The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20

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The late President Snow. like his IL
iustrious predecessor, Brigham Young.
was great lover of amusement and
devoted admirer of the drama. He
missed very few attractions of any
worth Until one week prior to his
death the rise OF the curtain on first
nights almost invariably found him
comfortably seated in his private box
at the Salt Lake theatre, surrounded
by mcrabers of his family. The style
OF the attraction mattered little
whether IL was Shakespeare or trag-
edy of equal depth: the war drama. re-
plete with its Notwithstanding fire and
cleaning bayOnets; the hamane inter-
est tale of a disappointed love,
or the bright, rollicking comedy of
sCIne other class-Pressjent Snow en-
Joyed them all His regular attendance
at the Theatre became a topic among
play ers passing through. Naturally,
All were curious to see the head of the
Mormon church, while 10 play before
hin was deemed a distinction among
some actors.
The fondness of the president for
hiStriOnics was known TO nearly all
players who entered the stage door in
recent seasons Their first inquiry, as
rule, was. Where does the Mormon
president sit?'' And. depend upon it.
when the curtain went up, their eyes
were steadfastly set on the left stage
OoX. One press agent, in his enthu-
siaSm, created the story of the presi-
dent of the Mormon church having
witnessed his attraction, as though il
were something great and unhearc of.
Another once went SO far as to claim
that his company gave special per-
Torrance for the president at his re-
QUeSt-an ineXcuSable falsehOOd, but
readable stuff and, from a press
agent standpoint, that is about the
height of virtue in his calling. When
this tale was borne TO President Shows
ears he merely smiled and remarked,
Il hope it helped his business"
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President Snow was a staunch advo-
cate of home industry and a firm be-
lever III home talent He was enthu-
sisstic in his admiration of the Salt
Lake Opera company, being a great
lover of music, and often wondered
why there was not a successor to the
old Home Dramatic club, in which
Governor Wells, John d. Spencer. b.
:. Young and many other well known
citizens at one time performed. A
short while before his last illness the
president had a long interview with
Phil MargetfS, tee dean of Utah actors.
in the course of which ne expressed
the wish that MI. Margetts organize
a company of young people, and. after
schooling them sufficiently. revive the
OLD dramas and produce them at the
Theatre. The writer is Informed by
Mr.. Margetts that he is about to put
the plan into execution.
Ii is his intention in TIE near future
20 start "A school of acting, and from
the availa bic material select members
suitable for permanent home COM
pany. Everybody viii hope that the
veteran actor realizes his expectations
There is 10 scarcity of talent That is
one thing Of which Salt Lake boasts.
Il glance backward will reveal scores
of players who have sprung from Utah
soil, q majority of them having at
tanned a creditable standing in the
profession. 4 multitude of others,
amateurs 81 home, might go upon the
stage ana make a hit Another null
titude could stay off the stage alto
getber and make a greater hit.
Mr.. Margetts expects to have his
school in operation before winter sets
in. BY the beginning of next season
he hopes to have company whose
engagements Will be looked forward
to with the same interest that those of
the local opera company now are.
A review of the various criticisms
that have come to hand on Maude
Adams opening in Quality Street.
which occurred a [ the Valentine the
atre in Toledo o.. a week ago, indi-
Gates quite conclusively that the young
actress has scored another triumph.
personally at least. The New York
Herald's correspondent. in the course
of an exhaustive review. remarks:
1T may be said at once that Miss
Adams scored delightful success, in
the character of Phoebe Trossells, a
demure. old fashioned little woman. a
quaint Puritanical. but most lovaole
girl. who lives in "A little English town
f. the days Of the Napoleonic wars
and who tries to hide her love for one
who has gone to the front
When the play opens Napoleon has
lust begun his conquest of Europe
There are two sisters, Susan and
Phoebe Trossells, who lives on Quality
street in this ole English town. and
Phoebe, the younger, falls in love with
Valentine Brown. a young physician
but he enlists in the army and goes
away to fight Napoleon. The Older
sister had believed she was to receive
an offer OF marriage from the same
man, and the two girls hearts are
breaF : The young soldier finally re
turn ut is blunt and changed. The
two sters open their hearts 20 each
9th
''E-noebe changes her appearance
when DR.. (now Captain Brown comes
TO take Susan to a ball. and he thinks
her to be a Miss Livsy. He is charmed
by and falls in love with Phoebe. Oh
course. complications arise. but all ends
well and Phoebe and the captain are
finally married The plot is reasonable
pretty and the story an entirely inter
esting one
when the curtain went down at tho
close of the lrst act many said there
was a little too much talk and moi
suficiency of action. but the curtain
was raised five times to permit Miss
Adams to appear before her admirers
who found er delightful in the char
acter of Phoebe. BY the time the sec
ond act had S.Osed. where she has Sic
cesssully passed herself of on the now
Captain Brown as a niece of Miss
phoebe. Maude Adams lad completely
won her audience, and she was com
PEELED to respond 10 curtain calls six