The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-26


A full dress, satin finished comedy,
al lbroadcloth and three hours wide, is
"On the Quiet" It had a hearing in
Salt Lake last night before an audi
ence that crowded the orchestra out of
the pit and compelled the ushers to
open the doors for air; plainly a case of
breathing room only.
Oh, but it is clever. Everything about
1t is brilliant The dialogue glistens.
the Colllerisms sparkle, the company
is great the cOstuming is magnificent.
the scenery beautiful. When the cur
tain descends for the last time. "one"
regrets that 1t could not have gone on
forever
The comedy has a history It was
written by Augustus Thomas, original
~, for Nat Goodwin, under the title
''Treadway of Yale" That comedian
rejected it. it was then hawked about
on Broadway for months, every man
ager turning il down as a hopeless
thing About this time, Willie Collier
William, now was in need of a new
play, having met with Indifferent sue
cess in mir. Smooth" He secured the
manuscript of "On the Quiet and
threw into it the JUNCTION of his soul
and pen. And, 10! New York went
wild over it, and no wonder. So it was
really Mr.. Collier who made the piece,
even as the double seXtette made Flo
rOd0ra," that other money-getter.
Collier never depends on the prop
erty list for his comedy. There is no
crudity, no horse play, and not a sug-
gestion Of aught save pure wit in the
three wonderful acts. 1t runs along
as smoothly as rippleless brook, each
line, each gesture a laugh, and some OF
them wOrld-beaters.
Collier is simply excruciating He is
surely a shining exponent Of the pantO-
mime style of humOT A company so
we'll balanced is seldom found They
are all artists, from the star to the
Oriental who asks with astonishing
regularity as to the present where
abouts and possible advent Of natures
Whistling element. The English noble
man. done by CFanley Douglas; the
minister, by George A Wright the
middle-aged lawyer and father by
John Saville; the Chum. by George
Parsons; the aristOcTatic, imperiOus
brother. by Richard Malchien; the
bookmaker, by VI. L. HeckeTt; the re-
porter, by George RObinson-all are
carefully drawn and capitally acted.
The ladies are fully up to the standard
Of the male side of the cast. Miss Al
len as the wife. 1lrs. Collier as Phoebe,
and Miss May as the duchess divide
hOnors in the three female parts. They
are a stunning trio and altogether
clever.
What care and attention the produc-
ton has received is best understood by
a look at it. and to tell the story of the
piece would be manifestly unfair to
those who anticipate the pleasure af-
fOrded by its presentation in Salt Lake
for the remainder Of the week.
Whose Baby Are You?" closed its
engagement at the New Grand last
night before a standing room house.
It viii be succeeded by another farce
comedy, "A Wise Woman for the rest
of the week.
"On the Quiet drew a CHASTITY audi
ence at the afternoon performance yes
terday. the house being less than one
sixth filled. Where is the audience?
I saw him here a moment ago" OBJ
served Matt Berry, and Manager Fred
Meek truthfully responded: Christ
mas matinees are not what they used
to be-
Leon Mayer, representing Thomas
| Jefferson, who has succeeded his IA
Their in rip Van Wrinkle" is in the
city arranging for the early appear
ance Of this notable attraction.
John b Reynolds, who has been
working up the James-Modjeska en-
gagement for a week, leaves for San
Francisco today.
Manager Pyper remembered every
e,,.yIox1a Of the Salt Lake theatre yes
terdav. making a wholesale distribu-
ton of checks about the size Of a
Christmas dinner for each family.