The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-16
DRAMATICANDLYRIC.
GriSmer-Davies Closes a Heavy
Engagement.
ATTRACTIONS OF THIS WEEK,
Called Back"-Little Puck and the
Hanlon-Y olters-NOtes.

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About the deadest sure thing person
could lay wager on in this town is that,
come rain or shine, veal or woe, good OF
hard times-Joe Grismer and Phoebe Davis
will pull heavy business whenever they
choose to visit Salt Lake. This, their
eighth or tenth visit, has only proved one
exception TO the invariable rule-and that
is that the business has been even heavier
than ever before. Last night saw much
the same crush that attended the opening
night, and the total box office showing
must have been handsome one; last
nights house was all the more remarkable
that it wound up a week which has seen
eight performances, and all of them, bar
ring Carleton's Wednesday matinee per
formances that were very heavily attended.
The real prominent reason why Grismer
and Davis prove such unfailing cards here,
is first that they are two of the most con-
scientious workers in the whole profession,
and second, that they always gather their
repertoire with two aims in view-to suit
their own talents and please the taste of
necessary to recall Monte Cristo. },
Called Back" and The World Against
Her." to say nothing of the present roper
toire-which has just proven one of the
strongest they ever presented-to see how
well they have succeeded. 1t has taken
some time to do it, but Mr.. Grismer appears
to have worked up in the circuit extenning
from San Francisco and Portland to Salt
Lake and Denver, comfortable
sized gold mine for himself, and
Salt Lake, we are glad to
say, is the place where the gold outcrop-
pings are more pronounced than in anv
other place along the whole path.
Time and space do not permit an ex-
tended mention of last nights bill, Lights
end Shadows" 1t went, however, with
the same hearty signs OF approval that at
tended Beacon Lights" The company
play in Provo this week where they will
do heavy business.
Yesterday it was definitely settled that
the event for which Prof. Stephens, Prof.
Radcliffe, the Choral society and MANY Salt
Lake citizens have for some time been
quietly working-the appearance here of
the world celebrated organist, Dr. Best
was fixed fact, and we learn il will come
of in the tabernacle some time in Decem-
Der. 1t will be under the auspices of the
big Chorai society and take place in the
tabernacle, which the church authorities
have very kindly allowed to be used. DR..
Best is on his way home to England from
Australia and comes here after giving re-
cital in San Francisco.
1.-TWO Nights in Rome by Archie Gun
ter, author Of ''Mr. Barnes of New York;,
and "Mr. Potter, Of Texas" which have
brought him wealth and fame, but who
nevertheless used TO run a small assaying
business under McCornick's bank in this
city, was the attraction at the theatre yes
terday afternoon. II the ladies had known
what an enjoyable matinee it constituted.
more of them would have turned out. Jo.
Grismer and Phoebe Davis are always at
home on the stage, but seldom are their
fine talents better suited than in 1.-TWO
Nights in Rome" 1t is the story of an
Italian vendetta and in this respect bears a
strong resemblance to Forget Me Not"
and ''Mr. Barnes of New York; though it
il less sensational than the latter. To
thoroughly appreciate the play all the char
scters should be in good hands and while
MI Grismer has no sticks in his com
pany the playing of some OF them leaves an
unsatisfed void-a sort of a yearn-
ing for something different at least.
MIR. Clarence Ferguson is not
versatile enough TO play two parts in one
piece without having his identity discoy-
cred, even though his make-ups are the an
tipodes Of each other, and he is not clever
enough to play even one part well, at least
not such part as Louis Benedict. Mr..
Cooper as the American was easy and nat
ural. Mr.. tombstone was acceptable as
Capt. Warmstree and MIR. Hermance would
possibly be better African explorer than
he is an actor. Miss O'Connor was not
equal to the exacting demands of part
almost the equal Of Stephanie or Madam
Dubois and in the final scene, where she is
in momentary dread of the Italian avenger
was wofully deficient. Miss Stevens is y
very capable actress in old woman parts
but Sylvia de Montairn is not ner forte
The other ladies filled in agreeably. ''Two
Nights in Rome" with ,,Grismer and Davies
in the leading roles and Lyceum or Madison
Square support would be tremendous 90
The cast of Called Back" which the
Home Dramatic club render Wednesday
and Thursday evening, the Goth and 9th.
with Thanksgiving matinee, will be as
follows:
Gilbert Vaughn Mr.. Wells
Macari-------- Mr. Spencer
Cenen Mr.. Young
Anthony March Mr. Pierce
Dr Dean ----------------M Mr.. Evans
RetloH Barlow
Pauline March Edith Clawson
Teresa Birdie Cummings
Priscilla -------------------L cttie Claridge