Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-24

a memorable one la the history Of the
Salt Lake stage. IL IL not too much to
sny that the Kendals' visit, and cspec-
tally their rendition Of The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray will live in the memo.
~ Of theater goors ~ long as
such events ss the engagement
OF Julia Dean Hsyno In the
old stock days, and Of the
Booth and Barrett or Mary Anderson
engagement In later years. Few such
scenes Of onthralImcnt have ever been
witnessed in our Thoatet 90 these
which wero occa'ionoi by Mp.
Kcndaps acting last night ahe cast a
literal spell over all her hearers, AMI
awayed them ut her Will as completely
o. ever any hypnotizrr twayol one
under his control. The wailing cry
she utlcfs when her husband recalls 10
her mind her innocent youth, was, In
ia deep stirring effects, something
almost terrific; such cry We
have heard Sara Bofnhardt utter iu
Fedofn, nDd Jauau- chek give vent 60
Ia Mary Stuart, but no other actress
that we call could navo 81 moved an
audience by tho stimulation Of grief
amt despair. We can think Of nothing
more strikiugly like thu way ~
touched last ulghpa audience than the
spectacle sometimes Btuu ON our m1uu-
taila, when gust OF wind Hwuups
over a grove Of quakuuasps, aud
the trees thrill aud bond
l.. 4 - a. N.HH
giant hand; even PC, tile audience bent
under tho influence Of tho actress
uospRiring cry. The oluC. was 90
deep through the whole evening that
the audiencodid not rouse iihulf to give
tho usual applause; 70 was rather like %
pursou who has been ttupeilUd byH1mo
magic draught.
Mr.. kendal was admirable az Lord
Tanqueray, and no too had some very
affecting scenes; Mfu. LIZA played the
daughter most oEcullontly; hlr. Ora.
ham suffered from iudisilnclnesa In the
role OF Cayloy. Mr.. Forbes h. not In
iu the least the ideal Captain Atdnle,
And while he h. a good reader nia per.
foual appearance Is such that no has
no possible chance 10 win any gym.
pathy,
The play ought to be- spoken OF ns
thing apart. IL lisa mastutpiocU ia rs
way, aud Ii place. Pinefo IN our opin.
lon ut tho mead OF English plAywrights
Nv undoubtedly as 5aruOu 10 at tho head
Of the playwrignta ui the world. As
between the two conflicting ideas ~ 30
whether The Second Mrs. THuqucgy
j. moral or an immoral
play, we give our opinion Undertaking
~ 10 the former. 10 this play docs
anything nt all, IL breaches In tones Of
thunder, "silUN EVIL" and how any
Que can leave 1t with any other idea
than that OF aversion for the evils Il
depicts, II ~ hard 10 imagine. Tau
quufny finds In a Mrs. JarmAn, n per-
son of the gracen OF manner that are
the requisites Of thu highOfod woman
OF his citation In life, anu added 10
these essentials he finds that cougonial.
ity that was lacking in his tirst mar
rage. He n fully aware OF thu act that
the woman's life, half known 20
HIN, II open 20 comment, but
his reasoning 10 that shu deserves oil
the security aud comfort that he can
give her with home, IAa quoray, nt
u dinner IN his Rooms, announces 10
his friends his approaching marriage,
without giving the maine Of the lady.
An Intimate friend remains alter the
departure VI too others. and 10 him he
reveals her name. This iliund NJ once
treu the mistake that TauquOrny L.
about 10 commit but determines TO
help him maze his stand against 20.
oicty. During tho conversation be-
tween the Two men, servant auuoun-
ctu the arrival OF visitor. Tauquafny
uismisseH his friend, and receives
Paula, hia hott1thcd, who " uu.
conventional enough 10 come TO his
rooms NJ that late hour Of the night.
Her motive 10 TO give him letter Ia
which she makes confession OF par
Hages IN her lifD that are not known 10
him. Tanqueray believes that marri-
age will make good the mistakes OF
both Of them, anu no declares his hrm-
ness OF purpose by burning the loll0r
without opening II. A letter from his
fuiigiUusly trained daughter ANNOUNCES
her wish to Join him. Tho second
act shows those three living
In the country home where
passed the years OF the INST
marriage; the second Mrs. Tanqueray
mlssog the excitement u the cily lito
10 which ehu Ia accustomed; the Ggugh-
ANA AHAH uN NuNkNHlhllNN W AhN NtAA-
paniOnship VI her etep-mOlhor, and N
instlnotively digirustlul OF her; Tan
queray 10 fond VI his wife, AMI size 10
fond OF the daughter. No trouble from
without Ia apparent The wife shows
some OF her habiluAl savagery, longing
for the love Of the GIN anu ell the
marks OF social honor, when the step
daughter Is permitted To make "a visit
10 Paris IN company OF sBrtaiu
irlenuH. In plque she invitcs
10 the house "A titled friend
and wife whom sho knew In the old
Gays. Thn incidents OF the stay nc the
house OF this couple are Of lively
character, lha WHO not showing a de-.
sire, Il Is true, 10 return 10 her old life
OF unoonvenli0nnlily but msniicsIlng
a nature that 10 wholly uupr0mislng for
that domestic tranquility Of " hich the
husband had dreamed. In the mesh.
while the daughter had received m
eligible offer IN Paris. Bho returns
home, and n touch OF pathOs Is
given Ia the 6ceno OF tho meet
lug between HtepmOthor aud daughter,
tue ons radiant sin her young dream
anu consequently full Of love fUt
everybody, the other feeling the con-
ISOLATION Ol being participant In the
10y and purity VI young heart. The
accepted lover OF the daughter, IL ~
soon discovered, 10 the man TO whom
the burned letter related. The sequel
10 the suicide Uf the second Mrs. Tan.
queray.
10 will not be surprlalng TO many 10