The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-13
AMUSE MENTS.


dience spellbound. AS a whole the pro-
duction of Shakespeare gloomy and
villainy-reeking tragedy could not be
called an artistic success. There was
too great a gap between Modjeska and
the remainder OF the cast So far does
she surpass her support that the re-
mainder of the characters seemed
scarcely more than noisy, Drawing
setting in which to display her serene
and cOnsummate art.
From the time that the curtain rose
and revealed her reading the letter
from Macbeth, to her last lorn sigh as
she disappeared from the stage in the
sleeD-walking scene, every moment the
actress was on the stage she seemed
/ to be revealing to the audience, not
only the emotions of Lady Macbeth,
but the very workings of her mind and
soul. The character was drawn in
clear and Unmistakable lines. If any
criticism could be raised against Mad
anne ModjeSka's portrayal of the char
acter, 1t would be that she is rather
too kind to the tigerish heroine. From
the moment the murder is committed
the agonieS of mind are seen to begin,
and they grow with such unreienting
sureness that the spectator soon for
gets the crime in pity for the criminal
In the sleep-walking so terrible does
( the torture become that at last nights
performance this scene called forth the
unintentiOnal tribute OF a grOan from
someone in the audience, and so nat
ural did il seem that one should grOan
at such d scene that the laugh that
usually follows occurrences of this sort
was not evoked.
To those who take kindly to the
StentOrian Woodworking school of act
Ors of the Tom Keene type the Mac
beth of MacLean was most acceptable.
There is nothing subtle in Mr.. Mac
! Leans acting. but he is earnest, is not
Sparfng of his muscles and reads the
Shakespearean lines melodiOusly and
| inteEigently. 1t might be suggested
that he clutch a little less DerSistently
at his threat and cut out some of the
bUck-and-wing features of his duel
! with the redOubtable MacdUff. How
ever, Mr.. MacLean made a complete
! hit with the galleries and in the ban
quet scene received even more applause
than was accorded MOdjeska after her
wonderful sleep-walking scene. But
let not the star be envious. The audi
ence was not nappreciatiVe, but so
perfect was her art that a good share
or the SPECTATORS lost sight of the
actress entirely and saw only the crime
| tortured woman of the play.
AS Macduh Barry tombstone did a
strong piece of acting in the scene
where he receives notice of the
Mitzel made a passable Banquo. The
witches were sufficiently melodramatic
TO suit the most eXacting of the gods.
OF the rest of the cast the least said
so as to bring il to an end before IL
O'Clock, some of the less important
/ scenes being cut out bodily. At the
matinee today Mary Stuart will be
presented and in the evening king
John"
In the notice of Monday evenings
performance of king John" reference
was made to the same play having
been produced here many years ago.
i1a he Of r.
MUS Brutus Booth appeared as the star
of that performance, where Edwin
Booth Of course was intended, the elder
Booth having died in 1852.
The organ recital by Clarence Eddy
at the Congregational church last even
ing narrowly escaped failure from a
! financial standpoint. Where the house
should have been filled to greet the
| foremost of American OrganiStS the at
! tendance reminded one of the proven
I bal ''corporaPs guard" 1t goes to
/ prove that Salt Lake gets too much
! good music free and that for this rea-
! son il never will be a great concert
| town, commercially. The recital COM
| ing on the eve of the Sembrich con-
| cert, the management might have an
! ticipated a certain amount of public
! indiSpOSitiOn, but that so few people
! took advantage of this opportunity of
I hearing the eminent virtuO5o is A sur
prise and a pity.
| The organist rendered a heavy pro-
! gramme last night. and it was all or
| gan music. He is one of the few ar
lists of tnat instrument who will not
! adapt compositions for his perform
! anceS. The programme covered {. wide
/ field notwithstanding. Bach figures in
| it. Bach is too seldom appreciated and
| for this reason is too often played be-
/ fore lay audiences, but as last nights
| audience was composed largely of the
| musicians of the town, whatever the
| performer turned to was rapturously
| received His brilliance generally his
/ wonderful pedal technique and his per-
/ feet registration excited the wonder of
all who profess an understanding of
! organ playing To others the whole
! performance was as marvellous as it
] was beautiful.
Mr.. Eddy is assisted by Miss Anna
| Winnifred Stuart, a young vocalist of
/ Portland, Ore, whose career is promis-
| ing As the name might imply, Miss
| Stuart has taken to Scotch" Annie
| Laurie, Comm Thrae the Rye" NV
| Daddie' and I'm Wearin AVA jean
1 all in a night is a novelty, to say the
! least. Miss Stuart's voice is pleasant
/ 10 hear and she uses it with true ar
tistic instinct.
Nine MarceIIa Sembrich and her
! company of artists reach the city at
/ $3.50 this afternoon. A warm welcome
awaits them at the tabernacle tornor-
1 row evening. Tor while the storms of
| the past eight days have had a ten
| dency to hold people off, the advance
/ sale has been extremely satisfactory
! and is of sufficient size to indicate a
magnificent turnout. This will be
| Salt Lakes first opportunity to Judge
| the artist whose voice critics declare
/ is the most perfect the world has heard
/ since the reign of Patti
| The Eleventh Hour drew an au-
| dience that just b ut filled the Grand
| back to the doors last night and the
| tedious waits Occasioned by the heavy
/ scenic displays We're not so noticeable
| as during the opening performance
! The same bill goes this afternoon and
( tonight.
} Miss Minnie Gale of the Modjeska
| company. who had the part of Fleance
| last night, is a niece of United States
| Marshal Glen Miller. Miss Gale acts
| her small part very creditably and
| gives promise Of rising rapidly in the
/ ranks OF her chosen profession.
A RAILROAD LABoRERS COM
PLANT.
| To the Editor of The Herald:
The undersigned wishes to bring n