Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

,,e mysterious Mr.. Bugle
- sV come to us and the oppor. ',,,on :,
~ n its merits has been gwen "
'p' asnoropriate to say that the rea',na
apr nard,v eaualled the anticipation
ton 10, ,,;s MAY. Much was expect
3 :, Joseph Holland Gretchen lyons .
"a si,.n. henderson and the other e'ese, e.
bus.u ,. n the cast, and there was pu'
peop' ,s.npolntment. so far as they
hu'e .arrea The fault was with the
y VS. rather than with the p,'ye's,
pss ,.s Efforts were curtailed because o'
wn',. - of opportunity, with the ex-
the 'as =, those in leading roles. Made
, "n" euce,te Ryley is a clever writer.
hsr 's high order. Some OF
o. .,ovs have attained fame,
h as Christopher Jr. ana
wv, !. American Citizen, but Mr. Bugie
~ ,r m timed effort and falls far be-
w.. PREVIOUS productions, and would
haalv were 1t not for the capable
,,a who interpret 1t. There Is moth
.ssussestiye OF the low comedy ABOUT
" ana the higher plane of action COM
"a, /, 10 those who revel in refined
-, rather than hilarious farce
naAv But the situations are not sur
ac,.n,ly varied, and as consequence
tho interest lags at times. Gretchen
-. although hardly equal to the
az, made good impression as the wife
:, rhe Mvsterious Mr.. Bugle A good
,l.ce OF character acting was the
rhic.well of Edgar Norton, and like
Ssse that Of Alfred Edwards IN tne
smsll role Of the burglar. Master MICH
,sison aid a clever bit Of child acting as
~ short sighted boy Bonaparte, VINO
Tas constantly stumbling. ne was
nearly equalled in TINS by Ai,an seIsu-
~ Inc waiter, who tripped and took
ssE r,ea fall as If it had been intended.
,a,sh 10 his discontinue and the de-
IN, N the audience. The Mysterious
" p,gle was given for the matinee
NJ, ,fternoon, and the performance
,Snlght closes the engagement.
vud and woolly sensationalism has
MIA the boards at the New Grand the
n,ssant week, Deep ruddy gore by the
incratfau has been running In relent-
~ torrents. all of the expressive ad-
,actiyes OF the English language and
few belonging TO foreign tongues have
been used to emphasize wounded nnd
sssaulted feelings. Williams have been
foiled in their evil designs of abduct-
ing beautiful co sirens and take cap
tive deserving heroes hundreds or
r..I ,ter1, .nt hn
rocky coast Of the Samoan islands and
ali 10 securely impress the fact upon
The audience that right is might and
virtue IL its own reward. One of the
strange Inconsistencies of Carter melo
drama is the ability to make love to the
heroine Of the heavy william. when 1t
would seem that the very heavens were
falling about their ears. The frightful
anathenas OF vengeance which he
sends ringing through her ears when he
Is spurnej and foiled by the timely APP
pearance Of come one, can always be
heard above the din and confusion of
the apparent rapid dissolution of every
thing earthly, and the Kissing sound
Ehich he emits as he darts from her
presence, can hardly he described But
Slt Is sensatonalism that is aimed at
IA these plays, so be II. and let us
Aat ~ tl anu MANI Hb
i'r melodrama without blood curdling
scenes and heavy Williams would be like
cherry pie without the cherries. Mr.
Lincoln ]. Carter, apparently. has
spared no means In making the scenic
Elects Of Under the Dome first class,
and deserves credit for the successful
Issue Of his efforts In this direction. 1t
{ understood that he intends using the
Maine disaster as basis for another
play.
The Indications are that Manager
Burton Of the Salt Lake Theater will
have such food of patrons clamoring