Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

weepa moro with the centralized pnthou
OF her voice than with her eyes
nut In "Miaa Hobbs" there are no
tears. one might even ray that
Jernme'a new comedy a. % farce. 90 im-
probable are tho situations at times
and 70 broad withnl. nut al the same
time the treatment II happy and pleas
ingy light II ~ tho Wholesome and
simple little story of how n now w1.
man with passion Tor the omnnclpn-
ton OF her sex finally meets and II sub.
dued by the nll mastcrful male brute
Tor whom she originally had entertain.
ca such q profound contempt. The man
N the case oven nilurca tho charming
hut none the loss strong minded Miss
Hobbs aboard his yacht md. pretending
mat they have drifted out 10 sea In a
iok, makes the idealiatic emancipation
or hor downtroddcn sisters build a IRE
IN me cabin range cook chops for him.
MAKE pot Of coffee ana perform thoae
euher mental duties which brutal man
has Imposed upon unprotoHtinF woman
hood FOR centuries.
This frst plunge into domeaticity IL
the salvation Of Misa Hobbs. She gives
w all her beautiful plans for tho 10.
demhtion Of her sex and marrlos IN.
man Tor whom she once nursod nothing
nut disgust nut Miss Annie Russell
cooking chops seems an incongrulty.
Aphrodite with carpet sweeper IL no
more startling than our soulful Miss
iu.Hel with frying pan. She n worthy
" petter things, She has established
net claim 10 higher dramatic ideals than
nus ana, 10 tel tho truth. one cannot
help feeling that Miss Russell herself
hhoWn she IN not at home IN "Mlaa
uonhA In the FIRST two acts she IL
HHuehs' passive ana reserved. ghe does
not let herself out. indeed, until tho last
net when the real opportunity for DON.
eate and delightful work presents itself
miss Russell takes advantage VI thnt
opportunity 10 tho full. for tho charm
ahl finish and subtlety OF her work I'M
thoso last Few finishing touches nro
quite SUFFICIENT compensation for the
hAue'ancan OF the two earlier acts.
inc company presenting 'Ailas
liohbs' ~ an excellent one. Charles
iuchmnn NJ Violin Klnracnrl. the Pc
uuchlo who tnmcH the rcdoubtnblo MlsH
hobhn' made u possibility Of what
would have proved hopeless part
without the forccful Interpretation this
actor gave H. Clara nloodgood did cx-
eeuent work no a loving but somewhat
IWclhle young wife, and Mrs. Gilbert
OF me Empire thoator company showed
unt the u sull great fayorlte with
New York audience.
on the whole ''Aiisa IIobbs'' cannot
fail TO be one Of the fnyoritoa OF the
incoming season. Great ~ It's success
may be, II IA doubtful n Mr.. Charles
frohman VIII md that Il ever com-
nensntes for tho throwing away Of Miss
tussoll' We prefer her sincerity 10
her burned chops.
The theatrical ccntpr N America iurt
az present lH Paris, TN Paradise" stlll
another Partisan farce. has juB' been
shipped over 10 us, unl, redolont of
MON balls ana hllgo water, was put on
AZ the bliou theator IN this city. whore
u VIII ediiy the lovers NJ the good, tho
true ana the beautiful who care to
behold such things ns seen through tho
spccmclos NJ the durndrnt Frgnchman.
hut n signs are not umlss there viii
soon have 10 be change ia French
tatce, For two years now the one par
ucnlur plum In this sogFy pudding has
been bedroom scene In fact. % nu
De Steele farce without bedroom oa.
enpalc would be like Hamlet without
tho Prince.
The essential bedroom became tho
1901 of tho French pluymakrr There
was something 30 pIquaut. suggestive
ana forbidden uhout % bed chamber
thnt the cungoctor of tho modern mroc
mas not been uhlo tu kuou out uf II.
ne became o. plntuluouod rhnmbormald
ana took possession of this holy of
az