The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
LITTLE LORD FAUST1 ERaY.,

IL LIE LOhO tAO S1G GNAlss-
The stories OF enormdps recePts andim-
mense artistic hits which have'so long been
heard of Little Lord Fauntleroy" in
other places, can now likewise be repeated
of Salt Lake. At an early hour yesterday
afternoon the last seat in the lower part of
the house was sold, and every one who
purchased ticket last evening took it with
the knowledge that it only gave him stand
ing privileges. The house was beautiful
one to contemplate and beautiful one to
count up; the wealth, fashion and brilliance
of the city were out to see the dramatiza-
ton Of Mrs. Hodgson Burnette's celebrated
story, and the sum they left in the box
office for the privilege did not amount to
much less than a thousand dollars.
1t is safe to say that no one thought
of the cost, or that he would have regretted
double the amount, as the delicate and eX-
quisite beauties of the play unfolded them
selves. Piece and players made an intense
impression, and to-day the marvelS in act
ing of the Little Lord will be the consuming
topic in hundreds of homes. Those who
have read the bOOk-and are familiar with
the quaint, old-fashioned sayings put into
| the mouth of a seven-year-old innocent
can imagine something of the effect and the
impression that the character would impart
| if adequately represented on the stage.
| The immense length of the part of the
child young enough who could fill it, might
be supposed to operate as effectual bars to
| the weaving of the story into a
play, but the necessary talent was found
| in several children who have esSayed the
character and one of the most original,
striking, human, pathetic and touching
plays seen on the stage for many years Is
IL,
| little Wallie Eddinger, who essayed the
leading role last evening, is one of the
most gifted. The absolute naturalness and
| sweetness with which he ratified off all the
different phases of the difficult character,
were almost marvellous feats in one Sc
young, and the whole house hung spell
bound on his utterances, one moment
wildly laughing and the next choking down
the uncomfortable lump that would rise il
the throat. The child was recalled heavily
after each act. Though Little Lord Faunt
leroy is the attraction to the eclipsing OF
almost every other character on the stage
| the company is made up of actors anC
actresses of the best merit, such as we are &C
customed to see in the first stock companies
Miss EYesson was beautiful Mrs. Enroll
and Frank E. Aiken an effective equity arts
tocrat. Mr.. Russell Bassett's Hobbs
was a clean cut characterization
|
and Mr. FendersOn's Dick was also
an admirable sketch of the street
arab. One of the best pieces of act
ing was done by Miss Emily Lytton, whose
Interpretation of the brazen Minna was Sc
| truthful to life as to cause the audience to
detest her heartily. The matinee to-day
will, without doubt, be the banner after
noon performance, as far as money goes, in
| the history of the theatre. At this per-
] EVNCSin will ba
part of the boy, and at the closing repre-
sentation this evening, novel feature will
be the appearance of both the children
one doing the earlier and the other the later
part Of the character.
BOOTH AND BARRETT SALE.
Twenty-nine was the number of the last
boy who took up his watch with the vigil
keepers on the theater steps last evening
All the boys claim to represent regular
theater patrons, and deny that any specula
ton will be done with the tickets they pro-
cure. Each conner this morning will be
limited to ten tickets each. Manager Bur
ton has posted up a notice in the lobby
warning spectators that they are liable to
fine of 500 if they sell tickets without a
license, and he states that the theater
would accept it as a favor if all patrons
who are approached by anyone offering
tickets at more than the usual prices would
furnish the names of those doing the
Offering Any such will be given a
taste of the revised ordinances. In the
meantime, with the rush certain to ensue
this morning both for Fauntleroy and B Doth
and Barrett, some means will have to be
devised for handling the two crowds. 1t
is not unlikely that the other box Office will
have to be opened.