Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

Thcatcr--This town is under an OBJ
legation to Mr.. Robert Mantell, and II liz
to be hoped that before the week ends
il win show a better evidence that it
senses the debt than 1T has done thus
far The superb round of Shakespear-
can characters which Mr.. Mantell is
presenting mark an epoch in our stage
history. but the audiences thus far can
only be ranked as fair. 1t is pleasant
to know, however, that they are
steadily increasing in size, and that
they include many of the most thousht-
full, critical and representative classes
of the city.
Yesterdays two renditions served only
to deepen the Impression Mr. Mantell
had already made. In the afternoon
he gave a most finished and scholarly
Interpretation of Hamlet" holding his
audience with grip and GREATNESS
ness which no one but master coulu
do Expressions We're frequent that
here at last was the real successor TO
Booth The conception OF the lneidn-
choly Dane was q notable one through
out, and it would have been hard 20 20
equal the effect which the reading OF
many of the noted passages secured.
The Hamlet" of Keene has always
been thought to stand closest 10 the
rendition of Booth. but 1t Is question
whether the memory of keene is not
displaced by Mr.. Mantell. He follows
Booth so closely that 1t Is something
of a pity that he deviates from that
great actors rendition of the death
scene. No one who beheld 1t can ever
forget the acting of Booth as the pan
of death overspread his face ana ne
passed away In the arms of his friends,
facing the audience. Mr.. MantelIs fall
and his somewhat theatrical roll can
surely be improved upon The support
was as beautiful as ever, the most sn l,l
ing instance being the Ophelia of MISS
Russell. a most telling and effective in
depreciation.
In the evening the Merchant of
Venice" which we have had so many
times IN good, bad and indifferent
shape. formed the bill, and swept the
audience off its feet. Again II can be
said that Mantells deineation more
nearly approached that of Booth than
anv other actor the Salt Lake stage has
seen. He investe7 the part of Shylock
with a dignity which almost compelled
sympathy, his reading, never strained,
never ranting, holding the audience Dy
the force of his magnetism and indi-
viduaIity. The trial scene was especial
ly effective. The strength of the sup
porting cast was as strongly evident
as ever, the best features being Miss
Russell, who gave a beautiful deiinea-
ton of Portia. Miss Kingsbury, as Ne
rissa Mr. McGinn as Bassanio, and
Mr.. Burby as Antonio. The settings
were rich and beautiful and the incl
dental music was again charming
feature.
The bill for the remainder of the week
will be. "Richelieu' this evening,
"Othello' tomorrow night, Macbeth
Saturday afternoon. and the most popu-
lar of all Saturday night bills, Rich
ard III" on the closing evening.
Orpheum-Good business continues
20 mark this weeks bill. Tomorrow
night Is society evening and the man
agement expects To turn people away
Grand-"Convict 999" is proving II
thriller of thrillers to the patrons OF
this house, and promises to draw heav-
lily all the week.
Elite Theater'-The grand fleet re-
view at San Diego is presented all this
week at this moving picture house.