Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

Evor since the talented Home Dra-
matte club was voluntarily dissolved.
a. an organization, ihorc have been Mt
ful cndeavors by ambitious amateurs to
organize another such club. and one by
one various combinations have pass,d
the judges stand tpublio oplninn). but
none have posscsa0d sufficient merit
90 be ORD aVd 90 headquarters f0r suit
able and h0pod-for decoration. Thcn u
was thought that By culrnr the best
nom each Of the amateur ORGANIZATIONS
and adding a few oth.f ptoplo. mol al
ready I'm. the coveted plum must sure
81 flil. and 90 wIs hIu iha Empire
Stock Company that lam u'Fhi made its
initial appearance at the ThUltcr In Tho
Cotton King u would ~, be fair to
ctltlclso The u0rfrom1nC. from an arr
iittlc fi.nlpnlni. nor by comparison.
but al a public Performance naturally
calls for an expression of public opinion.
h4 o. lls mlrlts OR dtmcrllit. sn anna
tour ORGANIZATIONS and those that pose
90 pruil ssioull, must alike stand critic
clgm according 90 their pfotanlldns.
Tho ntuck company could have
found m my plays that would not have
taxed iis utmost abilities as does rhc
Cotton King a less ambitions under
much nr.h towards establishing %
with The public and would have paved
the way Tor rumcthnF better in the
futuft. and no doubt tha furEcFtipn
VIII prcse nt NHclf o. those who have
The company In Chafrr. even now.
Ihcre b. enough talent in nis CITY. II
properly brought out au1 directed. 10
make a good local stock company. but
a. has been said before in these coll
umnn, % needs computput, practical
man, who On capable % discerning tall
cnt 40 the helm. There
thofa who have natural dfi-
matte instinct. and then thor are
| others who thinl. thcy have DO. whom
thc fact De-. diggng potatoes would be
| more In their line, and tu,n of these
claHacs are found In the Empire Com.
pany. uf the ladies'. Miss nellie Boyer
u The aiming light. ahr rs1dH her lines
wei and makes graceful unEc APP.
pear1ncc. hut her voice D. rather loud r
than q necessary. and lacks warmth
and expression. These dimcuitics. how
ever. will be- cailly overcome. Miss
| Alice Calder. In q small part, str1ugih-
curl the good opinion already made hy
/ her btf0rs. The other ladies 81 the
/ east being Men irair and blanche
/ Thomas George nlair 10 perhaps a bet.
/ Ter Democrat than nv iH uu actor. though
/ the Uui ~ his hair would Imply the r.
ygfHe. lie would do hHtiCr wtee he 90
speak IN natural tone ~ voice. that
stage volcc being too much " n strain
/ Tor him. Lnrun Cumming ava a char.
actor BIZ In good style, though h.
seemed % be- n little ht out ~ hs rit-
mcut LOO that Kind ~ n role. Mr SVEN
son gives promise % futurv h9nnfa N De
/ continues 10 Improve, and Bruce nugCfi
/ likewise, both doing wen last evening
/ Walter sloan. though naturally an Irish.
Z Ns.sHHH a. al
/ icniion 20 hla English of late, ana wll
/ have TO pay little morc attention
| tp that ~ the natives % the Gould
/ I'D" Wadcmar Young. l.. e. Ritter au1
| Ernest MaCann. papa Smith nlltd thr
A. q play. The cauon King Is Ike
many other moll-di 4mns, an or tho
nccriaary inEwiients 10 thia Kind y,
/ play hHlnE pr. sent. The scenic effects
could De made thrilling. ana IN the
hands ~ profession company 4,
should BE- "a m0nfy.mhktr On popular
| priced circuit The -lv,nior scsnc last
night mue, have Hivcn the stage man
aFrr n pain. Tor when 70 should have
descended. nnisoicsaiy. and cruitird out
the life ~ the inFeuslhlc maiden AZ thf
bottom 81 tho Hhaft. Il Ytuck In mld-air.
AMI no manner nf cuaking could hriur
/ lt down, and the hem lost the emporium
| ny % his NE. fur h. was 10 save hes
| from q horrible d0i.h. ana irsteid 1l
Wild applause. Misses and cat-caiia issued
/ mum tho galleries Tho Cotton king
viii b. ElNNn two more performance
me tonight ana the closing one % The
| engagement tomorrow cveainH.
This morning the sale u seats for The
| Queens tlcs Handkerchief began nj
| The Thaatfr hnX0flco. Prom the "a.
vance sale already made, Il q evident
| hat thr popularity OF tho SAT- Lake
| opera company l. On the incr,arc. und
! Thar biz attIidaucr Cor each perform
] hncc will De the record, Some handsome
! Photograph of the principals aro be-
| Ing shown uu the street CORNERS, ana
| they attra1i considerable attention.
] Twp Married M,l sHtmn 20 please
/ the audiences shat r1thrr at the New
| Hraul zach evening MS weck Next
/ week the opgntlc comedy. Mhnru's Ma
| iiidh. viii b. prs nted by Clara
/ Throrp ana company,