The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-09
tDRAMATIC AND LYRIC
Maggie Mitchell Reaches Salt
Lake at Last.
A BIG WEEK AT THE GRAND
Possible Case-Roland Reed Once More-Salt
Lakers Going to See Patti and Ia
magno-Latest News Notes.

The renowned Maggie MITCHELL, WHO, IL
she ever came to Salt Lake before, did 1t
outside the memory of the present genera
ton of theatre -goers, will be seen at the
theatre this week, and will without doubt
be accorded royal welcome. She is the
only one of the notables we have not seen,
and There Is very general desire to be-
hold her in 'Fanchon' especially, crea-
ton as intimately connected with her name
as bob" with Lottas, '.Adriepnen with
Modieskas, d or "Meg Merrilies'' with
Janauschek's. One of our best critics said
of a recent performance of Maggie Nit
chells:
With what pleasure, therefore, did our
respected fathers and mothers-some OF
Awhom perhaps whispered their inst words
OF love between the acts OF "Fanchon"
years ago-hail the recent advent OF MISS
Mitchell! What memories the coming
must have frightened, what recollectlons
it must have called into being! And so 1t
will be so long as Miss Mitchell plays those
old, old pieces, and so long as she plays
herself. We cannot think Of declining
freshness with Miss Mitchell. She must
play until she can play no more. We can
not write of retirement of her. and, in the
light of her past career, we know not that
it will ever come. She seems indeed to
have defied time herself. Long may she be
spared to grace the profession to which she
has given, with prodigal freedom, the rich
ness of her energy, the wealth of her
genius and the devotion of her heart.
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A genuine treat is promised the patrons of
the Grand Opera tHouse next Thursday
evening, Feb. 13, in the appearance Of j.
SM Hills Union Square Theater company
Yin Sydney Rosenfeld's amusing satirical
comedy entitled IA Possible Case" The
PLAY is pure comedy and free from the
horse-play and variety element of the so
called rce-comedies that are so prevalent
at the present day. 1t is said to be of the
same high order as Henrietta 1.-The
Wife, LAVENDER and few other gems
that delight the lovers OF comedy and legiti
mate acting by capable actors. That the
company is good one is assured by the
fact that it is under the management of j
M. HILL a man who always keeps faith
with the public. Both play and company
come with the strongest endorsement OF
all the principal critics of the country
The piece was originally produced in New
York, where it had long and brilliant
run, and has since repeated the sue
cess on the road. 1t is a clever satire OF
4 the marriage and divorce laws of thu
several states of the union and is baseC
primarily on the law regarding desertiol
in New York. Reasons for divorce ar
limited In New Ork, Dut person de
serted for period of five years, withou
knowledge that the deserter is living, cal
marry again, and such marriages are legal
With this for theme, Mr.. Rosenfeld treat
the matter in merry vein and shows a
"A Possible Case' women with tire
husbands and one Of them with two wive
all at the same time and within the limit
of the law. This, Of course, admits o
amusing situations, and the play is said t
be full of bright dialogue, witty saying
and clever turns of language, which witt
the breezy atmosphere which surround
the whole affair and especially the abb
hands to which the performance is CON
mitted keep an audience in a merry trim.
Prominent in the company is an oil
Salt Lake favorite, M. A. Kennedy, VIII
will meet with hearty reception from hi
host of friends in this city. He has par
in this play that fits him like glove an
has added many laurels to his fame as
comedian.
One of the features of the performano
is the promise of some special scenery sal
to be finer and more pretentious than
usually seen with travelling company, til
company carrying car load of scenery, til
same used in the New York production an
painted by two of Americas most famol
artists, Phil Goatcner and Harry Heint
man.
The following is the complete cast of Il
play: