Arizona republican., 1905-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS

Manager stecha n announces the very important engagement of the em- 1 inent tragedian and scholar, MT. Fred .erick Warde and the great actress, Miss Katherine Kidder, who will ap- pear in "Salammbo" at the Hardwick theater Feb. 2. The very conservative Memphis Commercial-Appea in a re- cent review of the above production said:
 There is a great deal Of satisfaction 1 in reviewing a performance as perfect as the one given of SaIammbo at the l Lyceum theater yesterday afternoon and last night, by Frederick Warde and Kathryn Kidder Play and pro- duction were alike in harmony, and the two tragic actors, representing the best interests of the drama, never ap- peared to better advantage nor sur rounded with environments so pleas 1 ing and so complete. Wagenhals 6 ] Temper. who present the joint stars, have won public esteem for the con- sistent way in which tacy have equip ped every production directed from their office. Cost has never been an element of consideration. Money has been lavished with splendid generosity in order to achieve distinction as pro- ducers. Highest artistic ideas have pAOillBNeu lllt4I eALOIlS III pdSI SSaSORS and the culmination of ambitious un- dertakings is represented in this pro- duction of Salammbo. They have done nothing quite so well as this: they have never so thoroughly distinguish ed themselves, and in the enthusiasm with which play, stars and produc- i tfOn have been received, they must find their reward. The audience last night was held close within the fas- l cination of the play, which shocks and stings and seduces and wins the most absolute admiration in the majestic sccpo of it's unfolding. The play is an adoption of FlauberJ's celebrated TO- mance-a story so alluring, so persua- sive and so bewildering in it's power and passion that the reading world has swayed under it's influence It deals with the tragic events of a pc riod bcld on the pages of hdstCry for the tragedies enacted. Stanislars Stange has accepted the possibilities of l the play and has cunningly contrib uted scenes which illustrate the story ] with vivid picturcsqueness. All the terrible fascination of the tragedy is i brought out. The action kindles and l quickens as the scenes unfold them selves. Suspense is increased until the final denouement when the tableau of ' Acropolis; when Matho expiates and ] SalammbO dies of love in the light of her gods. her priests and her Temple ! of Moloch. The play is in five acts, and while the offensive parts have been eliminated, enough of the orig i tnal story remains to show what trc- mendous energy must have been ex- pended in the writing The produc- tion is a triumph of art and acting | MT. Warde never appeared to better l advanta ge. Miss. Ridder entered fully | into the possibilities of the title role and played it perfectly. The entire company, and especially Mr Thomas 1 Coffin Cooke. gave such support as might he expected under the direction | of Wagenhals & Kemper. Judged from a spectacular point of view. | nothing in the way of scenery and cos ! fumes has been witnessed like Sa- l lammbo, for several seasons. The | scenery is massive. rich in it's color ef- ! fleets and its poetic significance of the era in which the drama is depicted The first act, showing the temples of i Tanit and Moloch, with it's storm and | light effect being a beautiful picture of blending colors. The tent of Matho and the ruins of the Temple CT DeIos are also most elaborate and artistic pictures. Frcm the first clash of swords in the first act to the tragic death scene of the final act, Sa-am:nbo is filled with artistic and histrionic in- terest. It is a play to be seen. studied and thought over It is an achieve ment stimulated by the vitality of two pretentious dramatic stars"
 
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