The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-19
ADJUSTMENTS

As the sporting writer might put it,
I you gOt to hand it TO Willard Mack
Combined with considerable ability as an
actor, he seems to possess the artistic
temperament, or some other equally
vague asset, by which he is enabled TO
annex his audience and make it his per
sOnal property.
Following the third act in '.Tennessee's
Pardner" at the Grand theatre
last evening he gave little cur
tain talk. "As I remarked a week
ago he said in conclusion. Il am not
making any promises; I'm just trying to
show you now and as he held full
house on queens # was a lovely show
down, though Frank Eldredge raked in the
pot
Willard Mack. however, received an ova-
ton which must have touched him. In
his greeting were combined the grateful
tribute Of the pr0digals return and the
hero worship of the wounded veteran bat
Ting on the firing line.
AS a vehicle for Willard Mack's presen-
tation of Caleb Swan, a gambler. Ten
nessee's Pardner' is an excellent play. As
| a drama it has neither speed, curves nor
control. An ordinarily clever stage car
penter could construct a better plot in
fifteen minutes, while the action of the
| piece is about as spirited as The Holy
I City on a phOnograph- Yet the frontier
character studies are all there and many
of the exquisite touches Of Bret Harte's
pretty story are preserved in the play.
/ The gamblers role seems made for vii
| lard Mack. Bret Hartes faro dealer, with
I his silk hat, Prince Albert coat and white
shirt front. strutting among the wooden
shirts of the miners, is strikingly por-
tTayed by the stock actor.
Blanche Douglas is sweet and appealing
/ in the part of Tennessee. Her ripening
charms discount to some extent her clev-
] er makeup as a juvenile, but her acting
atones for this and gives that satisfy
/ ing impression always conveyed by her
work.
Frederick Allen is a big addition to the
company. He was admirably cast last
/ evening in the part of Geewhilliken Hay,
q drunk. For further particulars see and
I hear him. but don't hear him sing if you
can help it, Other members of the COM
I pany present a well balanced support the
character work of Harry W. Blanchard
being above the average.
1t appears to be a fad in the show world
/ just now to observe matters of minor de-
! tail, as, for instance. placing a doll on q
Chorus girls dresser. Ia the third act
| of Tennessee Pardner' poker chips are
substituted for gold coins to deceive q
thief, who apparently fails to notice the
discrepancy in weight Some one suggest
ed last evening that a box of cartridges
dropped into the bag would be a clever
touch as mere matter Of detail
Final arrangements for the production of
'The Servant i'm the House" at the Salt
Lake theatre for an entire week begin
ming Monday. July 26. are now being
made F. p. Morse. Henry Miller's bust
ness manager. is i'm the city comforting
with George w. Pyper II was decided
to cancel the Wednesday matinee as sew
[ en- performances in Salt Lake City are
considered sufficient 70 accommodate
/ playgOers. and the company has been un-
/ der a severe strain all summer, owing TO
the long Jumps The present tour be-
gan at Winnipeg and has included en-
gagements Of one week each in Spokane,
Seattle Portland Oakland and Los An
geles. The trip from Los Angeles to
Salt Lake City viii be made without
break in the journey. and the company
will go direct from this city 10 Denver,
where the summer tour ends. At the end
! of the enga cement I'm Denver the COM
panv will be given a two weeks rest be-
/ fore going to Chicago for second run
Z in that city.
Tests by the Pennsylvania railroad have
demonstrated that it is possible for a sin
gle locomotive to haul over 6.l00 tons.
Knights of Columbus excursion to La
COON. Wednesday. july Il.