The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-10

II HIS morning The Herald desires to
call attention TO Charles D. Her
man and the Warde company, who
are playing a long engagement at the
Grand. Fol. some reason which is diff
tcult to find. the business done at the
popular price playhouse last week
lacked a great deal of reaching the
mark it should have reached. Perhaps
people don't expect to see first class
presentations of the legitimate drama
for small admission fees; perhaps the
weather and counter attractions had
something to DO with il.
Mr.. Herman is an actor of a good
deal more than ordinary ability. In the
Warde company are several people
whose talents greatly exceed the tai
ent ordinarily found in companies that
play in the low-priced houses. Indeed,
we have had several attractions at the
Salt Lake theatre this season that did
not begin to compare with Herman and
the WaCde company.
Does the Salt Lake public like
Shakespeare? In the light Of Mr.. Her
mans audiences we are inclined to
answer the question in the negative. All
who saw his Othello agreed that the
performance was first class. THE
Lions Mouth" was another powerful
attraction This week we are to have
a varied repertoire, consisting Of ''RO-
meO and Juliet" AT the Edge of the
n.
Salt Lakers should not fail to see as
many Of these performances as they
can.
And speaking of Shakespeare, after
the production of Macbeth the first
three nights Of last week at the Salt
Lake theatre by John Griffith, a, much
disguised spectator proclaimed his feel
ings thusly:
Il don't see" he said. "why actors
who essay Shakespearean roles should
not be first required to pass an examin-
atiCn and secure a license Doctors are
forced TO pass examinations. so are
dentists and lawyers and other pro-
feSsional men, including BARRIERS. Why
should long-sufering public be per
m1tted to dig up good money to see
misera5ly rotten Shakespeare 1t is
positively a crime for men like GrifHth
10 occupy any stage in Shakespeare"
The improvements at the Grand,
while not visible from~the lower floor,
have cost considerable money and they
are we'll worth the expenditure. The
gallery has been enlarged by 400 seats,
all nicely painted and most comfort
able One night last week the writer
occupied a seat in the tOpmOst row.
within a foot or two of the roof. Never
theless, the view of the stage was ex-
cellent and every spoken line was
heard as distinctly as 1t could be in
the first row Of the parqUet. In ad
ditiOn to the extra seats. a comfortable
smoking room has been installed for
the benefit of gallery patrons and the
entire upstairs section of the house
looks very attractive.
All this week the Salt Lake theatre
viii be dark. The next attraction is W
II. Crane in David Harum,'' the last
half of the week.
In order to satisfy long felt want
We are authorized to announce this
morning the cast for the Tom Show
which is TO be given by the Press club
Of Salt Lake on the night of June in
the Salt Lake theatre. It follows:
Little Eva. ............John s. CTitchlOW
Uncle Tom ..-......-.-JOhn D. Spencer
IopSy ------------------- - L Goodwin
Aunt Ophella ---.-------.--B- s. Young
Phineas Fletcher George E Carpenter
Marks .----- ..-----f ia EeflfOSe
Legree ..-.---.-.-.-.....A Arthur W. COpp
Eliza --.---------..-- ---..--A- l. LONey
AucUOneer ..-.--...-. Capt. Milt BaTratU
Slaves. hound dogs, cakes Of ice, tuTF
bulent river, plantation melodies, mu-
steal specialties, acTObatic stunts,
ground and lofty tumbling, and other
things too numerous to mention