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

q 7 is no new condition for the name
of Frohman to be associated with
theatrical paragons. For nearly
a decade now the name and the
word have been almost synonymous,
and, IL one may judge from the mag
nifcent reception of the play and the
company presenting r. 9. Cartons
comedy at the Theatre Friday night.
the Frohman faniiys habituaI want
of regard for the west has sig
nally failed to remove the i'm
preston A house filed back to
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 mediocricy
of the usual seasons ran, and how
soon il viii be called upon to expert
ence that ordeal.
Lady Huntworth's Experiment
ranks wen with any of Cartons works,
yet is paralielistic of none. There is
something so striSingly original in the
story and so clever in its diffusion that
the charm becomes instantaneously a
magnet. The play is. strange TO. say,
a good deal after the show bills prom
ise-"novel in story. clever in charac-
ter drawing and brilliant in dialogue"
Maturity in poultry is to be depre-
Gated" Z 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.
t
the acquaintance of Miss Hilda SponE,
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" except for her rare
beauty of figure and face. is measur-
able only. But the more seen of her
the more impressionable her audience
becomes. A ST Ie that twists you
around in your 8 1T frequently and
compeis you to eXclaim, with we'll
known wag Who wouldn't be an ac-
tori" assists Miss Spong materially in
captivating her audience. But, added
TO it. is the true artistic sensibility
taat betrays itself in repression, where
ViVactty and soubrettishness We're ex-
peCted, and develops genuine admira-
ton for her as an actress.
The support was strong. Companies
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 playerS-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 Huntworth. the titled drunkard,
who says to the parsOn on an appro-
pirate occasion: You never were mar
RED. yet you magpies get up in your
Dulptts and talk about hell as though
you knew the country William Owen,
ever the same cid character actor. as
Candy. the man servant was so con-
temporaneously reminiscent of Zaza's
tipping aunt in Mrs. Carter's company
that he must necessarily have been
perfect. William COurtenay filled the
minor. male part, that of the wears
curate. His reputation has rot suf-
fered.
Mrs. WhifCen. who is familiar to
everybody, and who was welcomed as
she came on the stage, was the faith
ful old maiden aunt. and she devfated
not hairs breadth from the idealized
character. Beatrice Morgan. a win
some young woman. played the ingenue
sweetheart with taste and discretion.
and finally came Alison Shipworth.
whose cOckncy hOusemaid. though d.
minutive in itself, was sufficiently per
feet 20 bring her to the front rank In
the remarkably fine cast.
Daniel Frohman of the three broth
ers enjoys the reputation of catering
further 20 the artistic than either
CHARLES or Gustave. In his stock COM
pany he gives true representation IF
the superior quality OF work that NAV
eRanate from a company in which all
are good and none superb. COMPARED
with company in which there is one
SER dllating star supported ~ players
OF no ability. a condition which too
frequently exists.
Miss Hilda Spong. who is at the head Z
of Daniel Frohmans company. differs
from most actresses in that she he
lieves the stage offers :. fine field for
young women TO achieve fame and for I
tune
The chances Of success. although the I
profession is so greatly crowded" re- I
marked Miss Spong the other evening. /
ARE rs great as ever. if not greater. /
/ should say TO young women anxious j
10 become actresses that there is still /
abundance of room for all aspirants
But to win q place to the front rank
it is necessary to possess courage de- ]
termination ara perseverance-to saw 4
nothing, Of course. Of a reasonable Z
amount OF talent Without some natu- +
raj fitness for the profession. ambition !
would be hopeless. There are many i
trials and in some eases DISCOURAGE /
ments will, perhaps. be encountered at /
every hand; but once the aim to fol- /
low the stage as an occupation is re- \
hoiEed upon. there should be no re- /
treat. and I think that IN almost every
instance where there is a stout heart 4
ana the win to work. the goal viii be 1
Won Miss Spong has had an e--~eri- |
enc with hard work herself. as she has /
prayed many important parts. includ- !
lnS some prominent Shakespearean I
Io.es- among them was the very ex-
,,.issl,s character Of Lady Macbeth.
whlsshshe acted in australia. Spealeing
references in the matte - !
S2ong said: Il have always
OF Ophelia and feel
Dy Hamlet. Still
IN the part that
Ter characters in
-ious thought are
something Of
pt Lady Hunt
acted II MANY
monOtonous
sve gone TO
~ it'll the rep /
heard the 1
sounds of 1
: perform /
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