Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05
The Chanticleer Crowed Too Soon
London Dramatic Letter

him without eliciting some interesting
piece OF news. He arrived al "a I'M
vu tuesday morning. / waited IN for
MN until l and then, giving up the
JOB as a bad one, retired to rest When
! met MN al 1880 "A. m. he had man
aged 10 clear OF a good DAYS work
and had arranged to spend the even
ing az the Comedy theater seeing
Smlth He had. Of course. plenty 10
say, but much OF this news Is ~
course, familiar to you on the other
SIDE Personally l was mainly inter
ested In what he might have to tell
ABOUT 'ChantiCleer' and its chances Of
production both I'm the United states
and this country.
The truth is that Frohman has NOT
yet made up his mind about the niece
10 Tar ne has only had an opportunity
OF reading what the critics cabled re-
garding H. But my Impression is mat
he Will fight shy OF tho plav al for
at any rate, as this country is CON
cerhed II o. even doubtful whether
ne VIII care 20 sponsor IL in America
Tor there rs no blinking the fact thai
'hanticleer' does not look like a last
ing success. When the novelty Of the
lhlhg mas worn on and the authors
ItINent ldolators have satisfied their
curiosity II rs likely We shall see a
heavy drop In receipts. Most certaipI,,
II does not appeal to the half dozen
people whom / have met who crossed
the channel with the express purnoso
OF bidding for the English rights N
the piece appealed 10 them as anythln,y
Of a money maker. and 1 rather think
fIohmdn attitude will be the same
LUCKILY his contract is Of the most
accommodating kind. Should he for
lclt MS option on the English rights
DE IS TO have the sum he advanced
repaid 20 him.
u Is curious 20 note how two peoplc.
both In a position 20 Judge accurately.
may diner absolutely upon "a question
of fact Here is a remarkable instance
Said Frohman to me:
1T has been a great year in Ameri-
ca for the English both as regards
pays and actors. II seemed almost
like London not a New York season. "
ANA now I'm the Dramatic Mirror"
Just 20 hand, dated February u. 1 read
the following:
Ihis is "a fortunate season for the
American actor on Broadway as well
as the American dramatist."
l suppose the explanation Is that one
statement IS made I'm London. the 9th
en- In New York and that I'm this wny
listeners on both sides are pleased and
N'f'.ta AfaNNA'AAfAA vanity AAAANfINu. Among
other points / asked Frohman To en-
tighten me upon was the annually re-
curing one, when are we 10 see
Maude Adams over here?"
And just In the sweet old vav bo
smiled, shook his head. and answered
Not as long as she's coming mons,,
az her present rate over yonder." For
the moment we must put IN Min
Marie Doro who makes her London r.
appearance at the Comedy theater this
day week In THE Climax" She really
had quite bad time OF IL crossing TX
Atlantic and 80 the proposed perform
ances could not take place on board
the Mauritania, although an arrange.
ments had been made for the burmese
As Fr0hman declared with "a tyinkIa
In his eye, Poor Marie Doro was a.,
III TO play and consequently threw 10
her part"
Two days hence Frohman starts his
Repertory theater at the Duke OF
forks with Galsworthy's piece Jus
uce." Forty-elght hours later we nrc
20 have Bernard Shaw's new ulav
''Misalliance" which he himself de-.
scribes as "a debate In one sitting
A. originally written. the curtain was
not dropped once. But, OF course. some
thing had to be done TO remedy the