The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-25
Irving's Reception in America.
THE ORCHESTRA CRITICISES -FOUR
CRITIC.
Amy SherWin i'm 0maha-Theatre and
Opera HOuse-Burnt Cork versus
Blood and Thunder-POstpOne.
ments-General News, etc.
HENRY IRVING

CruGn Oh CQ0 maCC6r Is C0aG We nav
been waiting until we could forr
some definite idea whether Irwin
was a success or a failure in New
York, before we announced to GU
readers that he was either, Up t,
the present time, no viewer, the mul
titude of opinions which have com,
TO us through the newspapers ant
periodicals, have only contributed tx
throw our mind into state of hope
less confusion. But as Irving is ex,
pected this way before long and as
our audiences will wish to know
whether it is the fashion to lauC
hi~a or censure him in order thai
they may mould their reception &C
cOrdingly. we have been at some
pains to CLEAN the following opinions
on the English actor, leaving it to
the taste and fancy of the reader as
to which particular one he wishes
to be guided by:
THE CRITICISM.
Bad rs Mr.. Irving's acting may be in
certain respects, it appears almost sub.
lime by the side of the criticisms it has
called foIth.-Drsmstic Times.
Mr. Irving, in the Bells, set himse
the most difficult of all tasks in depicting
the mental agony of Matthias That he
succeeded in accomplishing this to the
satisfaction of the house showed the &C
tors wonderful intellectual and physical
resources. His picture of human suffer-
ing and mental agony was so painfully
realistic as to be almost beyond the name
Of acting; but it failed to resch the intel.
&c ual limits which must be reached By
an actor who aspirAs IN foremost rank
on the stage.-N. Y. Herald.
Mr.. Henry Irving's smile is one Of
touches his sad. scholastic, high bred,
noble features with tbs pertee. sunsbina
IF beauty; his is the great potency which
makes the grsss actor perensial spring
OF refIesbment to the intellectual life OF
does you feel the nameless charm Of
genius. Nobody will doubt that he is
often splendid artist and always man
Of genius perysded by that indescribable
something which is the conservation Of
poetry.-N. Y. Tribune.
We summarily deny 10 Mr.. Irving the
possession Of either genias, talent, phys.
iesl advantages, feeling. voice, facial
expression, temDersment, grace, imag-
nation, naturalnes., intuition, magnet
ism or power.-The World.
We infinitely prefer Alvin Joslia-Tbe
Star.
I was unable to make up nv
mind on the 6rs. night ss 10
the excellence OF the performance, but
now perceive that Mr.. Irving 10 8
polished actor. The Bells bsffied me;
CHARLES I convinced me.7John Gilbert.
Mr.. Irving is the most perfect mechan-
ism in the world. Nobody but genius
could act IS he does with those legs.-
Steele Mscxsye.
have the wsrmest admiration for my
couHtrynsn.-Lester Wa'laek.
The play itself lie so superb in its die
ton that the audience torgets 10 crIticise
the sctor.-Edwin Booth.
Would any other actor be.permitted to
live, if he had Irving's faults?-Henry
Lee.
have not noticed Irving. I have
been much taken up With T,rry.-
Wright Sanford.
A little more acting and less talk
would improve things.-Lawrence Je-
rome.
I have never, in my life seen worse
acting. j. B. Studley is geniu. by the
side If IrviDg.-Dr. Linde.
Everyone can see that Mr.. Irving owes
his position 10 honorable. but incesssnt
dfudgsry, aided by polite manipulation of
public opinion The moment
that he became social event. London,
hungry for great actor of her own
Masking. respected the world to join in
her gepteel lsudstions. Il is SUI
perHuous to speak of his mannerisms. In
one sense they emphasize his talents
more than we suspect. for there are few
actors VINO could survive them as he
Coes.-Dramatic Times.
Lest our readers should rise from
the above comparisons with sense
of helplessness, we refrain from
further quotations, and hasten to
say that since these opinions we're
expressed. Irving has overcome all
adverse criticisms with his later
performances of Louis XT, Shylock
and the Lyons Mail. All New York
seems now to agree that his coming
is one CT the events-if not the
event-of the century, and the boom
with which he leaves the metrop.
oils, Byrne says, will send him sue
cessfully through his country tour.
THE &c. J.) THOMAS ORCHESTRA.
We received a visit during the
past week from Professor Thomas
and several members of his Theatre
orchestra, who called in reference
to our article last Sunday on "What
shall we do with our orchestras =
AS the aim of The HERALD is tc
be impartial as well as outspoken in
its criticisms, we willingly give pub
llicity to what Professor Thomas
claims for his orchestra, in contra
distinction to what was said In 0ul
review. The Professor states that
his men have the best instruments
in the Territory, that they comprise
the two best violinists and the best
horn performer here, that he is con,
tinualIy buying and rendering new
music, that he is frequently comp!-
mented by travelling trOupeS on his