Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS.

Shore Acres at the Theatre-James
A. Herne presented to the Salt LAKE
public for the Hrst time lust night, at
the Thester, the play that hae made
him famous both es an author and
actor. For som, reason the attendance
WINS only average, though perhaps the
rush to the grand to see FltzsimmoDs
and the fact that the public were I'M
a bic to realize that this was other than
the conventional farm life play ilH
name would indicate, mad much 10 do
with the rather light Attendance last
night, but II is reasonably certain that
the house Will he filed for the remain
ing periornla aces. Shore Acres 10 ono
Of those pretty tdyllic playF, greatly
on the order OF Pudu'nhead Wilson OF
Alabama, though it has distinctive
features peculiar TO 1t which are differ
eut to either OF thtee. II 10 full oil pRthOs
aud quiet humor aud tells with marked
dislictness the quhiut story OF Ilfo as
1t Ia seen along the coast OF Maine anu
the play ~ founded upon actual oc.
cnrrenCes as Witnessed by Nj. Herne
during o Welt in that pelghborhood.
what flood of pleasant memories the
home ike scenes portrayed In this
play brings before the eye, how
natural the old thalohed barn, the
stock corral surrounding 1t, the old
pump, the children playing in the
sand and all OF the other familiar
scenes appeared, how real the genuine
old fashioned farm dinner, where the
invited guests were waiting in the
front room for the announcement that
the turkey in the oven hal received its
Ia 81 ~ n n fn az u n IA "a
what could be more appreciated than
to zee them file cut, each with psrlOr
chair and take their appointed place.
at the table and then discusa the sub.
Iects Of this day during the meal.
Then too, thote was the usual
little love tale gently threaded
through II all, with just enough
romance to make II Interesting. The
scene in the last act where Uncle Nat
| brings cut the toys to I'LL the stock
| ings OF the little Ones, for the morrow
| brings Christmas, was so real that the
| play was forgotten and the actual
| tcene was realized, and what "a Sigh
| went up all over tine house when tue
| illusion was dispelled, showing that
the minds OF many had been carried
| back TO childhODu days when Santa
| Claus visits, were the eeents OF life
| time. Shore Acres rightly takes Its
place us the ideal American play, for
nothing like the realistic effects 1t
brings out have perhaps ever before
| been Teanz ID. 1t not olly stamus Mr..
Herne as nu sblo author, but 1t gives
him the opportunity to display his
wonderful ability as character actor.
His delinCation OF the character Of
Nathaniel Berry being head and
| shoulders above anything III that
line ever presented here, and his
reputation In VI similar reiute, wher-
ever he has Appeared. His play lie full
OF laughter ana tears. or the
people interpreting the play It
can bs said that they are all admir-.
ably fitted for their respective rUieR.
Robert Fischer as Martin Berry was
a typical New England farmer, ana
Grace Gayler Clark as his vile was an
ideal character, her matronIy air, her
repetitions Of speech anu other iamlI-
lar actions Were greatly enjoyed;
James i. Galloway portrayed the parl
of the Grass widow with strlning
naturslnees, while Lucy Morrow as
the daughl David NJ. Murray a.
the young doctor, Franklin Garland as
the village CrOesus and all OF the
other members OF the company were
10 eplendid hands, not forgetting the
children who were among the bright.
est we have Heen, particularly little
Edith TRliaiarro VINO 10 little won.
der. Shore Acres will be given to-
night and tomorrow afternoon anu
night.