Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20


cess I'm England means more than it
does in New York. Il costs less; it
brings In more. it lasts longer and is
always upon a more assured basis.
These things have been known to man
ayers, but only since Charles Frohman
has been producing the same play sim
ultaneousv in New York and London
have explicit figures become available
for Illustration.
AT half past eight in London the cur
tain rises in the Duke Of York's thea
ter on "Arsene Lupin" AS II falls on
the last act it IS then half past eight
Ia New York and the curtain in the
Lyceum theater rises on act first for
a repetition Of the same play.
A comparison OF figures In the F'roh-
man auditors office shows that II costs
Charles Frohman just half as much to
produce "Arseno Lupin" in London as
it ala IN New York Yet the box office
tadngs. though for a smaller number
OF seats az the Duke of York's than
At the LyCeum are in the end greater.
because IL costs more to run a theater
ana a theatrical company In America
than 10 does in London. The difference
I'm the cost Of labor, actors salaries,
theater rent, lumber, unmounted seem
cry. stuffs. furniture and properties
which are only some OF the Items that
have to be- taken into account-are all
IA favor of the English production. And
IN England there is the further advan-
tage that am orchestra stall seat fetches
$3.50 as against only g. for a similar
seat in "a New York theater.
More than that if "a play succeeds I'm
] INm rH FTt.N o. Ia
into the air before the end of the play.
and one need not wait through the pro-
verbal three days of Jet us see" as
iu Ameriea-thc manager b. relieved of
3ll financial responsibility. He can pack
up his grip and go 10 his place In the
country or 20 his houscboat on the
Thames. with "a memorandum snugly
put away iu his inside pocket assuring
him that the libraries" have bought
outright from $40 600 90 500 600 worth of
tickets. months ahead. These "l-
braries' OF which Keith q Prowse are
The foremost are the Tyson's OF Lon
don
lu every cablcgram that Charles
Frohman receives from London telling
him that another of his productions has
scored in London. or as they say over
There, is "a go. is contained the added
statement Libraries G4000.' For eX-
ample. "hth D.. An-le> Iar'e' Ihe
BRASS hollle. Wds produced lew
mon th7 ago TT 'hf "upe tlie lhfalet'
L"hu"h, 'n"l very hlrHl Mt flulhah
i',tiN'o d eahlesidN' ieadins' A go
Linf"I.'- A''''O
il "i' iiIh' 'H' curtain ring. Gown
ON h'H opening irilntmanee 40 London
inahag'f knows definitely artistlcaily
ana Hh'lI'ltiit, Nhai me- theatrical
p''p,I il DIS worth o. ihe public ~ large.
hul ladt can never br known as speedi-
Il 'h" ms u''lItrlN DO Amrilei Whrn
', i.OIIa' ill''7r was zone DID int
.'h l.h provinces before % reached
I-'nooh "' Nr" lorh. word was caoled
I' Aih'' Nnntn'I Merry WI
l'N, NH'h ln' same play was
Nl'Afhl OUT ln N'N YORK ON "a Monday
M-hi Mf. finhman would not Say un-
il ulr Inll"Mlns wednesday night
Nh'h lh' mouse eoId uul ihat the play
I.I u'''.I'. ln other words. produ'-
Doh. plays Iu England i- business in
America No D. H gamble.
MOREOVER ih"Ir la 40 rermtuencN loo
ino"if'.aI sur.'.. Doc London Chat is