Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

Miss Janet Waldorf flashed across
the theatrical horizon here, at the The.
alter during the first part of the week
and comet like she leaves behind
many pleasing memories that will last
until she comes again. next time with
redoubled splendor. Mrs. Ada Dow
Courier gave the distinguished actress
Julia Marlow-Tab to the stage and
in Miss Waldorf she has equally prom
Using material, which the theater-go-
ing public Is beginning to appreciate
1t is certainly regrottable thing that
1t Is not possible always to surround Il
star with support that Will be uphrtins
in IT'S nature, rather than to be com
PEELED to have, through lack OF FUNDS
or other reasons, n company thht il
absolutely without merit in any re-
spect, to act as a damper upon the
aspirations of so ambitious an ARTIST
as is Miss Waldorf. but circumstances
cut a great figure in the lives OF men
and women, and certainly 1t Is not out
of choice that this lady is surrounded
by company so inferior as that which
supported her in the MAN, this week
mere. Bht MISS w hluOlA WIN nav -
nut up with this sort of thing until
her abilities are recognized by those
who can place her in the position
which she is qualified to fill. and that
this will occur Is certainly within the
possibilities Of the near future.
As the season draws near its close It
is not without interest to glance back
retrospectively over the actions
that have been seen at the theaters
here. Much that we have had has
been hardly worth mentioning Some of
the rest has been only fairly good
while some have been exceedingly
good. Standing out prominently among
those of the latter closs is Clay
Clements, The New Dominion. which
has held the boards Mt the Theater the
last half of the present week. Nothing
like the spontaneous enthusiasm with
which this play was greeted here has
been known for a long time, perhaps
n5f since Mansfield presented Prince
KARL and these two plays are not alto
ge'ther unlike in plot and action. OF
course, Clement is hardly the artist
that Mansfield Is, for the most part
because he lacks the experience that
time has showered upon the last
named gentleman, hut there is one
thing Clement can do and that is tc
steer clear of the melancholy, bilious
disposition which Mansfield has
many reverses and mis-cues he has
had and made during his professional
career Clement possesses the mag
netic influence so essential to success
and people view his work the second
and third time with as much pleasure
as at first, decided compliment to
him but sure sign of genius. Mr..
Clement has made deep impression
upon the theater-Eoers and they eN-
pect great things of him in the near
future. In his speech before the cur
tain On Thursday evening, he paid a
most happy tribute to the hlrdy band
of pioneers who pushed their way herr
and said that he had long desired tc
play upon the historic stage that
echoed with the tread of scores of re-
nowned actors who Were now silently
sleeping or awaiting the call of the
Reaper. He also said that no history
of the American stage would be com
plete without a large chapter devoted
TO the historic stage of the Salt Lake
Theaaer Well, his name has now been
added to those of the long list of fnv-
orltes, and to his credit 1t may he said
that his name Is not the last of them
all.
The most brilliant and appealing
event of the waning season at the Salt
Lake Theatcr viii be the appearance
of the distinguished comedlenne. Marie
Jansen, in the funny farce, The Nancy
Hanks. on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. In the last few
years Marie Jansen has developed into
an actress of exquisite art and grace
and now ranks among the foremost In
her line. Her success in comedy has
completely overshadowed her comic
opera triumphs and denotes her II wo-
man of remarkable versatility. Her
achievements have been aided by a
charming personality. handsome ex-
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