Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06


o ling In full, two criticisms
pr tbe most favorable and Inc
mas, unfavorable--from the Den
GAMERS. The extracts thus far
,s'r,ed by Salt Lake papers. the
included, have only been fras-
n.1. but the following are the su n0' ,ss
M NV, = they appeared. The iirsa' ~.
~" ,.,,orable. is from the Rocky
Mountain News
.,gbt the Broadway theater OPP
,,si It's regular season WIN . s"' o.l'sd
e ',,s.a !, play by Q. U. Bean. ca'led
.n "sa That it scored a big sue.
o md was thoroughly appreciated
ess' - the most fashionable audi
y .s,hat ever witnessed any perform
'n.. - ,hs city of Denver. goes without
ance ~ II II Is Nv far the grandest seen
sNmss,o,ion that was ever seen on any
Epioustaee Gage. there being about IVY
Nn,e' IN re cast and two carloads OF
GORGEOUS scenery inO f,-' -. ho.r
s tSa most stupendous that has ever peen
s sau ives west Of the Missouri river, anu ~
SEM ,in %s' one OF a New York production
Ie'' ,hsy are presented in that city. me
assasc,o,nent of the "Corianton'' COM
n anr has spared neither pains nor ex-
pans IN securing talented artists VINO
p lrn,Id no able to portray the different
VIZ, wyu assigned to them. The scenery iol-
,'ws he idea of the time IN when
Vary detail Is carefully drawn out'
having the early Aztec to draw rom;
and has a fine style of architecture anu
I.oss beauty to the production. me
"o.lumes were gorgeous, and did not
s,vs the tawdry look of the many So
,slea original productions that have
,ssn in the habit OF visiting Denver
var after wear. In the festal scene or
;ha Zoraml.es they were regal In their
sarbarlc splendor The ballets were
sneIy rendered and showed the train
mr Of master hand, having the fam
Gus tabernacle choir TO draw from. IL
Is useless TO say the several choruses
throughout the play were all that could
be asked and added much to me suc-
oes of the production, In the title role.
Mr. Joseph Haworth had another
chance TO prove the fine actor that ne
has always shown himself to be. HIS
clear resonant voice was put to great
advantage In the nober and finer parts.
while his emotional passages, especially
after the death of Shibilon, were iine
ard excellently rendered He has most
Of the play 10 carry and was equal TO
all his chances. Great credit should be
given Mr.. G. r. Bowers. for II was
through his careful efforts that the Co.'S
tuning Of the play was so near perfect.
Mr., Bowers has very line part and
showed himself to great advantage In
the fine and noble character OF Shiblon.
As Seantum, Thomas Coleman proves
q worthy villain and looks and acts his
,art admirably, aud ono cannot help
Hiking him, although he plays the VII
lain TO the very end. Korlhor the anti
Christ. is well acted by james II. Lewis
and the finale OF act CHE. where he Is
struck by bolt from heaven, is indeed
a fine climax to this act Such piece
Of stage realism Is seldom seen. Brig
han !. Young, son OF the founder Of the
great Mormon" religion, added
strength to the character Of Alma, the
high priest, while Messrs. Swensen,
Jensen and other Mormon" actors,
made up much In the detail OF the play.
A clever piece of comedy throughout
the serious strain Of the play Is en-
acted In the part OF Bastol, played by
Walter ST. Clair. To Basto and Mani
tab Is left the comedy and Mr.. st.
clalr and Josephine Draci carry II Gre
ollably. Agnes Rose Lane made beau
Wul Zoan-Ze Isabel, and played her
role In fine manner She was an
IDEAL character TO plot and intrigue,
~eh as almost ruin "Corianton," and in
every detail was all that could be
Nlshed. Miss Lane was given a granr
ovation by her many Denver admirers.
VINO remember her when she was play
ng IN one OF the stock companies in
pehVer several years ago. Miss Ma
uahe was a sweet and lovable Rclia.
sna realized the part that was intrusted
her' The other parts were handled
most praisew0rthy manner. Such
sploduction as "Corlanton" should he
"nessed by Denver theater goers."
pw: 'e' 10 rum the
nwould be fine II "CorIanton." which
y'aeu the broadway season last night
-u pe turned into opera. Ii has ali
.s slenents OF lyrical success. II has
s@tnula pictorial finish, a sumptuous
an sns, that pleases and completed,
us lne eye In II are voices of exceed.
US ueauty voices that ring out in
ao.Nus unison, that have thrill in
cry su Nau sven IKE the note Of splen.
isanMgIaye' solemn and seraphic.
No,suu 30 good way to hear those
h, v-,uoh maids send forth their peacf,n |
tl .. ~ one can see vast posslbili-
IN une performance OF last evening
'as elevated to the plane OF n con.
I ASs musical composition.
ECU eh there Is ballet, decorous.
We'll ssl pnthesome--a Mormon ballet,
ram, an comfortably clad. but one |
nos. "ss occasional glimpses of shapli. |
a ,.. ana one Is glad and hopeful. II IA
n NJ M material but satisfying element
was oos;ssl.erlalnment, and last night
Az -uni9 dppiauded.
ouI,s ,p ay however. "Corianton" Is |
r,nsiy The creation Of former Con-
ru .,.S ROBERTS Of Utah. who was
sol, su from his seat on account of his
so,s.s "ous practices, the story was
Bear over and dramatized by O, u.
rh5., =. treats Of period ante-datins
ts ., ano gives US an idea IL a splen-
toseyer "' largely apocryphal.
.lns production Il Il worthy NJ thu
.rss., ,. praise Nothing finer In stage |
bsr. mas been seen on the local ]
hrSss lOf Years There IL nothing I
new = " cheap about any OF the acts, |
fraess,,e are all beautiful harmonious,
tn auo uniquely picturesque.
lrs a. "noie Thing II strangely novel,
Iii" novelty we give II welcome
t,s bssumed TO be written in sonor-
t,on, IN Verse, but occasionally II
t,rr lhe Inc waxen wings OF Icarus. |
t 70 oathos, Thus, for example, az.
h.. speech In hexameter on love an.
lSsn,s "' ,n, replies. In very modern |
husfs,o wasn't that great fun?"
hnn az tne presumed noble periods
Ia MI luently. although the diction
tous ~ slngularly effective and via |
urss pay sadly lacks logical deduc.
rsncs Hu natural situations. For In.
thIon, vns Warlike character and his
My IA L,, woman's palace osten-
sIeb, AZ, Corianton and everything
tvh.r hey stab at Corianton's
nyns lang then walk on. without
bon A., ~ reason, leaving Corianton TO |
~ - moan over his dead kIusman