Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

Theater--If you have a weakness
for a good wholesome love story-and
who has not-you cannot afford to miss
Glorious Betsy" now holding the
boards at the theater Even II you are
a pronounced woman hater the play is
more than worth while as a demonstra-
ton OF good acting, staging and cos
tuning. As an historical production II
holds the interest although the play
wright has takeI. some liberties in the
last act and reunited the lovers, as il
should be in all we'll regulated plays.
Mary Manne,ing I'm the title role has
what Is undoubtedly her best vehicle
so far. From the time of her entry as
bare footed romping, healthy young
girl to the last act where wan and
pale she returns broken hearted to her
home in Baltimore, she runs the gamut
of the emotions and carries her audi
ence with her. Possibly as the merry
artless girl in the first and second acts
Is she the more convincing. Glorious
Betsy" is an ideal Shubert production,
which means that from the stars sup
port down to the smallest stage detail
all is excellence. Frank Gilmore in
the role of Capt. Jerome Bonaparte.
brother of Napoleon, shares the honors
with Miss Mannering. on his entry he
momentarily lapsed from the accent,
but as a lover he is good to look upon
and Is restful to listen to. He inter-
pnets his part in a courtly fashion and
never approaches the border line of
rant. The William Patterson dotinB
father of Betsy, of Herbert Carr, was
finished delineation, and the three
gallants, especially the Sir Henry Blake
the rollicking Irish baronet, of Edward
Trevor added to the interest of an
admirably told story. The others were
satisfactory.
To brush up on history: Elizabeth
Patterson, belle of Baltimore, married
Jerome Bonaparte early in the nine
teenth century, but Napoleon refused
to allow him to bring his bride 10
France and later divorce Followed
Elizabeth lived and died in her nome
town at a ripe old age and the present
attorney general of the United states
is the grandson of the union, about
which the story OF Glorious Betsy is
constructed,
Undoubtedly the play should be pre-
sented to crowded houses tonight to-
morrow night and matinee
The sale for "Mrs. Temples Tele-
gram" the farce that set salt Lake
laughing last fall, opened at the thea-
ter this morning.
Orpheum-Tonight is the regular
society night at the Orpheum where
an excellent bill with the serious play
lei "The Fifth Commandment as
the headliner is the attraction.
Grand-At the Grand theater last
night. following the production OF "The
Factory Girl" an unusual scene was
shifted to the boards. 1t was the weu,
ding of George Gillespie, a member OF
Company X, Fifteenth u. S. infantry.
and Virginia Carleton, daughter OF
Mrs. Martha Carleton, 40 Canyon
Road. The ceremony was performed
nv Dean benjamin Brewster of the
Episcopal church. and was witnessed
by perhaps the largest audience ever
present at Salt Lake wedding me
announcement that the wedding would
he a feature of the evening drew larger
crowds than is usual at the Grand ana
the PLAYHOUSE was filed from pit TO
gallery. Within a month Carleton VIII
retire from the army, and the happy
couple will make their home In THIS
city For the present they VIII reside
with the mother of the bride.
The Isis will run the Passion Play
this evening. to o'clock. for the
benefit OF end ward Sunday School