Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

mlrnhly acted roles In the play. One |
Of these n suffering servant and the
other N a country gentleman with a
thoroughly hearty II tribe undignlhed
haw-haw. The cast In full was as fol-
lows;
Andrew Qhck, y. r. A..............,Nr. Kendall
,hfifiupAsf hlosanm. Athoi forde
halpf lNfnil niahssss.s.......,sNf Ifank fenton
Rev Arthur isasfoit..........Mr. nuiEe Harding
llf,u Jones ..'hf. Rodney ldseumhs
Milhfts. s.ss.s..s..........s....Mf v " Amss
Wells, The cafrtaker.............,Mr, q. y, foison
sophia hosiom. .......,.....M Miss Nellie Campbell
Nrs Nellf's..ss..... .Mft Mary klpaek
toopers s.ssssssss.s.........s..hfs A. u. Iappihg
pof9'hy Dleiioui' ..'......,...........hf Kendall
When James X. Hackett a few years
ago became the leading man OF the Ly-
ceum theatcr stock company OF this
city. he showed. despite many crudities
OF method, some work which prompted
the prediction that he would within
very short time become an Independent
star This occurred last year when he
was sent upon the road with Anthony
Hopes Rupert OF Hentzau." Since
that time he has filled two engagements
In this city whore he has been received
most fayorably. and his experience on
the road, both before and since then.
has demonstrated that he may be Justly
regarded as fixture In the American
stellar Ornament. Mr.. Hackett comes
OF good old theatrical stock. and. bear
ing In mind the Improvement that he
has shown within recent years. Il II not
eStrayagant to say that he Is destined
TO eventually become one OF the most
popular stars In this country.
When the announcement was made
that 1.-THE choir Invisible" had beon
dramatlzed. the Rialio In this city Inn
medlatoly divided itself into two fac
lions. one OF which at once Inserted
that the piece was destined TO create
vcrliable sensation and eclipse the
success achieved by "The Christian"
iiy these people Il was commended that
the book was really a much greater
work than "The Christian" and that
innsmuch M the latter was dramntized
by the author himself. "The Choir In
visible would NJ least have an equal
chance In that respect, because Of the
ineNpcrienec OF Mr.. Calne as play
wright.
Tho other faction contended with
equal emphasis that while "The Chris.
tan" was probably written with espc-
clal reference to subsequent use for
stage purposes "The Choir Invisible"
had manifestly been put together with
out any such object In view and that
II was too lacking In dramatic Incidents
TO make II possible as a vlrilc play. For
these reasons and for the further reason
that the play was TO Introduce Henry
Jcwett aA a star tho tour Of The Choir
Invisible" attracted much attention
along the Rlalto. The experiment was
made In due time. and II domonatrptod
that both factions were wrong 40 far
| ms the surface results are concerned.
The tour was abandoned II is true, but
II ia far from being fact that the play
was u failure. Ono who protested TO
know told me that the play was re-
coivod with great favor In many places,
and even at those points whore the box
office receipts were least satisfactory
there was little but praise for the play,
the star and the company.
| II would seem that the widely cirou-
lated statement to the effect that the
abandonment ~ the tour was brought
about by the refusal Of Mr. Jewott 10
play In the small towns does that actor
q grave injustice, II II generally con-
cedod that the lack Of bookings at Inn
portant centers was the cause OF tho