The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

large and fashionable audience saw
Stuart Robson and his excellent COM
pany present OLIVER Goldsmith" at the
Salt Lake theatre last night. The play
is comedy from the pen OF Augustus
Thomas. The plot has no extensive
complications. The attraction lies
chiefly in the brilliancy of the dialogue,
although deep interest is felt in the love
affair between Oliver Goldsmith and
sweet Mary Horneck. The historical
characters introduced include DR.. Sam
uel johnson, Boswell, Edmund Burke,
David Garrick, Mr.. Featherstone and
others. These characters are repre-
sented on the stage in the likeness they
wore when living and with their sew
eral pecUliaritieS. DR.. Johnson, repre-
sented by Mr.. Weaver, looks like his
picture in the books. He roars and
smarts and oyerwhelns his adversaries
with pompoUs diction. Edmund Burke,
played by Mr.. Grattan, has the stately
and important bearing of the great
statesman. The hesitancy in speech,
which Burke had, is noticeable. He
makes a magnificent retort to every
thrust and both by his wit and Slight
irish accent betrayS his nativity. Bos-
Well is just what one would fancy him
"a umid hero worshipper and DR..
johnson is the hero near whom he
wishes to be at all times. David Car
rick, the greatest actor of that time,
is impersonated By Mr.. Henshaw, who
plays this difficult part exceedingly
well. Stuart Robson takes the charac-
ter of Oliver Goldsmith. Goldsmith is
represented as a man of medium size.
with red hair, somewhat stopped, some
what stumbling in his walk irregular
and Jerky in his speech and, as COM
pared with his literary friends. very
shabbily clad. He is brilliant in con-
Yersatlon, ready at repartee and free
from care. Creditors press him on all
sides, he lives in a garnet, has no
money, gives his clothes and food to
beggars and pawns books DR.. Johnson
mas lent him TO buy wine to entertain
Burke The only care he has is a hap
less love for Mary Horneck-
me curtain rises upon a room in Mr..
F'eatherstOne's house. Mrs. Feather
stone and her daughter Catherine and
Mary Horneck are there. DR.. johnson,
David Garrick, Burke, Kenrick and
others come in. DR.. johnson reads
from Goldsmith'S Traveller and says
n is a good poem Boswell makes notes
Later Goldsmith. who has mistaken Mr..
FeatherStOne' house for an inn. drops
in and the guests. hearing him coming
hide. Later all return and make merry
with Goldsmith. This ludicrous mis-
take suggests to Goldsmith his play,
She Stops to Conquer"
The next scene represents the stage
at COvent Garden theatre where the
play is being rehedrSed. The final scene
shows Goldsmith in his garrett Con
stables come to arrest him for debt He
declares to friends that he has spent all
the money he received from his play
and that every six pence he ever earn
ed cost him shilling. He receives an
order from Garrick for a play and with
1t money with which he pays the con-
stables Mary HOrneck and others are
there and the curtain falls upon Cold
smith and Mary talking of their love
Throughout the whole play are inter
spersed beautiful little love scenes and
brilliant Wit cOmbatS.
Miss Maud White as Mary HOrneck
was perfection itself Miss Ellen NORTH
mer as Catherine Featherstone and Miss
JefeTy Lewis as Mrs. Featherstoue were
excellent Every player in the com
pany is an artist. This play will be
presented IN matinee this afternoon and
tonight.
Under Sealed Orders" drew another
large audience at the Grand last night.
Same play in matinee this afternoon
and tonight.
The sale of seats for the engagement
at the Salt Lake theatre all of next
week of Mr.. James Neill and the NeflI
company opened at the box office yes
terday with rush. Many friends in
the city of Miss Julia Dean will be on
hand in large numbers Monday even
ing to welcome back 10 this city where
she was a social favOrite and her aunt.
Julia Dean-Hayne was a very great
social and stage favorite before her.
Monday nights play will be a Bach
elOr's Romance
Sale of seats for the FaIk-veronee at
fractions at the Grand next week is