The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
ANUS EMENTS.


PRISONER OF ZENDA-Anthonv
Hopes novel made one of the literary
hits of the decade and the play which
has been evolved from it by Edward Rose
is not less notable as a, dramatic achieve
ment. The two great successes of the
year IN Salt Lake thus far have been
Pudd nhead Wilson and Madame Sans
Gene but the Prisoner of Zenda' ranks
fully abreast of them. and the three will
be long remembered as red letter events
IN our dramatic season. How popular
acter of the audience last evening; none
larger, more brilliant, snowy and thor
ougnly representative has assembled in
the theater for long time past, and
most grateful innovation. for which we
render all honor to the ladies gracious
enough to set the example was the large
numbers who came with uncovered heads
May they persist till the innovation has
lapSed into a custom.
The entire rendition of the .'Prisoner
OF Zenda' is superb, and throughout the
production is worthy Of that member of
the Frohman family-we refer to Daniel
TO whom we have been indebted in the
past for such renditions as THE Wife"
The Charity Ball." Sweet Lavender"
The Idler,'' etc. Mr.. Frohman brought
out the Prisoner of Zenda" with E III
Sothern in the leading role with Grace
hlmbail in the part of the Princess Fla
Via, with Herbert Kelley as Black Mich
ael and with Lemoyne as Colonel Sapt;
later, when Mr.. Frohman and Mr. Soth-
ern had some sort of a disagreement.
Mr. Hackett, one of the coming men of
the day, was put into the lead. and he
has been leading the present company in
San Francisco; there was at first some
disappointment in the audience last even
ing when It was discovered that Mr..
Hackett was not now in the cast, but
er of zenda" does mot depend for its
success on any one man; it is the ex-
cellence OF the whole company and the
strong interest of the play which send it
to success. Not only that, but Mr.. Gould,
who plays Rudolph is so excellent an ac-
tor himself that one almost forgets to
think of any one else in the part; he was
not quite perfect in his lines, and of
course he has not the personality of
Sothern, but he came in for warm favor
and hearty applause with last evenings
audience. The scene in the prison es-
pecialy, and the doubles he made in the
Irving, who played with both Sothern and
Hackett is everything that could be
dainty, charming, true and noble as the
princess. The acting feature of the night
was the Sapt of that staunch old dra-
matte veteran, Mr.. Walcot one of Mr..
Frohmans stalwarts; scarcely second
was the strong, forcible and artistic rem
dition of Lady De Manban by Maude
Odell, decidedly a coming actress; Two
other excellent bits were the Hentzan and
Ditchard of Messrs. Hale and Calico. Mr..
EIlOt S Black Mlcndel was strong and
vigorous. Indeed. every character was
excellently sustained. The scenery, the
costuming, especially of the prologue
laid $50 years IN advance of the play
and all the effects, were of the highest
class. Nothing more beautiful than the
requiem which closes the play could be
imagined. and it indicates thoroughly the
high artistic plane on which Daniel Froh-
man operates, that a company of dra-
matte players should include such a rare
body of singers The play runs two nights
more, and though it belongs to the $3.50
grade, it will doubtless again play to the
capacity of the theater. This evening
interest in the event will be increased by
the exhibition of the latest election re-
turns thrown on the curtain between the
acts.
Mr. Weihes orchestra did some good
work last evening, the rendition of the
Lucia sextette being particularly good
AT THE GRAND-Even the double
comedy bill offered at this house last
evening was not sufficient to draw in the
face of the muggy night and the big
counter attraction at the theater The
audience was the lightest seen for some
time past. The merriment, however. was
of the heartiest sort particularly in the
opening comedy, who Killed Cock
Robin.S in which Miss Belgrade, as
passionate foreigner, and Mr.. Edwards rs
her lover, did the main work Both were
specially good, and the laughter over the
funny complications of the play was of
the heartiest sort. The farce which fol-
lowed, THE Henpecked Husband" was