The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-03

Next week the new stock company
at the Grand will depart from the
gloomy style of drama which has been
holding the stage there for the past
ten DAYS. and dashing off in an en-
tirely new direction. they propose for
the next seven performances to make
the rafters of the cosy little house ring
with fncessant mirth. The scene Of &C
ton is TO be transported from Paris
and Venice and we shall meet our
friends at the classic town OF Mudbor-
rough-on-6lu5h. in good old England.
The play is to be Our Regiment" an
English adaptation from Won Moser's
German comedy, 'Krie5 in Frieden,"
which Augustin Daily presented in this
country under the name of 1.-THE Pass
ing Regiment" The present version is
l3y Henry Hamilton, an English dra-
matte writer Of great reputation and
known as the author Of Moths"
tSfIarYeSt,' and "Yhs Danicheffs."
Wherever "Our Regiment has been
presented it has met with instant anG
unqualified approval, and the players
who now have it in hand seem web
fitted TO give the merry farcical comedy
a thqkeUghly enjoyable rendition This
llGCO~Lglll UIIuS OOLAC VI Liz ICDCI VIC
strength OF the company to the front
In the persons of Cecil livingstone and
Hugh Ward. who each have good
parts, the first as Dickinson, q. persist
ent and energetic hater of soldiers. and
the second as Rev. John Talbot, a
young curate, who hides beneath the
conventional clerical aspect a thor
ough-Soins, jolly disposition. He IS
new TO The district, and has set
sob, nc T~eCi4eS IN his IONS
parishioners on his first round of Wis
its This speech he has written out in
a b%pk and there are some very funny
scenes where he gets confused. or loses
his book, during the progress Of his
talk.
Harry Corson Clarke. a steady ia
Torite with the patrons of the Grand
viii play old Mr.. Elaby, who, though
advanced in years. takes boyiSh de-
light in all things military. Wright
Huntington viii appear as Lieutenant
Guy Warrener, of the Eighth lancers,
a r.ost delightful light comedy role,
and Howard Kyle VIII be seen as Cap
tain Eric Fethersten, a brother officer
Of the same regiment His also IS
most pleasing part and Is characterized
by several charming scenes, especially
q upetty love passage with Miss Bate
man. This lady.~who has given US 50
delicate and artistic an Interpretation
OF Frou Fr0u. and has gained thereby
many enthusiastic admirers, viii, dur
ing the coming production, take up q
part in which only Ada Rehan has
been seen hare-that OF Enid ThurSton,
z. niece Of Mr.. Dickinson. and also his
ward.
MISS Madge Carr Cook will have 4
par& very similar to those in which
sfeES IS made some of her greatest
LOCAL successes. She viii be Mrs. Dob
bsnson, who rules her husband with a
firm hand and dotes on soldiers. To
hiss Lisle Leigh is assigned the part
OF Olive. the daughter of the Dobbin-
son household, in love with Lieutenant
Warrener. Miss Kingsley will have a
much more important and suitable role
than her last one. She win appear as
Maud Ellaby, and has some amt sing
scenes with Rev. John Talbot. The
public, which has as yet seen these
exeellent players only in somewhat
depressing vein. will watch with great
interest to see what they can do in a
spirted and rollicldng comedy.
great deal OF local interest IS
aroused in expectation Of the appear
a0ce at the Salt Lake theatre, Monday
and Tuesday next. of 0Tessrs. Sehaefer
ana Ives. the noted billiard players.
II Is hardly necessary to refer &c the
reputation of these two men. as their
names are known wherever English is
spoken. Schaefer, the wizard" held
the championship against all corners
for twelve years, and only two years
ago ne was compelled to lower his col
oTs before Ives, the Napoleon" who
had been a pupil of Sehaefer's two
wears previous. Since that time Ives
has crossed the ocean twice and de-
faqted the English champion. Roberts.
9-.1 A-,oertoa To Ice
act a.ad defeated the mighty Vignaux,
champion of France. on his own
Trodnd, and had a staneling offer to-
give him 1000 points in 5000 for a