The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
Tales Of the Stage.

In Leah KIeschna' Mrs. Fiske and
the Manhattan company. At the Man
haitian theatre, New York, undoubtedly
illustrate the most pronounced drama
tic success seen in that city in years
The New York critics seldom approach
unanlmlty in praise of anything Of
Tered in that city, but as 10 this play.
Mis- F1Ske'S acting in il. and the work
Of the splendid company gathered in
support there has been no dissenting
word, while the enthusiasm that in
forms most of the writing about the
event suggests something altogether
out of the ordinary run of offerings at
the head centre of drama i'm America
What strengthens and verifies the
critical verdict is seen in the DODUlar
response to this latest Offering in which
MIS- F1Ske IS the central figure. The
Manhattan is thronged nightly by en-
thuslastlc playgoers, who at last have
found something worth While in the
form of drama and in acting. It Is
freely predicted that Leah KIeschua''
Will run. the season cut al the Manhat-
tan 10 an. overlooking patronage and
that in ii Mrs Fiske has found one Of
the best vehicles, if not the very best
Nehlcle. of her career not only for the
honor she viii win in il. but also be
cause of the sterling value of the play
winch al bound projects Ar g NJ.
= Mcclellan as a master drama fist
and that wise artistic foresight which
pany of actors seen i'm New York since
what is called the palmy days Taken
altogether it seems to be an artistic
triumph not only on the highest lines.
but complete IN all its details. And the
1 response to It shows that aside from
its artistic appeal Leah KIeschna-' as
represented at the Manhattan theatre
Will command a phenomenal popular
success
"a
Klaw K Erlangers new policy in ths
mana genent of the New York thea ire
presenting big productions at popular
prices. the scale ranging from p cents
( TO 81. viii be inaugurated at the
Christmas lay matinee. This depa rturs
| viii make the New York the only
| popular price house on Broadway the
great capacity Of the theatre render
ing this plan POSSIBLE.
The first Lttraction Will be joseph
/ Brooks production Of G. T. Lazey's
new play, Home Folks" which was
given its premiere at the Walnut streec
theatre in Philadelphia on the 18th inst.
and made hit Staged at the New
York. il will be the largest production
ever presented at popular prices. The
company NUMBERS eighty people thirty
Of whom are children of unusual abiI-
ity. As a dramatic organization, il Will
equal any ever seen on Broadway Mr.
| Brooks and Eugene PTesbrey. the stage
director. making n most careful seleC-
ton for every part Among the prin-
cipal players are William IngerSoU,
/ William :. Hart. the original keSsala
in Ben HuT:" Thomas A Wise, who
made a hit in Are You a Mason" Julie
and Crystal Herne. daughters of the
| late James A rIerne: Samuel Reed. the
noted character actor; Charles Sted-
man, Arthur sanders, Walter Thomas.
Charles Lamb, Morton McKim and
| Charles Mason
| Mr. Darcy has founded his new play
/ on the theme of James WhitcOmb Ri
I ley's poem. Home Folks" He chose
| for his locale If success a small town
/ in Illinois twO years after the civil
1 war. II IS staged in four acts and five
I scenes. The character drawing Is re-
! markedly well done. and the types are
/ interestingly cOntrssted- The story is
mainly comedy. but yet there is a
/ strong underlying dramatic tone run
/ ming through the action. The piece IS
| one that interests both the old and tho
! young. In ne apple peelin' ~ scene,
/ the incident of the swimming hole.
where a number of boys are shown
/ bathing in 4 uimic river Of real water
| the best exposition of Juvenile dram
I attic work seen on the stage in many a
day is shown In the development OF
| the play. Mr. Presbrey has striven 10
make it ''untheatric" and to give 10
| each characr er 4 perfection in its stage
mimicry that creates an atmosphere
| OF reality about il. The result is that
! while one 5 witnessing Home Folks
J IL does not seem like seeing a play ths
types are all so natural.