The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16

should not be made the subject of
dramatization. I do see that an at
tempt to impersonate divinity upon the
stage would be impossible, and / do
not believe that the Passion Play
could be produced with any beneficial
results in a modern theatre see, too,
that to make bad pope the central
figure in a drama might work an eVll
influence. But the characters OF a
drama ought to be typical, and bad
pope is not that. The high office of the
pontiff has been held usually by good
men-men of exemplary goodness, IN
fact-and the imperSonation of such a
one on the stage can only have an
eleyating and a beneficial influence.
From all accounts Mary Mannering
seems to have met with the most cor
dial reception of her American career
in the new. Clyde Fitch play, 1.-The
Stubbornness of Geraldine" which was
presented in New York last week. Miss
Mannering has since been packing the
Garrick theatre, and it looks as If
Clyde Fitch has struck upon another
of those unusual plays of his which,
lacking in situations and everything
that some people regard as essential
to a play, he is able TO extract enough
genuine humor an6 hold the interest
sufficiently to send his audience away
in a delightful frame of mind. The
story concerns an American girl who
falls in love with a Hungarian count.
He is travelling incog as blackleg
brother who has brought disgrace upon
the family name. Geraldine, as played
by Miss Mannering in her delightful
fashion, after falling in love with the
count. who. as Mr.. Fitch puts it, is in
love with her Cwonder if this is some
more delicate Fitch satire), is told by
her friends that he is the beastly broth
er. Her stubbornness will not allow her.
to take any stock in the stories of
her well-meaning friends, and conse-
quently all comes out correctly in the
end, and Geraldine gets a husband,
while on Hungarian orchestra in New.
York loses the services of a good fid-
dIer, the count having taken UP play
ing as a means of earning liveli-
hood.
one scene in the piece is spoken OF
as being an innovation it shows the
principals in the play on shipboard,
where Geraldine first meets the count,
and it is said that both scenically and
in his characters. Fitch has so thor
oughly hit off the common scenes of
the summer ocean travel that this act
alone is well worth seeing.
sells famous play, will be presented
at the Salt Lake theatre next Thurs
day A very strong cast has been Sc
cured by Manager Fred G. Rerger; in
fact, with the exception of Horace
Lewis, who among all the actors in
America was chosen to succeed to Mr..
Russell,s parts, it is the same COM
pany that supported the eminent COM.
edian himself, until his necessary re-
tirenlent, and the play viii be mounted
with the same scenery and stage set
tings used by Mr.. Russell. There is
an indefinable touch Of human kindIi-
ness in "A Poor Relation" 1t appeals
TO the simplest and best emotions. Its
dialogue is always good, crisp and
fresh. 1t overfiows with humor and
pathos, that act as shadows, bringing
out in high light the irresistible COM
edy that permeates the whole play. A
genuine treat is in store for theatre
goers on Thursday evening next.