The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-25
In Playhouses of New York

NEW YORK, Oct 24.-' Samson, -
produced at the Criterion theater Mon
day evening for the first time in Eng
lish, is strong drama of Partisan
tendencies--a play Of situations and
studied effects, in which characters are
only pawns i'm brilliant game of love
and hate. NJ. Bernstein, in this in
/ stance, deals with more conventional
material than in 1.-The Thief But he
| again denotes the strength, the yigor
| of treatment. that is apparent IN his
! first play. and IN Brachard, the copper
| king. who marrics into the circle Of the
aristocracy, though he came up from the
! docks, creates character that bulks
big and is of absorbing theatrical
interest. The titanic passions of the eX-
dock hand are tremendous elemental
forces, and il is to be regretted that
Mr. Gillette, who adapted the drama
from the French. was not able, by
reason of physical, and, perhaps, also,
temperamental restrictions, to do com
plete Justice TO thc role. Brachard, hat.
ing aud loving with the instinct OF
a Caliban, rocking nothing Of creating
panic and chaos, or pulling his house
down about his own ears in order TO be
revenged upon his false friend. is un-
fortunately not within Mr.. Gillette s
scope. range, or register, 1t Is one
of the roles in which he disappoints, NJ.
Bernstein Is a playwright who conceives
one tremendous situation and writes up
to that, filing in with details and
incidents as he progresses. and never
losing sight of his climax. That situa-
ton is reached in Brachard 5 scene with
Jerome La Goyain IN the former 5 room
at his hotel when he deliberately
confronts the other with the evidence
of his baseness, chokes him and glorities
like reveller in the news of Go.
vain s financial ruin. Brachard knows
lie Govain has put up all his money in
margins on copper. He begins to sell,
and keeps selling until lie Govain is
ruined Brachard himself goes down TO
financial disaster, but for him the crash
means triumph. AS the wife, Miss Con
stance Collier made a most favorable
impression. Her acting was convincing
and entirely devoid of affectation. An
admirable supporting company helped
toward general success
The Henry Miller Associate PLAYERS
resumed their old place at the Savoy
thcater in their success of the season,
"Thc Servant in the House, after a
successful tour Of the larger Western
cities The attraction was greeted with
large house. and the remarkable
drama. presented with but ono change
in the cast. again exercised its old
charm as an inspiring entertainment
A full house welcomed Sam Bernard
back to the city at the Grand opera
house, and he was lust as popular in
- Nearly Hero as on Broadway last
winter. His support includes Grace lie
Rue, Neva Aymar. Ada Lewis, Phil
Ryley and Sam Edwards.
Percy G. Williams has never had
more excellent bill than that which is
headed this week at the Colonial thea
ter by Claricc Maync, the ''Elsie Janis
of England, - and whose American
debut more than proved her claim 10
the title Miss Mavne is \ pretty aud
attractive yonng English woman, who
appears in a simple lght-colored gown,
sings a number Of amusing English
songs, and gives some excellent imlta-
tions of Marie Lloyd. Nesta Victoria
VcSta Tillcv and other London music
hall favorites Mclntvre and Heath
changed their act to another favorite
of their repertoire entitled, 1.-The Man
From Montana III which the two
burut-cork comedians appear as 1.-TWO
bad men from the West, aud which
gives them even greater opportunity
for making fun than chat accorded by
their famous Georgia minstrel specially
The Fadette orchestra of twenty five
women musicians Is another attractive
feature.
Harry Lauder s second week at the
Lincoln Square WAS greeted with
tumultuous applause by crowded houses,
The Safest Of the Family - Stop
Your Tickling. Jock. and Il Love
Lassie' were applaudcd again and
again.
Amelia Bingham made her first ap.
pearance in vaudeville at the American
theater, and 10 say that she scored q
success is putting it mildly. Miss Biug-
ham 5 act is called big Moments
From Great Plays II is an original
viii be Il lasting success IN vaudeville
Miss Bingham has taken the most
striking scenes from some of the popu,
lar dramas Of recent years, and. aided
by company of three competent play.
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