The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05
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? THIS WEEK AT
: THE THEATRES

SALT LAKE THEATRE =
> Dark
= GRAND.-Monday, Tuesday =
> and Wednesday evenings and =
= Wednesday matinee, Mrs. Les >
= lie Carter in "Du Barry"
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THE season of lso3-o4 at the salt
Lake theatre came Co an end last
night with the final production OF
"The Proud Prince" by u. II. SoLneIh
aud his splendid company IL IS a CO.
incidence worthy OF note lldt az
S0theru's engagement i'm III L were
King" concluded the Theatre season
last year
Everything considered, the dead sea-
son cannot be regarded as particularly
brilliant. Notwithstanding the tact thats
with Maude Adams and Mansfield ana
S0fheru 10 went out in "a blaze OF glory
Aside from these three stars, not
great many attractions of really nrsJ
rank have been seen mere. However
We don't knoW that Jhe local pubic
has any right To complain Do las
seen or it has had the opportunity or
seeing. the very best actors ana ac-
tresses I'm the country. though ID must
be confessed that the list of real top
uutcheTs is iamHurably short
STILL with d few exceptions SAT-
lake has had about as good am aver
age as most cities OF its size Tie sea-
son has been much more noted t9f us
failures than for it's successes.
Darkness win Doe I'm order at the
Grand after Wednesday night next uu-
iii September. The season there goes
ont with the ensageUIent of Mrs. Les
lie Garter iu "Du Barry" Skeptils
have said it viii uOL be possible 10
stage "Du Barry. property in the
Grand, but an of as remember that
wonders I'm tie line of staging nave
been accomplished there this season.
Mrs Fiske's "NaIy of Magdala' IS
an example. True. the stage was bad
IS crowded, but salt Lakers saw eN-
erythlug Thar people anywhere else
SAW
d is going to be possible to stage
''Du Barry al the Grand. III this were
not true ~Du Barry. would not nave
he-l booked for the Grand or for Sdlt
Lake al ali because the Grand IS the
only theatre i'm salt Lake where Mrs.
q Garter. .ene of the independents, can
apUear- David Belasco IFS not the sort
of manager VINO Cheapens his produc-
lions ou tour. nor does DE place them
iu theatres where Justice cannot DE
dune lDem-
Nance O-Neu has made the hit of her
life iu Boston and some people who
are familiar with Ler work are at
loss 70 account for 10 except ou the
theory that the Bostouese dearly love
fads. one of whom Miss ONeil hap
pens 20 be which, as the student or
English would say. Listen to this,
from q Boston paper
-.The performance at the Colonial
theatre yesterday afternoon and eve
MINIS were testimonials TO Nance
D'NeiI. hose remarkable engagement
I'm Boston. beginning me mldule OF last
january. terminated last evening.
'IE The afternoon The Fires of ST.
John was the bin. and in the evening
the programme was made up OF the
third act OF Camille the third act ot
a"The Jcsyess.' the sleep walking scene
brom Macbeth, the fourth ACT OF Ju-
lith' and he third act OF 'Magda.
Both performance were crowded %
the doors with most enthusiastic audi
Cuces. and the great actress was CONF
PEELED TO make speech on each occa-
sion. ln the evening after the Mac
beth scene, Miss DNeIl was presented
With "a magnificent laurel wreath, Tied
with red ribbons that bore Tie iuecrip-
zion. The queen OF Tragedy. II was
q fitting tribute go wonderful woman
and phenomenal engagement
This more personal Fiefg OF me mat
Ter IS from the pen ot Mrs, Gibson
correspondents
zone sometimes wonders how Boston
obtained its reputation Tor culture
Boston is faddy. DUt cultured. There
is uo greater illustration of this tbau
the fact of Nance ONels great popu-
i1rIty here. 4liud- one does noe for q
moment impusu Miss oNelis great
talent. but she nearly starved to death
until she was made FAD by the lned-
ire going clientele. Miss o'Neil piaye1
one week. when she GrsL started iu
played TO SlLu09- AND most OF the per-
folmanCes were giEen as Lady Mac
BETH FL you please. This week me
neH papers were comparing MISS
9'Nel Jo Mrs. Fiske, much 20 airs
tis-es depreciation and they ten yoI
fhat 10 you had not seen Nance q. Neu
play t1eoea GableT, YOU have NOT seen
3 Che IbSeu master piece. one cam imag-
5 le that Toledo thealre-gOers who he'd
I uot seen AIRS F'iske's great creation oE
morbid teminiuity. VIII think of rhis-
SuL the lact srl remains thar me
greatest dramatic success Of Boston
tnls season 81 Nance % Neil who was
not allowed 90 open iu Sew York
Omaha World-Herald: That was a
t0uChiug incident OF merit WelI reward
cd when Maude adams, America Is most
lovable actress. was given such am
ovation iu the city where she made her
debut years ago That she was moved
To tears. Az salt Lake City. on tire
stage where her mother had first
played before her. and she. little
child began her brilliant career tel
appearance as Babbie the other nlgnt
was the occasion of such prolonged
and hearty applause that she ned from
the stage in tears % recover beg self
pCEs sslon-
ia these days Of mufEy lllIatuge