Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Davenport in Fedora-A well filed
house greeted the return OF Fanny
Davenport at the Theater last night,
when she opened her five nighPs en-.
gagemeni, In Fedora, and her Gu.
trance upon the stage was the signal
for an immense round OF applausr.
Fedora has been done here before by
Davenport anu there are many OF our
theater.goers who prefer 1t to any Of
her other plays presented here. 1t lie
one OF SardOu's strong plays aud the
lines and action furnish splenuid OPP.
portuuites for the wonderful abilities
Of this great actress. SardOu, 1t is
Understood, considers Fanny Daven-
port equally as capable of pOrtraying
the lesuing roles IN his plays as Sarah
Bernhnrdt and this is quite a compile
ment for the American actrc's. Fedora
Is 10 gloomy tale with the scenes
laid In Ru STA and France, anu the
terrible vDngesncs visited upon lie
opponents, when suspected or caugh
form It's chief topics and Mics Daven.
port's rendition OF the role OF Princess
Fedora was performed as only she can
uOit. Mr.. Melbourne Mcdowell is O
| forceful actor with good voice and
figure for power vi roles and he ably
assisted in laet nights production. ne
did Mr.. ElwnDd, Blanche Mouiton and
| the other members OF the company.
| rhe Sardou, Davenport souvenirs that
were given 10 ea:h lady on the lower
floor were in the shape OF uainty little
pin trays, embellished with a cut OF
Miss Davenport. Tonight La Tosca viii
be igiven ana souvenirs viii again be
gwen to the ladies dow STARE.
The Gfand-D0Tis, by Robert Dro.
uet, Que OF Ellie Eilsiet's successes,
| drew out good Monday night Auui.
tnce at the Grand, anu the play was
received with considerable enthusiasm,
several curtain calls being given. In
some respects the play was not up to
the Eiiie Eilsler production here, while
in others it utpasseG-notably in Niles
Bnteman's scenes which were much
more effective than the original. The
other ladies gave goo support, the
Martha Crawley OF Margaret Marshall
being particularly well done, as was
also the Village Gossip by Mamie Du.
Dont. Jessie IL tie was dignitied and
womRuly as lhe recior's wife, and
Agnes RAnken was pretty ana unas.
s"ming as the maid. Edwards %
X meth Ashley, Kyle as Brian
ON siil, and Hatch HH the convict
plRyei with their usual care, though
the latter lacks force In his more i'm
portant scenes. Ross 40 the villain
Crawley, anu Ford as the rector wer,
both good. While the story OF Doris
Ia OF the somewhat improbable order, II
made strong emotional drama in the
hnnds of thus excellent compaDy. A,
illustrative OF the Intense Interest
worked up, in the attempted murder
scene, young girl in the Guuieuce
became quito hysterical, compliment
not often accorded. Doris runs thI
balance Of the week, and notwith
standing the strong center attractions
should be one OF the mOst successful.
1T ia announced on the authority o
Manager Rogers that with the closing
performances OF Doris on 5aturupy
evening next, Miss Mamie Dupon
will sever her connection with thu
stock company at the Grand. Tn II
course wac deemed necessary ty thi
management OF the house and Mis-
Dupont sleaves with their good Will
just what the lsdy's Intentions for tn,
iutute are has not been learned, tnougi
her friends here wish her wei
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