The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS

II Is SIMPLY exaspeTating to think
now FTaWley held hack the two great
plays of his repertoire until the rail
eLd OF the week, thus losing hundreds
u e. qo-id and haZarding his local repu-
IdIlOh, temporarily, at least People
wondered and wondered after last
night s production of ''Trilby." and the
more they wondered the farther they
were from solution. That Mr.. Fraw-
icy AnlsJuQged his constituency in open
ing ms season with Sans Gene"
seemed TO be the general verdict
Ir1Iby' was a veritable triumph for
Mr. Frawley, for Miss Van Buren, and
Tor every other member of the COM
paFy, individually and collectively. It
reused an audience that gave promise
OF being rigid 10 enthusiasm that has
seldom been eQuaIed in the Theatre
in years. And it wasn't a very large
audience. either.
Frankly, the public did not believe
Mr. F'rawley could SvengaH as it has
Deen done here before Early in the
week the recollection of Wilton L9ckaye
in the difficult role of the Hungarian
hypnOtist came wildly TO the mind and
IN anticipation some of Us almost SYM
pathIzed with the young man who was
TO give what we supposed would be an
imitation It was conceded that Miss
van Buren, ought 10 make" a good"
''Trilby." She had the face and figure
and the talent.
The performance has been given and
anticipatiOns have been surrendered
to the universal opinion that FraWIey
is Lackaye's equal and Miss Van Bu-
rem is Edith Cranes SUPERIOR.
The audience at first seemed to have
an idea that their part in the per
Torrance was to keep cool. They for
got it as the first act proceeded, and
at the end of the third act, when the
real triumph came, nothing on earth
could have dissUaded the gathering
from expressing itself.
It is in this act that Svengali Gies.
But the audience refused to allow it.
Four times was the curtain raised,
Miss Van Buren, responding alternate
~ with the entire company. amidst
the widest enthusiasm, but nothing
would do until Mr.. Frawley himself
appeared. The resurrection having Oc-
Cured, he responded a second time, a
third, a fourth, and after all he had
to come in front Of the curtain. the
stage hands having begun to rearrange
the setting. A speech was demanded.
but Mr.. Frawley knew better than to
! endanger the effect Of the artistic and
CHASTITY finale.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
Miss Van Buren's "TTilby." In the
opinion Of some she is head and should
/ ers above the original. Others claim
her only as Miss Cranes equal. In
any event, she captiVated the audience
| last night. first as the airy girl of the
Latin quarter, then as the hypnotized
idol and all through in her emotional
work. Her delineation of ''TriIby" sur
| passes anything in which she has been
| seen during the engagement.
Mr. Reynolds ''Taffy" was perfect
| far ahead of others given in Salt Lake.
/ THE Laird" in the hands of Mr.. Duff
! field gave him an opportunity he has
/ waited for all week. Mr.. Matthew was
at his very best IN Little Billee." and
/ Wallace Shaw was a hit in THE Rev.
/ Thomas BagOt." Clarence Chase made
/ a splendid ''Zou-ZOu" and Mr.. ArmOry
was all that was required in "DOdOr-'
/ In fact this is the play of the whole
! repertoire in which the members of the
! company are seen at their best, though
/ il is hard 10 draw a preference as be-
! tween '"Trilby'' and Secret Service"
/ Miss Alice Johnson, who sings Ben
/ Bolt in the great concert scene is not
| cast in the play. But from her work last
! night which was enthusiastically en-
! cored. and in 1.-THE Great Ruby" il is
/ evident that she is quite as good a
/ sOngstreSs as actress, which is saying
/ not a little Her voice is sweet and al
/ the same time powerful.
/ The scene of revelry in the bachelor
J APARTMENTS has been carefully worked
| up. It was accompanied by a song
! last evening, The Tale of the Kan
!
/ fion is from THE Burgomaster" and
was well received.
Secret Service" in matinee and z
meIodrama new TO Salt Lake. THE
! Snorting Duchess" tonight, closes the
! FrawIey season. The indications are
/ that both houses viii be big.
! ''Tennessee's Partner" was Witnessed
/ by a good house at the Grand agar
last night and II possible the piece wa:
more popular than on the opening
night The quaint story of Ten
/ nessee's Pardner" never grows old anC
| the people giving 1t at the present time
are so high above the average they
| should pack the Grand for every per
! forD1ance A matinee today and thi.
evenings performance closes the en-
gagement.
An improHptU recital was given by
/ Professor j. J. Mcclellan in the tab
| ernacle yesterday morning TO the mem
| bers of the ''Tennessee's Partner com
| pany Several selections were given by
! the quartette that is with the company
| Those who We're present expressed
| themselves IS thoroughly delighted
! with both instrumental and vocal selec
| tons
.The Belle of New YORK; company