Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-20

| years D0tn as star anu IN support OF
many OF the leading American stars,
and when the present generation of
theater goers was In It's cradle, he APP
peared IN Salt Lake with his wife, Kitty
Blanchard, In round OF plays. He
was the main actor In the long London
and New York production Of THE DAN
ties" the play founded on the legendary
and mythical destroying angels" Two
OF his daughters Phyllis Rankin and
Mrs. Sydney Drew are we'll known act
resses.
Miss 0'Neis repertoire next week
will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
| Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
matinee, 1.-THE school for scandal.S
| Friday, "Pag Woflngton:" Saturday.
"Oliver Twist" The actress should do
good work In all these plays: her Cam.
lie and Nancy Sykes are specially not
ed. Clay Clement appears as leading
man in all the plays except "Ollver
Twist" In which he does Fagln. the
jew, an announcement which win be
received with interest by his friends.
Mckee Rankin enacts Bill Sykes. "Oli-
yer Twist" has not been seen since the
time nearly quarter of century ago,
when II was rendered by Lucille West
ern and James Hearne, when
repetition OF II was prohibited, owing
TO the effect the scene Of Nancy's muir
der had on the nerves OF some ladies
In the audience.
Nance O'Neil produced her second
play last night In The Jewess," and It
10 pleasant 70 record that the house
was larger even than on the opening
night. 'The Jewess" l. merely the old
veteran, Leah the Forsaken" done
over again. and while II is new to the
present generation Of theater-goers, II
was very familiar a quarter OF GEN.
fury ago, when Julia Dean Hayne, An
ME Lockhart, and others used to present
II regularly. IL Is old fashioned TO a
degree. The principals indulge In long
soliloquies unknown TO the drama to-
day. the scenes change frequently and
the dialogue Is spun out sometimes TO
an interminable length. The play, too,
Is high strung and unnatural, and has
almost an exasperatng effect upon the
matter Of fact auditor who sees the
agony piled mountains high. and knows
that a few common sense words from
either the hero or heroine would have
dispelled the Misunderstanding that
separated them. But all this is not
saying that the presentation was not
wonderful one. Miss O'Neil again car
ried everything before her in the part
Of the suffering Jewess. Indeed II was
almost painful to follow her exhibitions
Of power, and one marves whether she
can stand up for many seasons under
the ordeal OF presenting such parts. She
was thunderously recalled again and
again. and there can be no doubt what
ever OF the triumph she has made. The
support appeared TO less advantage
than In "Madga." Mr.. Clement, besides
not being entirely perfect In his lines.
does not have part that fits him
closely, and this, allied with the lack
Of sympathy felt for his character. pre-
vented his making the usual impress
sion. The part Of the school master
opened out well In Mr.. Hills hands, |
but faded away before the close. Mr.. |
Becks was a good priest. The same |
bill goes tonight and the matinee OF |
"Magda" this afternoon went TO house |
that was sold out to the upper CALLER
les.
The Grand presents farce comedy the |
first half Of next week, and closes II |
with the moving pictures OF the JEFF |
fries-Sharkey fight. The farce comedy |
will be the Better Half" headed by |
Miss Sue Belle Mead, and 1t will hold |
the boards from Monday till Wednes-
day. Moving pictures OF the Jeffries-
Sharkey fight, decided at Coney Island
on the night Of November 80, are to be
the attraction on Thursday. They are
said to be clear and distinct. The sew
eral rounds are clearly depicted and
frequently move those who witness the
exhibition TO applause. Several prom
inent sporting men, who witnessed the
battle, are said TO be easily distinguish
able In the several groups around the
ringside. The pictures will be exhibit
ed three nights and for Saturday mat
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