The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08

The most intensely human play. the
play shat has the deepest heart inter
est, the finest dramatic effects, the play
that is less a play because it is less like
acting than niuety-nine plays out of
hundred, is 1.-THE Bonnie Brier Bush.
Even the most callOused playground
by that we mean the man who has seen
many men IN many parts, ana who Is
moved by few-need have no fear that
MS heart IS sOftening unduly If there
IS q suspicion Of moisture in his eyes
81 ne JOCKS az some Of the scenes IA
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Man, man. u ISN'T acting ut ALL Now
thar we think II over. we know it was
actinE, Of course, for cold Man" Stoddarr
is one OF the kinduest gentlemen that
row, bigoted Scotch father, ready TO be-
leFe the worst of his daughter. ready %
drive her from home at the faintCst
breath on suspicion against her good
name and yet, we cannot help coming
back TO it. There was little tnat made
you think Of acting In his work last
Critics have said AR stoddart's
strongest scene is the one i'm which he
plots the name of his daughter Flora
from the family Bible. It IS strong
someone OF the strongest ever put on
the stage. It is fun Of pothos. fun III
neartbreak. We see vigorous. sturdy
Old man age twenty years in less than as
many minutes, Just as a man az t4achian
Campbells temperament would age un-
der such circumstance. We see him
grow Older as the play goes on, until, IN
the third act, his seniie agony over the
mistake ne has made IS too pathetic tor
words. But all comes right in the end.
/ We go away with the moisture tn our
eyes, but there IS a smile about our lius
for we know father and daughter have
been happily reunited; we know all is
well with them AGAIN.
fefrs 1Hrfne
I a welcome to make his heart warm. on
! his first appearance the audience APP
plauded until it seemed that ne would
/ never be permitted TO go on with his
lines such an ovation has rarely been
given an actor in the Salt Lake theatre
Mr.. Stoddart true artist that he is, never
stepped out of mis- part for a moment
lie waited patiently until the applause
subsidized. Then he acknowledged his well
come with a barely Derceptible nod and
d began his lines. At the close of the sec
Oud act the demonstration was repeated.
but Mr.. StOddart declined to be drawn
into the error so often made by talented
/ actors He delivered no curtain speech.
the laughter IS very close 20 the pa
/ thos I'm The Bonnie Brier Bush" POsty
3 furnished most of ii. Reuben Fax Gre
Z ated the part He Is on the bill as
/ Archibald McKithrick. but he is Posty,
I only POsty. fond OF his bottle but with
I the biggest Of hearts and the brightest
/ of minds-a combination that doesn't Oft
/ on go with 1ondness for spirits. Miss
/ Mabel BrOwnen is the Flora Campbell
of this company. Miss Browneu is a
I young actress of marked talent She has
a number of strongly emotional scenes
| and does them all well. Julius McVicker,
who was last seen here with the Flor
/ ence Roberts. company, plays Lord Hay
very well indeed. and every other MEM
Der OF the company is exceptionally
/ good. especially the children-Master
/ george Clark and little Miss Queenie
Bob Easton received a splendid re-
] ceptiOu from his Salt Lake friends. He
played the part of Jock Anderson, a sing
! ing role. He sang three times each time.
/ plause to repeat his song two or three
( times.
! '.The Bonnie Brier Bush" runs through
/ Friday night, with a Wednesday NATL
nee.
/ The best programme the Novelty the
/ atre on West Second South street has
vet presented was Yesterdays offering.
1 In the list of attractions are several per-
/ formers whose names are rarely seen on
I bills iD the low priced houses. and the
/ Novelty management. as well as the pub
/ lie, is entitled 70 congratulations. JOhn
/ IT, TieTney. the we'll known Irish COM
I edian, singer and mOnOloguist, is the
! star of the performance. Mr. IieTney
/ made a number of hits at yesterday
! performances and he Will keep ON max
! ing them throughout the week. Other
/ entertainers are: Miss Opal Ross. singing
/ and dancing subrette Miss Lucille Ever
( son. soprano: The Aherns, eQuilibrlsts,
4 and some new moving pictures.
/ At the Unique theatre on Main street
| yesterday the new Monday bin won up-
. stinted approval from large audiences.
{ Especially clever was the turn Of the
( Schwartz children I'm their Dutch sketch,
/ 'Hi-le. Hi-lo." These youngsters are i'm
I fair way TO make themselves famous rs
/ FUN producers. Miss Jean Wilson sang
/ q new song. Where the Slvery Colorado
/ Wends It's Way very pretrly. otnef
/ interesting numbers were furnished by
! Archer q Hadley, the FlorodOra girls.
( George Campbell club juggler, and the
/ moving picture man. The Unique gives
( five performances daily the first Begin
I ming at g o. clock in the afternoon.
I The sale Of seats for the stirring melo-
I drama. cover Niagara Falls which
/ comes TO the Grand on Thursday for
the balance of the week, opens at the
box office this morning.