The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

eSteldaN afternoon at the salt Lake
Theatre. that gem of Shakespea ares COM
edies. The Merchant of Venice waa
! given. Frederick Warde's delineatfon
of the character Of Shyloek is one of
/ the best things done by this talented
actor He presents the Jew. rot so
much as an absolute villain. as an old
man VINO has been inbittered by Dersa-
cuti0n and sorrow His makeup was a
marvel, completely conceaiing his fea-
/ lures As far as his personality is con-
/ cerned. it would be hard for Dir. Warde
/ to disguise 1.-THE mastery delivery
and scholarly reading Of every line be
/ long to Frederick WaTde, and stamp
; him. no matter what part he plays He
/ succeeded in winning the rare tribute
from a matinee audience Of a speech
call. He responded gracefully, as is his
custom. apologizing, however. for COM
hitting a breach of art by fOrsakimg
his character during the play.
Mr.. Charles y. Herman was an ex-
cellent Antonio-tnis actor is one of the
mainstays of the company.
Mrs Bruno displayed d keen intelli-
genee in the reading of the part of
Portia. and in the trial scene, fully
arose to the demands of the lines. A
second sight of her confirms the opin-
ion that she is an actress Who excels in
the portrayal Of Iightness and sweet
ness, rather than tragedy and depth
Miss WRrde was seen as Jessic2. and
Mr.. Sturgeon Was an efficient BassaniO.
In the evening. with the most ex-
IRENE good nature. the Salt Lake pub
lie played the part of the dog. We may
not have had the honor of being the
first dog upon which The Dukes Jest
er" was tried. but for thesgOOd of Mr.
Warde's future audiences, We sincerely
hope that we may be the last The first
act fmpTeSses one as a vague attempt
a getting into things-a sort Of din
and sketchy introduction TO the story.
Many things were Irrelevant TO the de
velopment of the plot and these in
creased as the play proceeded. The ma
terial is utterly unworthy of Mr.
Warde's genius, and the wonder of it
is how he ever came TO consider it Sc
TiOusly. Mr.. Wafde's popularity with
US, and his scholarly attachments would
win much cOnsid ~ItiOn for him. even
if used in an Iuate vehicle: but
when it comes rating the sight of
our prince of lcarian actors. our
scholar, our Il representative Of
the old schoo pan sing up and down
the stage in bl l-like efforts to don
the wearing a arGl of a slender little
woman, we protest that the limit has
been Overstepped. This scene was per
haps the height of the unworthiness,
but even at its best. the play afforded
no opportunity for the star to give evil
dence Of his possibilities. With all the
celebrated plays of Shakespeare at his
command, we ask why this tTifiing?
Even Frederick Warde cannot bring
dignity TO rank buff0OneTy. Aside from
the absurdities of its situation the play
is full of inconsistencies and make
shifts. it is vague at times. and at
times OvercrOwded with significance.
The plot is a lengthy one and was evil
IDENTIFY founded on the game of hide
and seek. The skepticism of each char
acter regarding the intellect of all the
others was amazing The play remind
ed one of a pantomine extravaganza, /
where the bald spots in the story are
always filled in by help Of the magma
ton. Mrs. Bruno, Mr. Herman and the /
rest of the company struggled valiantly I
with the parts allotted to them.
An incident of the performance of /
The Dukes Jester was the presenta- /
ton OF a huge flag in immortels to Mr.. /
Warde by the Order Of Elks. Mr. Null ]
vey made the presentation speech. and /
the Elks in various parts Of the house I
arose to do honor to the distinguished +!
visitor Mr.. Warde was quite over
r
but recovering himself sufficiently to I
make courteous speech. expressing his !
heartfelt thanks.
Mrs. Bertha Kuntz Baker one of the /
most talented readers in the country, /
viii appear in Salt Lake Tuesday at ]
the Congregational church. Her roper
tOire is a varied. One- and includes the /
literature of England and America
ROstand's "Cyrano de Bergerac.' many
Of the plays Of Shakespeare, a selec- /
ton from AldTich, Browning. KipIing.
TennysOn, DObson, Barrie, Lowell and 4
Emerson help to make up her pro- /
grammes. She CONES endorsed by the /
greatest scholars and readers Of the 4
country ss well as by the press Her /
appearance here will be an event to be /
appreciated.
The Chaminade ehorus viii meet Fri !
day afternoon at O'clock, instead of /
Saturday morning, for this week