The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-07
The Drama

Salt Lake Florence Rob
erts in Ann La Mont" a problem
play in four acts, by Paul Armstrong
The play opened well. Comedy mixed
with the sadness of the main story
tickled the house. The light comedy
spirit was chiefly embodied in the very
competent person of Max Figman. This
most clever entertainer impaired a
gayety to the affair that won the
house and presently he was a great Ia
vorite. Some may have thought him
too agile, but these were evidently
greatly in the minority. Mr.. Figman'S
portrayal was highly diverting. In The
first half of the play, too, Miss Roberts
had scenes that were satisfying. AS
Ann La Mont she was at all times 4
subdued Miss Roberts. One wondered
if she had not decided to be under more
restraint hereafter. But the character
itself furnished reason for toning
down. 1t was in the first half of the
play an admirably draw character. II
was fashioned upon the old theme, but
it had original ways. Indeed, we may
say here that originality marks this
play throughout
The company throughout is one of
exceptional ability. Lucius Hender-
son, 50 long with Miss Roberts, was re-
ceived warmly. He has his old part
of the unhappy lover and finds it more
difficult to look woebegone as he has
grown fleshier, and he looked we'll i'm
fine raiment. Mr.. Northrup. as the
evil person; Mr.. McWade, as the art
critic: Miss Robinson, as the widow the
art critic married-all the players, in
fact, displayed merit. To be sure, there
were some lapses, and the pathos and
the humor became mixed in places, but
this was unavoidable and to be expect
ed in a first presentation. The play
was handsomely staged.
Ann La Mont will be presented to-
night and Saturday night and Satur-
day matinee.
The rollieking musical comedy sue
cess, THE Tenderfoot," with Oscar L.
Figman and Ruth White as the stars,
will be the strong attraction at The
Salt Lake theatre next Monday and
Tuesday evenings. By his imperson-
alton Of the character of Professor Pet
tibone, L. L. D. B. A, Mr.. Figman has
stamped himself as one of the fore
most comic opera comedians of the
day. He not only possesses the power
to make people laugh, but he can
dance and sing. The remainder of the
company is most capable. The organ
ization is one of the largest that will
be seen here during the season, num-
bering nearly seventy people.
Peggy From Paris the musical
comedy which was written by George
AIDE, the famous humorist, and is to be
offered at the Salt Lake theatre next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. con-
tains striking and original characters
who are delightfully."- amusing. Among
the clever comedy portrayals are those
of two animated Frenchmen, NJ How
ard and NJ. Folies-Bergere, members of
the Franco-American league. These
Frenchmen are in quest of Mile Fleu-
rette Caramella, who is Peggy From
Paris" to whom they wish to deliver
an address of welcome Throughout
the piece and almost to the very end
they play in pantomime. They dress
and act exactly alike. They are con-
tinually bobbing up through the play,
their appearance heralded by a certain
strain of music which always precedes
their entrance. Their steps, gestures
and expressions are the counterpart
one of the other. Their continued re-
appearance in this manner is decidedly
droll and the precision which they have
attained in timing their steps and
movements is the result of long prac-
tice.
Whenever Madame Hermann. the
talented queen of magic, the pupil and
assistant of her late husband, Herr
mann the Great, whose equal as a
magician the world has never known.
the local spiritualistic mediums all get
very nervous and take extra precau-
tons against her paying them visit
They well know that she has a way
of very speedily getting acquainted
with their methods by which thew con-
duct their spooky manifestations and
don't care to take any chances with
her, for in number of cities she has
exposed these frauds in great shape
and caused decided sensations. She.
with her company, will appear here at
the Salt Lake theatre next Wednesday
afternoon and night, and already the
mediums are beginning to shake in
their shoes. Probably the most noted
case of the kind in which Madame
Hermann figured was in Detroit a few
years ago. An aged millionaire of that
city was being shamefully imposed
upon by spiritualistic medium. and
his relatives implored Madame Herr
mann to attend one of his seances and
if possible, expose his frauds and inn.
positions. She did so with such good
effect that when the fakir learned who
the mysterious lady in black who had
visited his seance was, he left town
without waiting to find out whether she
meant to expose him Or not. In the
presentation of her act Madame Herr
mann uses the most lavish scenery and
settings, as well as magnificent cos
tunes and as Cleopatra, the Egyptian
sorceress, she well impersonates that
queenly character. Her tricks and IL
lusions are many and varied and in
clude many of the masterpieces of her
late husband, whose able assistant she
was for years. She is without ones
ton the most versatile and accom-
plished female magician in the world
and her appearance here should signal.
ize crowded houses during her entire
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