Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09

with all her brightness. viyaclty,
handsome gowns, and untiring methods
Miss Blair failed to score more than
moderate auccess in Peg Woiiington'
a, the Theater last night There were
two reasons for this; the first is, that
that play was too recently rendered
here by peerless Nance o'Neill, sur
rounded by company. In which Bar
ton Hin and Clay Clement were the
leading figures, while Rose Coghlan mad
done II not many years before; the Sec
ond Is, that Miss Wofiiington's support
throughout Is Of the mediocre class, and
these two facts had rather a chillins
effect upon the audience. Certainly, the
signs of appreciation were not what the
hard work OF the star deserved. Miss
Blair Is an actress OF long experience
and taste, and Is mistress of all the
methods and arts that go TO make up
an artist, but she needs a play that Is
worn less threadbare, and must indis-
pensably have group of players of the
same calber as herself. The next fig
ure after Peg, in an ideal presentation
of this play, should always be the
character of Triplet and Barton Hill
invested 1t with dainty humor and
pathos mingled, which We're sadly
lacking in the rendition by Mr.. Bailey
last night. Mr.. CHASER played Vane re-
specially, but most of the others did
little more than walk through their
parts. The episode in Trlplet's garnet.
where Peg inserts her face in the can
vass, was almost spoiled by the fact
that the opening In the painting was
too large for her features.
This afternoon and evening Miss
Blair will make a wide departure from
last nights bill in rendition Of Ca
MILE"
Last Monday night was a notable
one in eastern theaters and glance
over Tuesdays papers reveals many
names and Incidents of interest to Salt
Lakers. THE Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast big Drury Lane Christmas
pantomime, was brought out at the
Broadway and seems to have scored
tremendous success. Harry Bulger,
Joe Cawthorne and Viola Pratt Gillette
are among the names In the cast; An
lie Russell produced A Royal Family
at the Lyceum with identically the
same cast that rendered II In this CITY,
except that dear old Mrs. Gilbert was
lacking. Her friends are quite alarmed
at her illness IN view OF the fact that
she has passed her S0th birthday. De-
koven and Smiths new opera Maid
Marian a sequel to robin Hood"
was brought out In Philadelphia with
Barnabee Mcdonald and rockingham
IN the same old parts in which they APP
neared In the latter opera, brought
down and made to do new duty In the
sequel. Miss Grace Van Studdiford
filled he title role and the opera seems
TO have been a hit Madam Nordica,
who had Just arrived from Europe, oc-
cupled a box at the Knickerbocker
rheater where Irving and Terry were
playing; kyrle I,cllew gave his first
performance in Chicago of "A Gentle
nan OF France" and the play seems TO
have met with a"1royal There were
other strong nov, .es announced at the
various theaters and everywhere busi-
ness vas said to be booming.
Next week, the theater announces
four performances of Sardou's "rheo-
dora" by Mrs. Bruno, and then some
thing OF novelty In the shape Of In
Old Kentucky" Mrs. Bruno, formerly
Miss Tittell, has graduated from the
position OF leading lady TO Frederick
Warde, and Is now full fledged star
with Mr.. Bruno, her husband. acting as
her support Theodore" one of Fam
ny Davenport's famous plays, Is the
vehicle she has employed In which TO
show her strength. and her manager
announces company Of sixty people,
magnificent stage mounting and gor-
Ceous costuming. The advance sale is
now on, and the engagement runs four
nights, opening Monday.
Lifts "In Old Kentucky simply
needs no Introduction TO our theater-
goers. II has been visiting us for years,
and will probably go on visiting our
children and our chidren's children. II
Is a tale Of love and passion. intermin-