The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA

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Though il seemed like to end IN gloom
u ended in happiness. The sorrow came
before the JOY, as the darkness before
the morning. And the great audience
that tilled the salt Lake theatre went
home rejoicing, not because they had
seen a charming play delightfully."- pre-
scented, but because GeOrglana Carley and
Dick Coleman were to 1--we happily ever
after. just like the princess and the
, prince in the story.
II it is art 10 make the play-goer for
get t&e player for the part. If At is art
10 make stage DeOple seem very human.
her entirely capable company showed
Salt Lake what real art Is last night.
4 here are times when -rfer Own Way"
does not ring true. But IL abOundS with
human interest, too with the touches
! that shade lift so closely that we can
not say where the real begins, the imi-
tatiOn leaves Off
Miss Elliott has been before the pub
lie for a number Of years, but there
Is always a charm and a freshness about
. her acting that make her welcome every
where. She was as young and as pretty
last night as she was Il dozen years
ago. and she is a very much better ac-
treSS today than she was then. In the
part Of Georgiana Carley Miss Elliott
Is 80 much herself that she might have
played 1t always, off the stage as well
as on The glimpses of the actress were
rev, Of the woman many.
In the opening act is a children's party,
anu ny the way, rlHO5t GDllQItn were
great. They couldn't have been more
natural if they had really been in the
nome OF their parents. and Miss Elliott
as the loving and loved Aunt Georgiana
could not have entered more thoroughly
into their childish pleasures. There was
no opportunity here for emotionalism.
That came later. One occasion was near
Cne close Of the second act, where Georgi-
closed the thir0 act, where she hears
the report that he Is dead. In both of
these scenes Mss Elliott measured well
up TO the most eXacting requirements.
The company that is supporting Miss
Elliott is satisfactory in every way. AT
the head of the support we would place
James CaTeW in the ungraciouS part OF
Sam Coast Mr.. Carew made us despise
hlm-almOSt He would have been thor
oughly despicable if he had not made IL
subtly apparent that his absolute lack
OF conscience was due more to his train
ing and his environment than 10 the
man himself. He really did love Geor-'
giana with all the strength that was in
him, but he made the mistake of believ-
ing he could buy her with money.
distinct individual hit was made by
the lady hair dresser. Miss Lawrence
got out Of the part everything there was
in IL. On at least one occasion the audi
ence applauded her droll Witticisms up
roariously and the laughter was genuine,
the enjoyment keen all the time she was
on the stage. AS Georglana's real lover.
Richard Coleman. Charles Cherry did
not have a great deal to do, but he did
his little well.
R. g. Herr made capital Steven Car
ley and Fanny Addison Pitt was deli
ciOus as Mrs. Carley. Georgiana's step
mother. Her Own Way is well worth
night tomorrow night and at matinee
tomorrow.
The Hills of California" opened to .
big and thoroughly pleased audience at
the Grand last night. The play has been
seen here before which undoubtedly &C
counts for the liberal patronage Many
changes have been made in the company
since Inc Huns OF California was last
here. but all the changes have been
made with judgment. The company
certainly has not suffered by them
The name of the play is not derived, as
many people have supposed, from the
tact that there are hills in California.
1t is named for the Hill family of the
Golden state. There are thirteen people
IN the play and five of them are named
Hill and Poppy Hill and Lucille Hill and
Pauline HILL and ali Of them, in capable
hands, add greatly 10 the pleasure of the
audience.
plenty Of humOr and plenty Of tragedy
in the play. Gus Tate as Stoliasticus
Stokes furnishes a good deal of fun. and
he is ably assisted by other members of
The Hills of California" goes again
tonight, tomorrow night and at a matinee
tomorrow.
George Francis Beard advance repre-
sentative of the "Glittering Gloria"
company, received a telegram yesterday
afternoon from San Francisco annOunc-
ing that Dorothy Morton had been en-
gagged 70 take the part left vacant by the
death of the star. Miss Rush. Miss Nor
ton has already joined the company, and
one performance will be given In Salt
Lake, next Tuesday night.
According to a. message received last
night by =. T BannOn, advance manager
for the San Toy" company, the injuries
sustained by Nina Rudolph in an auto
mobile accident in Los Angeles ere not
considered serious 1t was stated that
Miss Rudolph would be able to resume
her part Saturday night. She will. there
fore. be seen with the company here next
week.