Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-11

A
ours w come to be quite the custom
late ''~ rs some Of the big reylvals I'LL
TO Te's', ,.r rms were over 'Diplom-
the !'s ,,bn, il is a little too much to
acN Srr as the advertisements do)
Gam ",l n star cost--has l been an I'M I'm,
al 49, .,ccsss at the Empire ana
mems AnglIn, whom you salt
Nlls ., teIl in love with last year has
LaA', . more than ever how strong she
Shown .,o,iopal roles, by her work In
u another big hit was the Baron
s,Jn n Edwin stevens
sven - ',Aoy afternoon all New York
is','' on, 70 see the Browning event
'u'., .i Vnlckerbocker theater. In
az ", the great poets drama in
D''''' vas rendered by Mrs Lemoyne'
Nel'' Gunner and Eleanor Robson, who,
s o"' s' s,ow Is a daughter of Madge
. -, cake. Play ana players made
t..o Impression, and the usual com
sc 10y Ivy, nat Browning can't be eompre-
' Is certainly seemed to have no
'- an This occasion, The one-act
W." which preceded the Browning
P'' ..o. ,ho Irish ldyll, The Land Of
MANS Desire" N which Ada Dwyer
3 ~ nor husband, Harold Russell, had
=, royel pleasure Of playing together
=, ,be first time in 10, these many
-, The company visits all the
stern big cities, playing only one
',1sS, mr. afternoon al each place. The
,a1s viii last month and after that
81 NJ and Mrs. Russell VIII set out for
,belr homes In salt Lake
" trotbsr event on which all New
yorks theatrical eyes have been for
long time fastened, came off last
nght in Syracuse, and TINS mornings
ngpers here are full Of 1t, ! refer to
" rat Goodwin and Maxine Elllotts pro-
drctIon of "The Merchant Of Venice"
surnrislng as II may sound to you, who
8rrobably don't know that Nat has a
strong earnest, pathetic vein in his
clmpoAtou. the play seems to
3baye been a great go" and Maxine
TN course carried all before her
m the role Of the lovely Portia.
send you the Syracuse papers clippings
herewith
The Evening Herald says mir Good
Nns Shylock completely dlsarmed the
many sceptcs who could not believe
that ability to properly interpret Shake
speare lay in the clever comedian. His
INTERPRETATION Of the Jew was in keep
hg with the best traditions. combined
with many acceptable Innovations that
vere bred Of his own keen artistic
senSe. His presence vas dlgnified and
commandng his rhetoric clear, and his
Performance, on the whole, most i'm
preSive The supporting company
vas strong IN every Instance. especially
b the cases Of Miss Elliott as Portla,
lir BOucicaut as Bassauio Mr.. lie
Nowe as Old Gobbo Mr.. Dobson as
Launcelot GobbO Mr. Arbuckle as An
2HfoniO and Miss Irish as Nerissa. The |
production Is on a scale Of magniflcence
Seldom eQuaed"
q The Post.Standard says. I'm his
finely intelligent pictorial authorta-
tye and convincing portrayal of Shy
lock In The Merchant Of Venice, as |
revived by Klaw & Eranger, Nat. c,
GOOdwln disclosed histronic qualities |
That entitle him to rank among the |
greatest interpreters Of Shakespeare to- |
may and the finest dramatic artists en-
OF n a
stage His representation Of the Jew
pas a revelation OF his genius and
seuaIlty The Portia OF Miss Maxine
elliott Is worthy the Shylock Of Mr..
Go0dwin The production is sumptu-
pus In Is scenic embellishments. and
- cosluming is extraordinarily rich, /
tpeauuiu and harmonious. The sup |
porting cast Is notably strong"
81 ne Evening Telegram says ut |
pay be stated at once that Mr.. Good. !
psrsonallon Of Shylock fully JUS |
thel MS purpose 10 essay the role. and /
warrants bis belief that he should be
PIG 70 hazard a venture into the realm
~ lAe serious drama. His Shylock is
lignlted' forceful and intelligent con-
ttluoh' most effectively worked out |
hl most impressiyely and satisfac-
oINy Illustrated The personation from
..f'ery point Of view Is bound TO be a
iosl notable one. TNo actor sinks his |
pehly utterly in the exacting role.
Klhere Is not even a hint thought or
suggestion OF the personality of the
ayer or OF his previous field Of his
uhe ehdeavor. He utterly and en-
$IsE transforms himself into new
I heretofore untried line Of action
~ pound TO compel the thorough
%pploVal N the critical. The scenic
<l'uonment Of the play Is superbly eff
Ecuye surprising in many respects
D ny provided by Sir Henry Irving"
'"e journal says. That the mimic
Y score OF tragedians in as many
- before Syracuse audiences should
~ me originality that Goodwin last
snt displayed Is more than a pass
~ surprise, He becomes the jew Of
1gle ages, not the doddering old man
.vlmeT characteriZations. He is the
a1Wr street deuizen. much given 10
.Nsophy' But II Is not the philOso-
XIV vi supllety TO which we are used.
'ne real jew OF today, harmonized
T." the Jew Of Shakespeare. You
az u ne Is the man that you are
tainlng for money on your watch.
Nndictive, eXultanL dramatic vet
shlhed and wholly interesting. Miss
~ ~" torua is wholly lovable, in
me love that is convincing, the
~ 49, lhal Is effective and the beauty
H. not dependent on your imagina-
4 y. y.
me closing attraction Of what has
NJ uhe OF the busiest seasons in the
- r.! o. the Salt Lake theater viii be
n'y Miller who opens Monday eve
1 ss' on MS way To an his annual en-
s,nent IN san Francisco. The sal,
49, 1S s.Si' ca out at heavy rate and MIR,
~ N, ,eels confident that the wind up
iGnds,.s'e ason VIII be a successful one.
tr,5nsa,sy5ns' his opening bin. was first
No AZ at me Empire theater. New
IN n, pnl MT Miller made of the part
m. .,Hrihe an instantaneous success
M pp,ay is by the noted author louis
dtsi,"a.AeI ana Is a delightful comedy
b, v.iile WIN an International marriage
.dv ~ us preceded by the one act com.
sF-''. sNIillen hy Clyde Fitch entitie1
|sny bro3' MN Lemaitre." II was origin
IYort " o., az Days theater New
|tent IN 1 ,t was written about an Incl.
|,p '"e llle Of the great French ac-
hives Nv ".'.'ay evening. MIR. Miller re-.
|heinhe,' pg5y IN which he Is hest re-.
balls ms nearisease" Everyone re
b he s,r,, s,gilihg story. which Is that
Who losos - =, 'Ies Of a Young composer
through i J. t'g manuscript OF an opera
PRESENTED ,nslN ana who hears II being