The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-24
THE THEATRICAL WORLD.
Appearance of the Salt Lake
Stock Company.
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS.
A Big Bill Promised for Conference
Week.
Ehe Engagement of Katie Emmett-Some
Interesting Gossips of Plays and
Players-ssThe Lions MOUTH
Henry Irving in Frisco.

Jennie Yeamans set the amusement ball
rolling last week by the production OF
'sJane'' Monday evening.
Miss Yeamans is a clever little SOU
brette. but she undertook a pretty large
task when she set herself out to excel
Jchnstone Bennett in part made famous
BY that talented lady The two ladies
had entirely different ideas of the re-
ruirements of the part. as their respec-
tive interpretations show. Miss Yea
mans made Jane Just the ordinary vulgar
housemaid. girl who, setting about to
palm herself off as her masters, would
have given the whole scheme away in the
FIRST ugly twist of her jaw; and the uncle,
who was being duped, clearly showed
himself an idiot in calling the uncouth
pretender sscharming woman john
stone Bennett made her Jane mighty
sharp. keen Drained woman, wo-
man who would have inspired
her employer with the idea that
she could carry through such
scheme successfully, and who would not
disappoint him in doing it. The Yea
mans lane. had the incident been real,
would have given herself away in five
minutes and knocked the whole scheme
10 the head; the Bennett Jane, on the
pther hand, would have gotten through
with colors flying.
The engagement of the Salt Lake stock
company, covering tho last three nights
of the week, was marked success. Inc
proceeds of this engagement went to
establish coal fund for the needy poor,
and as the Salt Lake theatre was crowded
ut every performance, a handsome sum
was doubtless realized for this most
worthy cause.
While the performance of 1.-THE Two
Orphans' has been commented on in the
columns Of THE HERALD. few more
words will not be out of place. Consid-
ering all the difficulties encountered, the
production was really remarkable one.
For instance, the lady who was to have
PLAYED Louise, theiblind girl, the most
important female role in the play, was
taken ill a few days before the opening
night and Miss Gertrude O'Malley took
the part, and on three days. notice
played it as if she had been re-
hearsing three weeks. Notwithstand-
ing this. and her very apparent youth,
The young lady's Interpretation of the
role was excellent. Miss Annie O'Malley
had much ease and force, but didn t seem
10 get enough genuine heart into Henri
ette Miss Nellie Drury made q positive
hit as I,aFrochard. and should be credited
with being in the lead of the feminine
side of the cast. Miss Marguerite Lavine
PLAYED a double role. AS the Countess
DeIiniers she was stiff and unnatural,
while as Marianne she won much favor.
Charles II. Collins makes fine leading
man. Handsome of face and figure, easy
of bearing, ana with fire in his soul, he
made himself warm favorite as the hero.
James G.. McNslly had wooden laugh,
but barring this he filed the part of
JACQUES full to the brim and running over.
George Westervelt was prominent chiefly
bv contrast, a contrast ot favorable to
him. Harry Sedley has the soul of
comedian in him and the audience was
not long in finding it out. Dewitt G. Jen-
ninps made much of the Marquis DePasles.
4. +. O'Malley has had many years
experience on the professional stage, be-
Ing for many years connected with Bouci-
rault. 1t is easy to assume that be never
had role better suited TO his abilities
than that of Pierre.
1t has not yet been decided that the
Salt Lake Stock company will be a per-
manent organization.
Katie Emmett has promised to visit us
this week, and unless all signs fail will be
with us next Friday and Saturday even
lngs. She brings a new play, ''Killar-
ney.'e which is Just as Irish as the name
would indicate. Where it has been seen
20 far it has received complimentary press
notices. Miss Emmett, herself. is quite
well known in Salt Lake, SO it is needless
to speak of her, save to say that she prom
lses a number q W songs, and that she
thinks her pa Id Killarney fits her
like a glove. must not forget the fact
that The com any carrie it's own scenery,
lnsuring ar stic and acc urate setting.
A big tire Is promised for con ference
week at the Salt i.ak9 sheatre. "Nutmeg
Match, . pile-driver, yankees and all is
due October 2, while the melodrama
isThe Span of Life'' comes October g..
The latter gets its name because of a
bridge of human bodies, which is formed
In one act OYER which the hero and hero
Inc. pass in safety, escaping from the saw
ages.
The musical world OF Salt Lake suffered
much in the departure for the east last
week of Miss Geneva jennings. Miss
Jennings recently returned from Paris
where she studied under Spirglia, who
was very confident in his predictions of q
great future for his pupil on the operate
stage. Her voice is full, clear, nezzo-
soprano of remarkable power and great
dramatic expression. Miss Jennings
leaves many friends in Salt Lake who viii
watch her future with pleasure and pride
FootIight Flashes.
CLYDE Fitch is working on a new play
for Sol Smith Russell.
Francis Wilson will revive "Erminie'