The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-03
ADJUSTMENTS


@'Anh LaMdllt VIII be success. In
I deed II may be said that il is d success.
The play tells a world-Old stoESr-a story
OF a womanss fan and her Journey
I through vale Of misery and tears 10
ultimate redemption. They are often re-
deemed-on the stage. But this story, as
old as the story of the creation, is told
by Paul Armstrong in a new way-a way
that grips the heart at the beginning,
that holds the interest until the end.
Mr. Armstrong has been rarely artistic.
in that he builds up the interest, adding
10 IL as mason adds bricks TO a wall,
until in the final scene, the play-goer
Is indeed hardened who does not get his
thrill
Ann Lamont. the woman. is a young
art student, who has given herself with
out thought of the sin, 10 an artist. A
great love comes into her life and with
it the enOrmity of her offense dawns upon
her. Her first lover marries and she
goes TO London to make, under a new
name, reputation for herself She sue
ceeds and the man she loves and who
loves her comes 10 her She tells him
every thing and is forgiven, but she can
not bring herself 20 marry him until she
proves 10 the other lover tnat she no
longer loves him, that she never did
love hir
In the doing Of this further compiled
tons arise The honest lover becomes
convinced that she loves the false one
he betakes himself to the le9er ealonA
IN the Hawaiian islands and is about TO
become permanent resident when Ann
arrives First there is a scene between
her and the villain, then happiness comes
60 her.
This bald setting forth of the story 10y
no means does justice to the play. IL
does not tell of the wonderful construc-
ton, the solid fitting together of every
part the bright lines that flash ana
sparkle through it, and the rich comedy
JhaI lights the gloon. There Is many
wholesome laugh in Ann lamont there
Is much comedy spleudidly done.
But i'm the alav there are two DsTts
that must stand out above all others
parts that are the heart of the play. the
first is that of Ann Lamont presented
by Miss Florence Roberts. Miss Roberts
had never done anything here that had
not been done by some other actress. she
had never originated d character. and,
even among her warmest admirers. there
were those who fancied that she might
after all be ON a faithful COpyist. This
impression was dispelled last night Miss
Roberts originated Ann and carried her
trIumphantly through all of ner scenes.
Sac fitted into it, she became che artist.
And how well she did il was last night
curtain call after curtain call Miss
Roberts audience was friendly, but in
cimed 10 be more than usually critical
at the beginning. Before the play was
over the spectators were at her feet.
The other part that looms so large in
the play that it obscures All others ex-
cept that of Ann is the part of Leon
Richmond, the villain of the play. pre-
scented BY S. Northrup. Mr. Northrup
was life itself. 1t is even difficult 10
believe. 80 easy was he in the role, that
he was not very much himself. He was
the thoroughly despicable bad man in
good clothes throughout and while il was
not possible to admire the part. it was
Impossible To withhold from the artist
the admiration that his work deserved.
Max Figman as Grant Dudley. an inn
pressionist artist and an impressionable
young man. who made no effort to re-
strain his joyful emotion when there was
the slightest occasion for JOY. scored an
individual hit So did Clifford Leigh in
the small part Of Lord Ashley. An ola
friend. Lucius Henderson, was cast for
the part of Gordon Titus. the real and
true lover Mr.. Henderson it is pleasant
10 be able 10 note. is better fitted in this
part than i'm any I'm which he has been
seen in Salt Lake. The company. as a
whole, is entirely acceptable.
Comment on the play would be incOm-
plete without reference to the great set
tings which the producer. John COTt, has
provided for IT, The artists studio in
New York lin the first act was true to
the last splash OF paint. so was the Lon
don studio. But the greatest setting that
has been seen here for many months
showed, in the third act the house OF
Grant Dudley, on the Thames. The
bambOO-is it bamboo shack scene IN
act is also "A triumph. Mr.. Cort is err
titled 70 congratulations on both equip
meut and players.
Ann LaMont' Will be given through
out the week at the Salt Lake theatre,
with matlnees on Wednesday and Sat
urday.