Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
Sarah Bsrnhardt Offering
Contracts for Ten y ears Ahead!
London .; Dramatic Letter.

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/ fort. '.The Bishops Son." was with
drawn there after II weeks run, az
though his contract stipulated Tor "
minimum of 80 performances Iheh
came the question what would the pres,
ent tenants. Milton Bodc, EdWnld
Compton and Wentworth Croke, 40
with the house: The last mentioned
was quickly ruled out on financial cor
siderations Apparently the two re-
manning partners could iind mourning
satisfactory of their own to put INTO
the program and We're. compelled con-
seauently to look round for some one
to take their place. During the pass
week two would-be occupants nave
presented themselves. the first. iefol,e
IS. Jerome, who. having made tiuy
sum with THE Passing of the Third
Floor Back" is anxious to put UP a
play by himself which he finished ohly
last week He has. he tells me. great
faith In the work. In which no
deals In serious fashion with the sub
Jsct OF the eternal struggle between
the sexes, represented on one side by
man Of unusual will-power and on mo
other by Madonna-like woman. he
has Professionally secured Allan Aynes-
worth for the former. and Is trying 10
set Evelyn D'Alroy for the latter, but
as he rather wants To do the thing on
tho cheap, It looks as IL these two VIII
hardly come to terms. G,n the other
hand, Herbert Sheath is intent upon
trying his luck at the Garricl; with the
late Clyde Fitch's "a Fool There Was"
Meanwhile the doors of the G;arrlck re-
main closed and tho rent runs on.
can Imagine that Sir w. S. Gilbert. the
ground landlord. views the situation
with no very favorable eye. for 1t can
not Increase the value OF his property
to have 1t hawkcd about In tho mar
a q 4, Co hoe .lp, .i,r
past
II Jerome does really get tho thcntcr,
Robert Lorraine, whose engagement to
Marie Lohr was announced the other
day, Will throw In his lot with him and
play tho leading part at n. salary OF $500
u week. The only difficulty, and 1t Is
rather Il serious one. is that Lorraine
already stands pledged to Sir Charles
Wyndham to play in the forthcoming
revival at the Criterion OF THE Liars
A simple way out of the dilemma would
have been for Lorraine to approach
Nvyndham and ask for his release, but
this--up to the time Of writing at any
rate--hc has not done. II trouble ensue
he has only himself to blame This
week, by the bye. sees the end of his
connection with j. E. Vedrenne. AL
though there has been no open rupture
between the pair 1t can hardly be said
But that not infrequently happens when
u play has been q failure and THE Man
From the Sea" unfortunately cannot
claim to figure among the successes OF
the season.
The ANIMAL report of the Drury Lane
theater has just been made public and a
very satisfactory document 1t proves
to be. The shareholders get n divi-
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900 Is set aside for the establishment
of IL reserve fund. The net profit is
s1s9.2o5. total never before reached
in the history of the theater. Arthur
Collins. as might be expected. is hearth
ly shaking hands with himself over the
result, but, of course, tho question re-
mains whether he can maintain 1t on
q similarly gratifying level l was
chatting tho other day with Cecil Raj
eigh, part author of The Whip" and
asked him. "Can you explain the
dear fellow" he answered. ''if could
do that | should be a millionaire in no
time. There Is really only ono thing
of which Il dra.matist can he perfectly
sure. namely. that public taste in the
matter OF plays Is as incomprchensible
as It is caprcious."
The opening of the Little theater pro-
vided tho stage debut OF a charming
American girl. Grace Ebert, who Is
sister OF Katharine kaelred. Her work
In the performance given by the gradu-
ating pupils of the Dramatic academy
at st. James theater a few months ago
attracted the attention OF Sir Arthur
Pinero, and brilliant future is predict
ed for her.
Seymour Hicks, who has made
"ScrooEe" famous In England, and j.
c. Blackstone. who made tho adapta-
ton from Charles Dickens "Chrstmas
Carol" have joined issue to cnjoln
Tom Terrss, who is playing n version
Of "Scrooge' ut tho American thcatcr,
New York. on the grounds that he has
no right to produce the piece and that
he Is giving without any authority n
version Of Buckstone's "Scrooge" which
Mr.. Hic's is under contract to produce
in New ork soon.