The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-26
ADJUSTMENTS

1t may be that ones memories of the
stage prejudice him; possibly the fancies
of decade or two agone give the pic
ture tints Il never bore but the glamour
of an old Comedy of Errors" the one
Robson and Crane gave, will dim any
other that comes to this generation.
Either that or Mr.. James production
lacks some of the charm 1t should has &.
Mr.. James himself is not bad-few men
could be utterly hopeless in so delightful
role, but his cast is only mediocre, with
the possible exception of Mr.. Paulding
and Miss Webb. and in some scenes the
discriminating must shudder at the desc
Grafton of Shakespeare's comedy. Com
pared with the Merry Wives" of the
evening before. it is pitifully weak-and
one regrets to say II Net that the COM
pany is below the common standards, nor
that the leading roles are unfitly cast,
but that somewhere, somehow. IL fell
short of the genuinely artistic effect one
expects of an artist and friend like James.
For all that, the house, which was large
and In a cordial mood, enjoyed the play,
laughed at the droll situations, applaud
ed somewhat Unfortunately and vo-
ciferously and went home content. If-one
were in a dour mood he might say that
the star himself is unequal to the por-
trayal of parallel and yet different indi-
vidualities. The audience could not lose
sight of the players personality and diff
ferentiate between the two Dromios as
they appeared, and that may accoun. for
the I6NilUS OF disappointment IN ire pro-
duction. Mrs. James, Adriana, was
prettily gowned, but her voice in en-
phasis was strident, her action a little
overwrought-faults that may be for
given but not overlooked entirely even In
so charming a person Miss Webb S
method is much more pleasing, her art
of finer fibre and she Is quite the best
of the feminine members of the cast. Mr..
Paulding, as usual, was entirely adequate,
and Mr.. Young as the other Antipholus,
good The stage settings and n
agement added materially to the effec-
tiveness of the production. This after
Moons matinee will present THE Mer-
chant of Venice" and the engagement
closes tonight with THE Comedy of En-
rors.'
Arrangements are being made for the
appearance at the Salt Lake theatre on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
Nov. 4. and 6, of FRITZ Scheff in the
comic opera, Mile Modesto" in which
she has appeared for three seasons at the
Knickerhocker theatre In New York City
Yesterday arrangements were made with
the Denver & Rio Grande and the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake roads
for excursion rates into Salt Lake City
applicable on the dates mentioned. The
towns which will be included on these
rates are Silver City, Mammoth, Eureka
Goshen, Payson, Spanish Fork, Spring
ville Provo. American Fork. Lehi, River
ton. Bingham junction, Pleasant Grove
Tooe1e and Stockton.
Arrangements were also made with the
oregon Short Line for an excursion from
Ogden and intermediate points and return
good only on Wednesday, Nov. s.
Manager George D. Pyper- of the Sail
Lake theatre announces that mail orders
for Madame Scheffs engagement iron
out-of-town points only will be filled ii
the order received when accompanied by
express money order or postal order.
theatre for Liebler &. Co.'S production Of
"Salomy Jane" which opens Monday
night at the Salt Lake theatre.
Tontghts performance of "Why Girls
Leave Home" brings to an end the week
engagement of that pleasing melodrama
at the Grand theatre. A family matinee
this afternoon for the ladies and children
is announced for 2:30 o'clock. Starting to-
morrow Sunday evening. those well
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