Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-06
Hewlett Bros. Co.
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.
ADJUSTMENTS.

IL must have required four figures 70
express in dollars the sum that last
nights count up at the Theater
amounted to. with the thermometer
dancing between the eighties and
nineties, no rarer tribute could have
been paid Miss Bates. The outpourlng
Of people made jam In every part Of
the house and had the occasion been
the opening Of the fall and winter sea-
son, instead OF night In midsummer
the audience could hardly have been
larger, more brilliant or more repre-
sentative. The night was one OF un-
doubted triumph for the star; as she
stood bowling her silent but eloquent re-
Spouse 70 the tumultuous greeting that
the audience sent to her across the foot
lights, she must have felt proud. in
deed, especially when she glanced back
over the less than seven years which
have elapsed since she faced many OF
the same people at the old Grand, theL
a timid girl with all her future yet to
be carved out. Her enthusiastic well
come undoubtedly put her on her met
tie. The writer saw her render. the
same part In New York last winter
but she undoubtedly played last night
with more fire. Vigor and intensity even
than when she was acting before a
metropolitan audience.
Under Two Flags without Miss
Bates would probably be denominated
merely another lurid melodrama made
successful by its wealth Of mount
ing it's wonderful staging, and its
fine cast. With Miss Bates, II almos,
becomes a classic of It's kind Its run
has thus far been confined to New York
only, but we will not be surprised TO ses
ii rank as one Of the great successes
Of the coming season In the large cities
where 1t Is yet to be placed Mr. Pot
ter, the author, has done some rarely
clever work. He has taken Ouda's
long and prosy novel, Under Two
Flags, hacked away nine-tenths Of It,
and with the remainder for a central
Idea, built up strong forceful and in
tcresting play around the figure Of Gig
arctic. which stands out as strongly as
any stage creation Of recent times The
dramatist certainly deserves as much
praise for what he left out Of the novel
as for what he included Miss Bates |
Is admirable throughout; the character |
OF the wild, unframed impulsiye, but |
generous hearted child Of the regiment, !
could not have been more brilliantly |
or intensely portrayed Round after |
round Of applause greeted her. and ar |
ter the great scene where she rides her |
pony up the Hill side az gait that al |
most made the audience hold its breath. |
the curtain had 10 be lifted times With |
out number The advance heraldng |
Miss Bates had received caused the ex- |
peciations Of her friends to reach |
very high point and 1t Is sufficient I
praise TO say that none were disap-
pointed, The supporting cast, costum-
ing and the stage effects were gener-
ally up to the best Frohman standards.
Mr, Ormond Is a manly actor. and plays
Cecil even better than Mr. Carlyle who
did II IN New York Mrs. r. NJ. Bates.
mother OF the star did a strong bit as
the old hag.' Miss Howard presented
a rare picture OF beauty, but had little
eise TO DO; she could have been strong
or without damage 10 the part. Mr.
HllllhsWater had rare chance as the
heaVy swell but rather over ala IL
me scene OF the sand storm and the
roe up me hill side were wonderful
stage contrlvances, and drew immense
ththuslasm' the music was a rare fea.
lure ana the work Of the orchestra
throughout the evening. PARTICULARS
the solo of Mr.. Weihe, should not be-
overlooked
The condition Of the atmosphere IN
the house, though the evening Was varv
warm towards the close. was decidedly
improved by the addition OF electric
Ians distributed around the galleries
me same bill goes tonight and fonor-
row afternoon and evening.
HaH Myers, one Of Frohman's ablest
ileutenants. Is here as manager Of
blanche Bates Last year he was on.
trusted with the care 81 Maude Adams
tour IN 'LAiglon." Mr.. Myers has NOT
been IN salt Lake for five wears whom
ne was here with John Drew ~
was most enthusiastic over last nlsbrs
audience which he says Is rarely OK
celled IN either size or appearance bv
inldNlnter turnoutS In the metropolis
AZ the Salt Palace this week is ,,,n.
nhlng me usual vaudeville skits with
humorous first part entitled Cam
Kent built upon the experiences OF the
= tan volunteers who were located nj
Fort Douglas The work OF Inc raw
recruits, with the Interpolation OF
ierman band made unbounded Iauah. {
ter AZ the conclusion a farce In
which the comedians were given fnli ,
scope concludes the evenings enter.
,ainment The bill runs for the no.
nalnder Of the week. !