Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-17
5VrRICA,S GREAT ACTOR
uHamIet" mt the
r. Boo'" ,, street opera House.

CNestHF
,,.u+r-fve wears that Mr.. Booth
in ta ,I on the stage ne mas ra1e Kan
ever, reC ,Jed him at the Chestnut street
vas ACCRUE GT,eo last evening, by an audience
opera 65la oy We, walk of life and tililng
davn RON RON, seat in the theatre. 1t was
nearly every 9 soe an actor who, among
engagements, has won Won 80 t6o w babit /"
place IN n,l Of a Philadelphia audience
ual gsseI. Wow At the mere sight OF his
meg W, The stage. Mr.. Booth was a
presence 81. on on, and the first scene of " Ham,
little hoaISe o,,a ,, before the actor entered
let" was Over ,,yart-before the spirit of
fully Iiy, lllsf sbone through him. his I'M I'M
Il" Hamlt;r IS so well known and has
Persoll ao amply and 50 often discussed,
been 50 1 alIF he superfuous to dwell on
that Il W. or even to express admiration
its de'aIs, " beauties. As years pass Mr.:
n for It's Dali i1onIet" becomes more and
Booths a Last, study, and less and less
more ptbetc and emotional ln'er EP14 .;
Pa' tn.enty years since his Hamlet
It tT TI:t Universal praise. The actor
won alllLo9 ~ Hamlet's" age, and he
was then ~ onIv snbdued, not improved,
has since oI'' He still has every re-
bis eXeCu 4nUtn and study at his command;
source 5 =, ' e fnished to the last, his stage
~ : ness perfect, his reading distinct ana
SS ic,I as a bell, and he is still without
.D Ansrcan rival.
l LUZ, and elocution, which are eXte
sss q and another of intuition, the eX
lD I.,;on Of the soul, which is superior.
I, Rooth's is external. His voice Is the
.I' n his moods, his delivery so ex-
' 5,isitoIv distinct that not a syllable es-
' 1n, fine listener. Few, if any actors
S S@L possessed this charm in SO eminent
HIS Hfs passion is nearly if not quite de-
r,rtqd but the lack is supplied by intel
afual force. grace, elegance and dignity.
He no longer throws the pipe into the
flies when saving Though you may fret
mel YOU cannot play upon me-" as he
rsed to. and the rest Of the performance
snow entirely consistent with that part |
dit The encounters with the "Ghost,"
the parting with "Ophelia," the climax
Of the play scene, the slaughter of |
oPolonius" in delirious mistake for the
king" and the scene with "Laertes" in
the graveyard are untouched with pas
sion.
III Doctor, AT,,co,,,,, oo,,,,o,y, daOo,.,-oe, |
not little credit for an intelligent and |
adequate Interpretation of the minor parts
in the play. Nearly all the actors bore |
the stamp of a theatre in which nearly |
half the experienced comedians of to-day
have served an apprenticeship, and which
for more than half a century has main
tanned one OF the leading stock companies
in the country. Miss Ann Clark gave the
Queen" a dignity and grace which are
quite becoming but rarely seen in that |
role. Miss Blanche Thompson, a slen-
Ter and willowy girl, played "Ophelia"
Eayomg and promising actress might
yhO had seen and admired Miss Ellen /
yeHy's tender and beautiful impersona-
ion. She was fortunate to win hearty
eaI after the mad scene, but unfortun-
lie in Welding to the temptation to come
siore her audience before the scene was
fr. Mr.. Charles Barron was the
Ghost, " Mr.. George R. Parkes made a
lanly 'Laertes" and Mr.. Kent was sat
aclory as the king" The scenery was
leTmd beautiful and altogether the
f artistic work of the kind that has
en- done in Philadelphia for some years.
Press, April Z, 1885.