The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-21

SALT LAKE THEATER-ChnrleS q
Hunford In "The Merchant of Venice" d"
Wednesday afternoon Tho old Guard"
and ''Ingomnr," Wednesday night. and
"Othcllo." Thursday night. Woodland
Friday night and Saturday afternoon and
night.
GRAND THEATER-"The Girl From
Sweden, hrst half OF week; Hazel
RPHEUNI-Vaudevluc all week.
LYRIC THEATER-"Thc Dreamlnnd
Burlesquers.' all week. except Saturday.
Charles B. Hanford viii be at the Salt
Lake theater on Wednesday afternoon
and night. and Thursday night, opening
in The Merchant OF Venice" Mr.. Han
ford : production OF this play iS regard
ed by many as the crownlng achievement
of bis unusually active and prosperous
career. Mr. H1nford IS now In the ma
turity OF his artistic power. y man OF
splendid physique. personal magnetism
and with graces In reading blank verse,
IS welcomed as one OF tho few actors wIo
are competent TO portray characters OF
this class In THE Merchant of Venice
Is one OF the greatest OF feminine charac-
ters, Portia In Portia Shakespeare has
embodied a high intellectual type. Despite
the mentality which enables her to con
found the logic OF those most learned in
The law. she Is q high example OF true
womanhoCd. Miss Marie DTofnah has
played the part OF Portia With such sue
Ccs5 that her appearance I'm il has been
hailed with deep interest She Is an
actress who combines power with refine
ment. Nothing has been neglected TO !
make the play complete In cast, costum- |
ing and scenery. on Wednesday night a |
double bill viii be presented. The Old |
Guard" and "Ingomar The engage
ment closes Thursday night with "Othei- |
lo' as the play.
Salt I.akers viii take especial Interest !
in Mr.. Hanford's presentauon OF The |
Merchant of Venice as Miss Blanche /
Kendall Thomas. OF Blanche Kendall. as
she is known 10 the stage. will be In the |
cast as Jessica. Miss Thomas, who is a |
Salt Lake gir!. daughter OF r. *. Tnom-
AZ IL making most gratifying progress as
an actress, She is one OF the most clever |
Of the young women Salt Lake ha6 given
TO the stage, and great success is pre-
dicted for her. As Hope Brewer In
"E,hcn Holden" Miss Thomas won much |
praise. and in other parts Shc has been a
f1vorite AS Jessica she VIII hnve an op-
portunity 10 exhibit her talent. and Will |
greatly please her homo admirers In
;he other PLAYS Of the engagement Miss |
Thomas Will have good roles.
The Girl From Sweden" a comedy !
drama in which heart interest and come
dy are provided In about equal parts, VIII |
he presented at the New Grand thcatcr
Tor four nights commencing tonight by |
Manager Fred Falkncr y tells an inter
cstinG story woven about the lives OF a
Swedish girl and her Swedish lover. and /
while II Is largely OF the domestic style
of drama. II offers n thrilling touch or /
two of molodr1ma The Swedish dialect !
character Is favortc with many the
ater-gocrs. and the fun evolved In the
stage stories Of the experiences I'm this
country of the hardy immigrants from
The Northland is OF a sane and enjoyable
kind. The Girl from Sweden is a luVablc
character, and wins the sympathy and |
applause OF her audiences by her simple
devotion To truth and duty. and her cour-
age in dangerous crises The hero OF the
play is young Swedc who Is ever ready
10 do battle with his wits or his fists In
defense OF what is right. An unusual
amount or comedy Is developed In the ac-
tion of the play. and many specialtes are
introduced.
Henry w. SavaGe's production of the
latest PiXley and I.uders opera. Wood
land. which has been called fantasy OF
the forest Will be the attraction at the
Salt Lake theatcr next Friday and Sat
mday, with Saturday matinee. All the
characters I'm the play are birds The
man In lis interest. The characters are
all costumed TO suggest rather than ac-
tually represent the birds, FOR there are
no feathers and but few bcaks or claws
Thus the beauty of the Young women's
faces and figures is enhanced and alb
sIrdity avoided. The eagle is represented
Is the absolute monarch OF "Woodlnnd;'
he owl as the chief justice the rooster
as the chief of police; the jaybrd as the |
tramp politician; the Jenny wren bird Is
and robins. soldiers; the peacock is u
vain leader OF society: the dove * Il gen
Tie ingenue, and tho nightingale tx the
"rlma donna with @Wectly tnkling top
notes. Old King Eagle wishes his son TO
'1arrv his cousin the Lady Hawk The
Eaglet Is I'm love with the Nightingale
and is banishcd from the kingdom. King
Eagle Is accidentally shot and the jay |
Bird. a tramp politician. who has been
posing as Lyre BIRD usuTTs the throne
lbs reign Is comIcal though tcmpestu-
ous one. and revolution is finally start
ed by Robin Redbreast. The Doyo rs
for the Eaglet. who returns.
ished with the Wren. and then marrios
tho Nightingale. The comedy is fur
nishcd by the jay Bird played by the In
imltable Harry Buger; the Rooster
played by George Beane. and the Owl.
played by Louis Casayant In addition
10 these there win be found I'm the cast
Helen Hale Ida Mule. Walter Lawrence
Louise ToZlcT, Magda Dahl. the prlma |
donna who Is known rs the Swedish |
Nightingale" Grcta Rsley and Bertyne
IN the Prince OF Piscn" and king Do
do Is well known. but I'm Woodland" /
he Is said To have' outdonc all previous
efforts. AS a scenic production, Wood
tful and artistic. and besides the strong
cast there VIII be a large number OF
Young women representing featherod
denizens Of tic forest. The company a'eo
carries It's own orchestra. Woodland"
has been very popular during its season
and half In the large cities.
Commencing Thursday Hazel KIrke"
viii be presented al tho New Grand the
atcr for three DAYS. The drama is one OF
The most successful ever presented. Tho
first act shows Dunstan Kirke's home
and the Blackburn mill. Lord CARING
ford makes his appearance at the mill, |