The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-07
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II would be hard 10 SAY how MANY
times Rip Van Winkle' has been paved
lh ulis cOeptrA- IL has been pIaye1 ofien
ih the S2lt Lake theatre but. with all
rs Inconsistencies, II stu has the power
10 charm IL might be possible TO be-
hckc that man took a drink Of schnapps
anl sept Ior twenty years II is not
sleep would change the appearance OF
| tne sleeper from that OF man not more
than ~ years Old at most to that of 4
iisnan Of 90 Neither is it possible To be-
iieYc that in twenty years beard would
Srow al around q mans neck and leave
MS face apparently smooth shayen
but. IN spite OF the Inconsistencies. as
mas peen said. IL is difficult not 10 smile
az RIBS drOlleries. to sorrow when he
sorrows. As a matter of fact the drunk
en- loafer Is not entitled u sympathy.
Rather should the pity be- poured out
on the child. Meenic. But Rip always
gets the sN mpathy. He got it during
All OF the forty-odd years that Joseph
jefferson. master comedian. PLAYED the
part He is getting it now that the
role has gone down from father to son.
! nomas jefferson i 10 be commended
Tor his courage in Undertaking the part
made famous by his father. The compar-
lson Is inevitable, and Just as surely IL is
10 the Younger mans disadvantage. The
younger Jefferson plays Rip very well
indeed. II his father had never PLAYED
II Thomas might have attained emil
nence in it. He never can now People
go 10 see Rip Van Wrinkle not Thomas
Jefferson In RIP Van Wrinkle" Those
who have never seen the play before. and
strangely enough. there are many such
are amused. touched entertained. And
certainly every body should sec rip Van
Mlnkle before the play is taken off
The company supporting Mr.. jefferson
Is not particularly. capable. Exceptions
should; however be made in favor %
the children. Estelle Bryan as little Nee
ME and Vivian BRYAN as little Heudrick
were very clever indeed
The engagement closes today with two
performances. matinee and evening.
Arthur \. Lotto. advance-representativ tive
of White Whittlesey. who fills an of next
week at the Sale Lake theatre. is in the
CITY and viii remain here until the coll
S'usion Of his stars engagement Mr.
Nmttlesev is to put on "Heartsease.'
The Second in Command ana Soldiers
OF Fortune. lie is highly recommended.
: The important musical event of last
niEht. was. the Alfred A. Farland banjo
recital at the First congregational church.
Mr. farland has been heard here before
and the music loving public knew that
y pad some real enjoyment in store. Nor
were those who heard last nights con-
cert in any wise Disappointed. Mr.. Far
land has been called the banjo king"
Those who have heard him insist that he
family.
NJ MAN III the WORTH gets Such music
out of a banjo Tbs programme last night
included music of every description. grave
and gay. classical and light And there
was not number that Mr.. Farland did
not play well, not one in which he was
not revelation to those who were hear
ing him for the first time. He made the
Danlo sound like an organ, like a string
band. like anything and everything in
the music lifse except a banjo. To ap-
preciate the magic Of Farland's fingers
he must be heard
Assisting last night i'm delightful num-
bers were Miss COrinne Harris. soprano:
Miss Marjorie Mulvey. mandolin and the
Juvenile Mandolin cluD The latter was
Ihc accompanies were Mrs. Margaret
Robertson Kerr and g. D. Schett,er The
concert was under the management of
harry 3 Harper. Mr. Harper is entitled
TO the thanks of the audiencerfor a most
enjoyable evening
The big attraction at the Grand for
this season is scheduled for the first half
OF next week. when Blanche Bates comes
in The Daring of the Gods and the
double bill. Madame Butterfly and NV
Aunts Advice The seat sale opens Fri
day morning at 10 O'Clock
William Norris. who is said to be one
OF the most capable comedians in the
business. plays Who's Brown" at the
salt Lake theatre tomorrow. night. The
engagement is for one performance only.
The engagement OF Mason and Mason
In Fritz and Snitz" closes al the Grand
with matinee and evening performances
today.