The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-19
shndows OF a Great Citr.

In pleasing contrast to the comedy
which precedes it, The Shadows of a
Great City," sterling nelodrama with
the San Francisco stamp OF success
upon it, will he presented by the Bald
win Theatre Company, headed by Lewis
Morrison, George OSbourne and L. r.
Stockwell. These names alone guaran-
tee that the company is strong one.
Mr.. Morrison will be best remembered
by the Salt Lake public in connection
with "DeceDtion" and Diplomacy"
rendered here number of yeas ago by
the Percy combination. Mr.. Morgen-
stern, the business manager of the
company, states that all the original
scenery, including the great revolving
prison scene and panorama OF the East
River, which rendered the pro-
duction so perfect at the BALD
win, will arrive two days in adj
vance of the troupe in order to be
adjusted to the grooves of the Salt Lake
Theatre stage, and be in working trim
Tor the opening performance.
The San Francisco Clrof Gle says ::
Tine Shadows of Great CITY is one OF
the best melodramas eyer presented in
this city. Unlike many which we have
seen this play is Sn American play, and
American in everything. The splendid
scenic effects are exact representations
OF scenes around New York, and that in
the second act is magnificent. The
escape of Jim Farren and Tom Cooper
from Blackwell's island in boat, which
remains motionless on the stage while
the panorama representing the shores
of East River mo es across produces a
most perfect illustration. The charac-
tiers are types of every day life in almost
any city, and the plot is pleasant de-
parture from the monotonOus stories
worn threadbare from repetition in the
English melodrama. The best features
of the play are undoubtedly the abund-
ance of incidents and the number of
different characters, and the interest OF
the auditors was kept up throughout.
The characters are not unnatural, but
human beings with good and bad traits.
The incidents are not improbable or
strained, and it is these facts that
stamp the author master of his bust
ness. Mr.. Lewis Morrison as the hero,
Tom Cooper, was excellent. natural and
impressive in his acting, and gave great
strength to the part and play. Mr..
George Osborn a genuine artist, gave
another great impersOnaton, that of
Jewish pawnbroker, to the other series
of great characterizations that have
added to his fame as an artist. Mr.. L.
r. Stockwell as Jim Farren, the New
York sneak thief, gives US real gem in
impersonation, to which his personal
appearance and his talent alike cen
tribute, and cannot be equalled."
The company's dates include Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of this week.
A"Cold Day" for the Audience.
The only theatrical event of the week
was the appearance at the Theatre of
theWiIls- W elch- Rice Grotesque Comedy
Company. in which they were pleased
TO term ian uproarious three act CON
sailing over the Thespian
sea under the title of "a Cold Day
When We Get Left" That the author
of it ran no risk in calling it Gan up
roarious conelomerat on" is evident TO
all who witnessed il or heard the hiiar-
ity which it awakened. What surprises
is that such mixture of nonsense and
should please so many and
so immensely. More marvellous
is it still that three such artists as the
gentlemen are known to
be. could afford to lend their names to Il
piece so lacking in merit 1t is safe t.
say that il was their ability alone tina
carried il through with any sort Of sue
cess. In less able hands it would have
proved failure. We are speaking n"w
II its literary merit The mechanic.
effects were excellent, and rapidity o.
.,ction attoned nuch for innate veal
less in other respects. The situaticas
we're grotcsGue and mirth- provokinzs
and some of he special acts frst-class,
but the music. though in places very
COOL. was III others only passable. he
irst night very good house. better
than the performance merited. vas
l,layed 10. bit Saturdays maiine. md
night audiences were not rema, kable
Tor numbers.
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