Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
Too Much johnson al the 1heaier--
Ros,dAle at the Grand.

The opening OF tho theatrical season
las, night, sept. 10, was all that even
the most sanguiuo could anticipate,
both ne regards the merits u tue attrac-
lions presented aud the enthusiasm
manifested by the pu0lle. A. the Salt
Lake ThoAter "stAndiug room only"
was the slgn decorating the entrance,
aud tho Grand VS. also well nllcd.
Nowhere within the halls OF these
popular places OF amueoments was
there any evidence Of hard times. Tue
season opened well, and ~ tue initial
performances TO n criterion, hO.h man.
agement snd the public will during its
continuation have ample reason Tor
mutual satisfaction aud o0BgTatula-
giOue.
AT THE THnATER.
"This IL the best comedy l aver
aaw,n was the remark OF several In the
audience AZ they slowly emerged from
the Tneatsr, mefrimolt twinkling Ia
every eye. And without oontradlc-
ton, FOO Mucn johnson, notwiiheland-
ing its pfofessedly French kinship, Is
all NENNt vs. NuN hNNN NlAH1s
By n conspiracy Of cirou instances tho
principal characters meet on board q
steamer for Cubs, anu the audience
now learns Of thu absurd pfedlcnmsnt
Of BlIlings, who has had the mis-
fortune Of falling In love with another
maL's wife, aud q Frenohmau's At
that. To his own wife and mother In
law he explains that hs has sugar
~. a. la. lFaaAa No hlals ha L. 81
TO visit, ana when they, at the last
moment decide to accompany him, he
Ia compelled TO 20.
The French woman's husband also
embArka on the same ship IN pursuit OF
the villain who has niftod with his
wife, and NJ ao0n M tho two mssi, the
knows nothing whatever about plan
tation, but he decides to borrow one.
The first man no meets on the dock
mi.tAkes him for his Intended father.
in-law ana greets him M such. This
man 10 johnson, who owns an inn
mense plantation. lie Ia delighted 10
sec Mrs.. Billings also-Johnson IL. lie
thinks Mrs. Biillngs IN his hAncoe.
Billings tells his folEs that Johnson ~
his ovsr,ser. Johnson 10 engaged to
Miss Faddish anu he has been expect
ing her aud her father. The Fad.
dishun do arrive later, but that does
rot dlsconcort billings. He Introduces
them TO johnson as poor relations, and
| johnson, drawing the line nj poor re-
latioas, insists that they shall work TOR
their keep, which Billings says 10 only
fair. Everything 10 moving along
smoothly for this Ananiss until the
Frenchman crosses bic path again.
Mr.. Gillette takes the leading roe
which he interprets 10 an admirable
manner, his GOODNESS In the supposed y
most critical situations being n pleasing
contrast TO the volcanic outbufsts OF tho
Ffenchmau aud the Cuban plantation
owner. He gives the assumed charhc.
ter such TO perfection that the Abauru.
ity OF the various situations IL almost
lost sight Of. lie was well supported by
the other members OF the company,
particularly Ivy Miss Maud Haslam a.
Mrs, billings, aud Miss Kate Meek AZ
tho suspicious mothef-in-law. Mr..
Charles j. Bell "a the revenge al
Frunchman, and Mr. Ralph Delmefs
as Joseph johnson, Esq, also did rx.
callont work.
The engagement closes tonight.
AT 1HE GRAND.
Despite the counter attraction at the
Salt Lake Thoater last night. TIC
the Grand was comfortably filied on
the occasion Of thu opening Of the sea-
sou Tor ls05,0. The piece presented
was the we'll known romantic drama
Rlseiale, with which the Home bra
matte club maie their greatest hltaboul
twelve years ago. THIS class Of play
with ia ave acts and accompanying
scenes has almost entirely disappeared
rom the modern stage, II was only
unul thu third act was reached
that tho audience began e
manifest slgus OF approval,
which terminated At the climax Of tn,
u. y act ~ couple OF hearty curtain
ca b.; from thee all was PLAIN salllng
and tho company's success wal
assure
Manager Rogers Is to be oongratulat
ed upon presenting TO Salt Lake nmutt
munt seekers such capable company
NJ piayere, who from leads 10 utility
roles displsy intelligence and cApabil
ny OF successfully presenting the part
assigned thom. Among tho lRdle
Miss NJ Intyro and Miss Warren oaptl
VISITED the audience from the first. Mls