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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-18

ana hands pressed firmly on her bosom,
as II TO reDress by manual force its
triumphant swellings-she lowered
above all around, and rolled. and almost
reeled across the stage, her very soul,
as it were, diiating and riOting in its
exubtaition, until her action lost all
grace, and yet became so true to ma
ture, SO picturesque and 50 descriptive
that pit and gallery sprung to their
feet, electrified by the transoendeIt ex-
ecutiOn Of the conception"
The above descriptions refer to a
time when Mrs. Siddons was only IS
years old, and her brother (wbO took
the part of COTiOsanus) 50. Some crit
les thought that the VOlumnia Of the
occasion looked more like the sister
than the mother Of COriolanus. But this
fault was easily overlooked in the ex-
cellence Of the representation as q
whole
As to Kemble's Coriolanus, the testi-
m0ny as to its greatness is equally
strong. Macready, who saw it many
times, speaks Of it in his "Remini-
seencGs" as peerless" Genest. the
we'll known historian of the British
stage, calls 1t his greatest part Sir
Waiter Scott, VINO was not only an adj
mirer of Kemble's but also an intimate
friend Of his, spoke Of his BrutUG. his
Cato and his COriOlanuS as being his
best parts, and placed his COri0lanus
first You know what a complete model
of the Roman he is, he wrote to a
friend on the occasion of Kembles re-
tirememt.
The Kembles-John. Charles and Mrs
SiddOns-were frequently called 'The
Three Graces." Both the brothers pos
sessed much Of the classical beauty OF
their greater sister When John KEN
bic first appeared on the LOndJn stage
the general remark was, How very
ike his sister," But Charles Kemble
was handsomer even than his brother.
Leigh Hunt said of him that "his face
and figure we're ideaP' and that The
was the nearest approach to Shake
speare's gentlemen and heroes of TO
nance" he had ever seen. The three
constituted a trio such as no other
family has ever given to the stage
rCOTiOlanus' was first brought out
by john Kemble in Drury Lane in 1883
II was again brought out by him in
Covent Garden in 1906 tt was also
the great play in his repertoire in his
last year upon the stage 1SID. when.
however, the part of VOlUmnia CsIrs.
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TRUTH AND TREASON

Senator Vests denunciation of Han
mas imperial toadies who charge with
treason those who would save the re-
public from what they believe to be a
policy of wreck and ruin, was timely
in the senate Tuesday. Il disclaim any
intention to reflect upon my country, -
he said, but I deny the risht Of any
man to muzzle me and restrain my
right TO express my own opinion in my
own way. We have the bubonie plague
added to leprosy in Hawaii. we have
starvation in Puerto Rico, we have IN
rest and disguiet in Cuba. and we have
a war of indefinite length in the Phil
ippinGs. Is it treason to say this?''
Senator Beveridge, if present, prob
ably replied that it was treason to op-
pose any project OF policy that Mark
Hanna through William Mckinley,
Was irving to carry out.
Had Lincoln been there he would
have said; Men are traitors who re-
main silent when they believe a great
wrong is being perpetrated, either
upon their country or in its name upon
other people" And Lincoln's record
in congress during the Mexican war
shows that he believed this most sin
cerelv-
But Hanna is a greater man in the
eyes OF the Beverages. the Proctors,
the Platts, the Quays and the Woleotts
Of modern Republicanism than eyer
was lincoln
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FEUDs IN KENTUCKY.

SOci0l0gists and crimnologists who
have been studying the phenomena of
feuds in this country attribute them to
ignorance and frreHgion. These we'd
dettas may thrive among the inlet
tered, but they usually begin in higher
circles, and it is a well known fact
that the bitterest partisans, the most
answering adherents Of factions, are
people Of simple piety, Who zealOusly
believe in the justice Of any cause
which they spouse.
There was "a fearful tragedy enacted
in leading hotel at Frankfort, KY,
the other day. which promises to be
the beginning Of another of those ter
rible feuds for which the dark and
bloody ground" Is becoming chiefly no.
tori0us. The participants had been
soldiers in the Spanish wa. volunteers
in the cause OF their country; they
were educated men. members Of first
families. citizens of distinction, pro-
fessional men of ability-ye- they con-
unued TO clash in public Or in private
until four Of them were shot fatally
and the fifth was dangerously wound
ed as a result Of the last encounter.
Unless all precedents are d.sregarded,
the friends, relatives and eequaintances
Of the principals VIII take the matter
up and carry it on until one side or
the other is wiped out. or both sides
imprisoned for life. which is highly
Improbable.
No one can foresee the end. IT may
be that babes unborn will live to take
a hand in the deadly business and that
the relations and friendships of a life
time viii suffer in the ensuing chap
tiers Of assassination.
We have a great many evils to cor
reet. wrongs to right and problems to
solve at home 1t seems without max
ing Quixotic tours Of the world for ad-
ditionaI ones
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TWO REPORTS PROMISED.

