Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-03 | Page 3 | Zangwill Play Causes Dispute "Don Juan" on London Stage

Zangwill Za Play Causes Dispute o o e o m e o v Don Juan on on London Stage i LONDON Jan an 2 iana a play by Miss Hiss Gwen John has been produced by liy Israel Zangwill after a adl dl dispute between the playwright and producer er The former wanted to cut and make malte revisions in the play while Mr 11 Zangwill Insisted that the play be produced according to the original script Subsequent events proved that that the that the author was right since the chief fault In n the play play play- otherwise a meritorious effort built around the Hf life of Queen Elizabeth ElIzabeth- proved to be its attempt to cover too much much- gr grDon ground Don Juan by bythe the late James Elroy Elroy Elroy El- El roy Flecker will be produced here early next month Flecker's other play H Hassan ssan was a success in London and a a. week one-week failure in New Kew York though its literary merit was unquestionable Sweet Pepper a play founded on the novel of ot the same name which failed tailed to attract the public after its first showing has been entirely rewritten entirely rewritten and condensed b bits by its author author Geoffrey Moss He accomplished ac accomplished accomplished ac- ac the task tak in two days and the play will reopen on Monday l I am am gt going to America to learn dancing said Jack Jac Hulbert one of the best known London man actor agers Mr Hulbert is bound for NewYork New NewYork York with his By the Way Vay company company company com com- pany scheduled to open on Broadway Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way late this month A scheme f for uniting ing European theatres on an international basis along the lines ines of the league of nations na nations nations na- na was wa's put forward this week by FirmIn director of the Odeon theatre of ot Paris at a London London London Lon Lon- don conference attended by English actors and producers has ft just returned from B Berlin where his plan is reported to have met with success He Is now on his ls way to Vienna Budapest and Prague It Is proposed to hold a series of international International Inter Inter- nil national festivals in Paris so that plays from various countries could be compared