The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-02
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

In the Little theater, In London, by ar
rangement with Miss Gertrude Kingston.
Hugh Robinson and Kenelm FosS, pre-
scented a new play-the FIRST from the au-
thor's pen-by G: K. Chestorton, which
| tho writer himself describes as ian
tastic comedy" The original title OF the
work was Magic" and i suggestion has
been made that q still Settsr name for 1t
characters figures an elderly English duke
not The ordinary kind Of duke, bu. real
Chesterton!an duke such as was never
yet seen on land or sen.
Tho next production at the London
Strand thenter will be Laurence Governs
comedy, The Joneses.' The action takes
place in little village In South Wales,
whose inhabitants live the simple life. un-
disturbed by the stress and turmoil OF the
great world outside. To them comes an
adventurous Englishman who. TO serve his
| own purposes. successfully endeavors TO
upset local traditions. local customs, and
local IDEAS. 1t is study OF Welsh prm-
itlveness, moved 10 Il most unexpected up
heaval. that Mr.. Cowen outlines. The ma
tives act throughout with perfect serious
ness; and from the gravity Of their de-
meanor much Of the fun springs.
lie Grand Se!gneur." by Edward For
ris and 3. p. Matthews, which has Just
been produced by II B. Irving at the 3a
voy theater. In London, seems to have
made u hit With tho public though the
critics treat It somewhat irreVcrently. Ap
parently, 1t is about as unreal as most Of
of the French revolution. One prominent
commentator writes. Historians are sun
vanly trying 10 find formula for the
French revolution. Let them 70 10 the
Savoy theater and they will know at last
what the leading characteristic OF the rev.
olution really was, 1t was the period In
which everybody dressed up In everybody
elsc's clothes, People who obstlnately wore
their own clothes were guillotlned. and
serve them right The others. who didn't
mind the trlfing inconveniences OF a mis-
| ri l.. 4. COLL
OF the mis- ttest. There were several
ways OF playing the popular game. II
you had a pistol, for instance, nothing
was easier than 10 put II at the head OF
the gentleman whose clothes YOU wanted,
This was the Marquiss way. He wanted
the coat and tricoIor sash and plumed
hat OF the republican general, IN order
that ne might escape from durance and
with tho magic influence OF Robespierres :
own signature in the coat pockeD compel
the blood thirsty citizens TO do just what
he liked Quickl pistol to the generals
head and the thing was done. So ef-
fectUally done that the general without
his own clothes utterly failed TO re-estnb-
FISH his identity and was promptly sent. as
the marquis, To the suillotine. while the
marquis. as the general, saved the life OF
a brother arlstocrat by making him tway
No. - put on the clothes OF lackey.
third way w9s the interchange courteous.
This was practiccd BY the duchess and
the dancer. Why are French revolution
PLAYS nearly always absurd? You might
a well ASK Why tntlT plnEsTS CHOOSE 30
many different ways OF mispronouncing
Monsieur. II Us n stage tradition. And
Il Is "A stage tradition which audiences
accent with perfect good humor. On Sat
urday night We all took the great clothes
CHANGING game as somewhat an Inevitable
sequel to the fall OF the Bastle and thor
oughly enjoyed II. The circumstance that
the lending clothes-thief was II B. Irving
had no doubt much TO do with our enjoy
ment For Mr.. Irving is prominent among
those actors Of Impressive and romantic
personality who can nal ke absurdities
not only acceptable but delightful In
deed we know no other actor compe-
tent 10 present the type of grand seigneur
with a dash OF the absurd in him. and II
any one has the courage to bring the
most brilliant specimen OF that type. Mer-
edlthB Richmond Roy, on the stage. here
Is tho man to play Il. Miss Marie Lohr
plays the prosecuted duchess with grace-
ful charm, even In the trying moment OF
the mnuct preserving her dignity. and
Miss Kate Cutler, Leonard Rayne and
Claude Reed distinguish themselves in mi-
nor parts. There was ovcry sign from the
audience of satisfaction with their excit-
ing entertainment, and they would not 20
away until Mr. Irving had spoken q few
words Of thanks"
Henry Arthur Jones Is once more LAYING
about him In Epgland-with all manner OF
oratorical cudgcls--in an endenyor to
arouse public interest In his demand for