There win be two reports submitted
in the Roberts case. that of the ma
jority insisting upon exclusion, and a
minority report, submitted by Repre-
sentatives LittlefeId and De Almond.
recommending that the congressman
elect be admitted upon his credentials
and afterwards expelled because he is
a polygamist.
The question at issue is whether or
not the house can add to the require
ments of the constitution for member
ship-no one disputes the general prop
osition that the house is authorized to
pass upon the qualifications of its mem
bers, even by arbitrary action; out has
it a right 70 impose additional restric-
tions upon members-eleet7
The law, the constitution and all
preceaents are with the minority. The
method proposed by Messrs. Littlefeld
and De Almond is the legal way. The
method OF the majority is the unlawful
way.
Do members Of the majority expect.
by trampllng the law, 20 impress upon
the people Of Utah the majesty Of the
laW7
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EXPENSIVE LITIGATION.


Tai trees from little acofns grow
Childish quarrels, under certain climat-
ic conditions. develop into horrible
tragedies Small differences in the sex
Element Of accounts have resulted in
lawsuits lasting through generations of
litigants.
The ownership Of a pig was disputed
in Iowa before a country justice Of the
peace a quarter Of a century aga. It
was recently decided in FAVOR Of one
OF the lugants, no one knows or cares
which any more: but not until the pig
had been dead for twenty years and
over 5000, coo had been expended liz va
riots ways to influence counts ana
juries, pro and con. In the meantime
that pig entered into the social affairs
Of the country, for the people took
sides, and the man who remained neu-
tral had no friends at all; the pig was
a political issue. controlling local cleo
tons and having an influence over
state politics: it caused men to leave
one church and join another; to regu-
late their amusements, devotions and
business transactions, to choose their
social political and religious ahiiia-
tons, always with that pig in view,
Twenty years ago the Townsen5s and
Reeses OF Colorado county, Texas
quarreled over the ownership of
scrubby maverick calf. Since that
time S1e0,000 has been expended in Jaw
suits alone. twice that much in funer-
ais and surgeon bills, for over 200 men
have lost their lives in the contention
which resulted, two being added to the
list on Tuesday while at the county
seat arranging for a change Of venue.
After all what was gained by the
owners Of the pig? WHAT can be
gained by the owners of tta calf? Sat
isfaction, they say. But there. cannot
be much satisfaction to the farmers Of
Iowa who allowed a four-dOIlar sh0at
to drag them from aflluence to penury.
There is meagre satisfaction in store
for the Texas ranchers, since the orig
iHll litiganJs are dead. their heirs in
Jail or fugitives from justice. and near
ly all their friends either in the grave
yard or lying in ambush for each other
yet. If that is satisfaction the wonder
is that men win seek it.
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IN ADVANCE OF TRIAL.

