Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-26

rem had adjourned IN body and come
over 70 the Theater"
As 70 the play Itself, Il is not as strong
az Shore Acres" II breathes the same
spirit as the "Old Homestead" and who
knows but that It's longevity will be just
az great. IL Is as true 20 rural life as
that Kind OF existence Is to honor and
sterling manhood and womanhood IL
depicts the eccentrlcities and character
istics OF the performers Just as they
would display them upon the farm.
More than that, II breaches a sermon
with a moral that IL easily and almost
unconsciously absorbed and better still
Il declares ~ unmistakable terms for
the same standard Of morals for the
sexes.
Not often are the performers Of
play so nearly equal IN ability as those
which so 10 form the cast In way
Down East" All are good; none are
weak, The narrative itself is distinct
and easily followed. IL discloses the
true mothers love for her soma son
who has been all devotion The young
man Is In love with a girl whom cir
cumstances mark az an outcast, but
who has been imposed upon by mock
marriage, The girl Is all honor and de-
clares that she does not want and viii
not become the wife Of the young man.
For months she remains under the roof
of the home Of the atter's parents.
Finally she is driven forth into the cold
and cruel world amidst binding snow
Storm with only part Of the truth
revealed The whole story now quickly
unwinds itself and she Is sought and
brought back TO become the wife Of the
son who leaves the parental roof for her
sake. The man who Is the cause Of
her wretched life is in the meantime
held up to execration and the wagging
tongue of gossip now only Wags In
words of praise,
There Is not a little real humor run
ming through the whole play, and the
scenic production Is elaborate and as
natural as the characters themselves.
The door yard OF Squire Bartlett's farm
took the entire audienCe--or congrega-
ton, directly on TO the premises of an
Old-fashioned farm. with all its simple
and picturesque surroundings There
was the we'll with It's Oaken bound
bucket directly In the foreground, the
shady hooks, rustic seats, entrances to
house and barn, quaint characters
comedy and pathos all lntermingled.
The butter-maklng incident In the first
act, through the medium Of the old
dasher- handled churn, brought such
realistic recollectlons to the mind OF the
writer that II caused his back to ache
and impelled him with desire to rush
from the scene. He had been there
many times when a boy, when hours Of
churning failed to bring anything more
than the aforesaid backache, The
downfall Of the beautiful In the third
act was the most realistic stage snow
storm ever invented and elected much
applause.
OF the performers, Robert Fischer, as
Squire Bartlett. probably did the
strongest work, though Francis Byrne,
as David the lover-son displayed abil-
ity that should make him an actor of
renown. Let his career be followed,
and II It does not become brilliant then
things are not what they seem. Beryl
Hope. as Anna Moore. the heroine, Is
very fair actress, with a poor voice.
John Il. Brennan. as Hi Holler, the
chore boy, was genuinely and scream
ingly funny. and his ''pickings from
Puck" as dry as an abandoned bone
yard. The piece goes for the remainder
Of the week.