Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

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our amusement forces divided them
selves up into three bodies last night
the first. and probably the most nu-
mcrous. surged into the Assembly hall
and taxed the 1900 seating capacity
Of that building to an uncomfortable
degree To- listen TO the magic Of the
man who conceived "the Bonnie Brlcr
Bush" the second, comprising the reg.
ular thcatcr gOera. the OLD rtnndhyH ut
the drama, had reluctantly to choose
between Mcl.afen and the opening
night OF the trlumylratc. and chose the
thenter. Milling u handsomely. but not
crowdlng Il 10 the extent expected. or
10 that which viii br seen later In the
engagement. the third rallied with
characteristic loyalty to the popular
priced Grand. and fairly nllcd II up.
especially In the arcniai regions.
The event at the Thcnter. the first
appearance here n the widely adycr-
Used trio of stars, Mr. James, Miss
Kiddcr and Mr.. Warie. was a most
notable one, aud the verdict recorded
by the audience was one In full hnr-
mony with that rendered all over the
land, that ia that no dramatic at
traction at present before the Amori-
eau public gives anything Ike the pros
auctions rendered BY this famous COM
bination. There can be- nothing moro
pleading TO audiences than To- see the
big stars Of the dramatic horizon In
conjunction. such associations have
always proved enormously HucccrHful,
financially NJ well ~ artlsticaily. ~ the
tours % Mccullough and Adams. ~
Booth and HARRIET, 81 Wardc and
James thcmselveu, and 49, the oc.
cnsiounl sumner gamholn Of
the hlR comedy stars thorough
~ Illustrate. IL u % pity that
mannrcr and star cen not see that
II II TO their mutual advantage Co COM
tinue m arrangement ~ popular with
the public and 10 rcmunerativc TO
Themselves
In shefidan's sointiiiailng comedy
and what a rcposeful change Co eye.
ear and All the senHlbilitic- such q
comedy tfings-I.ouls james and Miss
klddcr rather bear On the laurclH. but
OF course that always happens ~ be-
tween Charles Surface and Lady
Teazlc on one hand and the unEratcful
role Of Joseph on the other.
The reception ACCORDED both gentle
men was equally warm. and the demon
rtration given Miss kiddcr was quite
nn ovation. Mr.. James. who by the
way, has lost some avolrdupoir. ~ he
has gained la prosperity. played the roll
licking Charles with delightful ease
and abandon; hardly with the complete
rccklesancns Of mood. perhaps, that he
impaired to II when last Il was seen
here some years ago, but he made of II
dellghtfully infectious piece of work
all thc same. Miss kidder hardly has
the chance for variety ~ expression
that she does In sans Gene. but she im-
parted to the role OF the country Girl
transplantcd into the midst Of city life
grace and sweetness thoroughly
artistic. Mr.. wardc had the most dii.
ficuit part 81 the night aud his work
as tho hypocriticni Joseph deserves no
less hearty recognition than that Of the
others. After the great scene % the
play. the screen scene. one famous with
every amateur dramatic society
throughout the land, all three Of the
stars with Mr., Langdon, the Fir Peter,
were again and again recalled. The
two NOTABLE figures In the support are
Mr.. i.angdon. whose Sir Peter was adj
mirably drawn, and Mrs. vandenhoff,
whose legitimate style showed admir-
nhly the old school In which she has
been trained. The others In tho sup
port We're good throughout, Mr., James
wife rendering the role of Maria. The
ccstuming and the stage furnishings.
specially the drnperles Of the open
ing act. were 90 tho highest degree
artistic. and Mr. Welhes enlarged
orchestra had several rounds OF APP
plnuso. Tonight the bill viii be pthello.
With Mr. Jgmer as the dusky Moor. Mt.
Whrdc as iago, and Miss kldder Az
Dosdcrnondu. Tomorrow afternoon
Hamlet win be- the bill. with Mr.. James
In the title role. Mr.. Warde as the
ghost. and Miss lSidder ms opheiia.
At tho Grand there was not much de-
Walton from the old tumultuous scenes,
which have been enacted 50 often dur
Ing tho present season whom variety
and gags, SONGS and dances. etc. held
the boards. The Hot Old Time Il very
appropriately named. and the Rays,
both Johnnie and Emma. are rcHpon-
flhe Tor the major part of the hiinrlty
and everything else that gooa to make
up A Hot old Time. The bill goes again
tonight ana for matinee tomorrow.
An illustrated lecture on "QuO Nadis"
will be given by David q. iianga, the
clever elocutlonist, tomorrow evening
IN the Assembly Hall II win be under
the auspices OF the Utah Kindergarten
association aud IL Tor the bencfit OF
the Free Klndergarien.
Stuart RobFon and HIS great CONF
nany. In which Marie burroughs and
Harold Russell are members. AFRO due
at the Thcatcr next week. The new
play of THE Mcddler" will probably be
the feature OF the engagement