The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-01
Music and Drama

Dramatist Winston Churchill has taken
a great MANY liberties with Author WINS
ton ChurChiiis The Crisis, Wnlch -
fortunate for the play. The oooA, you
will remember sold very largely pecao-
il was by the author OF Richard carver.
If il had been written by anybody else
the writer. TO gain a hearing. Would nav
been cOmpelied 10 publish II at MS Own
expense and circulate it free of charge
The play is better than the book rear
" the play is entitled TO higher praise
than that II is good, very s9od III, III
places. In other spots il is bad, very
bad. The first act IS not at al COM
mendaOle. Even the charm OF MISS lfN-
ing does not make that first act impress.
siVe. IT Is "flat stale and unprolltaDie-
The people. with the exception OF Jacques
Martin as Eliphaieb Hopper-he was al
ways good-and the star were acting, Cd
viOusly acting This was specially true
of the leading man, Wifred North, as
stephen Brice. Now the worst has been
said. 1t is pleasant to be able 70 note
that after the first act both play ana
performers were vastly improved.
The second act was one OF the pref
test things we have seen for a long time.
The setting was the garden about the
mansion of Colonel Carvel. Though tn
air nuttered the justly celebrated fire
flies-they cali them lightning bugs in tbs
south-originated by James X Hackett.
From the house came sweet dance music
and the laughter of women, the soft
laughter Of the south. Then out trooped
a bevy of southern beauties, beauties IL
fashioned gowns. That dance came near
being the real thing, and the players
found" themselves in this act too.
The third act contained some vivid
melOdrama that gave us most diSunct
thrill. 1t was a touch OF genuine war
We saw a friendship OF years shattered.
we had a glimpse of the misery, the Voc
the heartache the war of the rebellion
cost, and then the last act with every
wound healed, with the lovers reunited.
sent US on our way rejoicing.
Miss Irving is a talented. capable young
actress. To this she adds beauty of an
uncommon type. She was the southern
girl to the life. southern without eXag-
geration, natural and wholesome. \
word of praise is due TO the Colonel Carvel
of Thomas Hall and TO the Judge Whip
pie of Charles Lamb. Mr.. Martin s
Eliphalet Hopper, as has been said, was
improved with the progress of the play,
and he was honestly entitled to a share
in the curtain calls after the second and
third acts.
The Irving engagement runs through
the balance OF the week, with matinee
on Saturday.
! Torrance by the Elleford stock company,
which opens a long engagement at the
/ Grand Monday night. begins at the box
! office this morning.
Alfred A Farland. the banjo celebrity.
will appear in the Congregational church
| lOuSnl
There's a good deal OF action in NC
Fadden's Row of Flats" indeed, that 5
nearly all there is. But it's not all.
There's small individual who is down as
l George derry Sullivan who is the re-
mainder. While Jerry is off the stage
the audience waits for his return; VIII "a
/ he appears he is greeted warmly. A
/ good many jokes are TO be found in the
show but not many Of them are new.
l The two leading women are not much OF
a help TO the performance, although Ada
Boshell IS an ideal Irishwoman of the
| Bowery type. The play is filled with
songs, only one Of which. "Anona." may
be called catchy. and if it were not for
I the costumes. which are good there
would be little need for any Of the COM
! pany but Jerry. The musical specialize
done oy the Alexander brothers and
James y. Brady We're very good. especial
| ~ the Xylophone work. Considering that
the company reached town after s O'Clock
two jokes on the Union Pacific were well
put and received with enthusiasm The
house was well pleased with the fun IN
the show, and although il was crowded
IN the upper realm and sparseIy settled
below, It was enough of an encourage
ment TO please the company The show
| goes tonight for the last time