Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Prisoner oi Il nda At the Thealtt
Tho attendance At the opening per-
fotnianoe OF tho Pfisonst Of Zinia a.
the rheA,er lat night. was rather a
surprise In point u numbers, consider
INK tue near approach OF m election
tina, will stir tue people ~ mole than
las ever teen done before ptfhaps.
hut the great NAM this play has ac'
qulTed wherever presented, has gone
ahead u Il aud the most fashionable
audiences witness It, performance
In every city. Sall Lakes beauty
and fashion filled tho rhcater Ias,
night; even the upper circles
contained people oEtlTely STANCE TO
them upon other occasions. The
Prisoner VI u MA II full VI the chival.
~ that characterised tbs times two
hundred years ago. In ~ Edward IL %
has put the nre ani romantic Ideas Of
ths yieht author OF tho novel from
which n was dfsmatiEad. IL N full Of
intense iotofest from dfamallc stand
point, oontainlng situations that lair.
ly snthuso nm audience Nnd call fort
AIlthhats ~
Of itself n play anu In II the events that
are 10 chaTacisfiHs the play. the scene
I OF which IL laid one hundr Il ani sixty
years later are outlined. The mystical
kingdom OF Rufitapia, which bAs been
ruled alternately by the Red aud Black
Elphbergs, IL the subject Of the pro-
losus aud play. The sclons Of these
Imaginary house, are continually quar-.
Teling for the throne and tho Incidents
OF the play are founded upon their
| fortunes and mlaioftunes. IL was sup.
posed that We were 10 have Mt. James
k. Hackslt IN the rolls Of Rudolp Rae.
sendyll and some disapp)intment was
manifestei when the play bill showed
that he had been substituted. How.
ever II can be said, that not having seen
Hackett, u favorable impression was
made by Mt. Howard Gould
In the Tole that was create
by Il. II. sothern. Isabel Irving
as the loving anu deludod Prinethi
Flavia made splendid enirt aud up.
held the good report that had come IN
advance VI her. Tho other chataciefu
OF prominence was the Colonel supt.
| OF Chas. wAleolt aud that VI Black
Michael, Ia the hands OF Arthur
Elliot, though OF the latter geDtlemen's
Interpretation Of tho part It may be
said 10 DO more fotoible han ORA.
matte, tho Prisoner OF u iudA Ia q
new addition ~ tho dramatlo ATT. II
has made n place tor itself In the hit-
tory Of the stage aud has placed the abil
lily OF tho authOf--A nthony Hopt-high
upon the plane Oi greatness. IL will LIVE
white the love OF chlvalTy lahls aud
will delight psrhaps future genera
tlons. Tonight aud tomorrow nighpl
performances close the engagement,
As u special feature OF tonighl's pet
Torrance tho management OF tue
theater announces that the election 70.
luIna viii 10 fisshei upon specially
provided curtain between the acts.
IIIE GRAND.
Hllatluu'a comedy ma 10 up tho
bill nj the ufsnd last night aud
while a small hltenIance IL mol
always conducive TO good wsrE
nevertheless tho iun expected wa,
expeIleuced and good performances
was Given. The comedy Who Killed
Cock Robin, gave Mlsa Belgrade
another chance for artistic dresslng.
Mr. EIwarda appeared In humorous
vein well suited TO him, while
BlakUmoEe mAde bushels OF fun as the
mild.manntTel iAlher. Miss Dupont,
tho tolhrotte OF the company musI
have been studying her mlkeup foi
some time. Very ltlls eau 10 said OF
the fares A HenpvokVd Husband, eK'
cvpt that II helps 10 M out whal
would Otherwise DO short program,
IL IN on the old style gud something
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