The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
kEENE As "R1oHELIEu.n

| After eight years absence, Keene-
lovingly known the country over as ''Tom'
Keene-appeared before Salt Lake audi
ence last evening, and was greeted by a
large and a cults Fred gathering. He chose
for his re-entry the character in which
Salt Lake, if not the public everywhere
has long since accepted Barrett as the
foremost delineator. Booth, too, had
played Richelieu since Jarrett, so MIR.
keene had two notable recollections to con-
tend with in playing before last nights
audience. Previous to Sheridan's death,
had the task of classifying the five great
actors of the country in the order of their
merit with the role in which Zach
one eXcelled-been entrusted to US, we
would have named them thus: Booth as
Hamlet; Barrett as Richelieu; Keene, as
Richard Ill; Sheridan as Louis XI and
Warde as Virginius In those characters
each actor was on his own ground, and we
believe could bid defiance to all corners.
How well Barrett maintains his hold on
| the willy cardinal of late years, we are not
aware, but it is safe to say that Keene
stands close behind him, ready to catch the
mantle as it falls from his shoulders. We
still think his Richard will be pronounced
the best thing in his repertoire, but in
many respects his Richelieu is superb. He
has not the foxy craftlness either of Booth
or Barrett his vigorous methods lends the
foxiness at times almost woifshness, and
his speech is sometimes "long drawn
out" even for a character like
Rlchelieu, but the great climaxes of the
play-every Schoolboy knows them-Were
thundered out with telling effect, and
brought out thunders of applause. The
speech, In the lexicon of youth which fate
reserves for a bright manhood, there's no
such word as fail, !" he made even a greater
point than Booth or Barrett. In 1.-The pen
is mightier than the sword" and the curse
scene he fell somewhat below them. Booth
got Ia greater effect out of the latter cpl
sode by bringing file of soldiers on the
stage with Baradas, and having them all
drop to their knees when the power of
Rome was invoked. Mr.. Keene was
: rewarded with big curtain call
after nearly every act, and after
the hnal act-a great one-the audience
, still remained to call him out. The support
; was excellent. Mr.. George Learock's
3 BArasda being reminiscent of Louis James
D in its finish. Mr. Moore made good De
D Mauprat, and MIR. Lawrence is one of the
; best Francois we have ever had. Mr.
: SCOTS Hlguet was intelligently acted
Mr.. Ahrendt's Joseph lacked the junction.:
D humor we have seen bestowed upon The
} part and his style of boldness hardly sug
D gested the monk. Miss Shannon's Julie
DE Mortemar-the audience had looked fol-
y Henrietta Voders but it seems she only
appears in heavy roles now-was fairly
J done but not perfect. The memory o
0 Marie Wainwright and Minna Gal,
) were perhaps too recent. The staging ant
Q management generally were of a higl
8 order and indicated that master hand wa
= at the helm. Tonight, Louis XT'-whicl
q Mr.. Keene should do inimitably. 1t is on
or Irying's great parts, but since Sheridan
3 departed, we can think of no one on thi
Q side of the water who will better suit it
3 peculiarities than, Mr., Keene.