Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

BY far the best thing in melodrama
given here for some time was the
presentation at the Salt Lake Theater
last night of David Belasco's The
Heart of Maryland. All that has been
said regarding the intensely interest,"
ing features of this play We're FUZZY
realized last night and the marks OF
approval were not confined TO any one
section If the house. pit ard gallery
upplauding the strong scenes with
equal ferVor. As has been SAID OF IT,
this play Is truely American In It's
theme, with the scene OF action luld
during the late Civil War and showing
that soldiers even in the thick Of the
battle were cngrossed with thoughts Of
chivuiry and made stolen visits 10
their lady loves In som" Instances
at the cost of their lives. The old story
OF the love for Northern oiicer by
Southern girl, furnishes the chief in
teress of the play and Belasco has
elaborated upon 1t in Il style that Is
new and refreshing and there is not
tagging moment from the rise OF the
curtain to It's fall upon the happy
scenes Of tile last act. The clamaxes
are thrilling and the entire play brls-
ties with interesting action, the
scenic, effects and colorings charm the
episodes which are being depicted
Tie b.lfiy scene and Mrs CarteTa
frantic rush up the winding stairs TO
where the old bell hangs. her swing
ing to and fro suspended from the
clipper, t. prevent Its warning notes
that prisoner had escaped. is in
tensely realistic and Is something
new and novel The company inter-
pretlng The Heart of Maryland are
equal to the requirements Of the play.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, who a year or two
ago was decidedly abintt urish. has
IN a remarkably short time come rap
Idly To tho front and today stands In
the advance rank of emotional &C.
tresses. Her art atones for q not par
ticularly handsome face and her por-
trayal OF Maryland Calvert In The
Hears of Maryland viii be wildly re-
Wondered by those who have the OPP
portunity of seeing her. She appears
L. enter deeply Into the sentiment
of her lines. perhaps IA little too much
so at times, but she centers the In
tcrest in herself and retains II
throughout the play. Theodore
Roberts, the traitor, spy and general
all round william, came in for a gem
erou! show of appreciation, notwith-
standing the odlousness of his part.
thar of Colonel Thorpe. The character
roles in the hands OF II. $. Mlllward,
as Sergeant Rlcunt. ]. Ii. HaEleton,
as the SEXTON, and Thomas Redmund.
as Uncle Danl. were well handled.
James Wilson presented smoothly the
lines of Allan kendrick. the lover u
Maryland Calvert. while Frank Nor
dsurt looked and acted well the role
of the Confederate General. Taken
altogether, tho company is evenly
balanced and the play the best pro-
duoed here for some time. Perform
anGes will be given every night during
the present week with a matinee on
Saturday.
At the New Grand-The manage
ment of this house is presenting melo-
drama to its patrons this week, The
Black Flag being the bill, and as
Conference attraction II Is q success
as evidence by the numerous curtain
recalls and the hearty applause with
which II was received by the audi
ence,, II is one of the old time sensa-
uonal plays, In which the hero suffers
injustice at the hands OF the villain
until vindication finally comes and he
is punished. Mr.. Bunny as Sim Lag
arouS carries the main burden OF the
piece in Jewish character role and It
rested easy upon his professional
shoulders. his work being efficient and
good. Messrs. Murray and Blanden
as the brothers. played with care
while Mr.. Charter as Scarum and
Russell Bassett In well conceived
character role, helped out very ma
torially in the comedy features. Ethel
brandon and Polly Stockwell came In
for good deal of praise and Miss
Tracy made n good impression in this
her first appearance. Barrinr a few
forgotten lines TIE performance went
off smoothly. The Blacl, FLAG wifi be
given for the balance of the week with
Saturday matinee.
The concert given last night at the
Tabernacle by the choir. assisted by
the Ladies' chorus. was a decided ar
ustic success. II is regretted that the
attendance was small as the ufogram
rendered was of q very high standard
only one fault being found with il.
that OF allowing encores after almost
every number. a program Of the
length of that rendered last night is
Just enough to make a desire for more
come over an audience. but
the desire should not be granted 10 the
extent OF making II tlresopos The
choir and its leader are entitled 10
first mention for the very fine ,nusleal
effects produced. particularly IN the
Cavalleria Rusticana selection which
was harmonlously rendered. with
thrilling volume and tone; IL was the
gem OF the evening. The ousrtette
composed Of Lizzie Thomas. EGward.
Edna Dryer and Messrs. Asbworth
and christopherson, was pleaslngly
given. Mr.. r. C, Easton was in good
voice and sang feellngly stenhsnss
"Ye Lofty Mountains" Prof i j.
Daynes handled the great orear artis.
tically in his rendition Of "Stradeiln"
by Flotow, Arthur Shepherd wss re-
celved with much favor. Other meas.
ing numbers We're those of Mrs Ed
ward, VINO sang In perfect vote. the
dition Of the Danube waltzes by The
Ladies' chorus. ~