Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

all Its details and with all the original
| scenery and effects which contributed
so largely to its success in the metro
| pols. The company is the original
| one, ana the standard of excellence set
| up by Manager Jacob Lift the first year
OF the plays existence Is maintained
throughout In this It's nfth season.
John Griffin and company vii be tho
ATTRACTION at the New Grand, Dec. 3rd
and 4th. with matinee on Saturday.
Mephisto might fare much worse than
wnen NJ the mercica OK the mortal Mr..
~ si ss fsss Tie ~
has been made butcher. brute, and
lords Il mirror that is nattcring TO the
monarch of evil According to this re-
ilectlon. he is sklllful worker. an ar
tlst IN villainy. Man adores art and
must have his deviltry done artlsticai
w especially upon the stage. This Me-
phisto of Grifflth's is dainty too, He is
something of dude in Hades. He is
ue,c ~, ana nice and careful not to
sou MS fingers. How forclbly stands
III contrast his implacablc villainy. his
Wltnerihg contempt of human hypocri-
~ ana the majestic, sonorous tones of
ms wrath These afford pictures that
give variety. Faust is play of llfe's
niiIi,losophy' II Is parody. satan's
,ail and horns have become worn off
hy Time. The character of Lucifer is
nut an emblem OF temptatjon
throughout the play IL must be re-
lnembered that the devil Is always the
ueNll, ana then every word he snvs
.akes on double meaning. The PAS
sases are humorous and traric hut
Always sombre In their Significance
HiUhth makes a telling point of enrb |
vi THESE telling opportunities offered in |
ms lines. His humor is fasclnntip~
because It Is grim. aud a~eip. in thaso (
passages passages where he would fiji out to the I
uttcrmost the bangtuL undtser,Its'',, I
character of the pi.oitd cbnos h.
inakes thrilling impression. Mortels |
,hJVy contemplating the devil and Tho
ueNil' III this Instance comes nuitn neo,.
icing success. Scenic effects ore
s s. 10 ne conspicuous in the perform-
tohido uiu sisn wen appointed; the final
~, OF Marguerite and Faust NJ
me throne above. with Nanblsto
iuiled below, affords fitting ana i'm
pressive close. Not a word ls enoitnr
~ nne painting might have appealed ~
one IN the same way.
,,ros 20 purely farcial comedy concelt
~ esei,teu IN me past decade has heen
accorded such a royal recontion az, Ill.
, .ouehsafed Rich and Hnrris' aynirt
non OF j. j. McNallys famous langh
ing sensation. Courted into Court mi.
,lfuy' which by the way, had a pro1
son run III New York city last sea
- VIZ tDllVu InHutpr in !
hothin, Its stay covered n nerjnd 90
IWuhty consecutive weeks. is meeting
Win Just as much acclaim from botbb
press ana public alike during its tour
" we country which was inaurilrated
several weeks ago. tour by tbe vav
when embraces this city. a fact v,bich
w ~, countless be particularly pleasing
10 an lovers of purely fnrcial connd,,
l"noelts into which no phase of vuI.
'arlty is allowed to Green.
IN next Thursday and Friday evon-
nes the West Side Dramatic ana
.9inedy company will give nm artor'
ulhinsnt-the first OF The sonsonNin
me flfth ward meeting house, the
'aine consisting OF presentation az
ne popular four-act drama A NohIa ,
ni,os' with the parts distributed as
cry weston. archibald Buchanan
~ Matthew Lee.......H. IT. Marcrort {
III a'','s plhtkpufn. r. Jones' I
mex Wnrthington T.. Salisbury ,
ms, Lee. .-...,...M Miss Lottie AIarcroft ,
Ishte'- ''.......,...M Mrs. Frank Cutler ,
''''''.'''.........AI Miss May Green !