Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-23
Henry Miller Will Try
Try Again In London
London Dramatic Letter

Especial spondcncc1
y ONDON. oct. al read n tho
last number Of the New YORK.
Drinauc Mirror. Just 60 hand. of
the triumph Of The Great hi
vide at the Adelphi theater Alas'
the triumph Is to be short lived, for,
regret to say. the piece never really
caught the fancy of the public and all
ready arrangements are made 60 res
place 4. as soon as rehcarsals permit
with Ram Kcnnedys THE Servant ln
the House"
The production Of william Vaughn
Moodys play has, however, led 60 one
good result il has served 60 establish
the fame Of Henry Miller among us as
an extremely fine actor A few nights
ae3 I dropped ia Won him in his
dressing room and found him as buoy
ant, as breezy and a. genial as ever.
Nor has he lost any OF his kindly feel
ing for London and London rlayEocrs.
So much Is this the case that although
he has several productions TO make ~
America and no fewer than three COM
panies ON the road, he has decided 10
prolong his stay here and 60 play On
"The Servant In the House. Tne part
smith. sustained on your side by
Tyrone Power. sydney Valentino is 20
appear in Walter Hampden's role Of
Manson, handsome" Jack Barnes VIII
be the Bishop of Lancashire, and Edyth
Wynne Matthison the Wears wife.
The inclusion of Valentine and Barnes
in the Adelphl cast Enthusiastically indi.
Gates the speedy withdrawal Of Mad.
anne y" at the Globe as matter
OF fact business at that theater has
been tolerabiy Indifferent all along
even Lena Ashwells superb acting in
the last act has failed to save the piece.
The season. indeed, has been distinctly
hostile to anything an the shape Of a
serious play. Nevertheless ] have not
the slightest doubt that the public
would gladly rally TO plays with
purpose" II only the subject treated
therein were OF an interesting sort.
Meantime. my prediction OF a fortnight
ago that Pineros "Mid-Channel' was
soon TO be withdrawn is confirmed by
the official announcement, issued sthis
week by George Alexander. that the
career Of the piece must finish on the
22nd inst. / happened upon Pinero tho
other day and all he had to say on the
point was, II suppose the play Is too
serious for the general public" II
would have been more 90 the purpose
had he confessed that the problem han
died was far too somber. unpleasant
md irritating to appeal 70 the average
tneatergOer.
Alexander proposes 10 give us in
stead a new comedy by r. e. carton
which the author has entitled "Iorimer
Sabiston, Dramatist" The three prlu-
cipal characters. to be played by Alex
ander himself. G. NJ. LOwne and young
Godfrey Tearle. are all playwrights
the first two Of the old. the third Of tho
new on advanced" school Alexander
tells me that the female interest in the
piece is OF a very subordinate descTip-
ton For the role Of the heroine nc
has consequently chosen Dorothy
Greene, a young actress who, 30 far
as London is concerned. has hardly
got beyond the walking on stage.
The withdrawal of Mid Chanel
practically means the termination 81
Irene Nanbrugh's lengthy association
with the 81. James theater Frank
Curzon and Charles Hawley made her
a tempting offer 60 go to Wyndham's
untl the end OF the year but her hus-
band. Dot Boucicault. set his face
against her acceptance Of it. Doubt
less she will now take a rest until
the time comes when Charles Frohman
places her at the head of her own COM
pany in West-end theater.
James Bernard Pagan. the translator
OF la Fol" now being pla yed at His
Majesty's under the title OF False
Gods sailed for New York three days
ago-Frank Mills. by the bye. took his
departure on the same day Pagan.
who is a delightful freshman. crosses
for the purpose OF experimenting re-
hearsals OF his play The Earth" ~
which Henry r. Harris has bought the |
rights. The piece has enjoyed rather a
varied history George Alexander was
very keen TO sponsor il and would. |
believe. have staged Il al the 81
James but for the fear Of causing Of
Tense in certain high quarters. When
eventually IL was presented az the
Lord Chamberlain's office for license
the author was bluntly told that IL was
quite impossible 10 sanction It's per
Torrance because the story was practi-
cally Identical with that OK a Well
known NJ. p. holding the position OF
cabinet minister whose name was like