Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02

q Nat GOODWIN ""'
Wv u rare performance remains
81 '' .ss themes that are still awe
ino' .5,, y, we we're Twenty-one' Is as
il r..rsssd IN drawing rooms ana
n.,' ,.,,ts where the male persua-
'h' aersgate. as it was the first day
20 ' ~. ,s,diuon. The influence the
i.lH y. .ysrts upon everyday life, could
fls liter shown than in fact Ike
q " 49,. than any other topic, 1t GER
p. furnishes the theme for the
D-S AK the gossip, the chit chat OF
,y How essential therefore, is IT,
~. stage should only present pic
me which can be freely dis
Mr. Goodwin's play, we fear,
u, no talked over, at least where
,son one sex is a party to The
.,lon without more or less con-
and the debate would have TO
..8 along the lines limited to the
Il ...,uspts OF the players, without
.t,,g Too much upon the domain Of
4. ,ay The remarks OF two well
,..eo gentlemen. both Of whom had
-g daughters at the play fairly il-
-tss the estimation placed upon II
|, thoughtful people.
4 q had some doubt said the first
. ,,nttakng my daughter TO the play
..srr she was too young 10 under
,8H After 1t was over. / thanked
4 r,ty stars that she vas
Il NV Young daughter" said the sec
"a rather non-plussed me by her IN
lbs on the way home but ! had TO
I'D. her IN darkness. Papa, she said,
h thought slavery was limited to black
,.,s only Wasn't It? What did
/. 4, Goodwin mean then, at the end OF
Il ht act where everybody applauded
4 So BY saying that II the woman
& for sale he'd buy her?'"
n M Goodwin and Miss Elliott had
. "a, reception in san Francisco ON
4 Monday evening. when they opened at
\. Columbia theater The papers all
~ over the players, and over Miss
r8,. especially. but most Of them
4 no exceptions TO the third act. The
Il Chronicle says
Il gr Esmonds play begins quietly and
. .,ghtmlly. a little slow. perhaps, to
aag people. but fun Of sympathetic
b Raining for those Of middle age. The
lt,ld act continues the pleasant,
n HH and most interesting comedy,
N ends with a very powerful scene,
n Z. third act has a lurid glare. 1t is the
. fTfy the young woman OF the stage
. peer who has captured the boy whom
/. l4 Carewe has brought up and loves
81 father who gives u the glare. but
n melodramatic all through, and. IN
+ realistic presentation Of the Corln-
Aan club and its frequenters, Il might
+ .lye come from one OF the "thrilllers.'
a I Is Just a little jar on an audience at
,1tl to a quite delightful key Of
h rnpathetlc comedy. In fact, when
ns curtain fell on It last night. the
max drew subdued applause, al
4 ugh Il was intended for a rouser,
4 uiogbted,y
. Bl Maxine Elliott Is the light and
lifm o. the piece. She has grown 80
9'le so viyacious and so expressive
lai her old admirers last night were
ii-ls by and delighted with the adj
sieanent they saw in her. She is as
-lttul as ever all the more Deautl.
Indeed. because her facial play Is
II great factor In her acting. and
movements are 50 much more pill
A There is a genuineness about her
4 Which she had not before; a depth
. neg apparent study OF the character,
4 tHel from conscientious and earn
n 1tyeIopment. 1t is a performance
Il istlhcton.
II ne Call says:
. IAs play is not milk for babes, but
ohg meat for men and women. The
II ming OF questionable taste Is the
sung chosen for the third act. Yet
~ Ionon's telling exclamation,
. llh is not life; It is DEATH gives so
4 y ana clear an Interpretation OF the
i-a4 i.oh mat no thoughtful mind can
i. .ao letters which Mr.. Piper opened
81 l.ulsy put him into two vastly dlf-
guy iIames Of mind. The first was
~ AZ hayman, announcing that the
. way Down East production, In
n L'l fhoeba Davis and Howard Kyle
. ur stars, would put In an entire
~ SAT- Lake next March, This
/ ,-s.l AIT Pyper TO indulge in the most
fauslNe OF smiles. The second let
f. eaused him 10 scratch his head.
Il 'es also from the booking agency
-iIIi'hs him that Olga Nethersole
49, crop Dn here two nights In
Il ..lsiy OF March As to what Miss
NJ. ,a1ie would favor us with, the
~. vas entirely silent Mr. Piper,
umlndung for some time. re-
49, tne diplomatic answer that Miss
. .lss.i.sole would be welcome as long as
h MI, '- 9Iol bring sapho' with her He
~ lnlnks that the public sentiment
.gull not tolerate that Haunting
~, ~ Stage indecency, and he wrote
Fl ~, ~ oIlef that she might have am.
F. wv. aue 70 brush the dust OF one OF
b. s,, ns manuscripts In her repertoire.
. trSa,', many other plays which her
.seI,s. gives Whenever the outcry
&sr,,i,. eaph5 Is too loud. the most
fb.s,H' ~ The reserve force being
4 pI5sis,.,,ohl Mrs. Tanqueray' and the
IN g. Ai'lers two nights visit 10
+. Nh KY EIli be week from Monday
~. r,-.slay on June 18th and 18th.
Il ~ ny WI, be Jerome X. Jeromes
H. noos, rendered notable by An.
,ar ,,'' whose part on the western
.as,,,iNl Do assumed BY that most
I 4rg.,r oi leading ladies. Margaret
I, sr iu california MI. Miller VIII
II DIN W1a.,lllr repertoire. Including "The
Pr, 1S ana 'Heartsease." and Mr..
|tgs -. !. tnotayoring 20 have him pro-
's,gn I ,., or both Of these plays on the
M f...
,is go important musical event OF
Il he NV, ~ wa occur on Tuesday even
Jain. when the celebrated planist
.rs-,ii-...i olng visits the city under Inc
ili Nan Miss Flanders and Row.
li hs~e.' ar. Lelbling rarely leaves
tlu,s5 loF concert work. but was
gisrsri...' come 20 salt Lake under a
M, ana II Is to be hoped that
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