Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-23

Especial Correspondence
ONION, July Erred c. Whit
ney has just arrived In town
from America He is over here
on business, for. as ne says, he
has neither the time nor the inclina-
ton TO be lazy. The real object of his
visit Is to arrange for the production
OF THE Chocolate Soldier at west
end theater. The only two houses open
at the moment, he told me Yesterday.
are the Queens and the Savoy and for
neither has he any marked partiulity.
In this respect he docs not stand al
together alone as both theaters of late
have suffered severely from a streak of
bad luck. on the other hand there is
just a faint possibility that the Lyric
may be in the market. The chance Is
slight, as Michael Faraday, who IL now
running THE Islanders" at the Apollo.
has weighed in with his $4,000 deposit
Tor the Lyric His intention was to
sublet It to Wentworth Croke for the
production OF Hall Gaines new drama,
THE Unwritten Law" Croke is at
present guest OF that celebrated
novelist and playwright at GTeeba
Castle, Isle of Man He docs not re-
turn to London for a couple OF days
when ! shall know what has been
deHnltely settled.
Whitney Is keen to enroll himself
On the list Of successful London west
end producers. Discussing the situation
with me he said, "On the other side
everybody assured me there is no room
for an American manager here. My
own experience Is all the other way.
| am firmly convinced that II you have
got the goods a hearty welcome awaits
you In London whether you come from
China kamQEatGhn ar ireland
sonally | am satisfied that In The
Chocolate Soldier | have a piece that
Is bound to 80 in England Just as Il
has gone In the United States. | need
hardly say that Il is one OF my ambI-
tlons to establish myself in London.
and II STRAUSS opera succeeds. as l
hope IL Will | shall follow il up with
other pieces" And from what ! know
OF him he is likely to prove as good as
his word.
George Tyler has returned from
Rome whittier he went to interview
Mascagni on the subject OF the new
opera commissioned by him from the
famous italian composer. / hear, but
cannot vouch for the statement, that,
what with advances OF one kind or
another, Tyler has already paid out
$500 on the transaction. Grant. how
ever, that the work proves anything
upon IL all coming back TO him quickly.
Tyler's present interest In London is.
Of course, The Dawn Of a Tomorrow
which is pursuing its modest career at
the Duke OF Yorks without attracting
any great measure Of attention.
BY the bye Puccnl has practically
finished his score of the new opera
founded on Belasco's success, "The
Girl OF the Golden West" The prob
abilities are that Il will be seen at
Covent Garden during next season.
Madame Destinn, ! understand, is to
play the leading part.
Talking Of music Il seems probable
that there Is going to be good deal
Of trouble between Thomas Beecham.
who has been running English opera at
His Matesty's, and Boerbohm Tree.
from whom he rented the thcater. The
agreement was TO stand good for three
years and Tree was warmly oongratu-
lating himself upon the fact that he
had got the place of his hands for that
term during the summer months. I'm
face OF this the elder Beecham has
signed with Arthur Collins 10 do a
spring season of opera at Drury Lane,
for which he has engaged his son.
Thomas, as conductor. Beecham, Sr.,
is of course the famous pill purveyor,
and | am told that he Is Just little
jealous OF the kudos which his son
Thomas enjoys In the musical world.
After all, Il Is he who pays the piper
and not unreasOnably he IL anxious |
that the fact should be made known TO |
every one. This new arrangement In |
obviously anything but satisfactory to |
Tree, who talks Of legal proceedings |
and an action against Thomas Bee |
cham for breach OF contract. Tree
for the moment is nj Marienbad drink |
Ing the waters in company with George |
Edwardos. II remains 10 be seen what |
steps he viii take on his return to Lon
don at the end Of this month
Michael Morton has just finished a /
new play in collaboration with Leonard |
Horrick. the well known novelist. The |
authors have bestowed upon their work
the title Of The lmpostor" and just
before sailing for New York Charles
Frohman secured II for Irene Van l