The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
Another Fine Performance by the
Wartle-Jnmes Company.

Another Fine Performance by the
Warde-Jnmes Company.
It was evident from the comparative
sizes of the two audiences that Fran
cesco da Rirnini'' was greater at
traction than Julius Caesar" for the
audience that greeted "Francesca da
Rimini'' was very considerably larger
than that of the night before.
The play itself, while full of power
and dramatic strength, has for its foun-
dalton a very disagreeable theme A
maiden fair and true. very model
/ of purity, is entrapped, deceived and
betrayed. Her love is stolen from her
by one she supposes her official hus-
band. She raises from the crushing
blow, prepared to live a life of sacri-
flee, but alas! she, too. is weak, and
falls, in turn betrays, and is untrue to
her husband, who is the only character
in the whole play which does not win
ones contempt. and he is presented in
a misshapen form, hunchbacked and
twisted as if the author feared to thrust
upon us one character wholly admir-
able and therefore gave physical de-
fects in the one otherwise lOvable char
acter in the whole play. Learning of
his wife's perfidy he Stays her. her
lover and himself It's not pleasant
ism you say, perhaps its painting life
as it exists. Well, the leper is true
to one awful phase Of life. but show me
the artist that paints the leper Rather
does he paint the beautiful and call
that life, and realism
Frederick Warde has presented to us,
for our admiration and applause. many
and varied characters, but in nothing
does his genius find so full a scope as
in Lanciotto. In the scenes where he
Iabors between hope and despair he
rise to a height of intensity which
thrills and quickens the pulse. The
audience last night was most prolific
in its expressions of appreciation and
approval. 1t was by far the most en-
thusiastic of any gathering during the
Warde-JaneS enga cement.
Miss Edythe Chapman was most
kindly greeted, and we'll deserved it..
Surely the role was better suited to
her than those we have seen her in
heretofore. With no tendency TO rant.
she put deal of misguided love, and
of woe and tenderness into the part of
Francesca. winning for her efforts our
high esteem.
And as for Louis James, what shall
say for his Pepe, what can I say that
will not be the echo of the words of
praise lavished upon this creation by
the ablest critics Of our country His
versatility is wonderful. Who, seeing
Mr. James as Brutus could suspect
him capable of such an Interpretation
of the Jester? When in the fifth act
he learns of the perfdy of the brother
and wife. his fit Of gleeful. ghoulish
laughter aroused the audience to an
intense pitch of excitement and they
made him appear again and again.
Charles D. Herman was not wholly
at ease as Paola, but was acceptable.
The balance of the cast served to fill
gaps.
Tonight the Warde-James engage
ment closes with Damon and Ply
! thias''
This afternoon Mr.. Frederick Warde
will deliver lecture at the theatre at
| 3 o'clock, the subject being actors,
Acting and Shakespeare" The lad
mission will be but % cents and an in
/ tellectual treat is promised The lee
ture is under management of the Press
club, the entire proceeds are for char
ity to be distributed by the Young
Ladies' Aid society.