The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-26

There was a tumultuouS scene at the
theatre last evening. The audience was
3nly of respectable size, but it was
wound up to d high pitch of enthusi-
asm, which. finding vent in yells and
cheers, made as much noise as though
there were 5000 threats engaged in
making the tumult. 1t all sprang from
the action of the orchestra in striking
up medley of patriotic airs; the cur
tain had just descended on Mr.. Warde' s
big scene, the sacrifice of Virginia, and
he and Miss TruaX had enjoyed a triple
recall, when Mr.. Wehe struck up Hail
Columbia a WhoOp went up from the
house that almost daZed the orchestra; ;
then the tune changed into The Star
Spangled Banner and the cries and
applause were redoubled, one gentle
man, a member of the stall party, ris-
ing and remaining on his feet through
out the air; then came Yankee Doc
die, which bfos ght out another out
burst, and last My Country, lis Of
Thee" which would have been encored
had not the stage manager run up the
curtain and reminded the audience of
what it was indeed III danger of for
getting, that the play was the thing,
and that il was not in attendance at a
ratification meeting.
Mr. Wardes .'Nirginius'' is so well
known and universally admired that it
needs no words CT eulogy. Although
his voice still retains the semblance of
hoarseness which was ever its one
drawback, his power, his magnetism
and his wealth of feeling have not in
the least diminished, and the tremen-
dous effect he makes of the sacrifice of
his daughter. is just as fine s ever,
while his delineation of the mad scene
at the close remains as strong as be-
aynalla0f
Virginia, her reading ceing charming
throughout, and her death scene thor
ougnly artistic in its freedom from any
straining after effect. While the sup
port cannot be called brilliant, it IS
capable, the best instances of acting
beirg the Dentatus of Mr.. Hoch, albeit
his German accent could not be entirely
disguised, and the Icilius of Mr.. Mar
uni; MIR. Hotchkiss' Appius was pain
fully overacted, and there was a gener-
Gus burst of appreciation when he was
choked of. The stage management was
very good throughout, and showed Mr..
Warde's painstaking hand. Tonight the
engagement closes with .'Ingomar," Mr..
Warde and Miss Truax having the two
principal roles He should make an
admirable barbarian and she Will no
doubt bring the full possibilities out of
Parthenia.
The Grand caught the hordes last
night, Blaney's copiOus advertising
filling the gallery back to the walls and
bringing into use almost every seat
down stairs. THE Hired Grip is made
up on the exceedingly swift lines OF "A
Boy Wanted" and other vivace motto
accelerando compositions by the same
up-to-date writer. 1t is barren of any
especial plot, and when the kickers.
the dancers. the contortionists and the
specially artists are on the stage no
one thinks of looking for one. The four
girls, the Duheld sisters, are unexcelled
in their line. and Mr. Whipple does
some good coon business. Mr.. Ryan,
the hired girl, delineates the Irish
slavey OF mischievous propensities in
a rough and tumble fashion very TAX
ing with tbs galleries, and M. Morey,
who had an extremely talkative but
rather stupid part as the lord played
lively Wis a Wis to him. The bill runs
all the week.
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Frederick Warde lectures at the First
Congregational church this afternoon,
his subject being THE Life and La
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