The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-07

rite. though she still loves Cosse- Brissac
and hides him in her apartment when ne
comes to her seeking refuge At the
close of the fourth act she is compelled
by the king to denounce her lover,
though the betrayal is accomplished Oiliy
after the king has sworn to spare his
The three scenes of the fifth and last
act disclose. First, the arrest OF Du Barry
as an enemy to the people; second. q
prison scene; last; the woman in the exc
her way TO the guiilOtine. Du Barry 5
agonzed Shrek in the prison when she
is informed that the tribunal has re-
fused her clemency was so hfellke as 20
cause horror And the pitiful words she
spoke to Cosse- Brissac as she sat in the
cart:
'And we never went into the country
TO gather violets.
seant space remains for mention Of the
admirable cast Mrs. Carter brings with
her. High honors must be accorded 10
Franklin Roberts for his splendid in
terpretaticn of the horribly unlovely part
of Coute Jean Du Barry. Praise is due
also to George w. Howard for his ex-
ceilent Cosse-Brissac, to Alexander F.
Frank for his Denys and to Richard
Thornton for his Louis XIV.
The settings and costumes leave nothing
to be desired. Indeed, some OF the gowns
worn by Mrs. Carter are wonderful Gre
atoms.
.'Du Barry will be seen at the Salt
night and at a matinee tomorrow.
No finer bill has ever been presented
on the boards of the Orpheum theatre
than that given last evening. The en-
tire program Is an entertainment from
beginning TO end. but one number stands
out as easily the best thing OF its kind
ever seen. In a local play house. Edwin
Dickens" present such a feature as can
not be duplicated. The arrangement Of
the Dickens characters is introduced with
a little playlet sufficiently definite in
itself to be worth introducing the others.
and the whole is brought about in
most natural and pleasing way. But
when Mr. Stevens gets fairly started in
his work everything but the characters
fades away, and once more we yield to
the enticiEg optimism of Wilkins Mi
cawber, we hate Uriah Heep with fierce
hatred, we lOath the misery old SMALL
weed. anu again grow fond Of dear,
adorable Dick Swiveler- Miss Marshall.
who is the very capable COMPANY sup
PORTING Mr.. stevens. while she has little
to do. does all of it well. and makes
gives a splendid character sketch of the
poor little Marchioness, with Mr.. Dick
''Sniveler," as she insists on calling him.
The makeup of the parts is from the
famous drawings of Cruickshank.
1t has already been said that the whole
bill is good Charley Case leading in the
''funniness" with his unique monologue.
The last number is a rollicking. knock
about affair. in which three men so tum-
Bile themselves about as to create much
drollery and, one might imagine. many
bruises. Incidentily they keep the house
in uproarious laughter.
Countess Olga Rossi and Mons. Paulo
are very satisfactory in their singing act,
and present il in an original way. The
ballads with the colored paintings are
we'll done. the pictures being especially
worthy of praise. Edwin George. the
comedy juggler. is excellent, and the mu-
sic and the kinodrome complete the bill,
though the latter is only fair.
This is the banner week of Harry
Leighton's engagement at the Grand.
The Prisoner of Zenda" is proving ex-
tremely popular and another big audi
ence saw the show last night. TOmor-
rows matinee will prove a record
breaker.
One feature OF the vaudeville bill that
is pleasing the patrons OF the Lyric is
the singing of Seam0n. Rodgers and