The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17

est is that OF Henrietta Crosman,
who beginning tomorrow night viii ap-
pear for three nights and a Wednesday
matinee in her latest comedy success,
Mary, Mary. Quite Contrary" The
Salt Lake Theatre which has been
closed some time will be opened for
Miss Crosman and the event VIII
arouse general interest among play
gOers in this city and vicinity. Miss
CrOsman is entitled to a most cordial
welcome. Doubtless she Will receive it
She is esteemed as the most talented
comedienne on the English speaking
stage Of today and she ranks among
the greatest Of modern dramatic
aTtistes. She holds place IN the fore
most rank Of American stars. She is
SO popular IN New York that that city
has seemed loath to part with her and
has kept her almost continuously the
last six years. Her triumphs have
contributed notable chapters to Amer
lean theatrical history In Sweet
Kitty Bellairs" and in Mistress NelT'
she had New York runs Of two years
each. These are conspicuous records
IN AS You Like It." The Sword of
the King, Madeline" and in Mary,
Mary, Quite Contrary" she mas added
to her list of successes. The fame of
her triUmphs in these plays is known
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the American stage. While many
persons in this city have returned
from visits 20 the east with glowing
accounts of the pleasure they have de-
rived from Miss Crosman's work. She
VIII be seen here with hCr New York
company i'm her latest New York sue
cess. the comedy I'm which last winter
she played an engagement at the Gar
rick theatre. The play has been
praised for its wit and humOr, the
brightness of its dialogue. its amusing
situations and dTOU complications It
IS said that Miss CTOsman in Mary
Mary, Quite Contrary has one of the
best parts she has ever played, one
that IS admirably suited 10 display her
VlVacity, huOy9nCy and her gift for
expressing WOman'S WhimS. She plays
the character of Miss Mary, a rich and
fashionable New Yorker, who does
about as she ple3ses without too strict
q regard to COnventiOhality. Men are
a joke with her. She makes
sport Of them. Herbert Danvers
looks upon women with no greater IA
vOr. They are guests at neighbOring
country houses. Mrs. BeImOre, Nary's
hostess, once had a Irritation with Dan
vers. That was before her marriage.
Now she wishes either to have him
go away from the neighborhoOd or else
that Mary and he fall in love. But
either way she wishes to recover a
letter she had written DanveFS and
which is in his possession. Neither
Mary nor Danvers incline to the love
idea, but the woman takes il upon
herself to get that letter and force
him to go away. He assumes the de-
fensive and jOkinEIy defies her. Then
enSues a series of stratagems that mix
up everybody by whom Mary and Dan
veTs are surrounded. They accomplish
results the exact opposite Of hat they
plan. They make Belmore jealous of
his wife, cause trouble between a
couple of young overs and bring suS-
picion upon themselves EntaneIements
are heightened by the discovery of
Mary in Danvers' apartment where she [
had gone To search or the hidden let
ter.
Affairs reach a climax which threat
en serious results when Mary and Dan
vers realize they have become fond Of
each other Mary doesn't intend to ad-
NIT it but preteuds to make 2 confident
of BelmOre with the object of restoring
his confidence in his wife BelmoTe
Immediately carries the tale to Dan
VeTs and tries to bring him and Mary
together at a dinner party, which re-
suits in a declaration of love before
the assembled guests. The humOr of
the play is swift and brisk but the
comedy IS Tree from every unWhOie-
some hint The action is swift and the
fun is sustained throughout. 1t is in
three acts. The first and third act
are laid in Mrs. BelmOre's country
home. the second act takes place in
DanVe-s' den" In Miss CrOsman's
company are Boyd Putnam, Addison
Pitt, VIM. Herbert, Harry Wagner.
John Marble. G. A. Chendos. Made
line Lack. Bessie Brown Howard. Ida
Vernon and Kate Jepsen. Miss Cros-
man will be at the salt Lake theatre