Congress should resent the insinua-
tons of the postmaster general. con
corning the propriety Of acting upon
accusations without a regular trial held
in the state where alleged ofenses are
said to have been committed.
In his report to the house committee
on postofliciaI matters the postmaster
general said:
I wrote to the marshal of the territory
Estate of Ctah), asking him for any in
formation In his possession. and he re-
piled that charge had been made in the
state court and the postmaster cat Provo)
had been held over for trial. which was
soon to take place. We decided that we
ought not 10 convict in advance of trial.
and reserved action until the judicial de-
termination.
Neither Chairman Tayler of the in
QUESTION commission nor his Salt Lake
organ has any such idea Of law. of
justice or Of duty. MI Tayler had
heard accusations of the same kind
against a fellow member-elect, but
he contended that congress ought to
punish in advance Of regular trial and
conviction, wherefore the accused was
deprived Of his legal right to take the
oath Of office.
Perhaps a difference in the politics
of accused persons makes a difference
in the methods CT procedure employed
against them. but crusaders should try
to harmonic their efforts If they would
accomplish anything II the way of
genuine reform.
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Siddons having retired from the stage)
was taken by Mrs. FAUCET, the mother
of Helen F'aucit. Also it was the play
he chose for his farewell appearance in
Edinburgh, where he was a great ia
vorite- Finally, it was the play he
chose for his last appearance in Co
vent Garden. in his ever-memors bic
farewell 10 the stage" June %, 1917.
OF that last appearance John Howard
Payne the dramatist and player (au-
thor Of Home, Sweet Home"). wrote
I can never forget Kemble's Corio-
Janus. His entree was the most bril-
liant ever Witnessed. His person de-
rived majesty from a scarlet robe
which he managed with inimitable dig
nifty. the Roman energy OF his de-
pertinent, the seraphie grace Of his ges-
ture and the movements Of his perfect
f-possession displayed the great
mind. daring TO command and disSain-
ing to solicit admiration. His form de-
rived an additional elevation Of perhaps
two inches from his sandals. In every
part Of the house the audience rose
waved their hats and huzzaed. and
the cheering must have lasted more
than five minutes"
Hazlitt the critic, gives a more de-
tailed account Of that memorable even
ing:
Nj. kenDie TOOK MS leave of tho
stage on Monday night, IN the charac-
ter of Coriolanus. On his first coming
forward to pronounce his farewell al
dress he was received with a shout Ike
thunder. On his retiring after it. the
applause was long before il suhgjdad
entirely away. It is neari,,
twenty years since we first saw Mr.
heTnble in the same character: vet how
snort the interval. seems. The impres-
son seems as distinct as If L were VS.
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sores and deformities. The Enquirer
predicts rhis, but says khat 'ths PARTY
should not be made to conform L, the
missnapen oondition ia which any
clique may 6nd itself. but every fac
ton should be made To conform with
the Republican Iarty as it stands ma
ticaally"
Does This mean the endorsement Of
the gold standard? The answer is en-
pnaaeally, yes" says tne Enquirer.
The silver heresy should receive no
more enaefsemGn. by Republicans in
Otah than by Republicans in any. ether
section OF the country
And ctr Provo contemporary con
Guides 9ith this admonition 10 mem
beers x its party:
Republicans Of Utah should remember
ti4aL l2e financial bill. fixing firmly in
aH the money basis that has for Years
ruled I'M -he commerce Of the country,
OUT one dissenting Republican vote. Then
sndA Utah Republicans refuse 10 render
unto Caesar the things that are Caesars >
2 ne gold standard is the crystaiiised Wis
dom Of EepublicauisIn. as specie redfgnD-
ucn WAS Of former Repubiicanism Both
have made Of the financial system eli the
United States bulWark o. strength that
IS she pride OF every thoughtful AMER
lean
Barring the bu3Wark ana the pride of
tEoughtful Americans. what Repubii-
can dares refuse 10 render unto Caesar
that which is Caesars?
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ADJUSTMENTS.

