The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

have to say regarding the source Of
the story, one thing is sure, Shakes
peare improved upon his source and
constructed comedy so perfect and so
charming that even the most hypercrit-
ical must admit that Twelfth Night"
Is perfect piece Of dramatic work
From recOunting the argument, the
student must be impressed with the
logic OF the story's sequence Sebas-
tan and Viola, twins, are separated
by shipwreck and each believes the
other lost. Viola is cast ashore on the
coast Of Ilyria. She thereupon dons
male attire and obtains service as page
with the Duke Orsino. who has been
Vainly suing for the hand of Olivia a
native lady. The duke is pleased with
the appearance Of the new page. and
sends Viola TO pay court for him to
Olivia, which she does with so much
gracefulness and eloquence that the
lady becomes enamored Of the supposed
youth instead of the master. Olivia
sends faVors and messages to Viola
in which. naturally, the latter takes no
interest. Viola, ia turn, has conceived
passion for the duke. which she Is
compelled to hide. OliVia's steward,
Malvolio, is so priggish and conceited
that others Of her household contrive
a practical joke against him, sending
him an anonymous love letter which ne
self. MalvOliO follows instructions con-
tanned in the letter and behaves so
ridiculOusly that his mistress believes
him demented. Meanwhile Olivia's love
for Viola becomes so intense that she
sues openly to the fictitious page, mach
to the latter's distress. Sir Andrew
Aguecheek, a foolish sutton Of Oiivia's,
is displeased at the favors shown the
page, and in a spirit of bravadO chal-
lenges Viola They both are eager to
avoid the conflict; il is only averted by
the arrival Of officers. Sebastian, Vio-
las brother. who was also cast I'D by
the sea, comes to Illyria. He looks so
much like his sister-especiaIly since
she is in mems garments-that Sir An
drew mistakes him Tor the page and re-
news the fight. This time he does not
encounter woTnans shrinking spirit
or weak arm, and he is sOundly be-
labOred. Soon after Olivia meets Sc
bastian, supposes him TO be Viola and
reiterates her devotion. The delighted
Sebastian returns love for love and
they are secretly espOused before a
priest. Olivia encounters Viola in COM
pany with the duke and greets her by
the title OF husband. The bewildered
page disavows the title. but the priest
who performed the ceremony vOuches
for II. The duke is much disgruntled
that his favorite page should so abuse
HIS CDAAAlQGNCGs NloLd IS meeting with
general disfavOr, when her brother Sc
bastian arrives on the scene, and the
two who had thought each other dead
are reunited. Olivia discovers that she
has espoused the brother, after having
wOoed the sister, while the duke finds
that his attachment for his page be-
comes love when Viola resumes her
feminine attire. The secret of MaIvo-
los dementia is revealed and ne is re-
leased from the confinement in which
he has been held.
Lulu CHASER, the best Of comic opera
condolences, comes to the Salt Lake
theatre for an engagement Of two
nights, Tuesday and Wednesday next.
in Dolly Warden" which was written
for her by Stanislaus STANCE, who fur
nished the hbretto and Julian Ed
wards, who composed the music. Dol
" Warden the story Of which has no
connection with the character Of the
locksmith's daughter in Dickens Bar
naby Ridge" comes much nearer to
being true comic opera than any mu-
steal production Of recent years. There
is no vaudeville flavor to either the mu-
sic or the book, and II viii be remem-
bered that the star, and, in fact the at
mosphere Of the whole thing was de-
scribed by the New York critics as be-
ing delicate and refined. The story is
of the adventures that befau a young
country girl, who has never been in
London, and who is brought there for
4 the first time by Ter crusty old guar
; dian, who has kept her secluded from
all contact with the outside world that
she may not meet, fall in love with nor
marry any man younger than himself
This state of affairs he keeps UP even
after the arrival in London. and goes
so far as to compel Dainty Dolly to
! take all the outdoor exercise she gets
enclosed in q sedan chair, Dolly is
J in a petulant mood. kicks the bottom
out OF this conveyance, and Miss Gla-
ser's entrance in the character Of the
heroine is made as she is supposed to
be returning from one OF these expe-
ditions, and nothing at first is visible
of her except her dainty feet and an
kles, as she runs along keeping step