Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-14

oigo, last week, II thus tynopsissi by
che dramatic critic Of the Ddiy Mus
Mexico opens with = scene of pic
ture que carnage. Theirs are broken,
burning walls, disabled, smosinE can.
mons and dead and dying soldiers
(American AMI Mexicsn) ,ca,teteI
over the plezs DO z,ragoz, At Moniei-
ey. The imposing mountain in the
distance IL alone intact md smokelnss.
A negro, South Carolina Jim, az
pears. Although there are ntes Aolahr
all around him ne uae torch 10 hard,
evidently looking for someone. lie
relieves himself OF n long mOunl0gus.
Then he resumes the search AMI finAl'
ly nnds his master among the wound
ed and dead. After being discovered
Captain willard Shields palm ally de-
livefa himself Of a lengthy a3iiloquy'
He IN about 10 take some quid re-
fftshmont from flask wnen Nh
elderly ger tlCmnn Aitifsd IN COM
promise between Canadian hunting
suit aud q Mexican frontier gafh, who
haH lain stark Tor sumo tlnlr, l. sud-
denly aroused aud requests the captalh
to give him The cantesn. Shields H.
forms the audience that it contains
only one drink, hut he u willing 70
give old age the preference. 10 v
very warm afternoon IN mont 81 tue
curtain and tho male auditor knows
the value Of bevtfage; he thrro.1fe
ffantically applauds tue cap,slnh goL-
efosity.
Alter prolonged conversation
Shlclds finds that the old man II MS
father. Toe latter IL carried on
stfctchor 10 the h spi al. Then a Mex
lean maid, JovitA TaltmarcI, bursls
into view. She, also, boafp = torch
aud ia addicted a. audible thinktnR.
Jovlia IL In quest OF her relttives. 5hs
finds them stfowp about the east end
OF the pllka. One u them, GenAr0
Mundozi, nuds speech and nuIufss he's
u revenge tho Moxicaut. JOvita slides
~ tho slide OF bhiolds, dagger nlOit.
Mol She cannot do n. JDyia anu
Genafo discus, the matter at Length.
Finuiug ner iffcsoiuie the dying Mex.
icap Jumps 10 his feet, Determined 10
himself eX plate the wrongs ~ his cout-
icy upon the American tflicef. Mt.
SHIELDS IA not aubmissivf. lie hyp
notiEes bis murtal wounds, finds his
feet and n magnificent clmbat unaue'.
They fight like healthy glaiislofs.
Mr.. Shielda sxplores Senior Msnuozi's
anatomy Ne far as the neck. upon
which he Il preparing T. promenade
when II occurs TO him that tbs foreign
major may be tho maidens lover
Stimulating tsbleaul
In the second act Mendoza aud
Jovita are prisoners In the American
camp. Tue violent love OF Shields tor
the Mexican girl IN feciprocattd. Mont
gomefy Smells 1.-THE faibef) who has
conceived n ferooious DISLIKE for ali
gTeasers, objects 10 his sons marfyingA
native Of Mexico. Jim, tho servant,
Ia equally adverse TO having his young
master present him with Mexiosn
mistress. TINS negro mentions, In.
o,den,aily, that Shields In alfeady gu.
pagsd To lady "ln tho states"
Gcnaro Meudoz. also objects TO his
swe.theart giving her hand to here
Tic. The American army, tho whils,
has been reduced 10 1900 men. Men.
doza ooncocts plot with Jim WHEREBY
tho latter tells JoviiA that Shields IL
already married. This brings tho
form { Levers together again. Tney
plan to escape from the FORT, intending,
TO In orm General Santa Anna Of the
weakness OF the American forces.
They arc discovered, but Shields nj.
lows J0vita TO escape AMI IL In turn
condemned 10 death for tue action.
After thus decorating tho play, " hich
by the way, has been iayoraUiy 10.
oeived In other placer, he applied acme
balm Ia the following language;
Edwin Milton Royle IL young And
Looks like n worker. lilo should not DO
discouraged. lie has chosen = prolific
aud thankful field for dramatic
material. Mexico ought TO Yield
alluring themes for the ambitious
dramalist who IL blessed with tho
precious vein oiromanee. Americans
know less OF Mexico than any other
civilized country, with the possible sx.
cepiion Of Spain. on course We know
all about the Mexican republic but Of
ancient Mexico our Information 10 sad.
ly superficial. And yet Mexico IL the
Egypt Of the now world; II Ia the
cradle Of n wondrous civilization.
Slr Henry Irwin believes In the
necessity Of u national thealer 10 de-
velop, foster and preserve Eng iah
dramatic art. and he think. that tho
United states will take the Initiative.
"You have national drama COM
ing" he said 10 n World fenortrr, SAND
u should be- encouraged. rhe history
OF your country ~ reflected In your
audiences. They love the drama OF
romance and abnor the hospital PROB.
lens that are occasionally oiierad.
There never was country In the
world with the romance VI America,
and In time you will have your great
historical dramas. 1 have been read.
Ing the history OF the puritan settle.
ment recently ana am really lasci.
mated with IT."
Thutn is n ptOinise, says the New
York Tribune, In the announcements
which have been made concerning the
neHt season OF opera nj the Metropolis
tan Opera HOute, that II will prove g.
te one Of the most interesting expert.
menlp OF Its kind ever attempted Ia
New York. In sense II viii be al.
most Mn Ideal oxtmpllhoation Of
American musical taste, anu though
It viii not present grand opera Ia any
other light than that OF foreign exotic,
1t will have "a tendency 10 bring ABOUT
n tAsle Of operate affairs which will
BIO In complete harmony with Amsri-
can taste and slrlviuge. AZ an xperi.
ment II Will be unique,
An important change has been made
In RIb Roy, De koven anu Smith's
most tuccessiui comic opera, with
which the Fred q. Whitney Opera