The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-18

Little need be said of the comnanv
that has just closed its engagement at
the theatre. If there had been a good
Second-class house IN the city il is not
likely that Mr. Burton would have eyer
negotiated with Ezra Kendall for two
nights of his Substitute" Not that
there is no merit in him or his piece,
for it suits a certain class of theatre
goers very we'll but it is not the class
that care to pay a dollar to see it, or
to occupy the best seats in a first-claSs
theatre. There are many who would
rather see THE Substitute" and would
enjoy it better than to go to the best
performance Of Hamlet that was
ever rendered: and they are a nice
class Of people. too. who need and
should have amusement. When the
Grand opens il viii cater to this ele-
ment and we hope its managers will
realize that they have to give good.
wholesome performances that will fur
nish genuine entertainment to their
patrons and develop them to a higher
appreciation of the drama that will
lead them to appreciate the plays of
higher standard.
This week the theatre will be open
every night with quite d range of en-
tertainment.
On Monday evening Daniel Sully one
Of the best Irish-American comedians
on the stage, will appear in q play that
has been written specially for him,
entitled, "O'Neil, Washington, D. c.
The play has been given in Seattle
Portland and San Francisco, and from
those cities come reports OF its genuine
merit and decided novelties 1t is a
story Of the Bohemian life of one of
lo oi+ i,
which the brainy men Of our nation are
struggling for mastery. The story Of
the play is as follows: As it's title in
dicates, the scene is at the nation 5
capitol. Robert O'Neil. chief engineer
of Dickson's electric station, has built
man-of-war with a view Of it's ac-
ceptance by the government, which
has advertised to accept the most prac-
teal electric war vessel. Richard
Dickson. superintendent of the works
is in love with Mrs. Morton, a widow
who. with her child, is an inmate of
O'Neirs home. By teaching Daniel
O'Connell Sheridan. a servant, to be-
Eeve that as the employer he is work
ing in 0'NeilS interests. Dickson is
permitted to make drawings of the
boat but as Omen has placed electri-
cal appliances on the door, Sheridan
is nc longer enabled to give Dickson
entree At time When one more visit
would have completed the drawing
Miss Philips, a Tightly sister of the
senator who figures prominently as
O'Neirs influential friend, meets Dick
son, for whom she has long entertained
regard. He determines to use her and
wagers a box of gloves that she is
not sufficiently clever to invade
O'Neil's den and take a portion of the
boat without being detected. He writes
a description Of the part she is to take
and she secures it. When O'Neil eX-
hibits the boat to his friends he dis
covers to his horror that it will not
work and when left alone in his der
he finds the paper written by Dickson
TO Miss Julia and learns what portion
of the boat is missing. But it is i'm.
possible for him to replace the lost ar
ticle and have the boat finished il
time TO submit it to the committee
The child is playing on the floor. Tbs
last act is in the senator's home. Dick
son has submitted his boat as also ha.
O'NeiI. The former swears that O'Nei
stole his idea and the government ac
cepts the boat. O'Neil, who is branded
as a liar and a thief, suffers in silence
rather than wound Mrs. Morton, who
he thinks, loves Dickson, until learn
ing that Mrs. Morton loves him in