Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-28
London TAeaters Dra6ed N Gloom.
London Dramatic Letter.

| tors a short time ago. For his June
| production at the Duke OF Yorks
! trohman has selected play by
! Henry James, the well-lnown Ameri-
| can novelist. / hear II IS in that
writer's latest and most subtle style,
ana well-nigh entirely guileless Of any
| thing Ike an absorbing dramatic in
terest one Of the principal characters
u that OF an American millionaire
which Frohman was anxious that
George Fawcett should play. Business.
however. calls the latter 90 your side
again and he sails today. much TO the
regret Of his many English friends
on Wednesday last Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle read his new play 20 the COM
pany at the Adelphi where IL Is shortly
90 replace THE House Of Temperloy. !"
should the present attendance show no
signs OF Improvement For the plot
OF the pieco Doyle has drawn upon
one ~ his old detective stories. and
once more We are 90 see the famous
sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend
ana chronicier. DIT Watson. on the
stage. II is hardly necessary TO re-
call that In his former effort In this
particular direction DOYLE collaborated
with William Gillette with the best re-
suits. The success of their sensational
drama al the Lyceum was IRENE ndous:
not less was Gillette's I'm the title role
] am afraid ] rather incurred his dis
pleasure az the time by writing a co.
minutes skt named "Sheerlucly
Jones' which was done by James
WEIGH az Torry's and proved immense
~ popular with the p'.blc. II was only
goodnatured bit Of fun, but Gillette
! fancy was never quite rcconciled 20
the Thought OF my showing up the alb
surditics Of his and Doylc's melodra-
matte masterpiece.
Arthur Rpurchior. after his usual
whirlwind fashion. has Just dashed n
60 toll me that he has settled % Join
forces with Herbert Sleath In running
the Garrick theater. As / mentioned
some time ago. Bourchicr could not
come 20 terms with the present holder
Of the lease. financier named Dot.
Sheath, In conjunction with "A syndicate,
has proved more successful Finding.
however, that he had bitten Off rather
more than he could conveniently chew.
Sleath approached BourChier two days
ago with proposal that he should
come into the scheme with him. Their
idea is not 10 make productions on their
own account, but either To rent the
house at figure that will leave them
handsome profit, or to accept tenants
on sharing terms. Obviously. II Bour-
chier has got a play he wishes 20 do
IL will be perfectly open for him TO
come 70 an arrangement with Sleath
and himself, while "a similar privilege
viii be enjoyed by Sleath To start
with they hope 90 get a good long run
out Of THE Dawn Of Tomorrow" and
II the hearty reception given TO the
piece at Liverpool Is any guarantee.
their auticipations ire likely 20 be real
lied. All that. however, is in the lap
OF the gods
Earlier in the week ran across Marc
Klaw. who reached London last sun
day night. He told me he had come
over partly on business and partly on
pleas ure-but mostly on pleasure. He
seemed 10 be I'm excellent form although
he had some uncomplimentary remarks
20 make about our weather So poor
an opinion did he have Of II that ne had
almost decided to make his escape and
cross to Brussels. there 10 see the OK
hibits. The counter attraction OF
witnessing the splendid pageant which
the kings funeral is certain 20 pro-
vide caused him TO change his plans
and accordingly he win remain in Lon
don until az least the end OF next week.
SIR Charles Wyndham. too, has re-
turned from his wanderings in the
United States He and Mary Moore
start active operations again at the
|, Criterion at the end OF the month with
1.-THE Case OF Rebelllous Susan" which
they have decided TO do in place Of
THE Mollusc." their reason being that
the latter hardly constitutes a sum
GENTLY solid entertainment for play
goers at this moment, when something
particularly attractive is wanted 10
pull the public In. Mary Moore's health
has been greatly improved by her trip
TO Egypt. but tho doctor has forcibly
advised her not 70 take the risk Of an
other winter In America. II Is doubt
full. consequently, whether she and Sir
Charles win pay you their contemplate
ed visit In the fall. the chances are
rather that they win fulhll a long
standing promise 10 go TO Australia.