The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

a is no new condition for the name
of Frohman to be associated with
theatrical pa-agons. Tor nearly
a decade now the name and the
word have been almost Synonymous,
and, if one nGy judge from the mag
nifcent reception of the play and the
company presenting r. c. Cartons
comedy at the Theatre Friday night,
the Frohman familys habitual want
of regard for the west has sig
nally failed to remove the i'm
preston. a house filed back to
the last row. enthusiasm that
increased from the first lifting of the
curtain to it's final descent and the
after comments of "A brilliant audience
that had gone in expectancy and come
away delighted. formed the tribute. At
ter viewing this. the third attraction
sent west within a few short weeks,
behind which appears the magic name,
one is led to wonder how ever the pub
lie can resign itself to the mediocrity
of the usual seasons run. and how
soon it will be called upon to expert
ence that ordeal,
Lady Huntworth's Experiment
ranks well with any of Cartons works,
yet is parallelistic of none. There is
something so Strikingly original in the
story and so clever in its diffusion that
. the charm becomes simultaneously a
magnet. The play is. strange to, say,
a good deal after the show bills prom
@se-'novel in story. clever in charac-
ter drawing and brilliant in dialogue"
Maturity in poultry is to be depre-
Gated orinstance. is the Voca bularis-
tic wears way of saying chicken, to be
eatable, should be young. He is a great
character, this vicar So are they all,
in truth.
1t was more than a pleasure to make
the acquaintance of Miss Hilda Spong.
the beauty who heads the cast, not as
leading woman" but as star In
the first act the admiration that goes
out to the COOK eXCeOt for her rare
beauty of figure and face, is measur-
able only. But the more seen of her
the more impressionablc her audience
becomes. a smile that twists you
around in your seat frequently and
cOmpels you to exclaim. with a we'll
known wag, VINO wouldn't be an ac-
tOr?" assists Miss Spong materially in
captivating her audience. But. added
to ii. is the true artistic sensibility
that betrays itself in repression. where
vivGcity and soubrettishness were ex-
pectef, and develops genuine admira-
tiOn for her as an actress.
The support was strong. ComNanies
SO evenly balanced are rare. even in
America, and this one. it is understood.
has been closely identified in it's indi-
vidual personnel with the other side.
Take any one of the pla-ers-the
sportsman. Captain Dorvaston, by Ar
thur Forrest. is a creation worth col
umns of praise. The vicar of Grant
Stewart was ideal. quite as much may
be said of Mr. Finney's portrayal of
Lord Huntwortb, the titled drunkaTd.
who says to the parSon on an apprO-
pirate occasion: You never were mar
ried, yet you magpies get up in your
pulpits and talk about hell as though
you knew the country" William owen
old Oh --rrsFs. a-.As1
Candy. the man. servant. was so con-
temporaneously reminiscent Oe Zaza's
tipping aunt in Mrs. Carters company
that he must necessarily have been
perfect William Courtenay filled the
minor male part. that of the Wears
curate. His reputation has not suf-
fered.
Mrs. Whiffen. who is familiar to
everybody. and who was welcomed as
she came on the stage. was the faith
ful old maiden aunt and she deviated
not a hairs breadth from the sdealized
character. Beatrice Morgan a win
some young woman, played the ingenue
sweetheart with taste and discretion.
aud finally came Alison ShipwOrth.
whose cockney hOUsemaid. though d-
minutive in itself. was sufficiently per
feet to bring her to the front rank In
the remarkably fine cast.
Daniel Frohman of the three broth
ers enjoys the reputation of catering
further 10 the artistic than either
pany he gives true representation Of
the superior quality Of work that NAV
eRanate from a company in which all
are good. and none superb cornDared
with company in which there IS one
scintillating star supported K players
of no ability a condition which too
frequently exists.
Miss Huda spong. who is at the head
OF Daniel FrOhman's company. differs
from most actresses in that she be-
neves the stage offers a fine field 70
young women to achieve fame and fo.-
tune
The chances Of success. although the
profession is so greatly crowded - re-
marked Miss Spong the other evening.
ARE as great as ever. If not greater
! should say TO young women anxious
TO become actresses that there is still
abundance OF room for all aspiranfs
BuJ to win a place to the front rank
. it is necessary to possess courage de-
termination and perseverance-to saw
nothing. of course. OF reasonable
amount OF talent. Without some natu-
rs fitness for the profession. ambition
would be hopeless. There are many
trials and In some cases discourage
ments will. perhaps. be encountered at
every hand: but once the aim 10 fol-
low the stage as an occupation is re-
solved upon. there should be no re-
tre2t. and 1 think that in almost every
instance where there is a stout heart
and the will to work. the goal VIII be
Won Miss Spong has had an e,crhri-
ence With hard work herself. as she has
played MAN. important parts inc1ud-
ing some prominent Shakespearean
Ictes- Among them was the very ex-
aSung character OF Lady Macbeth
which she acted in Australia. Spealeino
2~her preferences in the matter of
= roles. Miss 'Spong said: Il have always
thought mucR. OF Ophelia and feel
drawn to the ch9racter, although il is
somewhat eclipsea> By Hamlet. Stiu
there rs something in the part that
attracts me. I prefer characters in
which comedy and serious thought are
commingied. There Is something of
this kind ia the part 2f Lady Hunt
worth. Though 7 have acted IL many
times, II has not grovn monotonous
the theatre feeling faded With the rep
etition. but the Infant i heard the
music OF the overture ant sounds OF
prepare ton for the evenings perform
ance my spirits seemed to iouse aid