Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-19

IN goes, hut 80 tnafmnS.E alasel
I and capably acted as 20 cause an
audience TO forget all that-such
is a just summing up OF the merits OF
"Harrets Honeymoon It Is always
refreshing 10 greet Miss Mary Manner
ing She Is herself a charming artist,
and invariably surrounds herself with
such capable players, that one always
feels sure OF what he Is TO receive at
her hands Last night was no dlsap-
polntment, While there may be an oc-
casional regret that an actress Of her
merits should not take wing into some
Of the higher flights Of her art, and find
a drama where her abilities would be
given real swing. stIll there Is no With
standing the life breeze, and earnest
ness with which she does any role That
she takes q fancy to. In the part Of
the young American bride deyotedly
attached 10 young American husband
who Is just as deyotedly attached to his
stocks and bonds, Miss Mannerlng gave
some rare comedy touches, but in her
moments OF distress showed of what
she would be capable in "A serious role
Her fine presence. her beautiful voice
and her rare taste as a wearer OF mod
ish gowns, were never In better evil
dence than last night, what higher
praise could be uttered,
Mr. Byron was almost as good In the
part Of the young husband as he was
IN the role OF the foreign nobleman in
The StubbOrnness OF Geraldine II he
fell at all short II was not his fault,
but that OF the author Mr.. kOlker as
the prince, showed that he Is an ex-
oelent actor well In the Mannering
and Byron class. All the other parts
were IN capable hands, the best acting
being that OF Mr., Wises police inspec-
tor and Mr., Haskins' porter Our old
friend Louis Massen-whOm perhaps
very few recognized as the once leading
man OF A. NJ. palmers company, who
played leading roles here In the days
Of Saints and Sinners and Jim, the
Penman'-had his talents buried In
oolorless comedy role.
The scenery was to the last degree
admirable, and few things more beau
tiful have been seen on the stage than
the view OF the forest with the river
background IN the closing act The final
performance Will be given tonight,
Our Gobllns' came TO the Grand
last night and amused an audience that
was there to laugh and enjoy itself IL
IL on again this afternoon and Will close
its engagement thg evening. As those
Who have seen Francis Wilson and Nat
Goodwin In Il know, Il IL fun Of humor-
Gus possibilities While no one saw a
Wilson or u Goodwin in last nights
performance they nevertheless saw
many merry-makng incidents and wit
messed not few really clever special
ties. The George family was the prln-
cipal attraction throughout To begin
with Mr.. George Is the business man
ager of the show. Second his wife,
three daughters and a son are in the
east, They are all vaudeville artists Of
ability; the violin playing Of one was
excellent while the contortion feat. OF
another was probably as difficult a
piece Of work OF the kind as was ever
seen here.
Florence Roberts has filed her Colo-
RADIO engagement and on her return to
;he const viii give MS four nights and a
matinee next week. Her plays are
"Gl0conda,' the emotional "Sapho"
which viii hardly create the sensation
II did before, THE t'nwelcome Mrs.
Hatch, and the standard old English
comedy THE Country Girl" "Gooon-
IA, the much talked Of poetic play by
Gabrielle D'Annun2io viii be- the open.
ing bill on Monday night II relates a
remarkable story I'm exquisite poetiCa
Dialogue and contains some powerful
dramatic scenes. Wherever II has been
seen It has created a sensation and
III san Francisco @ number Of extra
PERFORMANCES had TO De given to salts.
~ the public demand DAnnunZlo
wrote the play for Eleanorc Duse with
whom he was In love at the time, and
dedicated II 20 her with the words "TO
tleanore Duse, she OF the beautiful
hands, In the development OF the
story womans hands forms one Of the
most pathetic Incidents, "Gloconda is
{ play that appeals strongly to an in
tellectual community and no student OF
the drama should miss IT,
In the audience at the theater last
night was Mr. Hayard Weller, accom-
panied by his wife, Mr. Weller is now
the business manager Of Isabel Irving,
and he rs on his way TO the coast to ar
rmge for that actress opening at the
Majestic theatcr lie stops on day
or two I'm Salt Lake to look over the
advertising for her appearance here at
the Grand Mn WELLER two years ago
was a salt Lake newspaper man, but
since leaving here he has been Il sue
cessful contributor to tho leading maga-
Hlncs. and is now gl the head Of the
Irving cOmpHy, one Of tho most sue
cessful travelling His wife IL a we'll
known actress, but she Is resting at the
present time,
The second big "lndependenw trump
which Managers Jones q Hammer have
up their sleeve, comes I'm the person of
Isabel Irving who is starring I'm the
famous play "rhc crisis" Like Mrs.
Flske, Miss Irving Is at war with the
theatrical syndicate In New York,
which is the reason she is tabooed at
me Theater ana Ike Mrs, Fiskc she
viii be barred out of both houses next
year so that the coming opportunity
VIII be the only one we shah have to see
The Crisis I'm the drnmatizatlon the
central part Is made that OF virginia
Caryel, though when originally written,
the main character WAS stephen Brlce
ana II was enacted by James X. Hack
EFT. Those who have seen both YER
slons, agree that the play has gained
greatly by making the heroine the cen-
trail figure instond OF the hero Miss
IYlng's dates nc the Grand are March
81, and April l and 2,
There could be no more welcome am
notmcemcnt for the amusemont-loving
public than the appearance here OF
those two perennial fayOrltes, Denman
Thompson and The ola Homestead"
The dear old pastoral play itself is by
this time go familiar TO everyone that
any attempt TO describe It would be-
supcrorgation The mere mention Of
the names Of Joshua Whltcomb, Cy
Prime, Seth Perkins, Aunt Matilda and
llIokety Ann Is sufficient 10 bring to
mind again al Of those delightful rural
characters, and at The same time arises
IN the background the pictures OF the
old farm, the homestead I'm SWanZoy,
Grace church on BrOadWaV I'm Now