Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
(specInl corresnondcnce. ]

IN N|.NtNoAN' w. ~ Jul EoaIH0
Ecrnllardt!-Well might she pray
TO be delivered from her friends,
-- speak, be 1t understood, not OF
her own particular lntimatcs. but OF
those social acquaintance who, In en-
dcavoring to do her honor, generally
Gontrive to get bit OF gratutous ad :
vcrtisement for themselves. 1t was in
this way that things fell out the other
evening when u special little function
had been organized by the Countess Of
Warwick to celebrate sarahs visit to
London. Having originated the idea
country leaving one Of hor chums, II
lady VINO, We are led to under stand, is
on the closest terms with the cntire
royal family. 10 carry II out In detail.
The lady's nrst step was to arrange Tor
the performance OF "a onc-act play she
had written, as the principal feature OF
tho evening. Fancy Sarah, Bccrbohm
Tree, Charles Wyndham and other
lights Of the theatrical profession fall
Ing into the trap and allowing Them
selves TO become the victims or all am
bilious, amateur playwright!
Before matters had gone very far
Amusement and horror that the general
public was to be admitted on payment
of half u guinea--i.e. over s2.50S-cach.
AT once they began to suspect that they
were being lind" Their first impulse
was to withdraw altogether. but Lady
Warwick INTERVIEWED ana matters some
how wero patched up. have rarely
passed Il moro uncomfortable evening
Tree brought Sarah on from the Coli
scum, where. she Is playing. about mid
night. Unfortunately they made a mis-
take about the entrance to the hall and
while the reception committee was
waiting for them at one door they
slipped in by another. Sarah was
dragged up q long fight of stairs and
reached the top GREATNESS. Still In
spite of everything she was wonderfully
patient, and smiled her sweetest smile.
After the performance of the piece
and a speech from Beerbohm Tree.
came supper. or rather the mockery Of
n supper To this of course. the pub
lie was not Invited. only some two dozen
sitting down to table. We waited. and
waited and waited and nothing came.
a prey to hunger. Mrs. Patrick cambell
started upon grapes and finally settled
down TO Il roll and butter. Another lady
seated close to me made a violent raid
upon some buns lying near and con
sidered herself lucky In getting even
thosc, Poor Sarah. meanwhile. sat there
looking tho picture of n resigned mar
tyr: what she thought in her Utmost
mind of the whole affair we, luckily,
We're never destined to know. When at
last the gathering broke up n number
of us went off to the Garrick club in
order to satisfy our craving for food
Talking of Sarah Bernhardt ] hear
that she Is making contracts. or. Mt any
rate. offering to make them, for 10
years ahead. This shows the complete
confidence she has in her own powers
OF endurance. shouldn't fancy, how
ever. that even her marvellous voice
VIII retain much of It's pristine brillian-
cy when Its possessor has reached the
fairly mature age OF IS. One thing at
least Is certain-that she has decided
to return to the Coliseum next fail I
am told on the best authority that,
With characteristic caution she insisted
upon having good round sum down
before she would put her signature to
the contract.
Arthur Bourchier and Prince Francis
of Teck have been putting their heads
together to devise a scheme for a big
gala performance to celebrate corona
tlor year. Manifestly, the question had
first to go before the king. who. how
ever, at once signified his approval
Tho idea Is to give one monster per-
Torrance, probably on Wednesday. the
21st Of June, the date practically fixed
for the coronation ceremony. In which
all the leading actors and actresses of
England should participate, the receipts
to be devoted to charitable purposes.
Tree promptly offered tho use Of Els
Majesty's and committee has since
been formed which includes, In addi-
ton to Tree himself, Charles Wyndham
AZ chairman, John Hare, George Alex
nnder. Charles Hawtrey. Cyril Maude.
II. B. Irving. Herbert Trench. George
Edwardes. Charles Frohmhn and Bour-
CHER as organizing secretary.
There has been good deal Of fric-
ton in connection with the Garrick
thcater lately. AS you have already
been informed, Hall Gaines latest Of