The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-26
"FORGET-Mg-NOT."

Last evening Piercy's Deception
: Combination made its second appear
. ance at the Theatre. While the
Theatre was not 30 crowded ss on the
5 first evening, there vas nevertheless
I q good house, though the merits OF
the performances ehtltled it 10 much
: larger audience. 'Forget-Me-Not,"
the play Of last evening, is a fine
society piece, bat is interior to De
ception" in several respects. The
plot is inferior to that of "Decsp |
tion," the situations, with one or |
two exceptions, are no! as dramatic, |
and it does not begin - afford l
equal opportunities for acting. Still it
is good and bad not Deception" been
6rst presented, would have been pro-
nounced, IS it really is. an exception
ally fine society play. Tne dialogue
is sparkling and OF the brightest and
severest character; the repsrIes are
apt, and many one IS made to point
q moral or bring out smouldsring
truth; the situations srs generally ,
quiet, but the last part of the last
act is painfully exciting and sensa
tional. and as the curtain drops
sense of relief ia experienced.
The piece il OF strange,
mysterious and fascinating order.
"a Forget Me-Not F" is for $ lady,
Stephanie Marquiss DeMohrivart,
sustained by Miss Kate Denim, being a
the character OF tie play; and in it
Miss Denim never appeared to better
The cool, calculating,
determined, malicious ADD selfish o
vIllsiny of the part, so unRomanly, c
and yet apparently natural, sc found u
10 woman Of great natural endoW 5,
nents but of perverted nature, we're
portrayed, and while the
actress was admired for the manner al
n which che unfolded this strange {
md unhappy nature. yet 60 admirably
vas it done that she was watched
With the most unfsigned feelings of
Idhorrence. 10 producing this effect
n the audience Miss Denim showed hs
Ter artistic ability to its fullest ex- -
ent. 1t Was essentially her play and
he made the most OF it. Mr.. Percy GO
lad little opportunity for acting, but 70
ost none of the prestige gained on 10
'uesdav evening The same NAV no liI
aid OF the other characters rendered al
y Miss Carey, Miss Witherell, Miss ID
emily Denim, Mr.. ]. o. Barrows and be
Ir. Wilson; the parts were good, but ID
lere not Of nature calculated to as
raw out the capabilities of the actors. rs
lr. Wilson, however, as Prince NAL al
otti. provoked a great deal OF mirth, Tic
J much from his excellent broken SCI
,ngiish as from his peculiarly Italian phi
experiment.. The performance pc
was unususlly good and SIT
ighly appreciated. Gre
Tonight. by special REQUEST, ad
Romeo and Juliet" will be per. De
,rmed. In this inspired tragedy Mr.. ell
iercg has gained an envisble repu- IN
tion, and by many is pronounced 10
ne of the finest RomeoJ on the AS
age to-day. With the support of so VII
ell balanced and fine a company as ca
lat now delighting our audiences, tht
II. Vinson playing Frisr Laurence tnf
Id Miss Carey Juliet, an unques- eq'
onably fine performance will be
ven. Regarding Mr.. Piercy's g
omeo, the Chicago Tribune has the "a,
flowing, which will give some idea 81
its merits: 81
The scene at the tomb was carefully 90
ted. Juliet was fortunate in having
lie of the best Romeos we have seen here
T some time. Mr.. Percy played the
lie. Instead Of treating US to a picture
weak sentimentslism and nauseatinR an.
Teminsncy, he gave Us just such a r.
yer as Juliet Weuld be likely to die for, 70
character vigorous, passionate, impetu- ooi
IS, manly Where he murders Tybalt ant
gave fine piece Of acting, and won
call. As the curtain rose we were glad ,
notice something that other actors
,uld de well to emulate. Instead Of Ola
ming in front Of the footlights TO bow Pa
J acknowledgements, he maintained at
3 ILLUSION of the sceLe, which termin-
IS with the death of Tyb-l, by sssum-
2 an expression of horror at the deed.