Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-20
AMUsEMENTS.

TIE GIRL / LEFT BEHIND ME-
More and more with feeling OF 70.
spec, We M our hat to the rapidly
developing dramatic literature Of
America, when We sac such plsys Gs
that from the combined penl OF BeIascl
and Fyie,. The Girl Left Behind Nc
Is one Of the dramatic gems OF thl,
tceming period Of good plays, and 81
rank itself alongside the Wife, tho
Hrurllta, the CHARITY BAN, She men.
doah, Held by tho Enemy and Men
and Women, all OF which mark the
opening oi ga Augustlu era
la the history OF the American drama,
The play 90 couchcd In Rood, strong,
terso Language; IT, situations show 'hg
hand OF BeiascO, aud IT, English indi-
oates tue brain Of the gifted Franklin
Fylts. It, plot IN admirably worked
out, though suggestive at timts OF the
charming stories Of Captain Charlts
King; IT, humOr is natural, easy ami
lu uclious, ami the great situation ui
the play, where tho general prepares
10 shoot hls daughter rather than TO
hGyo her lnll into The hnnds Of the
redskins, ~ an episode magu!iicoutly
conceived and worked uui. There
" VI 90 lrse room for OCCASIONAL al.
verse criticism the play would not be
that VI the gifted Relnsc1, " this were
not 90. The familiarity found 10 be
existing LutWeen tie officers aud tue
pfiyAltb In act one ia, we fear, running
very much towards thu fabulous, anu
the incident where a private declines
10 obey the order OF his superior aud n
upheld ia IL by general, because In
di.ob sying he pluases hrs LADY love,
would, we are inclined TO thiuk, have
resulted In thirty days tread and water
at Fort ID Douglas. or Mt Fort Assiuah0ine
either for that matter. Tue efforts o.
the scenic artlst-among the most All
mlfablo features Of the Ulny--are
a litilB too wildly wrought In
the last act, where We are
presented with an interior Wow u a
geuouua house smear Fort .Asginns
blilen-wAlch locke more like the
interior Of tho ruillrrlrs than that OF a
house near the regions Of the nDrth.
west Canada border. However these
were small thinga which Lost nighpt
audience was not inclined to stop and
ponder over. The gathering, ono OF
the largest, hnuusOmeat and altogether
most brilliant that ever gracou tue
Interior walls OF this thcgteE was In
good humur with itself from the start,
because Il had OF late been a stranger
10 Itself anu tho hearts Of all were
chOercd by the mere conlagiln
Of gathering. The applause
and lnughter were most unbound
aud the intensity OF feeling with
which the exciting episodes were iol.
lowed, became at times almost painful
10 sustain. II Il always n risky thing
10 put an Indian on the stage before n
Western audience; we can hardly re-
call n play, with tho p, siible exception
Of the OctofoOn, IN which n redskln
flgured-that there was not tiitrring In
tbs audience at tho moments when
tne author debigned there should bu
thrills. Our daily contact with the
red.man Of these parti-limiled ss Il IA
10 standing oil his requests for
"biscults" and "pibc shent'- Ia no,
calculated 10 invest him with
Interest as dramatic factor. II
speaks highly for Belasco anu Fyles,
therefore, that the Indians OF
their play upheld tile kesnesI sort Of
Interest ana suspense, aud that the
admirable way they were portrayed
lat evening lett no room for anything
but admiration. AS far a. the prcsenta-
ton goes, nothing can be said but
words OF tho warmest commentator.
While the company does not contain
all the New York originals Morris,
Armstrong, MoTdaunt, Tyler, rhomp.
sUu, ct ALT isin no sunse a road com
pRuy, ~ II succeeded the original nj
the Empire theAteT, New York, aud
played there five weeks with equally
strong success. The ladies are specially
good. Mrs. Berlnn Gibbs as the heroine,
charming Miss Everett with her
penchGnt for Private Jones, merry
little Belle Bucklin AZ Wilbcf's Ann,
and Violet Rand as the Indian Girl,
all being equally good. MIR. Russell's
hero was fOrciblr, handsome anu man
ly; tho villain OF MIR. Herman was
carefully, but not effectively portrayed,
owing To his peculiarly Of speech;
Mr.. Arbuckle's General Kennion was
admirably done In most spots, not no
admirably In some othefs; Mfr. Heisey'r
MpJOr was most tender anu touching
portrayal; Mr.. Mills Doctor was well
sustained; Master EnOs playei the
boy chaTmingly, but was at times iu-
audible; Carleton's Scar Brow, the
educated, but still savage savage
was strongly aud effectively drawn.
MIR. Enos's Private Jones was
good--but not perfect. The same
bill goes tonight and tomorrow
night, and tremendous engage
ment IL enFured-tho FIRST money
maker, by the way, the TheatoT la,
known Tor 10, these many moons.
Harold Russell, the leading man Of
the company, Is husband OF Miss Ada
Dryer, whose parents reside In this
city. Mir. Russell was visited lasl
evening by number OF his wiie's
relatives and friends.
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