Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-31
AMUSEMEXrS.


theater last evening. nothing could
better Illustrate the fact that theater
goers, along with all other CLASSES,
have felt the hardness OF the time n, n
short time ago, such an attraction rs
this, at advanced price,, would have
opened to twelvoo or fourteen hundred
dollar house, and that standard would
have ltsenoi but little during the
other nights " tho engagement. We
believe II POPULAR pieces had been ar.
corded ON this visit ~ u special con.
CessiOn 10 tue financial stflugoncy "
the times-ihat tho results would have
been at least 20 Der cent better than
they were last night But Mr. From.
man n Que Of those managers 10 whom
"prestlge" comes firss anu box ufllce
second; ho woIld rather play 10 a
lever number Vt sfo,ter yiice IMAM
1ting upUn crow led audiences which
only paid tue sane rates that are
charged by the ordinary travelling
variety show. Prestige h everything
10 Ff0hinan. "By .his slgu c0uQuuTn
IL his mItto, aid tho few dollars ho
may drop in SILT Lake are ul nothing
compared with the pride and glory Of
being able h. say nj the emu " n season
that his stock company had never cut
prices IN single town, no matter how
adverse the circumstances.
There eau bB NO manner Of doubt
that Mr.. FrohmAn, In Sowing the
Wind, provides " with an attraction
well worth oil that IA charged Tor H..
Play, playefs, Hceuory, costumes and
stage settings, made up ~ complete
anu perfect dramatic whole last
eveniug,hB ever our tncnlor gours gaz,l
upon, aud low tnings that were ever
presented before them were received
with more genuine demonstrations Of
delight anu deep ivsliug. Tue enihu-
slasm, especially over Mr.. Miller aud
Mlss Allen, took Dn the form u up.
Toari0us triple calls, anu tue exquisite
curtain nj the close would have Heun
another, but Tor tue fact that tue NOV.
ing anu thrilling nnish lcfs people
absolutely too much absorbed aud Affect
cd 10 indulge la anything that
seemed 40 commonplace as the
ciApping OF hands. one rather
wanted TO 20 away anu think over the
powerful lessons Of tho play In silence,
tuan 10 stay anu shout over the dClinVh.
too. The play illustrates very marked.
~ what was noted by Lady Winder-
mefe'e Fan-lhe departure from old
standatus and conventional ideas that
IA now being taken by tho leading
dramatlsta OF the day. Like that play,
too, II Ia one that, by the unthinking,
will be called immOfal,b but only b. the
unihiuking-lhUu VINO cannot die
tiuguish between an immoral subject,
aud u subject immUrilly treated. The
truth ~ that both playH preach IOweT-
ful sermons 10 those who cuuriIer
them Alright. The title Of Sow.
ing tue Wind almost tells ita char
acteI;. perhaps better title would
nave been "lteaplug the WhlrlWinI"
since it IN the sowing that IL all done
before the story OpvuH, aud the roapinE
OF which the play truah; still another
fitting title, and one that conveys well
tue idea OF the play, would have been
"rhe Sins Of the Fathers;" throughout,
the play teaches tho lesson that rin l.
ils own punishment sooner OF later,
and that the innocent as well Rs the
guilty are made 10 suffer It's con-
sequences,
Mr. Miller and Miss Allen have
often before been placed Ia dramatic
juxtRpasitiGn, the most notable rtcDl.
lpclions OF their Joint work In the
minds OF Salt LgkoTs, being when they
play ell the lOvsiR In Held BY the
Enemy several Seasons ago; but proc
ably nothing In either Ut tueir careers
has been better done or more
thoroughly snmpa thum NJ artists,
than their achieve ments US the father
anu daughter Ia Mr.. Gruudy's
admirable play. Mr.. Miller opened the
play ami WIS there ore deprived OF the
warm welcome he would nave received
| had he been gwen an entrance. The
grand curtain calls no gOt later, how
ever, were an ample rec0mpense. Miss
| A Hen had u warm reception, anu she
! fully shared the pcrsonal triumph Oi
! Mr., Miller As u miudlg-Agcd man,
in costume VI the Goo. ~ period,
| no looked admirable, and tho fact that
| he 20 we'll threw OF his Juvunility OF
style aud merged himself ~ thorough.
| ~ In his character, tells thoroughly VI
/ the mastery no has Oulalued over his
Art, MI. Thomson ~ character actor
not often seen out this way; nothing
could DO moro artistic than MS delinea
| ton of the oily anu repulsive OLD
/ aeoundrel Of the play, ana he got the
| Wartpegt sort OF tribute 10 a stage vii.
lgiu--a round Of applause after one Of
mis- exits. MI CrOmpton, as the
laundering, but faithful old friend
was equally admirable, and hi
pfisf where be leaTns Of all the trouble
his mistaken zeal has caused, VAS very
touching. Nj Fayerham made al
excellent l9veL Mr.. Edison M the
hofsey sport was one Of the best sus
tained characters Of the night, Mics
irving was thoroughly charming a.
The country-hrcj damsel. Miss Ron.
sou, az her striit.lacei mother equally
excellent, aud Miss Reynolds and Mi
Backus contributed two excellent biIs
as ths attorney ami the attendant. The
scenery aud the consuming were mo,
beautiful throughout Prof, Carelss
aided 10 the pleasure OF the
evening by a good rendition Of Nc
DayneJ new lively Sal,air Beauh
march, which, however ought not t.
he done a. an opening piece, when %
/, lost ia the con usion Of seating IN,
ate Comtre.
sowing the Wind goes again lonigb,
and tomorrow night. Liberty Hal
aud The Councillors Wife VIII be dout