Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-09
Cor,ner7ng the Market for French Plays
London Dramatic Letter.

open at the Duke OF Yorks next
September In - Bolt From the Blue"
| as the ada ptation OF lie COstaud des
Espincttes" is named, while Marie
| Lohr is to play the principal part In
| Pinero's new piece at the Comedy. To
| replace her cyril Maude has engaged
| linda Trevelyan, the original "Wendy"
| of Barre's Peter Pan" She is TO
| have the leading female character in a
| new comedy by Hubert Henry Davies.
! which IL TO be the next production at
| the Playhouse.
Frank Curzon who has Just announce
| Cd his engagement to Isabel Jay the
| well known singer and bright partlcu-
| lar star Of his Prince of Wales COM
pany, was divorced by his wife some
little time ago and publicly expressed
extreme indignation that his name
should be linked In the matter with
that OF Isabel Jay, who had previously
divorced her husband, Harry Cav
endish, the explorer. after sensational
trial. The marriage takes place az the
end Of July when Miss jay will re-
tire from the cast OF THE Balkan
Princess, II there is any measure OF
vitality left in that piece "A fitting sub
stituto will be found for her: If. on the
other hand, Il has reached the end OF
its tether Charles Hawtrey will i'm
mediately be installed I'm that theater.
At the beginning OF next year Isabel
Jay goes on the road with "The Balkan
Princess remaining with II during
the following Is months She Is
great fayorito I'm the provinces and by
the time the tour Is concluded Curzon
reckons II VIII show a profit OF some
thing like $4,000 As Isabel Jay Is not
precisely I'm the FIRST blush Of youth II
is probable she will then withdraw
definitely from the stage and give her
self up entirely TO the Joys OF domestic
ity.
Marie Tempest is again In London
or rather was until last night, when
she went OF on a three weeks holiday
trip, She confded to me how thorough
~ she had enjoyed her recent expert
ences In America and how delighted she
was with the Immense success which
had attended the revival OF Caste"
Marie returns TO you in October with
a new play. although 1t is not yet de-
cidcd exactly what that will be. Among
other recent arrivals Is Fannie ward,
as eager as ever to Impress herself upon
the London public. Prudently. no doubt,
she has decided not to venture upon a
London theater this year, contenting
herself with a two weeks engagement
i'm vaudeville at the Palace. She has
brought with her couple OF plsylets
from America. one OF which she is 20
submit for judgment at the Palace next
Monday evening. 1t is named AN
UnluCky Star" a rather IN fortunate
title, II seems to me, for n the piece
should fail a better handle could hardly
be given to the critics
g II. Workman, the singing come
dian whose recent campaign at the
Savoy turned out rather dsastrously
for his hackers, IL at work again upon
a scheme in which he has every con-
hdenCe. lie informs me that he has
got enough money behind him to take
the Savoy thcatcr for a twelvemonth.
Although I professed ignorance TO him |
/ happened to know all about the prof. |
cct and whore the necessary money is |
coming from AS a matter OF fact he |
Is in this respect more In the dark |
than 7. having merely received "A So |
licitor's letter to the effect that ono |
OF their clients IS prepared 10 put up |
$50 900 for a season at the Savoy, on |
the condition that a promising young |
protege OF his, who can both act and |
sing. shall be assigned an important, al
though not necessarily the leading part |
in all productions. The idea is to OBJ
tain the right to revive all the Gilbert
sullivan operas and TO present one Of
these alternately With new musical
comedy. a further provlso Is that
Workman shall acquire from Fred &.
whitney the English rights In The
Chocolate Soldier" The other night at
Paul Hervleu the French playwright.
nj the GarriCk club. I was seated be-
side BERTHE sullivan, Sir Arthur suit
vans nephew. whom I questioned On |
the subject. He quite seemed to favor
the scheme and n only Fred Whitney
ran be persuaded TO acquiesce, 7 should |
not be surprised u II goes through.
few hours ago ! ran across II, g. |
Knowles, who confirmed to mo the |
news already known. I fancy. on your |
side. that he has settled 20 build Z
heater IN the Bronx. New York. His
project IL not so ambitious however, |
rs rumor would lead one 10 suppose
The building. as n matter of fact. Is 10 |
70 devoted 20 moving picture exhibit |
Ions, combined with vaudeville |
Knowles firmly believes that he has
ecured a splendid field for his efforts
nd that fortune awaits him In New
York