There seems to be no limit TO salt
Lakes capacity for theatre-g0ing. for a
good house was again present last night
10 see the opening of the Nance O'NeiI
engagement. about which 50 musa has
been written and said. The audience was
all expectation, and disposed also to be
critical of this new actress, who has so
recently come to public notice, and who
made her debut before as to so much
flourish of trumpets.
The repeated curtain calls and scene
calls told the story Of nef triumph among
Us. as elsewhere.
The play of "Magda' is one Of the deep-
est Of the social studies on the stage to-
day and Is by that master or German
realistic fictiOn, Sudermann, who is placed
in the same class with Ibsen .'Magias' is
a play which presents Its problems in a
bright lght--there is no concealmenf. no
inuend0. Everything which might be i'm
piled is plainly stated Nothing is LEFT to
the Imagination. IT IS a powerful study
and iutei esting to all who are Interested
fn literature and acting Of the modern
aent-well plessanter things have been
devised.
Miss O'Neil IS young woman OF mag
EiiCent stage appearance. and has q re-
markedly expressive and mobile aaunfa-
nance She IS distinguished in her bear
ing and has pleasing element of reD0se
in her manner Her gifts as an actress
are as great as We have been led 10 he
lieVe. and that is saying much She il a
woman who will be heard from in har
profession Much the style OF f3laucha
Walsh IN her acting. she bids fair to be-
come her rival Miss 'Neirs art is as
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yet untamed-slle is not an exponent Of
the quiet, intense style of realism. Her
power lies in her wonderfully strong eN-
press8ons OF emotions and at times she
seems almost 10 Overstep une bounds OF
artistic expression in her uncomfortable
ferYor and enthusiasm. Salt Lake has ac-
ceptea Miss O'NeI with the utmost
warmth. and she is welcome among US
Tor the pays she brings and for her own
beauty and wonderfully strong talents
Mr.. Mckee Rankin, that splendid Yeter-
an, showed himself to be the same strong
ACTOR as ever and gave a mastery pOr-
trayal Of Magda' s fa.ler. Mr. Clay Glenn
ent. who received a warm reception, was
seen in the sympathetic role of the pas or,
in which il was not hard TO win fhe favor
of the audience. II WAS a part full of
conceived by M. Clement He viii no
doubt have a greater opportunity in other
plays OF the repertoire. Barton Hill s
part was Of the mOmentary description.
'I,ne remainder Of The cast was adequate.
'Masda viii be the biz tonight and Sat
uruay afternoon, and tomorrow night
The Jewess' will be given.
Uncle Toms Cabin closed at the
Grand last night, and tonight Lincoln J.
carter thrilling spectacle, Remember
the Maine, VIII come to this theatre for
the remainder OF the week
The following programme viii be given
at the Orpheus club concert in the Con-
gTegatlonal church tonight:
sailors Chorus ..................Dr. Parry
0rpheus Club
Reest, With Overlooking Heart.
ARA. Inc Soft Southern Breeze"
(fr0m "Rebekah .....-.........B arnbv
AIr, Glenn Hall
ReVleTe. -. ------t--.- Nieuxtemps
Miss Silence Bales
ta) Sweet Be Tl1y Rest" .Meyer-Helmund
CD The King a-hunting Goes 80. Macy
Orpheus cub
ca Donna Norrei MOTir ........-..T Osti
lo) me Inqulrer' .......;... Schubert
With the R0sei" From Persian
Garden )-------- --..---- --------L Lehman
Mr.. Hall.
Airs HOngrOls" ......--.-......-..F Ernst
Miss Dales
The Destruction Of GaXa"-...L. de Rifle
Orpheus Cub
Grande Fantasia" ....-.-.......De Berfot
Miss Dales
la) Thou Art Like a Flower Chadwick
tb) Drink 10 AIe Only With Thine
E1Ees -,:::-..-,.......--.,. Old English
Ncj LleDeslieas -------.-.--...-------DV- Orak.
Mr.. Hail.
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cOuntenance, noble and dignified, his
solemn and grave demeanor, his easy
yet commanding geGtures. his stately
and impressive eiOCUtiOn were the COM
plete realization Of all the external re-
quisites Of the part. But, in addition,
he evinced. by his development of the
all-ab50rbiDg passion dominant in Cor
i0anus' character, such energy and
force as made his representation ire
sistible.
Mr7. SiddOns' Volumnia was second
only to her Constance and her Lady
Macbeth The great tragedienne was
notably strong in pantCmfne, and the
part of Volurnnia. especially as 'I0hn
Kembie provided for it in his version
Of "C0riOlanus." allowed the display OF
very considerable pantOmimic power.
Let us listsn for a moment TO what an
eyewitness. the tragedian Charle5
Afayue Young. wrote Of her as she ap-
peared in The triumphal procession IN
"Coricianus'' above referred to:
II remember her coming down the
stage. in 1883, in the triumphal entry of
her son. Corioidnus, when her dunn
show drew plaudits that shook the
building (Drury Lance. She came alone,
marching and beating time TO the
nuislc. rolling (if that be not too strong
a tenn to describe her notion from
side 90 side, swelling with the triumph
Of her son. such was the intcXicatl0n
Of icy " hitch flashed from her eyes and
lit up her whole face, that the effect
was irresistible. She seemed to me TO
reap ali the glory of that procession TO
aersalf, / could hardly take my eyes
from her. CoriOlanus, banner and pag-
can't. ali went for nothing after she had
walked to her place.
The following is another account of
the same event:
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UTAH AND THE PARTIES.

