Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-18

ea It's engagement NL inc utAl'I lo-
night Everywhere It has been dis
cussed for the past two or three days,
Written as It was by rclglonlst It log
ically follows that Is should he represent
tatlvo OF religion And so It Is, but Il is
the religion OF the long, dark night IN
the worlds history when men ana
women wandered from sea 10 sea, In
search Of the divine word, their path
ways only being illumined by such
faint rays as came pickering through
the clouds Of mist and mystery that
obscured the Source Of All Light from
earthly vision. II was strongly typical
and probably beneficial and corrective Of
conditions that existed IN that day and
time, In conception It Is O clever Gre
ntlon, IN impressive treatment Il must
ever hold hlgf rank, and for scholarly
and rhetorical construction, universl-
ties and COLLEGES WIN continue 10 use
&c Indefinitely Ils masterpiece for their
students 20 paruse, and moralsts and
ministers win point to It as a lesson
for tremendous good But many a prog
resslye thinker win have his own views,
He wil say that Il Is reminiscent OF
period IN which there was more SUPER
stltion than religion among mankind,
That the very gloom from which It
comes win drive men out OF the church
and away from II altogether rather
than draw them IN TO H. But that is
not ALL Modern men and women want
a religion that cheers and makes hap
py not one that olongates the face and
hangs crepe on the door Nevertheless
"Everyman' is worth seeing seeing as
a tyne Of the morality play Of the mid
die ages, just as history Of other times
IS worth reading People so to the
theater 10 be amused as well Is to be
entertained and instructed. They win
be Instructed by "Everyman" Some
even may be entertained, but no one
win be amused except os his risiblltles
are stirred by angels, the plumage OF
whose wings has been through long
campaign, and whose tin helmets and
metallic halo furnish the scintllatons
requisite for these mproylsed messen.
gers from tho eternal world.
Salt Lakers win have the opportunl-
~ for TWO days next week Monday
and Tuesday evenlngs-to hear grand
opera rendered In English The com-
pany which VIII present Il IN headed
By Nine Mantoll, the celebrated Ital-
IAN me22o-sOpmno prma donna, who
for Ave years relgned 40 fayOrte
principal with the splendid MetropOl-
tan Opera House organization under
Maurice Grau, IN IioNat0re' VIII be
the bin on the opening night, with Mmo.
Manteli IN the role of Azuccna, the
gypsy Special scenery ana handsome
costumes are promised FOR both nights,
the Theater orchestra win be- augment
ed for tho occasion and placed under
the dlrectorshlp of Signor Marcia.
Tuesday nights Offering win include the
best acts and scenes nun the ever
popular Carmen and faust"
The Mantelli company has recently
achieved marked success throughout
the west and the promise Is made 10
the local public that II win In no wise
he disappointed. For a long time Nine.
Mantolll was the fayorltc Opposite"
10 the famuos Jean de- RcszlSa in all
of his notable roles during the long run
of the big Metropolitan company in
New York. Her present organization
Includes artists who have been proml-
nently east I'M the leading grand opera
companies Of the country.
Manager Pyper Sea pleased 10 inform
his patrons that the Jefferson BROTH
f.U In
present "Tho Rivals" at his house for
three performances beginning ON
Washlngtons birthdny the usual mid
week matinee being included The
theme OF the play Us well known 20
theater goers, and the cast is a geuer-
ally good one, As Bob AGREES VIII
liam Jefferson is lrrcs.st1bly funny II
VIII be recalled that he has made %
great success IA the role M the mso-
phIsticated country youth who went In
to the city with the Idea that II would
not be long before he would be q social
Hon. The character of sir Lucius o.
Trigger taken by Joseph jefferson, IL
made notable BIZ the excellent manner
in which It is handled.
william Collier I'm "The Dictator Will
be the attraction no the Salt Lake The
nter on Friday and Saturday evening
next with n Saturday matinee. The
Dictator s described as one Of the
best laugh producers on the road The
story ccuters about Brooke Travers and
his valet, who leave New York under
mysterious circumstances, They leave
their house 90 drive 10 the New York
Yacht club, ot the foot Of Twenty
street, East river AZ The pier they
have an argument with the cnbman
al. HfN a A.
ana the Cabman strikes him, lie
strikes back and the cabmRn falls,
hitting his head ON the pavement
Travers IA at once accused of trying
90 murder the cahman aud is advised
60 leave the country as soon az possi-
bile He ANA his valet take tho advice
and leave nc once for Central America,
ON the steamer Travers becomes ac-
Quainted with Col Bowie, who Is on his
way 20 Porto Ramos. as United states
consul. Travers and his valet are known
10 those ON board only as Mr. steve and
Mr. Jim He tells COL Bowie that MS
two friends are ON board the ship, ana
that the secret service detectives are
looking Tor them The colonel tells him
that he Is the whole government al Por-
20 Banos. and Us known MS "The lhcta-
tor" on the arrival OF the steamer Cot
Bowie ls notified that a revolution has
taken place. and that n he goes ashore
he VIII Doe thrown into prison Trayers
offers TO take his place az the Ameri-
can consul The colonel owes Travers
large sums OF money which he lost nc
cards on the steamer and he agrees
90 Travers proposition TraNers ~
once assumes the duties ~ the colonel,
and sets himself uD ms Dictator Nat
urally he makes many mistakes and
consequently many funny situations
aud complications cnsue. There Is a
very pretty love story running through
the play, In which, of course Trayers Is
the principal figure