Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-03
ADJUSTMENTS.


ance which has more than any other OF
recent years, stirred the pulses of the
world Of theater lovers, achieved the
high water mark In the records Of pros
perty and landed Us author on the top
wave OF popularity II has been vouch-
safed 10 few American plays to set
staid old London afre night after night
for an entire season. to have the Prince
Of wales lead the applause, 70 have
dozen or more foreign actors Of the
best class sue for permission to trans
late and render It at their own thea
ters, and returning home, to have man
ayers all oyer the land offer their
houses at any time and on any terms
for the privilege Of securing it. All this
has happened to the play Of Sherlock
Holmes and no one who delights in
the survival OF good. strong, clean,
drama. pulsatlng With intensity pre-
scented with a cast little short of ideal
and with every surrounding OF the high
est sort that money good taste and
long experience can procure-will do
aught bat join IN the general acclaim
to MIR. Gillette, whose genius rendered
all these things possible.
Dlyerging fcFa moment to the subject
Of HIS personal reward Tor his achieve
ments, IL Is Of gratifying interest to
know that aside from the comfortable
salary he must receive from Mr., Froh-
man for playing the central role In his
play, he draws down percentage OF
the nightly receipts as royalty, that
amounts 10 another handsome figure
that he receives royalty on the per-
formances now going on by company
number two headed by Herbert Kelley
and Ehle Shannon and that the box Of
fees Of not less than dozen theaters
In Europe mail BIN az the end of every
week a draft for a per centage Of their
receipts, realized from performances Of
Sherlock Holmes rendered In half q
dozen different languages.
Manager Pyper's expectation that
Mr. Gllette's audience would prove the
greatest OF the year was amply Justl-
fed. With prices doubled all over the
house, many people were unable TO
obtain seats Only in the upper region
was there falling off. but the so cent
schedule there more than made up for
the shortage and secured In addition a
clentage vastly more orderly than the
usual habitues of that section. The
audience itself was a study. From the
first moment the house was plunged
into total darkness and the stage was
allowed to gradually emerge from the
gloom and reveal the figures OF the
players, up TO the tim5 the last curtain
fell on the spectacle Of Sherlock
Holmes and his lady love wrapped in
embrace with q halo OF light playing
about their heads, the audience sat
buried In a breathless intensity that
grew at times almost painful, and
formed higher tribute to the play and
the players than the most yoicferous
applause could have done.
The play Is, In fact d study In spell
binding Even those who have read OF
the achievements of Conan Doyle's IA
nous hero found new cause for Won
der and admiration in following the
story which Mr.. Gillette has woven to-
gether from those adventures. He has
SO amplihed and strengthened them
that II Is hard t0 see where D0yle's
work leaves off and Gillette's begins,
but the entire story As one OF the most
telling strength, and full Of the most
wonderful spells OF suspense and inter-
est Gillette might have been born 10
form the ideal for the part of the great
detective. His COOL languid, nonchal-
ant, almost bored manner in the pres
ence Of situations that would have
caused the hair OF the average man to
stand upright. was all admirably con-
ceiyed and as admirably carried out,
while his magnetic lmtthods. his force,
and his tender love making all showed
the highest gifts IN those special direc-
lions. We have always thought OF Mr..
Gillette as writer and o producer OF
plays first and as an actor second, but
last night II was difficult to say wheth-
er his portrayal OF the part OF Sherlock
Holmes did not rank fully abreasti Of
his achievement In writing the play.
II was a genuine pleasure to note the
high degree Of ability with which Mr..
Gillette has surrounded himself IN the
players Of his company Ii speaks well
for his artistic instincts that not part
In the entire play was entrusted TO a
man or woman who ala not shine In IL.
| Miss Conquest, charmingly remembered
| from her last appearance here with
John Drew, played the role OF the suf-
! ferlng heroine with the quiet taste and
suppressed feeling that the part de-
| manded Miss Coitelyou had the dif-
| hcult part of Mrs. Lartabee and nIed
| Il 10 the letter Mr. Delm0re made the
scoundrel Larrabte Just what he should
have been, and Mr. Evans AS Moriarty
| invested that character with AN The
| strength that Il needed To make the
! part suitable FOIL 10 Sherlock
] Holmes The lesser parts I'm the hands
OF Mr.. Mcpherson az sid Prince Mr.
/ McGrath as Craigin, Mr. Percy as DR.
| Watson Miss Gordon as the French
| girl and especially Mr Herbert as
Forman were an admirable bits OF
! character acting The staging was SUI
/ perb and the light and dark effects
/ wonderful.
Mr.. Gillette plays no matinee and to-
night ANA tomorrow night win close the
| engagement
Murray & Mack have always been
/ names 90 conjure with az the Grand.
/ and last night with their new produc-
/ ton. entitled "A Night on Broadway"
| they demonstrated that the present
| visit is going 10 form no exception TO-
the rule. Everything about the play
| b. up-to-date. bright. and hilarious.
Murray q Mack, as usual. are the CEN
trail figures, and their boxing contest
was receivedwith shouts OF favor by the
audience. Their supporting players are
clever as ever They Include Kittle
Beck who shared the favor besowed
uron the stars. Lillian Durham. a SO.
prCno who won any humber OF recalls,
and Charles Howard whose Hebrew
sketch was another hit OF the night
The scene on broadway. The "confettr
march, and the Broadway brigade ali
scored heavily. The whole production
Was voted big success by the audi
ence, and In spite of the heavy attrac-
tion at the Theater fine business may
be looked for for the remainder OF the
| week
There was quite a gathering Of thea
uical managers In the box Office of the
! theater last night Mr. Robert Eberls.
! me veteran manager Of Gillette, look.