. and with
aAe experience as deIineator Of Lon
-l oeauX for Wallack, went across the
e1an TO grow skillful, celebrated and
Wealthy In London. King Edward
1-snied him, instead Of Beerbolm
living. '''- VII ,
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hyndham's first New York audience
The M0llUsc" was stunninglv mo-
-s- II wouldn't have been possible in
EslHe prior to the vogue of automo-
~rA Rich summer dwellers in the
.'-llfy as far as thirty miles away and
-''T uy using their motor cars. may
Nv speed into town, see q play, have
supper and get home TO hear their
.--as strike . OF 3. The line of big
l,lls cars on Wyndham's first night
s,--l,lad from Broadway around three
--',As az the close Of the performance.
--- curing the hour thereafter the res
.4-I-nts We're thronzed as brilliantly
i I'd an opera night I'm midwinter. So
~, Ooyne partisans, Tenderloiners
ss',y' We're outshOne and over
,5led, Yet they made themselves
r.. ID The contention, here and there,
- az The Mollusc" was meant for
1.-'-'5ent, their pet beat his opponent
,,-se ne was laughed at more. In
49,, " laeL the two are no way COM
'-''5 Tor q serious moment.
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.,,,. s.e particular, however, the lesser
...- .s1sh had an advantage. The man
~ 7laeTlcd. who rouses his sister
~ INC Ll-uscan lethargy, also makes
r- amy pretty governess admire
rs-..-- win Coyne there was no dis
50 - ''l ages 70 render the mating I'M
- out with Wyndhau the audi-
n d uao To De reConCiled to a. marriage
~. -.I ee-Score-aud-ten TO a score and a
TEL However, the buovsDcv and
. h-rs "a 1900 lll-AAAC1 lLllS OLD actor
;s,-..-L his place as the best of Davv
a., -a5,, carry him through the new
~, WIN airy ease. The governesss
aa-,. -.-'o l,dl by a handsome Young
40. Nno had named herself for the
~. Ll--laS Waldegrave. Writers of
% - 10. ola actors have been driven
s7,s ~ wits end 20 devise new rea-
ss9r,S 5--9 arguments why youngsters
.y,-.-O sslre 70 marry oldsters.
,rv ,9lr face is not smooth" saws the
In $50. A. = 10 her old adorer. but every
a4r,btt.--ll means character. achievement
Jon L -.s l have nothing 10 offer
ioo ~ ny youth and good looks. Is maj
to gi'. .ly -.h isn't it too Httle?-for me
II. you In requital Of your love d"
"a b-,,lllo n ask him. or the audience
hys &C. that she had any romantic
nar-, -'l nm; yet their engagement to
s,is;s5'- ana go TO live in Colorado seems
elory all round.
F4, x
d ~ persons only are seen or hoard
e - MolluSc-' Not even a servant
s f -,s household nor a casual neiebboT
aas ,,..sVolllueed; and the action is ali a.
i4langed room. Two other plavs