Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
Plans for the Coming
London Theatrical Season
London ORA matte Letter

rather REVOLUTIONARY. He considers the.
theater quite as good a platform as,
even II not better than. the pulpit for
the enUnciation of controversial ideas
Many Of his are, I need hardly say ter
ribly advanced. In discussing the
censorship, which a the present mo-
ment Is the principal subject of de-
name Of Bernard Shaw cropped up.
When Shaw stands on his head
declared rree..'t win the applause Of
the English public Lean Just tolerate.
him for five minutes. After that his
performance begins to weary me-"
am bound to say there are many who
share Trees views in this relation.
So
BY the bye. | notice there has been
asNast amount of paragraphirS i'll Ann
erican papers to the effect that Tree.
has settled to visit the United States
early next year under the direction OF
w. a. Brady. 1t may be remembered.
that in a previous letter. gave the
real facts of Brady's negotiations for
Cyril Maude's theater. The Playhouse,
which it was asserted he had secured
for the appearance OF his wife, Grace
George in the autumn OF 1910. There
is Just about as much foundat ion for
the statement that he has secured Tree
for America. Certainly the matter was
broached in conversation between the
two but it never got beyond the stage
Of a casual chat and Tree himself as
sures me 1t is in the highest degree I'M
probable he will cross the Atlantic for
a long time to come
W. $50
Tonight the incompatible Genee says
goodbye Or rather Eau revoir," to
her innumerable admirers in this
country. Her brief stay at the Empire
hog VOC Tod S,,, H..
though the phennmenally hot weather.
during the past week has served. Just
little perhaps, to cool their cnthu-s
siasm. still the big house is sure to
be thronged to overfiowing this even
ing and there will be all sorts of vocal
and floral manifestations of the esteem
in which our premiere danseuse is
held, Walter Dickson managing I'll
rector of the Empire, has arranged to
give her sendoff dinner at the Cafe.
Royal on the 23rd inst. and you may
be sure the company invited to meet
her will be of q most distinguished
and representative kind.
From George Edwardes have just re-
ceived an advance copy of the Gaity
theater balance sheet for the past 10
month. The year has been quite ex-
ceptionally prosperous and the share
holders have the best possible reasons
FOR congratulating themselves upon the
results obtained. A twenty per cent
dividend is declared. $4,000 set aside as
a reserve fund. while the balance car
ried forward amounts to just s35, 600.
Another satisfactory feature is that
the present attraction. Our Miss
Gibbs remains as popular as ever.
and should not be in the least surprised
if it retained its place in the bill not
merely until the end of this. hut well
into the middle of next year.
! have read with deep regret the ca
bled announcement of the unexpected
death of Richard Golden. Nothing bad
prepared me for the news as, when
last ! met him. only few months ago.
he appeared to be in excellent health.
| am afraid disappointment was to
some extent responsible for his preIna-
ture death. He: came over here with
the highest expectations of achieving a
pronounced success. He had. he told
me, waited nearly quarter of cen
fury for the chance of doing so and It
would not be his fault. he cheerily con-
tin~ed If he, failed to make the most
of the opportunity. Alas, we We're not
tremendously struck by his performs
ance in Harry Paulton's old-fashioned
farce. THE Old Firm but IT served
to bring Golden an offer from George
Edwardes to tour with The Dollar