The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-22

tonic for the mind it is more potent than all
others in It's class, and in point of practical
value compares favorably with Koch
lymph y In brief and fac, 'All the Com
forts of Home'' is big light comedy sue
cess, and the company Mr.. Chas. Frohman
has brought together 10 exploit its Jolly fea-
lures, has captlya Ell the critics ID marked
degree. The humor of the piece is said to
be singularly quaint and catching, and the
rushing incidents and humorous situations
grow more and more laughter-comp elling
as the play progresses.
Among its most enjoyable characters Is
gay and susceptible old fellow, whose life
is made a ternately glad aud sad by the
fitting presence.of an aggressive and roost
ruling wife. The central figure OF the
story is dashing young American, who
takes advantage of the uncte's absence aud
seeks to raise needed money by advertising
his relatives rooms to let, with all the
comforts of home.n This crooked advice
OF the impecunious young blade brings TO-
gether an odd assortment of nome hunting
mortals, and starts series OF mates aud
loves and amusing mishaps that keeps
everybody in perpetual roar. Mr.. Henry
Miller, long the beauX ideal of the fair sex
in the Lyceum Theatre stock company,
New York, here, and almost everywhere
else in the known world, appears as the
mockery and froiic. In the cast, besides
MIR. Miller, are Frank e. Lamb, Samuel
Edwards, Joseph j. HUMPHREYS, II. NJ.
Hunter, Herbert Ayling, j. B. Hollis,
James Richards. B. T. Sherwood, Maude
Haslim, Lulu Klein, Mary Greenwald,
Lavinia White, Kate Stevens. and Kate
Denim Wilson and others of known capa-
Dility and reputation. The scenery used in
the original New York production and at
the Baldwin theatre, San Francisco, will be
brought on 20 make this engagement identi-
cal with the successful performance in
these cities.
The dispatch in Yesterdays HERALD an
nouncing the death of Lawrence Barrett,
came as great shock to this community,
where he was well known aud strongly ad-
admired. 1t cannot be said that the news
was altogether in the nature Of a surprise,
as those who have seen Barrett of late
years had grave apprehension that his best
days We're over, but no one expected the
end could come so soon, or with sucn sud
dennesS. 1t is somewhat difficult TO fix
Barrett's exact place In the roster Of con
temporaneous actors. BY a sort of com
mon consent, and in spite OF the critics.
who were often very savage upon his
mannerisms, he has been accorded the posi-
ton of tie second actor in America for the
past ten or fifteen years, out there are
some who would pooh pooh this state
ment Whil g others viii insist that in
certain lines he was the equal, if not the
superior of Booth. To our own mind, his
Richelieu was mora finely drawn than that
OF Booth or at least it was in the days of
Barrett's ylgor: while Booth could not APP
proach him in such characters as Cassius,
and would not try TO. On the other hand,
Barrett was as pigmy compared TO Booth
In Hamlet, OtEello, lago. or Brutus IL was
his mannerlsmS that helped him in such
characters as Cassius and Yorick, and
those mannerisms he could never over
come, no matter what the role he was at
tempting. He was wonderfully magnetic
but deficient in the evolutionary accom-.
plishments which make Booths speech 4
mellitiuous dream Of music. He was a popu.
lar actor, and the pu olic were won't to refer
to him as fine artist, but he could not be
called perfect one. His memory will be
cherished by his admirers of this genera
ton, but his name Will scarcely DE given q
| place IL history with the FORESTS and
Booths and Macreadys, VINO did so much
for the stage III the nineteenth century.
Barretts family name was Brannigan,
and he was born ffty-three years ago
accounts differ whether in Ireland or Amer.
lea; his father was certainly an freshman
and the youth took on the more aristocratic
! and euphoniouS name of Barrett when ht
/ decided to follow the stage as a profession
He first came rapidly to the front in the
| California theatre stock company, anC
when that great organization dissolved, he
went out as a road star. Besides this d,
managed the tours Of Edwin Booth for sew
eral seasons, and is said to have made a!
much money as a manager as an actor
Both he and Booth however, acquired thu
greatest income of their lives during The
period they starred together. Barrett made
one or two visits to England, but met witt
a cod reception ana lost very heavily By
the venture.
Barrett first appeared in Salt Lake abou
eight years ago, and his engagement of fiv,
nights was all the more memorable iron
the fact that he played thre,
nights against the Thomas orchestr;
concerts in the tabernacle, and his houses
were packed. Louis James and Marie
Wainwright bore him company on that oc
casion, and his support never afterwarC
reached the same degree of brilliance. Hi!
last appearance was III May, 1859, when h,
and Booth played three nights, "rhe Mer
| chant of Venice Julius Casar'' and ;
double bill, THE Fools Revengen ant
'Yorick's Love"
''Arrah-Na Pogue," the Home clubs con
ference bill, was one of the most popula
plays in the repertory Of the old stock
McKenzie's Shaun the Post, Lindsay
Michael Feeney, Jim Hardie's O'Grady AM
Miss Adams Arrah were all old time favor
ties, both with the actors and the public
The amateurs have permission from thu
widow of Dion Boucicault TO perform tn
play on royalty. Young Mrs. Win
throp" will form part of the season.
MIR. Stephens, and Messrs. Whitney
Vincent Spencer and Piper, directors o
the Choral society, have kept the wires go
ing during the past week between here ant
New York. They are negotiating wit
,Thursby, De We're, aud Myron w. Whitne,
for the Choral soclety's May festival, bu
have made no positive arrangements as We
with anyone. Either of the three singer
would be great card to mead the affair
and it is TO be hoped the directors of tn
Choral may be successful in effecting. al
| engagement with one of them. The chora
meets as usual tomorrow night.