The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-27
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Louis James and his company gave
The Merry Wives of Windsor at the
Theatre last evening, and gave 1t de-
ifghtfuily to an audience that might have
been larger if the weather had been pro-
piti0us, but that could not have been more
cordial and enthusiastic, no matter what
the conditions
Mr.. James was the Falstaff one pictures
-cOnceited. timOrOUs. boastful, gullible,
and yet withal likeabe for his very frail
ties of character, and furnishing such
comedy by his escapades with the wives
as no successor to the master has ever
surpassed Unless one has reread the
lines Of the play time and again one for
gets the righteousness of their humOr, the
rich melody of their cadence: and hearing
them read by the James company is of
itself treat.
Aphie James as Mistress Ford and
Charlotte Lambert as Mistress Page en-
tered into the fun of the ludicrous stu
atiOnS most admirably; Norman Hackett
as Ford, the jealous husband, was, of
course. effective though the part is not
the best he has had. Nellie McHenry as
members of the cast completed an I'M
usually well-balanced company. One of
the minor parts, Miss Lancaster's Anne
Page. was noteworthy for the beautiful
clearness of enunciatiOn and pleasant
voice it developed. Numerous recalls
marked the close of every act. The stage
settings were good and the performance
altogether admirable
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comedy or for the pure fun it affords. the
production is more than worth seeing
The engagement includes tonight and to-
morrow night, with matinee tomorrow
The best bill for many weeks is that
presented at the Orpheum this week
Each number is away up in its class. and
the classes are all of a pretty high or
der. Beginning with Sears, the Illusion
list, whose work is somewhat unique and
" worth . ana ~
up till the last, with perhaps a little
room for criticism of the farce, His Day
OFF, which is too coarse and overdrawn
to be as good as it might be-
The six Glinserettis are certainly all
that the bill claims the most marvellous
of all acFObats." Their stunt is similar
to those seen in the wonderful circus tum-
bling and kindred shows, but it is better
done than even the best of those The
two Dutch comedians in Playing the
Ponies are both good in their way, and
their jokes are many of them new and
timely.
Miss Violet Dale is worth seeing in her
clever limitations of well known actresses
while Hanson and Nelson are good ex-
ponents of singing and dancing.
Joseph lie Brandt's famous melodrama.
Not Guilty" is the bill presented by the
Lyric stock company at the Lyric family
theatre this week. NOT guilty has
proved to be the most popular bill of the
NcdI- II II lllil VI SDOu CUHteuN ana sur
ring situations. which will be sure to
please. This play will run the remainder
of the week, with the usual matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday, and a special
Thank sgiving matinee Thursday
An intelligent dramatizat ton of Bertha
NJ. Clay's novel. Dora Thorne" is the
offering at the Grand the current week.
The story of Dora Thorne is fraught with
heart interest. The situations are strong
and the ciimaxes effective. The play is
well staged and d fine scenic display adds
to the attractiveness of the performance
A family matinee at p. m. will be given
Wednesday afternoon. Starting with a
special holiday matinee on THANKSGIVING
afternoon, the big scenic success, The
Midnight Flyer. comes for a three
nights engagement.
Tho seat sale for .s,,he Heir To t1,o L..