The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

''MEXICO''-Ned Royle has done
himself proud in his new play. Many
who admired his Friends" for it's
brilliant dialogue and original treat
ment, feared for him when they heard
that he had ventured into the domain
of the melodramatic, where plot and
action are everything, and dialogue
merely secondary. Mexico" showed
them last night that their fears were
thrown away. 1t is even more original
and striking than Friends" and
though it has some very stirring
scenes, it is not what would be called
a melodrama. It's very originality con-
sists in the fact that it is a distinctly
high-class comedy, with some melo-
dramatic touches thrown in. How
great a hit it made was evidenced after
both the first and the second acts,
when there was a perfect ovation and
every one was recalled two or three
times, the thunderous reception, of
course, being reserved for the author,
who played the principal male part.
1t was not by any means, however,
me principal role. The one around
which most interest centers is that of
the Mexican girl, most admirably
played by Miss Merli. a lady who is
every inch an artist So much does she
absorb the attention of the audience
that after she disappears from the
play in the third act a very large part
of the interest disappears Clever as
his dialogue and his comedy situations
are. were we in Mr.. ROyle's place we
would hasten the final curtain after
the Mexican girls exit. Mr.. Royle has
improved in ease of manner, and his
delineation of the modern Petruchio
was the best piece of acting we have
seen him do. 1t is no disparagement
to him, however, to say that in our
opinion he is a playwright first, an &C
tor second. Mrs Royle (Selena Fetter)
contented herself with a comedy role.
in which almost all she had to do was
to wear some charming gown Of the
period of 184S and to look handsome,
which she Gid to the letter. Lucius
Henderson as the Mexican villain con-
tributed a picturesque and faithful
sketch, and shared in the hearty wei
come given Mr.. and Mrs. Royle. A
very pleasant impression was made by
Miss Lyons as the sweetheart, and Mr..
Johnson, the darkey, and Mr.. Bftner,
the major, were excellent. All the sup
port was strong. The scenery was
beautiful and the third act. showing a
view Of the City of Mexico, got a
hearty round of applause. The gen
and brilliant one, by the way, was
that Mr.. Royle has a heavy money
maker in t'fMexico." He is altering and
improving all the time. with a. view
to having it as nearly faultless as pos
sible when it reaches New York in the
fall. We make one suggestion, and
that is that some of the ''cuss words
and the rather rough epithets, espec-
tally those in the mouths of the wo-
men be toned down Bit
Il will be seen for the last time to-
night Saturday night it is to be given
in Ogden. and Monday the company
opens in San Francisco.
THE TAvARY CoMPANY-Fred
Schwartz, representing the Tavary
Opera company, arrived in the city
yesterday. Their dates are the 9th
and 28th, and while the repertory has
not yet been decided upon, it is prob
able that a double bill, consisting of
Lucia" and "Cavalliera Rusticana,"
will open the engagement.
TABERNACLE TONIGHT-Tonigh
will be given the last of the excellent
series Of concerts inaugurated by the
California chorus under the Improve
ment league" auspices In addition to
enjoying magnificent programme
this evening, someone will go home
the poSSeSSOr OF ticket emitting MN
or her to a free trip to California with
the choir The drawing will be con-
Quoted as follows: Every season ticket
holder will be given a ticket with a
similar number on each end of it. One
he tears oft and deposits in a box; the
other he keeps for reference At the
close of the concert a little boy blind
folded will draw a ticket from the
box. and whoever holds the CORE
spending number will be the fortunate
owner of the ticket. Season tickets
bought at the box Office tonight will
admit three to the concert and give
as all such tickets whose coupons have