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

Whatever impression the FrawIey
company may have left by their pre-
sentatiOn of Madame Sans Gene.' il
certainly was improved upon by their
magnificent production of The Great
Ruby last night. The play is one Of
great possibilities, a modern society
drama with a share Of sensationaliSYn
that is not too OVeTdTawn To cater to
the artistic. and MIR. FraWley has sue
ceeded well in making the best Of the
opportunities it affords. The action
taxes place in London and IS woven
about the theft of a priceless Jewel
which goes from the hands of an ad-
ventures and thief into the hands of
SOmnambutiSU and eventually up in
balloon, but with ali this. the realism
is intense and holds the attention of a
sJage-DON spectator with the same fer
NOr as tmbues the gaiieTy-god
Miss Van Buren,, who made such a
decided impression as Sans Gene. eS-
says the vastly different role of the
Countess CharkOff, adventures and ac-
complete of the Diamond Gang. And
while she lost not an atom of her high
standing, the honOTs of the piece he
long distinctly to Miss Alice johnson.
in the role of Lady Garrett BY her
surprising delineatiOu of the character
so frequently encountered woman Of
moderate means trying to break into
SOciety-It was demonstrated that Mr.
F'rawley is not depending upon one
piece Of good timber 10 do all the fenli-
nine work Miss Johnson gave a splen-
did impression throughout. excellent in
her somnambulistic scene
Mr. Reynolds aS the polished leader
of a gang Of thieves was perfection.
His stage presence surpasses that Of
any man in the company. Mr. FraWley
was all the character of the Indian
Prince could be. and Reginald Travers,
as the drawing English lord, was d de
Cided hit. Mr.. Amory is well suited to
the role of MOntyghal, and Frank
Matthew IS acceptable as the detective.
One of the choicest bits Of the east
was Miss Pearl Landers' Interpretation
of the maid with the broad London ac-
cent The many ether female parts are
IL good hands.
The costumes wOrG by the women in
the cast are elaborate creations, Supe-
riOr perhaps to those of Madame Sans
Gene which is saying great deal.
From a scenic standpoint the prOduc-
ton is equal To anything given by stock
cumpanies unCsr the necessity of car
rying such a vast load Of canvas. and
far above the average. The thrilling
balloon scene is q clever creation and
the appearance Of a real coach-aud-
four driven the fun length Of the stage,
was enthusiastically received.
If there was a noticeable defect in
last nights performance II was the
stage management. which 1T times led
the audience to- believe 1t was first
night production
Madame Sans Gene" win be given in
matinee today. T -~ht The Great
Ruby is repeated.
Hoyrs breezy farce, d. Stranger in
New York capabIy presented by Shu-
bert's Musical company. kept a good
sized audience at the Grand theatre
laughing and appiauding last evening
for the better part of two hours and a
half The players were above the av-
erage Of farce aggregationS, and they
had the audience with them from be-
ginning to end of the performance.
They kept in touch with the action OF
the play. and the fUn-making was new
er allowed to drag.
John J.. Kearney, as the stranger.
easily led in the male portion Of the
cast, and his songs in the last act
scored a tremendous hit with the gal
iery. Dave Marion as T. Collier Down.
the gay man about town and sancti-
monious husband. appeared 10 especial
advantage in the last act, as did Mrs.
McEvoy I'm the role of Mrs. Down.
The specialties were all well applaud
ed, especially those Of the Mccoy sis
tiers, two young women who have re-
Gently come from Australia 10 try their
fortune on the American stage. and the
baritone singing of Emily Benner. Miss
Benner's voice is deep and fun, and
when she sang the chorus of MY Old
Kentucky Home" the house was not
to be appeased without a repetition.
Likewise Lizzie AICCoy's animated pOr-
trayal of the woes of the little tin sol
der with the tin goo-gSo entitled her to
the encore she received.
on the whole the presentation of the
farce was OF a higher order than the
work OF the average company in this
class OF plays and theysize OF the audi