Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


In Msrmion Mr.. Percy Sage has
added another olnsslc play to the logiil.
mate drama, In the form OF an adapts'
ton Of Sir Walter Sootps famous poem.
II IL no essy tack TO satisfy highly
cultivated public taste In this line Of
amusoments, bat the author Of Maj
mlon has solved HE problem remark.
ably we'll. Ho has succeeded In bring
ing forth a production that commands
the Interest OF the audience from nfat
10 last, becauIe IN the dramatlaation
ths very soul OF the historical poem
seems to be embodied and made visible.
The play WAS we'll staged and In able
hands. Some stage features were intro
ducei, notably the tsbleau depicting
Marmion's dream, that heightened the
Interest.
Louis James az the interruptions,
morally weak, but phyblcllly
strong Marmion, IL tho cen
ter figure. AIS nne physique
aud voice are material aids 20 Ms
mastery Rciing In preventing n I'm.
iahed Interpretation. Mfr. Guy Lind.
say NJ Do Wilton hnd few opportuDl.
ties OF showing his capabilities. Mr.
Cook az the Minstrel received n share
Of tho applause Tor his tunelul singing.
Mr.. Harris As James ~, together with
Mr.. Harrison nv the Scotch inDkeeper,
showed up well. Miss Alma Kruger
As Constance looked pretty Ia her
pages costume. Her acting, especial
ly in tho fourth act when she Is about 10
be- consigned ~ n living tomb, stamped
her Rs Au RclToss destined 10 make u
name for horsolf among the few tx
pOnentB Of classic drama. Miss Heu-
dtlck made q facinAling Janet, tho inn
keepers daughter heiug gcsoeiully
adapted 10 her style. Tho remainder
of tho east were up TO the STANDARD re-
quired by tho play.
A big house witnessed Marmiou,
which was played here last night for
the nrst time. Tue American
sentiment pto6ent was evident
Judging from tho Iumultuous applause
that greeted the Scottish kings de-
ANNEXATION Of England NJ Nh arrogant
nation.
Louis James clo,os tonight with his
INTERPRETATION OF Hamlet, tue melAn.
choly Dane, which terminates his sue
csssful engagement.
The advance sale for tho engagement
OF Thomas Ksene ON Monday ana
Tuesday next opened this morning at
the Thsatsf. On Monday MIR. Keeno
will play Louis XI and on Tuesday
Richard Ill.
At tho Grand Helene and at the
Lyceum Forgiven hrs played tonight
and tomorrow matinoo and evening.
The Eleventh Ward Amusement
company Of homo people gave the
Woodman's Hut and Done on Both
Sides to a fair audience last night and
did very well, though little more
Atage reheaIslng would have improved
their playing considerably, The same
pieces 10 again tonight
Manager Rogers Of the Grand Opera
House emphRtioslly denies the rumOr
that no has engaged Mr.. Harry Couon
CLARKE 10 play In the Amazons next
week. He, however, limited that pospi-
lily he might engage him for some
future production.
According TO Messrs. Maltese and
Pyper, ihe itsssos Of the Lyoeum, those
gentlemen engaged Mt. Clarke to play
comedy. On his arrival there no found
that David Gsrfick was 10 be- the bill
for next week, .Rnd hs insisted on
another play, My Awful DAT. An
agreement On this matter not being oh.
tRined, Mr.. Clarke removed his effects
from tbs Lyceum, anu there Is where
the matter stands Al present.