Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-02


weeks arrivals from your side Is
George Tyler. of Lieblcr ~ CO. 1
have never known him tp ha Boo
better health or spirits Tho one thing
wanted To- secure him absolute content
ment IS West End thcater 40 which
90 produce Mrs Hode.1u Buruotts
THE dawn of "a Tomorrow" with Ger
trude Elliott iu the part ot the heroine.
PLAYED ln America by Eleanor Robson.
There are. of course. two ur three tueJ-
tors To be- had Tor immediate use nHt
the trouble De- that Tyler +. NOT disc
posed 90 gamble upon long term Tie
has every confidence iu the piece. still
we'll ho hardly cares tu compromise
himself for more than month gyr-
tain. Now no manager cares for inc
prospect OF having bis tncdtgr thrown
ON his hands for June and July g- dur
ing these months w0uId-hc tenants aro
very rare birds Indeed.
Consequently 10 looks as II Tyler
would have TO change his tactics or
give up any expectation ot trying Mrs
Burnotts play iu London just at pres
emit His reason for believing $50
thoroughly in fits chances is, Doe de-
cIlred to me the other day, that it
presents such a hopeful and optimistic
picture OF life. And that Dee went
on, els what the public wants. There
is more money iu portray ms tnn bright
side of existence ON the stage than amy
other of its many aspects FrOnwau,
he continued "h5s got % capital
scheme in his London EcpaItory thea
ter Buy why must be- produce only
dismal plays there 1 Ike. and play
gocrs like, "a bit Of a serious interest
in "a piece. but / ann convinced that the
great majority Of playgoers don't want
20 be sent away from the thciior win
the feeling that the best thing bon life is
Co get out Of II as quickly as possible.
We can't all be Mark Iaul"y- but NO
can at least try 60 emulate the CHEEKY
disposition of that genial gentleman.
one N the last things Tyler saw
before leaving New York was the per-
Torrance Of Madame Pavlova az the
METROPOLITAN Opera house. II seems
fairly to have got hold of him-nothing
could exceed his enthusiasm on the
subject. [ Informed him that Alfred
Butt had secured her for the Palace
where she Is 20 appear about the end
Of April IF he wants tn get ma or ms
contract" Tyler exclaimed, tell MIN
that ann ready 60 take 30 on and VIII
give him bit Of premium into the
bargain. The mistake Butt makes, ne
proceeded "is iu playing her at the
Palace He'll quickly discover that the
house Is Ear too small 90 hold the NUM-
Der Of those who want 10 see TINS
great Russian artist Butt ought TO
have takenaCovent Garden, Drury Lane
or the Albert hall And then he would
have made fortune out Of her with
such reports arriving by every mall %
is hardly surpris ng we are all agug 70
welcome this wonderful star Of th"
dancing armament TO England.
g.. r....- L.. tI.
way, George Edwdrdes has announced
that he. too. is bringing over the
principal members OF the ballet from
the Imperial Opera house, St Peters
burg. with PaVlova at their head hut
as ] can attest from personal seru-
tiny OF that lady's contract Win butI
she cannot appear elsewhere IN Lon
don than at the Palace without bull $
consent. and ] can't imagine that ne l7
SO much of a phlanthIopist as TO give
that even 20 please So big a theatrical
magnate as George Edwards
Speaking of Edwardes, a copy Of tho
Now York Review of March 8 has been
sent me containing the sensational
news that he is 10 retire at the end or
this season from his position as mauae-
ing director Of the Gaiety and that he
will be succeeded therein by Capt. Pui-
foil" described as "a dashing army Of
nccr and one Of the most popular mem-
hers Of the gay cOtcric which surrounds
the Prince of Wales" When / COM
municltcd this statement To Edwardt,
he received 70 with the greatest dcri-
| sion. reminding mo that he was the
biggest shareholder en- the Gaicty COM
many and that DE had no intention of
parting with his interests I'm II. u
suppose" he said, the rumor orisl-
mates In the fact that I am going TO do "a
al ..sa n.0H TIA "a N.fTnl|
Monckton az the Adelphi next autumn.
with Joseph Coyne and Gertie Miller
i'm the principal parts. one Of the first
conditions OF the scheme Is, however
| that the Gaicty company shall partri-
] pata ia the venture should the dircC-
! tors deslr, to do so." Personally / ann
/ inclined To- think there is more ,n the
! report than Edwardcs would have us
| bclieyc Some months ago / stated
! that he was not on the best terms with
| his brother directors and that n" had
| decided 10 lclve them the rosponsibih-
/ ~ of the production of the next Gaiety
| Niece. of which Leslie stuart, with
| whom EdWardos Dis not by any means
/ friendly 3d. 10 Doe the composer
There d.. however. "a good deal more
| beneath the surface, although the mo-
| ment is hardly ripe for disclosing all
| the secrets Of this particular theatrical
/ lIDlTr. The 'A tIAhlN hI'lN as N| pr
| called by the writer of the article iu
| mo New York Review, is OF course Mr.
| Purefov. q director Of the Gaioty %
| great racing man, and "a breeder of
/ thorourhbrads. He is one OF Edwarde5 81
| closest friends and kceuest competitors
ON tho turf. He was nominated by Ed
/ ,yardes himself for the post of "a direc-
| tor but his influence on the board rs by
/ ma means great Another OF the dircc-
| tors is George Dance, who, manifestly
4 would stand much better chance OF
| Rllpr Edwardes' shoes should the latter
| reail,. decide 20 retire The whole
! Question. however. Is still wrapped In a
| mantle OF mystery and what the event
! mai outcome win De q IS almost lmpOs-
! stbls for anyone outside the charmed
! circle of the board Itself 90 predict. on
the other hand, if straws show which
| ,yav the wind blows. tho circumstance
| that EdwardCs has arranged 70 remov,
| Ivan Cgryll the popular composer and
| conductor 20 Days at no very distant
| date. may perhaps bee taken as signif
| lcant indication that his feelings TO-
! wards the Gaiety are not quite So warn
AS they have been iu the past.
have just said goodbye 10 Martin
| Beck Of the Orpheum circuit who sails
for New York today Tie has accom-
plishcd all ne ST out 90 DO and rcturnl
To- your side well satisfied with the re
suits OF his visit lie and Alfred But
duly fixed up an arrangements In rCla