Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-07


new play Mexico viii be- presented at
the rhoatet, ON fhur-dny anu Friday
evenings. The FIST prrsonIauon oil
this play to a home audience cImes ut
a peculiarly oprouunc time, the Ihe'-
ter having teen closed Tor over a week.
aud 1. IL but natural that friends anu
associates who helped iu making
Friends q success, should feel a Keen
iutor,st In this now production. Inoy
Will wish To Judge iOf themselves o. O..
the correctness Of tho prediction maize
by dramatic critics that the future
plays OF Mr. Riylo would prove more
brilliant. From the cTitirims OF lho
Denver papers, where the llay h's
Jus, been given week, Il would seem
On n these wcll.wishes ana Ifeiio'ions
were verified. the earnest young
student Of the drama certainly hnt
originality, and 10 Mexico VI Capt
lmpudonco we are promised uic'
tufstquo Romantic comedy ON asublecl
when has never before been given 10
the Stage by a dramatic author
The story n laid In Mexico duriug
the war Of 1917, aud the characters are
Captain Shitlis, an American uilicci
who, by his dash, assurance aui WHY
salli.s, wins Tor nis wife the daughter
Of his major, vain, iussy, but thor
oughly go5J.hoattod man. the major
loves his daughter doafiy, aud sulilshiJ
makes her promise not 10 marry until
he doUf. Toe csptain's struggle 20
marry tho old gentleman 10 Gashing
widow, anu the maiot's helpless resist
Ance, forms tue comedy element, emu
tho iun grows fast and iuriuu-. Inc
serious element Il furnished bya young
Mexican girl, wuos father wa kiilr1
In battle ny the captain, hut who falls
Ia love with him, and IN her Jealous
anger nearly causes a tragedy Com
plete scenic equipment l. carried Tor
each act. The uniforms ~ tue Next
can aud American sulIiufs Of that 81.
Rod aud the costumes Of the lhdlts nfu
said 10 be- specially attractive ioatuTrs
AZ Cant. Willard Shields, young
officer OF tho American army, 81.
which serves TO dum0uHtfhie hi
comedy powers. iIucius hendeuOu
M Major GouOfO Mrnduza, NJ the
Mexican army, has a rUlo which calls
for come Intense acting. To the au-
mIfss Of soloua FUtt,f II ylc WIN
have only seen her In serious foleF, the
Announc, mtnt that sue has comedy
part Ia the new play viii provo suf-
pflainR. AZ Mrf. Gen, Iwiggt a dash
ing young widow who storms Tue
hearts VI all the UiiiCrm In tue feg.-
mem. only 10 throw them lighiy hsiur
aud who fuAlly HuCCumuA 10 cuIiu's
darts when n gtun old major mtk,s
his appearance, bhe II described o.
charming. Ihu other Characters are
South Carolina Jim, unique STUDY
- the faithful old bUuy uufvHut Of
Cap. Shields; Mtl. HANNIBAL Bug tho
Rfufi, vain And iuHsy, uut naturally
RoDd.heartod cummauuc J1tiis Tall
naucA, a young Mexican girl In love
with Cant. Shields, Mics Lucfotia
BuEg, tho saucy young dau inter VI
the major; Mrs. Montgomery Shields,
BArKeant Tattefs, Suntintl O'Btcu
anu officers aud sold sA VI both
armies, Mexican pconf, &C.
The scenery was painted from paint.
inga and photographs Of balllllu nuu
Buena Vista wnete the action Of tho
play takes place. The costumes afr
itotn old prints now alm II out OF date.
The company busidCB embracing
Milton R0yle, LuciuH HeuuvuUn,
Seen Fo,ter Roylr, Gret1hCl Lyons
aud FfanE Kelly OF Fuonls iame, iu-
oluJes Ben Johnson, formerly with
sgiVini; william w. Biltuef, a recog-
niEed metropolitan actor Tor years with
various nigh class organ z'tlUus; Miss
Madeline Merle, Eloiso MARITIME, llauy
Griiillh anu Others.
seloua FcIlof ROy'e stands PRONE
inBnt among the women ~ whom the
Stage h. proud. Duuug her career she
has been Identified with the beet com,
panieT. Sue has created any numbsr
Of roles Ia New York Cily, among
them Widow Opdyko ia Henrietta
anu Marguerite Otto IN Friends. Win
the latter play She has been constantly
connected during the past two seasons,
and much VI ~ success has been due
to her impeponallOn Of tue leading
role. Among hef intoteAts outside tile
stiiCt lnes u Au AoITess' work are the
Twelfth Might CLUB, OF which sue was
the fltst pIeHldAnt and a cuist pro.
motor, ana the society " the Daugh,
tets Of the American Revolution, u the
membership 0t which sue has lately
been elected.