Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Theater last night very fair
house assembled to welcome back Rc-
land Reed after his three years alb
sence. Considerable interest was felt
In the event owing TO It's being the sec
ond time that our thcatcr gocrs have
had the opportunity OF passing on the
merits OF Mr. George Broadhurst. who
N said TO be one uf the coming play
wrighs and whose. comedy, What Hap
pened 20 Jones. certainly fave hish
promise Of notable future. II muN be
said In NIL frankncsa that MIR. Broad
hurst has hardly come up 90 his own
standard In The Wrong Mr.. Wright.
the most that can be- said for II ~. that
II In pleasantly amusing. not nj all
Wildly hilarious like What Happened to
Jones. Mr.. Reed drew a good deal Of
humor out OF the part of the detective,
Mr.. Wright. and he was ably seconded
by Miss Rurh. who as wcarer OF en-
chanting gowns and a singer Of fetch
ing coon rouxr, would be hard TO excel
Pleasant surprises were Afforded N the
appearance OF our old friend Wyngate
Of the old Grand forces, one OF whose
last notable appearances was with MI.
and Mrs Edwin Royie IN One Plus ono
Equals Three. lie had n warm reccp-
tion. ana showed that he IL steadily adj
vancing by hi. excellent dellneation u
an English eweil. Mr.. Lothian. hus-
band u Jennie Remark. IL also In the
company. and he. too. played his role
In good rtyie: others In the oast who
dli clever work were. Mr.. Able n the
nephew. Mr.. Reeds brother NJ Front"
and Miss Alter na the niece. During
the evening Mr.. Reed was called before
the curtain and he Immediately re-
sponded by n speech with n suggestion
Of preparedness which was as amusing
as the speech itself lie told number
~ anecdotes In y capital vein. Tonight
the engagement closes with one OF Kos
cnfeld'n comedies, ~. Fathers Boy.
At the Grand ~ Perkins was greeted
by n goodly crowd. which found great
scai Of amusement In the farce COM
ely provided by the company. Perkins
IL played by Sam J. burton and the
other leading character II enacted by
Lilly Coleman. The spcclaitic- are con.
tributcd by Mr.. Taylor. Mt. sisk and
clara king, while the company's own
orchestra renders selections between
the acts. ~ Perkins goes for the
remainder OF the week with Saturday
matinee.
The sale of seats for The Devils Auc-
tion IL now going on at tho rheater.
The Illustrated lecture by Mr.. David
g. Hangs on Hen Iiur occurs at tho As
ecmbiy Hall tonight. The funds do
rived will no for the benefit Of the Free
Kindergarten cause. and Mr.. Bangs
known ability should insure n large
turn out.
The frrt rendition OF A Scrap ~ Pa
per by the University studeatr occurs
in sugar House tonight, a big dclsga-
tion goes down from this city.
DEATH or oEo. EpEsoS.
Tho hest Of friends and admirers Of
that sterling actor and stage manager
Geo. II. Edenon. win be pained 10
learn that he has Just died In Phiiadel-
phia. hls complaint being sartritls.
While he was engaged here Mt the
Grand he cndearcd himself TO our the
ater.Roera by his versatility and the
fidelity with which he portrayed the
various roles entrusted TO him; the
nightly receptions rendered him at the
Grand while he was playing with Ed
wards. Ingernoli and Miss Warren are
well remembered, and his farewell week
waa series Of ovntlonn one Of his
best remembered roles was that OF the
husband In Niobe. In which Miss War
rem played the statue. Mr.. Blossoms
son Robert IL the actor who plays the
part Of the Little Minister with Maude
Adams