The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.

No attraction presented in Salt Lake
in recent years has provoked so much
comment as the return engagement of
Louis James and Frederick Warde and
their all-star company at the Salt
Lake theatre on Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday nights in Boxers inspiring
tragedy, Francesca da Rimini'' and
Wednesday matinee Shakespeare be-
wildering comedy, The Tempest
1t is one of the most alked-of the
atrical events of the season and will
undoubtedly attract a perfect crush
during the engagement. The advance
sale of seats opened on Friday and the
constant demand at the box office
would indicate that brilliant audiences
Will attend nightly.
The play is one of the gems of Eng
fish literature and has been declared
by many critics to be the climax of
play writing.
There is little need to dilate upon the
players Suffice il to say that they are
the greatest living opponents of the
classic drama now upon the English
speaking stage. Their laurels have
been won by untiring efforts, and slow
~ but surely did they ascend the lad
der of greatness Merit alone caused
their great advancement and their
careers afford splendid examples of
what perseverance and energy viii ac-
cOmplish.
Mr. James conception of the part of
Beppe (Pepe), the jester. is a remark
able piece of Characterization and one
of the most vivid hits OF acting in
American stage history.
Mr. Warde's superb art will show to
advantage in the role of Lanciotto
while his eloquent diction will lend
new charms to the poetic lines of the
play.
Miss Teresa Maxwell will enact the
role Of Francesca, while Norman Hack
EFT viii do ample justice to Paolo
Other important roles viii be played
by Thomas Coffin Cooke. Wadsworth
Harris. Seymour Stratton and Aphie
James
Francesca" will be the bill on Mon
day and Tuesday nights. and wednes-
day matinee. On Wednesday night the
exquisite Shakespearean comedy. 1.-The
Tempest" which was presented here
earlier in the season. viii be the bill.
Salt Lake is TO see the new Corr
anton" next Thursday night and for
the two nights following, and it is
within the bounds of truth to say that
playgoers are looking forward to the
event with no little interest
The production, scenically. will be
the same magnificent spectacle that
was presented here last August, but
the players viii all be new 10 salt
Lake. In the title role Alphonz Either
will appear. He is a former Utah
boy whose dramatic talent has won
considerable recognition in the east
He is handsome IN face and physique
and, strangely enough is the man
whom Author .. u Bean had in mind
for Corianton when he wrote the piay
The new ZOan is Miss Elizabeth
VigOreux. who starred with emphatic
success en- the Pacific coast some years
ago. Carl Seerle viii play Seantum.
He was formerly with Frederick Warde
and also played with Joseph Haworth
in "Ruy Bias" Waiter Percival plays
Shiblon and Helen Boyer is expected
to enact Relia with exquisite grace
The Black Pearl ballet and all the
other famous features of the produc-
ton will again be seen
Miss June Mathis. a Salt Lake girl
who dramatic talent has not yet been
displayed before the local public to
any extent, makes her appearance at
the Grand this week. for the entire
week. in Mark Swans well known