Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-19
- Weeks Neros in London Theaters
London Dramatic Letter.


them.
hear that Marie Tempest is proving
a little FESTIVE under FrOhman's man
agement in America. and that she has
refused to carry out the arrangement
originally made. namely, that sne
should return b. London IN May Tor a
short season II seems she has come
20 tho conclusion that tho less she and
F1ohman have 10 do with each other
in the future the better friends they
viii he. Consequently she has decided
20 ulace her interests in other hands
next autumn. IL 81 not often uhat
F'r-ohruan allows himself the privilege
of falling out with any OF his stars
as a rule he IS only too ready 90 pet
and pamper them in every possible
way. 7 shall never forget luncmng with
him one day az tho Carlton--it was
mldsummer-aud how one by one EDNA
Nav. Ethel Barrymore. Pauline tnaso
and others came up and chattcd with
"They do love their poppa," he said
20 me as the last left
"And mo- wonder" answered. when
poppa supplies them with the whcre-
withaI a. purchase sparkling jeWelry'
costly dresses and expensive motor
cars"
AurnnNra. 7 near NIIaN Nl''N N'." '-n
ago Frohmau offered "a popular author
oiiito az the top of the ladder check
for $4,000 II ne would write him
play for Maudc Adams. And strange
10 say, the offer was declined.
when "The Climax" comes on ~ the
Comedy. which. as I suggested above
IL IS likely 10 do I'm three weeks time,
it win Doe followed by another Amer
lean play. alias Jimmy valentine.
THE accounts / have OF the piece from
New York read wen and 10 looks as IT
70 ought to enjoy a good run NJ the
West End Gerald du Maurior mas
been cast for the part of Tho convict
hero, Leo Randall, played at Wallacks
by II R. Warner. while Laurette Ioy-
Ior win be followed in that ~ Rose
Lane by Alexandra Carlisle who, IN
private. Is Mrs. Joseph Coyne. other
changes Of bill threatened shortly IN
cludc the temperance of LOWS wal
Ter at the Lyric i'm THE Rivals on
April g. Last week ] gave the names
Of the principal members Of his COM
pany-Lottie Venue as Mrs Malaprop'
Robert Lorraine as Bob Acres, Rate
Cutler as Lydia Langush. Waller
now tells mo that hc IS negotiating
with Leonard Bovne 10 play Sir Lu-
cius O'Trigrer The choice ought Co
prove "a happy one. as Boync Us "a thor
. ouEh-goinr Irishman and Of charac-
tcristicallv quick and hasty tempcra-
mcnt This week, also, ARRANGEMENTS
have been definitely made for the pro
duction at the Apollo early next month
OF the new musical play, "rhe Island
err" by Major Frank Marshall, brother
OF cant Robert Marshall and the we'll
known composer Michael Faraday.
rfrn. g. O.. Ia HnIngHrl NHfI
Kenyon, a Scotch comedian. who. al
though on q somewhat lower level ~
popularity than Harry Lauder runs
that worthy pretty close.
have referred iu passing % the
triple bill produced by F'rohman at the
Repertorv thoater this week II con-
sisted Of a brace Of little pieces 10y
Barrie and or am unfinished comedy by
George Meredith. Barrie revealed him.
self in two very different moods, the
one trag.Cally pessimistic. the other
splendidly humorous. I confess ]. Ike
most people. prefer him in the latter.
In "Old Friends" he gives us drcary
and morbid sermon on the evils OF
drink, endeavoring 10 prove that an in
nocont young girl Of II may inherit
from her father an unconquerable love
for alcohol I mention these facts not
that thgy will interest playgoers on
your side 20 any extent, but rather as
a commentary on subsequent proceed
ings An hour after the curtain fcll
7 happened 90 stroll into the Savoy and
there ] discovered Barrie and Froh-
man industriously employed sucking
lemon squashcs through straws out uf
large glasses on an sides ~ them
were Gaiety chorus girls and other
prize bouquets OF the musical comedy
stage attired I'm lovely gowns and alb
sOrhing champagne with zest and
rapidity that left nothing 90 be desired.
Naturally / Joined the more sober
minded couple who, however. seemed
20 have q pretty keen eye for what
was going on around them.
TITS easy 10 see" I remarked, point
ing 90 the lomOn-sQuashos that YOU.
at any rate. have derived some benefit
from the eloquent discourse delivered
tonight by the Reverend j. NJ. Barrie
from the stage OF the Repertory thea
ter"
The Incompatible Gcnoe has cablod
her decision She cannot. win not
must not, dance in London this year.
because she is going 90 be married 10
Frank Isitt on the nth or June. An
the same, she has promised 20 perform
at one tremendously smart reception
In Paris. but at one only. I should
very much like somebody 90 tell mo
what her remuneration ON the oCca-
sion viii be.