Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03
Dramatic and Gyrio.
James o'NoiI's Two Plays -Kolly Next-Fosea Vokeoe
Death.-WIson Coming WesL-hugse ana
Her Moves: Husband.

Her Move
The appearance OF James ONeill
has always been an event with Salt
Lake theatcr jors, aud the sale ycster'
day morning evlnced that his name IL
A. strong ~ ever with our thestor-goefp.
For the last few years olamor ba1
been going up from all the great
dramatic writers, admonishing Mr'
OjNeill 20 ceseft Mouto Cfisto aui
appear exciuuvely In n classical re-
pertoire, tu, seeing the never dying
success Of Dumas stirring mclo-dfamai
It was considered unwise to shelvo %
altogether. But at the same time Mr..
O'Neill decided to produce Richulieu
and Vifginius. During his engage.
mcnt here he will appear In JAMES
Sheridan Knowles' powerful tragedy
for the frat time IN this city. Earlier
thehtur.gOen viii remember MI.
O'Neill's artistic performances ~
leading man Ia the old stuck COM
panies aud the chief support 0i McOui'
lougb, Forrest aud Adelaide Nelson.
The present. public knows tue full SCOPE
o. Mt. O'Nciirs ability 90 well, thai
the mere announcement OF us np'
pohfance IN Nirginius means that u
will see Performance that will absorb
the attention OF every art loving thea
tel goer.
when James sheridan knowlcs
wrote Virginius, he created TOT him
sclfa name that will llngot NJ long as
tragedy h. played on tho stage; the
heroic Roman father h one Of tue
strongest ch tfacters ever drawn by the
pon OF a dfnmatist. To do full Justice
10 tho part II required an actor whose
looks are not only appropriate, tut
whose ability Ia such rs 10 Invest the
character with all the dignity, power
and fascination that tho author intend
ed. Such an actor Ia Mf.O'Noill. Before
he became 20 closely associated with
the part Of Edmond Dautes Ia Monte
Cfisto, no hal already achieved repu.
tation Of btiug our only stock actor
who, In Hn artistic and worthy man
nef, could impefaonAte a role from tho
classical reprftO re-. H. has thew 0ndefiul
tAuNhhNuAll INMfif hAAh NNAAAhk hhA
intellectual grasp That are absolutely
necessary TO play Nirglnius. The PEG.
pie selected 10 support him are all
chosen with due consideration OF each
PERSONS ability. MI. OMEN plays
Monte Chslo Monday and "Wednesday
ami Virglnius Tuesday evening.
The following dispatch from Mr.,
al D
this morning;
LEADvGLLE, Col, Feb. Q, 1894.
Lealville Ia all right, James O'Neill
presented his famous Monte Cfisto
here tonight 10 standing room. House
sold out Two days IN advance.
A letter from charming Lulu Glen.
ton to the photographer, Charles L..
johnson, conveys tho Intelligence,
which Il nil news 10 thu thratef, that
Francis Wilson Will come West again
next seasun. Miss Gleason says that
EIminie IL big hit, anu she II i'm.
menscly pleased with her part Of
JAvottc.
John Kelly, In McFee OF Dublin, h
the attraction that follows O'Nsill Mt
the Theater. Kelly made reputation
here ne a delineatOr Of Irish roles with
Gus Williams, and he IL siill popularity
remembered by lovers Of that sort Of
stage character. His datos are the
9th and l0tb.
We notice with surprise statement
In the New York Sun that William
Morris will 20 starring next season In
tragedy. Mt. Morris maize one ME.
take when he left Frohman's Stock
company. We hope no isn't about 10
makeanOlher.
Another Salt Lakot has hfanohed
cut IA a dfamatisl Ia the person VI I'd.
II. Felt, now playing at horosoO'A
thealer In San Francisco. Ed'A ffiends
IN this city are receiving epls,les from
him written on highly Illuminated
letter heads reading ne followti "Mr.
sam. MOrrls, In his great charaoteri.
cation VI Moses Levi, In Oh Money
Bagr, comedy drama In four acts, 10y
Il. IL. Felt" Morris, a clever define.
alor VI jew parts, IL going out starring
In MI Felps play, which no has al.
ready rendered with success IN the
Northwest. Ed. 10 full OF hope regard.
ing tho venture and his friends here
trust that he will not be- disappointed.
Speaking Of his own work NJ an actor,
the Sau Francisco Music and Drama
Gays; Ed.h. Felt,a Guslave Alphousr,
the hank clerk In The Vendetta, Ia
winning the appreciation u tho audi.
rnoe ut Mltoso0's through his capable
Interpretation " the role.
Patti, says the New York Recorder,
10 doing tremendous busiueiH uIt
West. Eisht Aud eleven thousand
dollar houses In Kansas CITY and Chi.
cage. For this | am glad. Patti Will,
a. usual, round up the season triumph.
antly, Her Chicago farewell was ~
successful that she tried Il again by
coming back TO the auditorium la
the week follow ing that In which she
"wayod her last adieui" the papers
ridiculed her, but the public damned the
house.
Poor Ros.ua Nokosl Few people
upposed-when u few weeks ago her
company veniured 10 Salt Lake with.
out her, ana 10 as-iduously tried 10 con.
Ceal the fact that they were the rem,
naut OF her once noted troupe-ihat the
brilliant star was no near receiving the
dead summons. When she broke down
IN San Francisco, she went almost
directly home 10 London, only attempt.
ing an appearance In Chicago and
one or two other places, HuJ then
mnEluu knI FuIInFa ~ 40