The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-16
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JOHN DREW-Jphn Drew seems
fated never to appear in Salt Lake
exceptwhen the Thermometer is jump
ing around the nineties. That is in
evitable for they never allow him to
leave New York as long as there IS
any comfort inside the theatres. But
it results in this, that he never sees a
real, great, crushing first night Salt
Lake audience, damned above and be-
low, such as we turn out during the
winter. Last night he had again to
be content with 9. well filled parquet,
but with no one to speak of in the
seats above Those who were out,
however, made a brilliant and most
handsome audience; the stalls were
filed with white dresses, dress suits
and white hats, all in charming style,
while in the body of the house were
many heads without any hats at all,
which was a. more charming style still.
The fashionables and notables of the
town were out, one striking box party
being made up of Governor Wells and
wife, Hon. George @. Cannon and wife
and Colonel Theaker. the new post
commandment. and lady.
AS for Christopher Jr., the comedy
of The evening, 1t failed to give the
entire satisfaction that other plays in
Mr.. Drew's repertoire have given in
the past, mainly because it takes too
long to develop. The first act is barely
saved from dullness, and the only real
applause was over the appearance OF
Mr.. Drew, Maud Adams and Annie
Adams, her mother; the ladies received
regular ovations The second act picks
up a little in interest;Tth third is bet
ter still, but all the striking excel
1ence is reserved fur the fourth. In
this Maud Adams did her cleveresl-
and daintiest work, and for it she was
rewarded with an immense scene call,
the play being brought to a standstill,
much to the enlbarra ssment of the lone
gentleman on the stage at the time, till
she returned and bowed. Nothing she
has ever done in Salt Lake equals the
charm she throws into this part, and
her call was well deserved. After the
performance she received the c,ongrat-
ulations of many old time friends, who
went behind the curtain. Drew was
of course John Drew at his best, and
Its excellent acting and that of Miss
Adams carried the piece. We tre1nble
to think what the first two acts would
have been without them. He is as
magnetic, humorous, fetching, grace
| fu1 and altogether irreproa cha BILE in his
style and dress, as in the old Daily
days, and needless to say he found the
old hearty favor. All the others in the
cast were go5d people, but their parts
afforded no striking opportunities. Mr.
Harwood's Christopher ST. and Mr.
Bakers Billa-by were the best features
Leslie Allen gave no glimpse of HE
old time cleverness in Men and Wo-
men, and "Esmeralda,' probably the
foult of his part. NJ. Byron's Simp
sun was a brief, we'll drawn bit Miss
Barrymore-Mr. Drew's niece, daugh.
ter of Maurice Barrymore-wa 81
afflicted in voice that one could MOI
tell what her native abilities NIGH
| be. Annie Adams had an amusing role
/ in a slight way, and of course filled i
we'll. The same piece goes tonighI
and tomorrow night the engagement
! ends with Drew's latest success, .'T9<
| Squire of Danes" Mr.. Weihe and tins
! orchestra We're applauded last nigh
| for clever work and the innovation il
! posting up the numbers was apprecf
ated.
AT THE LYCEUM-The week open
! ed here last night with Fun on TIL.
Bristol an amusing musical coined,
in which Mr.. Post and Mr.. WiIgfa1n
kept the habitues of the house in ;
roar.