The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-14
ADJUSTMENTS

AIeu TdWiey opened in Secret Serv.
ice, u great big business for the res
7 of the week would have been aeS,7,.eI
. he mad one reason for not doing So
me play did not afford any great on
l poFtuhltY Tor Miss Van Buren,, upon
Whom ne largely depended to make
/ cally femunerative.
But Mr.. FrawIey need have had no
/ rear on that score He would have
fealzed this could he have been ont
~ 1he audlence last night and heard
/ the euIos1es from old theatre-goers
upon ms production, his people and
himself. It was the climax It was
worth dozen Sans Gems" two
dozen Great Rubys" and several
gross or some of the other things he
mas given us in days gone BY.
/ AIIef sitting through a performance
OF secret service a man feels much
as though he has performed one davis
/ manual labOr-the relax of the ev
| IRENE tension on the nervous system
/ itaVng MIN IN a state of physical
! dlIapldatIOn. This is the case with
! most dramas from the Tnaster-hand of
/ Wl'llam Gillette, but particularly with
( t tne one presented last night. It can
/ De compared only as a war drama with
shenandoah, or Held BY the
/ Enemy" and in many particulars il
outclaSSeS them all From beginning
10 END It keeps the spectator half in
ana halT out of his seat at the heigbtb
I OF expectancy and thrilled beyond
measure The action takes place in
Richmond at the time of the siege by
the Union army. Necessarily most of
the characters are rebels but Gillette
has made these characters revolve
about a Union secret service man in
SUCH way as to give 20 every figure in
the play degree of popularity
traWley IN the role of Captain /
Ihorne was a genuine surprise He !
gives the part an Interpretation very
Ike Gillette's, and had one never seen /
the latter, he would call FrawIey the /
man Tor whom il was built. Gillette
was more active and had the role /
deeper at heart, quite naturally his
great success was largely due to this
But If Mr.. Frawley can be more at
tractive than he is as Captain Thorne.
it is yet to be demonstrated.
Miss Van Buren gave a clear and de-
lightful delineation Of Edith Varney. |
the true southern girl Rhosa McAUis-
ter was brought 10 the front as Mrs I
NaTuey and Mr.. Reynolds in ArreIsford
of the confederate secret service. bar
ring tendency TO speak more tragic
ally than was necessaTy-the result no
doubt of study for parts more after
that nature-Was excellent. Christine
HIS negress was heartily enjoyed and
Clarence Chase made a good impress
sion as the son. /
But standing out in relief against the
entire cast was Miss Pearl Landers' /
of Caroline Milford Mr.. I
traWley viii never find a more perfect
ngenue. Sweet as a peach and clever
as any girl Of her age, Miss Landers 7
5pFang into favor instantly. She is an j
example of the young star some mana !
gers are fortunate enough to chance I
IpOn. Before she became connected s
With the Frawley company she was
paying tour-lIne parts in summer [
'tOck down IN san Francisco. That e
vas not a great While ago. either Her e
areer upward promises to be meteor p
Ike. b
The audience warmed up to an excit- n
ng pitch last night, and it doubtless
elp2C the players wonderfully. At the a
lose of the second act, four curtains "
we're demanded, and but for the con- s,
Of the drama, which allows Il
ne ardOr to cool some before the end of II
ne great telegraph Office scene, the p
demonstration would have reached a { al
ull higher pitch at that point hi
'Irilby' is the bill for tonight Mr. / al
raWIey doing SYengai and Miss Van / b,
uren being seen in the title role.
Secret Service VIII be given again in liz
latinee Saturday. D
\ fai sized audience, but not half Is
S large as the play deserves, witnessed br
le Aston company's presentation of Is
Fennessee's Pardner" at the Grand ! m
st night. Mr.. Aston gave US the lie
me play which is constructed upon / NJ
questions from Bret Harte's pretty ! NJ
mance, a season or SO ago in the in
1T Lake theatre, and the good i'm
eSsion IL made at that time remains in
pleasant memory. Five members. of In
G original company are still with CO.
r Aston, including James Brophv / vi
after Ryder, Percy plunkett the | by
median; Jane CorcOran and Estha ! SCI
llliams. The play took well with | cal
e audience and the work of the IA BET
)us Golden Nugget quartette was re- acl
atedIy encored. Indications are for the
lch better houses the remainder of 1877
week, the attraction running until an
turday night. fel
Jul
The seat sale for =. 3. Young's lee the
'e-recital at the Theatre next Nom rel
y evening begins this morning. dec
han
ralph +. Cummings has announced er
II his leading lady viii be Miss Dol
IRA Nelson Hall. who is now in New cou
rk. Miss Hall is not without a rem G
-tlon IN stage circles. She first an unC
red IN Days theatre. remaining out
re two years. In 'sThe White Horse of
vern' and The Purple Lady she ma
yed the leading roles. She was cast Ger
Wee sing, a Japanese play. last pre-
ing and Its success in New York | and
pts Mr. Cummings to produce II | Ian
e. L Aiglon" may also become q | Ira
-ure of his repertoire. Miss Hall be- | pals
the owner Of version of this great Mad
cess. latt
80 49, - of a
Sympathizes With Carnegie.