Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
Tree Agrees With the Censor
That Shaw's Play Needed Editing
London Dramatic Letter

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(, way from New York. His purpose in
/ visiting Madrid was to see a wonderful
Spanish dancer, of whose talent he
/ speaks i'll the very highest terms. His
/ idea was To secure her for America,
| but when it came to the point there
| Was so marked a divergence between
| her views and Klaw's on the subject
of salary that the project had to be
| Abandoned. found Rlaw yesterday
seated on the stage OF Terry $ theatcr
| directing rehearsal OF Fannie Wards
| new play, 'Eunice.
In this connection she has had rather
| n happy. stroke of luck. Tho with.
drawalo of t"rhe Dashing Little Duke.
at the Hicks leaves that theater with
out tenant. 1Trohman and TSaw.
putting their heads together, have come
to the decision that 1t Will be cheaper.
lin the long run to take Eunice to
the Hicks theater even, although they
have to LAY dead rent at Terry 8; SO.
the fair Fannie starts her campaign
at the former house next week. Both
she and ISlaw.9 are very enthusiastic
about the chances OF the new piece,
and one can only trust, that their eX-
pectations will be fully realized
PETER PAN" IN PARIS.
Charles F'roh1nan is off to Paris in a
couple of DAYS to witness his own re-
yival of Peter Pan at the Vaudeville
| theater there on June L. Pauline Chase
is once more the bright particular star
or the production. With Frohman goes
j. M. Barrie to share the triumph OF
his histrionic granddaughter One might
imagine that the fascinating Pauline
was Just little bit tired of playing
the Same part continuously on some
thing like 700 occasions, but it appears
she comes to it every evening as fresh
as ever. am afraid there Is not very
much money to be picked up in Paris
in June, when theater goers are think
ing more of country outings and the
joys of open-air cafe-chantants than OF
purely dramatic entertainments. Still,
1T is an excellent advertisement both
for Frohman and the piece.
HIGFT-SAIAARIED WORKERS.
Alfred Butt5of the Palace has secured
a wonderful chimpanzee which has
rent for its lucky owner. Just two
years ago Butt was offered the same
animal at 5000 a week; today he has
to pay s1,250 for 1t. "Peter'-so the
little fellow is named---or rather his
trainer, demanded $1,000 and was ac-
tually offered $500 a week by Oswald
stoll for the Coliseum. But at that
mouse ne WOULD nave nau TO give Two
performances daily and his proprietor
reasonably decided that this would be
rather too heavy a strain upon his
strength. Peter" Is as nearly human
as anything can we'll be. He even tries
to talk. but gets no further than the
emission of certain inarticulate sounds
According to Alfred Butt, however. he
understands every word addressed to
him. ] mention these facts because
Peter has been secured by Ham
merstein for America where he is to be
paid at the rate Of s1S75 per week.
Tn these times Of grinding depression
how many humans, / wonder would
refuse to change places with him?
4 Martin Harvey has arranged with the
Favershams, who are now in this coun-
try, to give half-a-dozen matinees OF
1.-THE World and His Wife" c. r. Nird-
fingers adaptation of EEL Gran Gale
oto," which, I understand, has been
a big success on your side. The first
performance takes place at the Adelphi
on June 10. But, as matter Of fact,
the English rights in the piece are vest
ed In some one else. and neither Har-5
yey, Nirdlinger, nor the Fayershams
have so far taken the precaution to OBJ
tain his consent to the proposed matt
nees. They have been duly warned
OF the omission and, should they insist
on ignoring that warning, something
In the nature Of an injunction may be
expected, MALCOLM WATSON. y