Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-20

these reasons one Of the most charnin..
plays presented here in many seasons
failed TO fill the Theater last night,
though n good sized audience was
drawn out. Clay Clement In The New
dominion was revelation to those
who have thought that stage produce
lions were losing their charm, and from,
the rise of the curtain on the first act,
, to the closing scene OF the play, the
interest was intense. The audience was
flled with varying emotions, the Indies
shed copious tears during the serious
situations, while the men looked stern
but all laughed concertedly at the hume,
or the play. 1t Is constructed upon
lines as old as the hills, for II deals with
the passions of love, but the generai
atmosphere surrounding 1t Is different
TO the common run. 1t keeps an audi
ence in genuine sympathy with its every
action, and Is so simply told that each
AUDITOR feels personal interest. in fact
Mr.. Clement and his company seemed IL,
eNercis. an hypnotic spell over the audi
ence. and the performance was marked
with spontaneous bursts of applause.
me story of the play runs thus:
southern gentleman. of the old school,
mas nortgaged his inherited estates to
secure Tor his daughter the education he
thinks lady should have, but Is unable
TO meet the mortage or the interest; the
place Is to be sold the old man IL,
torn with thoughts of the Dissertation
or the graves Of his ancestors and the
spoilatlon OF his estates. The mortgaree.
low down fellow. loves the daughter
and agrees to cancel the Indebtedness in
return for the daughters hand. The
rather arises in the full strength of his
dignity and says that there is a mort
gage upon his lands, but not upon his
honor and tells his oppressor to do his
worst, but good angel in the form OF
Baron Hohenstauffen saves eye,-ythlno
ana marries the daughter himself. Mr.,
Clement. as the Baron. makes of the
part one of the best dialect sketches
ever done here, and 1t was generalIv
sa'd curing the evening that he must be
a German himself, but this was dis
PEELED when he stepped before the cur
taln m response to regular ovation,
ana thanked the audience for its
marked appreciation. and incidentally
paid a glowing tribute to the Salt Lag.
Theater and its historic career, in ac-
NOT only talented actor. but, as his
pay The New Dominion in
dlcates, is also gifted play-
wright. He has always taken
dead. He was my friend. deadNand
y fancy TO German dialect roles and
TO peculiar incident: Mr.. Clement
was asked to play German character
role IN play with the significant cog
nofnen OF Surf. written by Olive Lo-
Eah ana being presented by Mckee
RANKIN. several years ago. Clement
looked into the part but thought its
possibilities not very great and refused
to play 1t unless Rankin would let him
make 1t over and play II as he pleased
this he consented to and the character
OF Baron Hohenstauffen was intro
auced. 1t was an immense success and
Clement conceived the idea of writing
play around 1t and The New Domin.
Ion is the outcome. 1t was hard to ge,
q start with II. but the merit of fbe
play was appreciated by Mr.. John
Henry Martin. the present proprietor, |
who has managed Frank Mayo In |
actors and Mr. Clement came RAPIDLY |
to the front and his play now |
ranks with the best productions of the |
stage in recent years.
Mr.. Martin has surrounded Clement |
Win most excellent company. Mr.. |
frank Aiken and Miss Lucille La
vera are from the Pudd'n Head Wilson
company, Miss Nell McEwan, JEFFREY |
ID. Williams and VIM. b. Mack from
other good companies and r. +. O'Mal-
ley and his daughter Gertrude also.
though they are well known here
company at one of the local theaters,
Their friends did not forget them last
night, either, for numerous floral Of !
,erings went up over the footlights
Tor them. Mr.. Clements wife (Kara
ienwyn) proved a valuable adjunct to
he play In the role of Mrs. Josephine
Dulaney: The company as whole is
iplendidly balanced, well selected ana
particularly well fitted for the respects
We roles of the play. The New Domin-
on VIII be repeated tonight and to-
morrow night and popular priced
matinee will be given tomorrow after.
noon, which will no doubt test the ca.
,acity of the Theater
Among stage celebrities OF the pres
mt day none are more fascinating or
rinsome than Marie Jansen who comes
o this city next week In The Nancy
Tanks.
Miss Janson has always been a fav-
rite of the public from the time she