The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27
THINGS DOING in GOTHAM
BY THE FIRST-NIGHTER

: Maxine Elliott setting forth on her
tour. and turning her stately shoulder
upon ElltteTing New York, and vet
more attractive memories of easeful
social life in London and at her Harris
I joining that OF w. $. Gilbert, librettist
] OF Gnbert-SulliVan operas, in England
But there must be winter tours that
there may be summer repose.
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Kentucky characters seen through
non kentucky eyes was a critics sum-
ming up OF Thompson Buchanan's 1.-The
I CUB. crisp and eplgrammatlc, only
NOT true Mr. Buchanan was born and
/ bred IN the state OF WattersOn, fine
/ Whiskey and fine women. His optics
bulge with the Kentucky view of every
! thing even 10 old fashioned gallantry
/ 20 women. The cub is in measure
|autoblOgraphicai, and the author scarce
t ly beyond the cub stage in years.
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Two facts pursue the audience leaV-
ing the theatre afuer The Gamblers.
one is that Charles Klein writes the
biggest first acts IN American drama.
Recall the first act OF The Third De-
gree the other fact is that that
handsome woman with the sOmble eyes
and light figure, Jane COWl is dra-
matte quantity that viii be a factor of
increasing value each season. Brought
up at the BelascO dramatic knee in bits
for four years, until she acquired a
shre Wlsh leading part IN rs Ma trimOny
a Failure last s7ear. she joined a New
Jersey stock company and worked
through last summers sitting nights,
to gain confidence" She has gained
a measure Of II. enough TO enable her
90 give a most inEelligent rendering Of
the part OF Kate Darwin. She has
beauty, intelligence and sincerity. When
she plays in low key her acting and
voice are admire BILE When she reaches
dramatic high her voice is less con
IrOlled. her arms are feeble rebels
against her viii These two flaws are
the children OF youth and slight expe-
flenee. More years and more work
should develop her to such dramatic
stature that few win be higher
II any artist has such a record OF
return metropolitan engagements. let
him rise and speak. Robert Hnliard
appeared in - Fool There Was" at
the Grand opera house this week for
the tenth time in Great New York in
The fact that Charles Ram Kennedy.
author OF THE Servant in the House"
and husband Of Edith Wynne Mathison.
has taken out natural cation papers
and become an American citizen may
De explained when IL is said that M
Kennedy has written play eriticlsing
the British government that would
cause him 10 be hanged a Ia Tyburn
mad he not taken his precautionary
measure.
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Like FRITZ Scheff. Ala Nazimova
would celebrate Christmas If she were
in simeon on Lhs Desert of Sahara
or climbing tire Rockies in a caboose
Last Christmas while portion of her
company were gathered in the room
OF one OF their number holding some
what detected Wassail there was
sharp nervous tap on the door and
an actor opening IL saw a short, slight
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a bullying bag OF gifts over his shout
~Wh-wha-" was as far as the actor
got.
II desire TO distribute some gifts
among my good children
Santa Claus spoke crisply and with
a slight foreign accent. at which Zef-
Tie Iilbury raised an aleut eyebrow
20 look at Santa Claus little hands"
she exclaimed.
Santa shook one OF the hands threat
eningly at her and went on with his
gifts and speeches.
20 look at Santa Claus little feet"
exclaimed another actress.
One OF the little feet gave her a Wig
Orous dig in the ankle,
But when Santa Claus having read
all the verses and bestowed al the
gifts with an amazing knowledge OF
each players foibles, was preparing 10
dent, brushed the good saints beard. II
moved, giving view or a clear-cut jaw
and olive skin.
Madame" shrieked the company.
Why II Is Madame NaZimovs"
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II has been many years since sbslas-
peare's The Merry Wives OF Windsor
has been given in New York. and its re- |
NiVal here last week at the New theatre /
was patnstaking and interesting one. |
Lhe New theatres production is In I
eleven scenes, and the various sets are /
elaborate and pretty. The farce is one
OF shakespeare poorest efforts bur its /
playing at least was commendab bic. and [
Calvert - Sir John Falstaff, gave a I
performance that was especially fine in /
view OF the fact that he played the role /
with such little preparation. Mr. Rob
erts' voice just suits the requirements I
OF this part, and his well known skill /
In character acting assured his admir- /
ers IN advance OF a treat. Nor were |
they disappointed, for he gave a capital /
performance. Rose COghlan and Edith /
Wynne MatthisOn. as Mistress Page and 4
Mistress Ford, respectively. were quite i
In the spirit OF the romping farce. and |
Helen heimer, who succeeded Mrs. Sol /
smith as Mistress Quickly. was most /
Ferdinand Gottsehalk as /
slender gave well conceived and drOll /
picture or that worthy, and Ben John /
son scored a distinct success as Shallow.
Prank Gilmore did praiseWOTthy work /
as tenton. The cast; Sir John Fail /
starr, Theodore Roberts; FentOn Frank /
aA-tlllu4ef SAdl4OWs Sen Johnson, Slen-
der. Ferdinand GOttschalk. Ford, A. =. /
Ansoni Page, Lee Baker; Sir Hugh
Evans, Albert Bruning; DR.. Caius, T. "
Morrison Host OF the Garter Inn, WI
liam AcNay, Bardolph, John Suther-
land, Pistol. Pedro de Cordoba: Nym
Steward Baird, Robin, Master John /
Tanseyi Simple, William Raymond;
Rugby, Edwin Cashman; John. Victor
Johns, Robert, Robert H. Hamilton.
Mistress Ford Edith Wynne Matthison;
Mistress Page. Rose Coghlan- Anne /
Page. Leah Bateman- Hunter; Mistress
quickly. Helen Reimer. The Thunder