The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
Special to The Tribune,

Special to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, May 22.-"The Bish-
pp's Candlesticks, in which James X.
Hackett is appearing in vaudeville at
the Plaza music hall, shows Mr.. Hackett
in line Of acting entirely different
from that in which be has commonly
been seen, The play is an adaptation
from scene in Victor Hugo s Lies
Miserables,'' and Mr Hackett has
taken the role of Jean Vatican, the
ragged and dlshevelled escaped convict,
as he makes his first appearance before
the good bishop, demanding food, 1t
is q part that demands much of the
actor, and Mr.. Hackett plays ii with
a realism that must appeal to all those
who have read the novel The action
deals entirely with the theft of the
bishops treasured candlestcks by Jean
Vatican after he has been treated kind
w, his aryest with the booty, the re-
turn to the bishops house, and the
bishops exoneraton Of him. which puts
in the half beast the first spark which
later develops i2to the gentle charac-
ter known.
Mr.. HackeSt is assisted by e. NJ, Hol-
land, who plays the bishop with the
quiet dignity of the story. Miss Jane
Burby as the bishops scolding sister
does well.
AT the Academy of Music, Robert
.Tbe Marble Heart This play,
which was originally produced in 1888,
was last seen in New York at the Fifth
Avenue theater over twenty years ago,
on January 81, 1887. Mr.. Mantell
headed the cast then as now Miss
Eleanor Carey, Miss Effie Shannon and
Mr., Nelson Wheatcroft were other
members Of the cast. From . modern
point of view, this old play to the
,o,,1.
tercsting, but ii sadly needs revamping
on modern lines, Taken from French
original, and suffering much in the
transfer it was written For actors
trained in the delivery of long and arti-
fetal sentences, with view to the
proper emphasis of points. and natur-
ally presents all manner of vocal
stumbling blocks to, the present-day
actor Ia spite of clumsy presentment,
the philosophy, the moral, the satire,
and the humor Of the old piece nre
sound and vigorous, If no longer very
fresh. The appreciation of the audi
encc manifested itself in frequent APP
plause.
Grand opera took Harlem by storm
on Monday night when Leon Berg 5
Italian Grand Opera company. under
gan its season at the Metropolis thea
ter. ''Jl Trovatore was the opera
and the house was sold out before S
o'clock. No company could have had
q more auspJcious opening. and it rests
entirely with the company whether or
not the F-etropolis will be the home Of
grand opera tins summer or not.
"Tbe Midnight Sons, - the new mu
steal comedy which was to have opened
at the Broadway theater on Monday
night. was postponed until tonight.
Blanche Ring has been added TO the
cast.
"The Beauty Spot is we'll into its
second months run at the Herald
Square theater. Jefferson De Angels
is the star of the attraction and is as
sisted by an able cast.
"The Great John Canton playing
at the Lyric theater, is play that por
trays the rough and ready type OF a
Chicago business man.
James r. Powers in " Havana
playing at the Casino, is another one of
the comedians who has scored success
this season.
'tThe Blue Mouse continues 10 hold
SWAY at Maxine Elliott g theater. where
the playhouse is crowded at every per.
Torrance.
Cole and johnson, the negro come
dians. have turned "The Rcd Moon
at tho Majestic theatcr into a symbol
Of good luck.
Grace George, who portrays the char
actcr of Marion Stanton in GA Wom-
an IS Way" AT the Hacllett theater, is
quite as delightful as she was in ''Div
orcons. -
"The Climax Edward Locke's
production, affords an evenings enter,
tainment at Daly's theater, where it
has met with favor
"a Gentleman from Mississippi is
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theater.
Olga Nethersole is in the fourth week
OF "The Writing on the WALL - which