Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-27

lain Illt men mas ill9 DIT each OlHCl,
the women using their tongues as be-
comes their feminine privilege If,
however, Mr.. Marshall only knew
when he had wrung tie last drop out
Of his dialogue! If only he were con-
tent with bright, sharp speeches in
moderation But, like a literary spi-
der, he seems over-fond Of weaving,
until the web threatens the reputation
Of tic play, the ingenuity of the ac-
tors and the patience of a Job-like
audience There is only one way to
act such q play-with a mock gravity
and sincerity, as though the players
were unconscious CT the humor of
their speeches and the absurd.ty of
their surroundings.
The waspish widow, as played by
Fannie Brough, certainly has the
stn ing tongue before which poor
man has the thirty-cent feeling. Be
fore its awful and relentless activity
even Peruna would be valueless. Miss
Brough, by a happy inspiration, has
caught the authors sketch and in
vested Il with quick, smooth touch of
polite farce. Mr.. Gottschalk also builds
up the heavy, laundering M. p. into
real character, which amuses and per
suades with its naturalness. Only he
slips out of it now and then to eXag-
ferate a point. or reach at something
outside the picture. Miss Dole's act
ing is light and easy--her transition
from the woman imprisoned and re-
VangCful to the subdued sweetheart, is
chcrmingly conceived with the neces-
sl7y change in mood. Her gowns eX-
cite envy among our dressy ladies'
and she shows them off in some grace.
fully unconscious poses.
John Drew himself, however, hardly
meets the requiem ents of the Duke,
such as the author intended We ali
know cur John Drew-he has been the
fashion?plate of refined, gentlemanly
acting, for 10, these many years. AS
Mr.. Drew, in the Duke of Killicran-
kie," he is excellent, but, as the Duke
he can not lose his own individuality
or disguise his peculiar personality.
KillicranlSie has sentiment, impulse,
yOuth-he lives in a world OF hair
Drained romance-Mr. Drew draws
these characteristics with Indifferent
art and clouds them with mdnucrisms
not offensive-but proyOldngly per
sonal. | do not question the actors
ability in polite farce, for he has the
polished manners of born alistocrat
Perhaps the truth lies in the act that
the actor can not smother his pique In
not being able to fit what is really the
leading role of the cOmedy-the blum
dering M. p, acted so well by Mr.
Gottschalk.
The popularity of the play, now
ever, makes what should be the sub
sidiary characters, really the most i'm
portant ones.
At the matinee today and the per-
Torrance this evening, The Duke of
Killicrankie" will close his engage
ment.
AT the Utahna theatre, THE Octo-
room" a play not seen mere in years,
has been revived By Mr. Gourley TO
the delight of all who really love molo
drama of the higher and better class.
The tally sheets at the bOXOflce amp
ly demonstrate the wisdom Of the man
agement in selecting Zion BOucicault's
great dramatic masterpiece If you
want to understand how things were
in the south before the war. how The
curse of slavery brought misery and
blasted hopes. you can not afford to
miss seeing THE Octoroon." AS a
play, many think it more soul-stirring
and reflective of conditions as they
really existed "Way down south" than