Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-27

artist, and caused MS Character to-
stand out with - viVidhess that quite
cast the others into the shade. Next
to him must be named the Mary of
Miss yYynne, Il piece of artistic delinea-
ton of an Innocent. gtrlish role, whose
reading was Il constant charm. Mr.
syyilfred Roger had the part Of the
Servant, W. Manson. whose facial make
up and whose East Indian garb We're
plainly designed to convey to the
was pictured on the wall of the room.
The role vas played with quiet care
and good taste, but the actor hardly.
has the feeling and depth necessary
for the portrayal of a character which
needs such exceptional treatment. Mr..
Wilson'S acting of the part OF the Rev.
Makesllyfte{ was a rare piece of work. (.
Mr.. Sills as the vicar was impressive
& at times, less convincing at other
points. Miss Collier played the wears
wife in excellent style, and Mr.. Field
contributed the only touch of comedy,
a very light one, in pleasing fashion. as
the page.
.,rhe Servant in the House is bound
to be the most widely discussed topic
4 Of the theatrical season. and ii is an
offering that everyone who believes the
stage should be something more than a
5purveyor of trash and triyiality, should
attend and encourage his friends to at
tend.
Z CIaPEIIlJ NI-The workmen. deeora-
tors, painters and finishers, have been
iii possession OF the Grpheum all sum
3mer, and the results Of their4work were
displayed last evening. Everything was
bright. new and clean and the manage
ment was greatly congratulated over
the changes wrought.
The bill provided for the opening
week is a fairly good one, and 1t has two
undoubted jheadliners in Billy Van and
Claude Gillingwater. The bill will best
suit the tastes of music overs, for there
is some clever singing, but for the
first time, no tdanicng
Luigi brothers have a rather labor
ious acrobatic stunt, with d few clever
turns. Elizabeth Banks and Bernice
Breazeale contribute quite a clever
musical performance something differ
emu from most acts Of tho kind.
"A Spotless Reputation" is really a
clever bit of work. being a one-act
political episode With Albert L. Pella
ton and William Forgan as the per-
formers. 1t snaps of political doings
behind the scenes. Miss lila Giannon is
n sweet little singer, who brings some
good lively songs with her.
Z The place for headliner of the week Is I
a draw between Bidlly Van, noted the
3SDuuliy SNcl LII JOhe'o' liid- NJ
Gillingwater, in his own comedy sketch,
"a Strenuous Rehearsal. Good points
CLEAN In the work Of both and they
ara as different as one would wish.
Billy Van is chuck full Of good new
jokes. He is the same Billy Van ne has
always been, but he has acquired some
new things and he is funnier than
ever.
Mr. Gillingwaters comedy is as clev-
s},ft ai,fHa t.,rn, 40 }~ nv
sketch Under his mastery
hand In the part OF September Knight
~, an actor manager" he renders
some stunts" that are most amusing.
& Ten colored entertainers in their plan
tation novelty, the Sunny South fur
nish a. feir entertainment. while Weihe
and his orchestra, come in for all the
old marks mark of favor,
THE notwithstanding the
numerous and heavy counter attrac
tons, there was a large and enthus-
astic audience at the Grand last evan
ing to witness the presentation of THE
Man From Mexico" by the Mack
Douglas company. The arrangements
pering the atmosphere have proven en-
tirely successful, The auditorium being
delightfully."- cool and pleasant OH
z The play, which is 81 brilliant light
comedy, made famous by Collier, 8teem-
ing with extremely funny and gro-
tesque situations, Is widely different
from the plays usually presented by
this company. While the part of Mrs
Clemintina Fitzhugh is somewhat linz
tied in opportunity for the display %
histrionic ability. in the hands OF Miss
Douglas'it proved a charming and en-
tertaining piece of work, and demon
strated the versatility and wide range
of talent possessed by that favorite
artist From her usual heavy and
sombre characters to the conflding,@
suspicious and hysterical Mrs. Fitz-&
hugh is a wide span. but 1t was made
with grace and fidelity. The same may
be said of Mr.. Mack, whose ability as
an actor was demonstrated in his por-
trayal of the part Of the befuddled and
Wrongfully accused Benjamin Flt2-
hugh. The support was good, the char
acters all being well selected, III
i The audience was kept in a contin-
Gus roar of laughter from the begin
ming to the end OF the performance,
and the indications point to good bus!-
ness for the remainder OF the week.