The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-12

bands protection, and he demands an
apology from Derblay, who declares
that whatever his wife has done he ap-
proves. A duel is the result, in which
Claire receives through her hand the
bullet aimed at her husband. Then
comes the conventional adjustment of
affairs.
The engagement of John Drew and
his high-class company begins at the
theatre on Monday, Aug. 20, and is for
two nights. 1t will be one of the big
theatrical events of the season, and
the fact that our own Maude Adams
is the leading lady will add to the in
terest in it THE Butterflies will be
given on the opening night, and 1.-The
Masked Ball. on the following even
ing.
John Drew is New York's favorite
comedian. and when he plays an en-
gagement in the metropolis has all the
fashionables fairly at his feet. He has
always been regarded as one of the
most persistent idols of the matinee
girl, and has never been seen in this
city as a star. This is his first stellar
tour beyond the Missouri river and
his first visit in that capacity to the
Pacific coast. OF course the American
theatre going public is familiar with
Mr.. Drew's career and his work. He
is one of a family illustrious for its
histrionic talent, and for twelve years
he was the shining light on the male
side as Ada Rehan was on the female
side of Augustin Days clever and re-
markable stock company. Mr.. Drew
was prominently and responsibility asso-
ciated with all of the DAILY successes
and his position in that organization
as a favorite of the most intelligent and
refined play-goers has not only been
retained since he became a star, but
has been most enthusiastically empha
sized. Under Charles Frohman's man
agement he has made two big comedy
triumphS Of his own. Last year he
played for nearly a whole season in
New York in 1.-The Masked Ball" and
this season he had the metropolis with
him for over 100 nights during the
crowded run of "The Butterflies by
Henry Guy Carleton, whose triumph
was interrupted by the closing of the
season. Mr.. Drew had these two COM
edieS in his repertory and will play
them during his engagement. They
both fit his charming methods admir-
ably and are complete vehicles for the
exposition of the many-sidednesS of his
art. His supporting company is the
best that could be got and includes
dainty Dresdenesque little Maude Ad-
ans. who has been styled by some
writers, THE new Ada Rehan," and
who. it will be remembered, leaped into
metropolitan and almost national
prominence in a night, through the
delightful stimulation of tipsyness
which she effected in one of the scenes
of THE Masked Ball" Miss Adams
was born in Salt Lake city while her
mother Annie Adams, was playing an
engagement here, and so may fairly be
set down as a western product.
The secret of Mr.. Drew's sway over
the fair sex is something that has
often been discussed He makes no
pretensions to personal pulchritude,
and is not one of the actors who travel
on their shapes. There is more Sterl-
ing stuff in this gentlemanly player
than professional male beauties are
made of. He is manly and magnetic.
and there is a seductiveness about his
art that is as exquisite as it is mex
plicable. He can be as airy as soap
bubble on a summer breeze and as Sc
date as a senator bordering the Wilson
bill.
You wouldn't imagine to look at him
that he was much at making love, but
he pours sentiment as the flower does
fragrance when he wants to, and there
is not man on the stage today who
can WOO and wink the other eye as
John Drew can. He can ibluster, too,
anu NC d IeIIIDIe IeIIOW Wnen the &C
ton calls for it. He has said himself
that he considers his Petruchio in 1.-THE
Tanning of the Shrew'' the best part
he ever played. But he said that be-
fore he played Frederick Ossian in
THE Butterflies a role which seems
to fit him to perfection and which calls
out all the versatility he possesses
AS everybody ought to know by this
time, the comedian is a son of old Mrs.
hll- in 1a1
phia, and is yet this side of 40. His
first stage appearance was made in his
mothers stock company at the Arch
street theatre, Philadelphia, in Charles
Matthews farce Cool as Cucum-
ber,' twenty years ago. When Augustin
DAILY opened the present Days
theatre, in 1880, Mr.. Drew became his
leading man, and remained in that
capacity until he became a star, under
Charles Frohman's management, at
the beginning of last season. The