Tacre win be d disposition on the part
VI certain Republican leaders in this
state 10 push local issues TO the iron.
in the coming campaign, particularly il
q special election is ordered; this viii
be to- conceal tho attitude Of the party
on the financial question. In fact the
whole crusade which has been agitat-
ing the state for a year or more was be
gun ana carried on by local politicians.
aside from The religious interest It sub
sequently enlisted. in the clumsy at
tempt To cover up the real with false is
sues
The Provo Enquirer. one Of the stall
wart Republican organs Of the state,
one that endorsed The 81. Louis plat
form in lS56 and supported the AIcKin-
ley ticket when equally partisan but
less courageous Republicans were
awaiting a more favorable opportunity
to openly affiliate with the goldbug or
ganizauon. takes cognizance Of this dis
position Of some Of the local party
leaders and warns Republicans Of Utah
10 be frank and honest and on rAeiy
guard.
It asks them 10 stand squarely with
their party in the rest of zhe country.
on the absorbing political questions OF
the day" and adds:
There viii De an attempt made to fight
the special election through on local
lines which involve nothing out bitter
ness and are Improbable % the party
Against this policy loyal Republicans
must fight L has been repeatedly proven
that 81 il better 10 go down 20 defeat
ficntine squarely for principles. than TO
gain victory along lines NOT in accord
with Re-ublicanisu.
Tn the event of q special election,
which viii certainly have an influence
on the general election 20 be held in
November, -there win be a frantic at
tempt by the trimmers and straddlers
10 capture The Republican state con-
ventjon for the purpose of making a
platform which VIII cover their political
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CAGES OMISSIONS.

Verbose and voluminous as was Sec
rotary Cages explanation of his spe-
cial favors 10 pet banks. he seems to
have omitted some things which APP
pear to have a bearing upon the case
fully as great as anything he set forth.
For instance, when the vice presi-
dent of the National City bank Of NV
YorIz-the STANDARD Oil concern in
which Banker Gage is said 10 be inter
ested-thought a sufficient period had
elapsed to satisfy the exactions OF pro
priety. he wrote 10 Secretary Gaze on
June s. 1S97-ninety days after the iR-
auguratiou-asking for special favors
The. receipt. of which he has since ae-
lnowledged.
"Of course, the bank is very strong. .
he wrote. and if you vii take pains
20 look at our list of directors You VIII
see that we also have very greet po-
litscal claims in view - what was done
during thes canvass last year
Among these directors Who have
great political claims IN the admits
tration ana on the federal treasury. in
view Of what they did Coz Hanna's cur
ruption fund in 1886. are Il. Q. have
meyer. the president Of the suga1 trust:
James II. Post, another sugar grandee;
Wnlam rockefeller, president Of the
Standard OH company Of New York:
Robert Bacon Of the J. F. Morgan bond
syndicate, e, II. Dodge Of the Copper
trust. stephen 5. Palmer. president Of
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THE FORTUNE THEATRE.

conJoined with his work the work Of
other playwrights. During the whole
period, say. from the time CT the refor-
nation Q660, and, for all We know,
even from Shakespeare's own time)
down to the year 1920. "Coriolanus' w3e
not brought out once, even nDminally.
as Shakeapeare's play. In 1T49 a play on
ule same subject was produced in Co
vent Garden, written by James Thorn
son. the poet, the author of THE Sea-
oons" and THE Castle of Incidence. -
1t IS a sort of combination of Shake
epeare's play and ThCmson's play, com
piled in the main by Thomas Sheridan
(the father Of Sheridan, the dramatist),
and improved and amended by John
Philip Kemble, that has had most
vogue uDon the stage.
C0ri0lanus" is likewise too complex
in its construction, to0 indirect in it's
dramatic movement, to be a very ef-
fectiVe play for acting, except under
conditions that admit Of great spectac-
ul6r and scenic display. As an illus
tratlOn Of this, it may be mentioned
that when Keuble produced IL he in
trOduCed a procession. not definitely
provided for by Shakespeare, in which
240 people took part, Vestalg, lictOrs,
sword bearers, standard-bearers, etc,
besides the regular dramatis personae
crowds to represent citizens, spectators,
cee-
It is evident. then, that the full meas
ure of enjoyment which "Coriolanus'
affords as play can rarely be obtained
from seeing it acted. In reading Cor
iOlanus" scarcely a line seems possible
to be spared, and yet. as we have seen,
twO-fifth5 Of it at least has to be cut
out in acting. On the other hand, the
greatness Of the two principal oharac-
tiers of the play, CoriClanus and Vo-
lumnia, can only be guessed at by q
reader who has never seen them imper-
s1nated by genius.
The hO1DTs Of "coriolanus" as an
acting play belong to John Philip
Kemble and his sister, the great Mrs
SiddOns. It is doubtful if ever an actor
mas appeared upon the stage whose i'm
Dersonaion of the Roman character
hes been 20 complete as were the Ro-
man representations of John Kemble.
And of all of Kemble's Roman charac-
tiers, Brutus, Cato, Coriolanus. etc. his
CoriCianus was chief. Coriolanus was
indeed Kemble's greatest, grandest
part HIS tail and imposing figure. his