Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
Especial Correspondcnce.)

Especial Correspondcmce)
n ~ ONDON, Aug. 14.-WithiH three
weeks from today we shall be
in the thick OF the autumn the
atrical campaign. This, as at
present arranged, starts on Monday
the Goth inst, with Charles Frohman's
production of ''Arsene Lupin'' at the
Duke of Works, Gerald du Maurier ap-
pearing at Maurice Lebanc's famous
gentleman burglar. As regards that
place it looks as IL New York play.
goers We're to be ahead of us as / no.
tice that the 2Gth inst, has been chosen
for its first performance at the Ly-
ceunl.
Just "a hours after "Arsene Lup:n''3
with Lena Ashwell in the title role.
Then, in rapid succession. we have
Pinero's new piece, "Mid-Chanel' at
the st. James Alfred Sutros Making
a Gentleman which Arthur Bour-
CHER presents OF the Garrick, and at
the Lyceum Justin Huntly MCarthy's
'The Proud Prince" in which L. H..
Sothern starred on your side some
years ago.
This however. by no means OK
hausts the list. To it have to be add
ed w. Somerset Maughanl's new CONF
edy Smith" to be presented by
Charles FrohmRn and Arthur Chur-
leigh at the Comedy theater, F. Ans
toys '.The Brass Bottle at the Vau-.
deville, THE Great Divide" at the
Adelphi and, last but no least. Cecil
Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's big
spectacular drama at Drury Lane.
Then. again, we are awaiting with no
little curiosity Herbert Trench's first
experiment in management at the.
| Haymarket where he promises a re-
vival of8"King Lear and with even.
gene Bricux's Egyptian drama la
Fol" named in the English version,
False Gods at His Majesty's.
| The necessity of resuming rehearsals
| OF this last brought Tree back from
Marienbad quite a fortnight before, un-
der ordinary conditions, ). he would
have thought Of returning. Like King
| Edward and other notable personages
| Tree pays a visit to that health resort
every year with the View of undergo
| ing the orthodox cure. The result of
| his having to interrupt that midway.
| is that he returned with serious at
| tack of govt in the foot. Poor mans
| govt he, said to me two days ago,
| smiling through his pain. Poor or
| rich mans, il is pretty much the same
so far as the consequences are con-.
cerned, a fact of, which Tree seemed
grievously conscious as he lay trying 10
direct proceedings from his place on
| the couch on the stage. Happily things
have improved since and there is every
hope that the enemy will be routed
within a very brieftime.
Besides him was seated BrieuX him
self who had been persuaded to cross
the channel from Paris for couple
of days in order to assist; at rehearsals
The celebrated French dramatist is a
| most interesting personality. Although
| 81. he looks quite 10 years younger.
His eyes are of a light blue, his hair
crisp and thick. his expression of the
pleasantest and cheeriest description
In short. he is the last man, to Judge
from appearances, whom one would
suspect of writing serious plays or. as
he himself describes them, stage SER
mons.
| After four hours work we all adj
iourned for lunch to the big room be-
meath the vaulted dome Where Tree is
wont to entertain his friends There
the conversation ranged over many
| points. Brieux only speaks half d doz-
Ell words Of English, but in his own
language he is particularly. fluent and
emphatic In his early days he was
something of an anarchist and his
opinions, social and political, are still