Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-15
DRAMA

Salt Lake has perhaps not given us
week with 60 many good things |
| crowded into 1t as the present one has
done. 1t is regrettable that 30 much
| that is good hiss come at once az none
OF them have received the attention
from theater-goers that they deserved
with perhaps the exception OF Good
win, because the people could not
keep up with the pace set by nightly
change Of bill at the Thester and be-
sides that, II d time TO see the excel
lent company now playing at the
Grand. Georgia Csyvau opened the
week at the Theater, remaining for
| Two nights, and no doubt she was
somewhat surprised ut the apathy dis.
| played by her many admirers In Salt
Lake when she looked over the size OF
the audience that greeted her plays,
but II was the supersbundance OF good
things that the week had in store that
| divided up the patronage and gave to
| each only a share. Misc Csyvan, as n
star did not prove 30 magnetic
as did Miss Cayvan rs leading
lady OF the New York Lyceum The.
alter company and the devotees who
| worRhipped at her shrine then In the
strong society plays In which che was
the shining light, hardly took kindly
| to her pastoral drama or her problem
play with its long stretches OF talky
soiiloqules Both plsys were rich In
thought ana action and would ordin-
Il IL Las nj nj h.t oil s.R "a.
| uresentation Of Squire Kate on Mon
day night there was much disappoint-
ment manifested and Mary Penning-
ton was given the next night before
an audience much less in proportio MS.
Georgia Cayvan like many of her sis.
teIs of the stage have before her, be.
gins to show the ravages Of OLD Father
Time. Her figure lie not 30 trim as IN
the old days ana the coy ness that dis.
tinguished her formerlye does not come
SO naturally now and after oil, per-
hsps plays such as those given us by
ner this week are now more IN
line with her ftyle than any
olher. The company surrounding
ner is in the main composed
of people OF ability, clever In the con-
ceptIon and rendition OF their various
roles, particularly Miss Jerrold, Mr..
anu We hope to see them again.
A great deal of interest was mani.
tested In the last appearance OF the
members VI the old Grand company In
Frou FTou at the Theater on Wednes-
day night, and many there were who
expressed regret that go excellent an
organization should disbanu, but sucn
is tue nature Of Things. Oh ties are
severed and new ones made ali
through the long journey, but 1t is
pleasant to think OF those who have
contributed to the alternating Of the
cares which the daily round OF lie
imposes. The Individual members Of
this company have maue warm places
In the hearts OF our Amusement public
and an Interest OF more Than ordinary
moment viii attach to their future
movements anu efforts. Ring out the
old, ring In tue lew Is the popular
theme today as ever and We are
subject Ito its ever changing fancy.
What charm attaches to the good old
time comedy as interpreted by man
oil Nat Goou win's ability as compared
to the fresky vaudeville artist who has
o depend upon high kicking, sand
dancing or the squeaky singing OF
| tAetWhbo POPoihi rohkn w hohA hto
job. And the tendency is more to-
wards vaudeville now than ever. It 10
a popular fad with the people, 30 much
so that actors in the legitimate line
have been forced into 1t because Of the
popular favor that 1t has received OF
late, but II certainly must lie that II 10
only temporary alteration OF the
public mind that will readily yield to
the proper treatment. Nat Goouwin
mas been winning new laurels OF late
and recouping lost fortunes with his
new play, An American Citizen
and with his steady application
to the legitimate in comedy
ne has been rapidly forging
to the front. He lie q ge MUS in many
ways and has always been u great
iavorite with the American people
and his foreign excursions have al.
ways been successful. AS an evidence
OF his popularity In other than his own
country the following will attest:
When N. @. Goodwin and company
left for Australia 1t was understood
that they should play Que night in
Honolulu, but owing to some little
difficulty the date was cancelled.
When the steamer bringing them
back TO America touched at Honolulu
the company went on shore to spend
day OF Sigh tseeing and pleasure. In
the meantime arrangements had been
m ade with = California dramatic com.
pany to open the new Royal Hawaiian
Opera House, anu they were then on
their way to Honolulu. Great efforts
had been made to have the opening
night u society event the like OF
which had never been seen on the
islands before. The news soon spreau
that Goodwin and his company had
arrived on the steamer aud would
spend the day on shore. A few OF the
most prominent citizens called upon
the ma mayer OF the theater to see II he
u uld not arrange with the great
American comedian to give
performance that night, there be.
ing plenty of time, AS the steamer
did not leave until midnight. Tue
manager In turn hunted up MT. Good
win and made this request. 1t ia said
that Goodwin did not at first take
kindly to the proposition, for the rea-
son that the company had not been
billed and no preparation had been
made for the event. At O'Clock in
the afternoon, however, he was won
over, after great persuasion, and by 6
o'clock, after great diiii Guilty and the
dispatching of numerous messengers,