The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-21
DRAMATIC ANDLYRIC.
Close of Mr.. Warde'S Season at
the Theatre.
BOB SLAyIN AT OUR GATES.
Evan Stephens OH Monster Project-The Cor
ner GrocerY-The Nelson's Matte Yiekers
The World.

Il was a proud moment for Mr.. Frederick
E&1d, last evening, when on stepping upon the
Sage, his gaze swept over the immense audience
which had assembled to say farewell TO him. The
gathering told to him in unmist llleable terms
that he had conquered at last; that in Salt Lake
hereafter he would be accorded place among
the first of our tragedians, and that in future it
would only need the announcement OF his name
TO cram the house back to its four walls. This
recognition must come to Mr. Warde as q pc
culiary grateful thing: it is the result of years of
stea6v, hard, logged, persistent struggling. with
a fai in himself which has never wavercd IN
the midst of the darkest dlSappontments; and
IL is only the story here OF what ne mas en-
countered everywhere. SOmchOW-We can not
divine why it should lie IS - he actor who steps
of the beaten path ana tries his wings alone Ia
the realms Of the legitimate, Is usually gdZCd
upon with cOldneSs and diStlust, and wlatGver
his talents 1t seems to be inevitable that
he should pass through a long and dreary
nOvitiate, before he Is allowed 10 1ecl mat ne
has reached the goal. Mr.. Warde has passed
, the tOilsOme stage, and almost everywhere now
ibe basks in the bright sun Of brilliant audiences
4nC the most unanimous laudationS He seems
10 have reached the plane, at least in the eyes OF
Salt LakerS-whO have their idols among actors
and who never falter in their allegiance 10 them
that Edwin Adams had reached or was reach
ing, and that Tom kcene was Just mounting TO,
when he was stricken with his Illness. We can
not accord Mr.. Warde the praise OF saying
y
know u at in the facility with which he turns
from Virginius TO Richard III and that in some
of the intense moods of Gloster he does things
thaS neither of those stars can Go. Mr.. w arue
haip470t one notable Gefect-his voice has not the
Resonance and sweetness necessary for the
quieteT action in whjeh Booth 91lto,i SANDS IDS
forts seem TO have impaired II some
what; still. we 90 not know where, If
Bootn and Barrett were both removed the eyes
of the public could turn with better chance of
finding a worthy Suc@essO-, than towards
Frederick Warde.
Last night amounted to an ovation The de
testabe character of Richard. portrayed with
Vividness, a fendishnesS almost lcering
grOteSQueneSS enchained the attention OF the
audience with much the same powers OF tascina
ton that a serpent exercises Warde plays the
tyrant with slight bunch, Il bent knee
and a Withered arm-making his physical
uelounities an index to and in keeping with his
moral ones. The facial makeup, too, was fine,
it's crafty cyTr aSsiOn throughout, and the express
siOns OF feigued SanctimOny rage, fear and nor
ror that aterna e y ranged over II, being an al
mlrably done. The interview win Lazy Anne
and the great tent scene were perfectly rem
dered. Richard is so much of a spectacle with
its changing of arms, marches and counter
marches its passages of troops and its battle.
that il can not be done full justice 10 except
where there Is plenty Of tine for preparation,
I'D above all plenty Of time 10 tram the
NperS. It takes careful management 10 prevent
any performance from taking ludtcrOus tIrn
where the same men have to do service as both
armies, and where the armies pear such mel
Still. the stage was well handled on the whole,
and the combat between Richard ana Richmond
on BOsworth's bloody field aroused the enthus
laSm OF gallery and p3rqueJ alike ana When
Ri Hrd dragged himself about the stage.
h5&Eung with his last breath and finally
ran 6pun RichmOnd's sword, many were the
minds that went uooping back to that other
glorious generation when WalurOn ana Mac
kenZie fought that famous fight, and the whole
mouse used to rise in a wild commouon and
thr H. That combat was ever u memorable one
to Ola Salt Lake. 1t was quite the redemption
o Richard in the eyes Of the gods, and last
rght showed that the lapse of years had not
impaired its enthusiastic capabilities.
Many parts Of the support were better than
before: the scene where the princes were torn
from their mother was particularly Affecting
one, and all the characters won a recall. But as
q whole Mr.. Warde'S company Is not one com
mensurate with his own merits, and we hope
that on his next coming-which we promise him
,gillbe p,easurably expected-he will show that !
rs conscious of this important fact.
Douglas White is keen manager, and he hath
many way Of showing his5keenness. The par
ticular way in which he last evinced it was in
billing the Corner Grocery for one night only.
The feelings of the manager who had TO run II a
second night after an audience had seen II a
first, would not be those of the fullest delight.
The show is built on the cheap order, with four
or five instruments IN the orchestra
AMI several people on the stage 90 none
If whose talents would set the Thames on nre.
Its street parade and band draw heavily on the
galleries, and the top circle was full AZ the
Graz last night. Below the representation
was only fair. Dan Sully has lately gwen us
about the only Corner Grocery" worth seem"
and all that need be said of this one IS, that IL
no more approached Dan -Sully's than the or
chestra approached Pedersen's. More need not
be said
Al the theatre the next few tekS will be ~
ones; in the near future are the Nelson variety
troupe and the soubrette Matte Vickers, whose
az bouncements 10th appear in THE SUNDAY
EARALD; the Home club, who have been yearn-
ing'ror chance 10 repeat 1.-THE World" at
matinee, will repeat it on the afternoon OF the
30th should it be declared holiday, as there is
now little doubt; some sensational pictures OF
the raft scene, the insane ASYLUM scene and the
Ship scene, which had been detained on the
road have just arrived from Mr.. Grismer. The
Il little tycoon has teegrdphed for return dates
at the theatre, and viii be seen there on the LIST
or I'd Of az: the greatest Of all recent sue
ccsses, Lite LOru FaUntlegoy. in-shcd its |
Gksrth week IN san Francisco last night and
VII on 10 Los Angeles and Sacramento, show,
mr forth at the theater on May 3
and 4 with q Saturday matinee: Mr.. |
French writes that the first three weeks bust |
ness amounted to c2',UO mayo ana are Booth |
and Barretts dates If they should fail TO arrive
the Stepl ems orera company will fill them with |
martha - they come Martha Will go oVerull |
the nlst wee k in June. ''Maritana" is set posi-
lively for May 10.
The biggC st show the Grand has had for long |
time comes there Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week. in the shape Of johnson and SlaVln's |
m nstrels. When last seen here it was McNish,
Johnson and Slavin, and the organization Will pc |
remembered then as one of the best ever seen IN |
the wes- Bob SlGvin was one OF the DrlShI |
lights of tao party. and besides him the troupe |
still includes Carroll johnson and Hughey /
jpgERelty. The New York Tribune, in recent |
RI - OF this company, said:
Pli Star theatre reOpened last night by |
Tobzk n ana Slavin's minstrels with an enter
tafnJn nj o. ne rn song and dance that has
~ teCn Qua ed in tlis city. The jokes and
,s,tyicisms of the company are bright and their
songs are new. Hughey Dougherty and Jay