Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-04

The r...lctiOns ohN .
,,s week and those that are 10
''i' IN the near future, VIII not cut
CONF agure against the savings
nuch "a, for Christmas purchases.
BENG ,nn,,ny and While will doubtless
L'Ne ,ter as a consequence. inc
me ami season in theatrical circles
nsrhaps without precedent IN 'he
Cor the last twenty years; ana
hs'v, use for 1t is not easily accounted
the -, - tbnn that II combination of
!" st,noes unforeseen ut the pc
tHeu'' ~ che season have brought 1t
gun" Tbe failure of the stock COM
sy at the New Grand smut on an
Pa"s re of theatrical amusement that
~, much missed at the present
and could the conditions now eN-
u.1 . have been forseen no doubt an
hu"s would have been made To
enV .t,o, and continue 1t. Manager
sus"e Ia perhaps thought that he
hid he able to keep his house gong
,.n travelling attractions, but from
crescent outlook the house VIII re-
!" dark for considerable portion
,he remainder Of the season. Inc
outlook at the salt Lake
- IL not much better. Some
-,od attractions are billed though they
nretty far apart, until quite late
in The season.
IL did Kentucky, like a bad penny,
- nm again this week at the
-hos,er and played to good BUSINESS
nsual II is strange thing that
r,.ys of this sort possess the magic
living power while others OF nuch
'ars merit are but poorly phcronized'
Tne everything in this play
Nanager Lifts Is hhturui
w, II has the earmarks or cruuehess
n every line, the kind that pius ~
gallery patronage ana us iiuen AZ,
tier Kind as may be uraWh ou.'
vt',odrama has many ardent devotees
i 4, must be of the lurid kinu 10
e,.S most of them. There must pe
~ or two Jumps by the hero through
sa,v flames to save the heroine OF
.ise he is tied to "a tree and the sisnal
sven by the villain to shoot MN,
ssben little Madge, the sharpshooter Oh
W. noe comes to the rescue and the
villain loses All NyNs iiSi.NA
talI from her never failing, always re-
peailng rifle. .,., H..
sneal,ng of the interest Awakened by
.nch fiery plots as these calls to nina
,be story told on the heavy villain OF
Kstia putnam's company while IN
Teyas some time ago. 1t Is given as
near as the writer can recall IL, ana Is
a. follows: The villain of the play had
Loon bounding the plucky little heroine
Of lnNp and nnOn all
orcasions until he proposed to have
nor al all hazards. Accordingly, while
sba Il tripping over the hills to the
strains of low music by the orchestra,
she is waylaid by the villain, but being
rlmble of foot she glides down the
mountain and when she thinks she
has safely eluded him, stops to breathe'
when what should she see but the VII
ain sneaking down another ravlne IN
her direction. All possibility of es-
zane Is cut Oft and She draws a little
Nrs arm about the size of a pocket
tnife and prepares herself. ON the VII
laln comes with rapid strides. Nearer
and nearer is his prey, when the maid
en- SAYS. almost in whisper, trust
my faithful pistol will not ran me
now" At this juncture a big bury
Texan in regulation COW boy attire
stood IN in the audience, and waving
his hand called to the girl, saying
stand aside. little one. I'll fix him
fer yerl" at the same time brandishlnS
an tgly looking horse pistol of I'M
msnse PROPORTIONS. 1t is needless to
say that the villain almost broke MS
neck getting away.
John Griffith, who for years has been
playing Mephisto, in Faust. with
thrilling realism, made no mistake last
night in appearing at popular prices
That fact together with his reputa-
ton for truthful representation OF
Satanic stage work. packed the New
Grand from pit to dome at the open
ing performance last night. unfor'
tuhately MIR. Griffith does not sur
Ound himself with company in keep
Ing with his own splendid abilities, OF
these long trips, and as n consequence
| his performances are not entirely sat
isiactory. Not all of the members OF
his present company are as good al
those who were here with him las
time, except as to Miss Kathryn olive
Who made n very good impression las
evening, though she is not quite stront
enough In some parts Of the role
Griffith has something new to presen
Ia his version of Mephlsto, Away:
blinging u Zip to date, eliminating thu
mystical, to Il great extent, filling IL
with modern lines and views, calculat
Cd to please an audience in these mod
en- times. matinee was given THU
afternoon and the performance thl!
evening Will close the engagement.
Mr.. John Griffith has dropped down
notch and appears before a Salt LAX
audience at popular prices this time
Lms is not particularly lowering tn
standard which his performances hav'
Aeretoiore attained for him and l
would be good thing If many other
would follow Mr. Gridth's example
sha give the people an opportunity t.
!uuee OF their worth ut popular prices
rsr the loss OF n dollar instead of
san IN case the show 10 bad. Mr.. Grit
nSn does well to stay with Faust a
Nnal merit he has succeeded in dis
,nsylng' is in the part of AIephlsto il
his play,
rave for tho bail to he given by th
Jung Ladies Society the Theatcr vii
uark for the next two weeks. Tn
:, ~, attraction in the theatrical lin
- nls n lse being Stuart Robson il
,.'olfe' Just what Mr.. Robson vii
na ur US with is not known. but al
ill.,, uepend upon It that what he doe
~ wi WV be first class. His dates ar
-Srd' 18th and 25th of December.
\. ne next attraction at the Grand vii
IL "chwan the hypnotist. He fills Il
~ sWeek beginning December 18th
me- s south Before the War may be pro
NJ a. immediately after this thoug
W, un ny have not been decided upo
,o,,,,lhe Calhoun Opera company ha
'e dates early In January.
NJ. batch Of Pittsburg papers receive
s @s week contains many fatterin