Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.

Most restful and most delightful, both
to the eye and the ear, is the rendition
OF "Richelieu" presented as Louis James
presented II last evening. We have
grown 50 surfeited with horse play.
farce, hurlesque and musical extrava-
ganza that predictions like "Richelieu,"
In which the kings English is once
more heard as il should be, and in
which the best old time traditions of the
stage are preserved, should be made
doubly welcome. Mr.. james had n fine
reception last night. The house was
not crowded, perhaps because of the
lmmlnence OF the holidays and of "Ben
Hur, and unfortunately, too perhaps,
because the public taste has been
weaned away from the better forms OF
the drama, But Mr. James had no fault
to find with those who were in attend
ance. His thoughtful and scholarly rem
ditlon OF "Richtl lieu" aroused the most
genuine enthusiasm. In fact. the cur
tam calls were 80 numerous and cries
Tor a speech so prolonged, that Mr..
James, with visible appearance of re-
greet. at having to emerge from his
character, was forced to say a few
words OF acknowledgement. This was
after the telling third act, but the ap-
plause was just as frequent after the
famous periods and cllmaxes with
which the play Is crowded. Mr. James
reading, voice, and carriage are as adj
mirable as ever, and while We have had
actors who brought out more fully the
craftiness of the role, that Is largely a
matter OF conception, and we have
had none who invested II with more
force and dignity.
The support was strong throughout.
Mr.. Norman Hackett as De Mauprat
was the leading figure. He Is a young
actor, and always plays with fire and
Intensity even though his pronunciation
does occasionally smack of the PROV
lnces In special contrast with the
enunciatlon of Mr.. James was the rem
dton of such words as "nuptials'
which the younger actor gave very
much as though II were spelled "nup-
tuals Mrs James has greatly improved
as reader and she played the part OF
Julie with force and care, but with
hardly the necessary attention to facial
makeup.
One OF the best Instances Of acting
was the Joseph of Mr.. Stedman. who
made the part quiet piece Of pune
tious humor, very telling Miss beagle
was strong In the part Of the page, and
Mr.. Young as DeBaradas gave an in
telilgent rendition
The staging, scenery and costumlng
We're in the highest degree excellent.
Tonight another OF Mr.. James strong
est roles, "Virginius," Will form the
bill
Her Marriage Vow turns out to be
only the regulation one, and conse-
quently Is not the vehicle of sensational
climaxes and CORY moments I'm the per-
Torrance at the Grand theater. The
play Is Just melodrama, conventional,
and built to please the melodrama low
ing public. The plot turns about the
ylllainy of one John Carlton, who IS
married to the heroine, who also has
real lover true enough, In the hero, who
of course she fails to elope with, and
In the regulation manner after
the villain has been removed from the
stage by the hand of death The ell
max comes at the end of the third act
when the hero. who is incidentally
telegraph operator and In adversely n
swltchman. saves a head on collision.
The trains rush al each other In full
view of the audience which can also
see them brought to stop. The real
ism is well done. Her marriage Vow"
win remain at the Grand until Wednes-
day evening with the usual midweek !
matinee.