The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-02
A GREAT WEEK IN SALT LAKE
THEATRES.

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With the record of the present week
before one, it would be unfair TO give
salt Lake any place less than first as
a patron and lover of the drama.
From least to greatest, the theatres
are filed every night, and the GOOD
thing about it is that for the present, |
a very commendable line Of attrac-
lions reward the visitor The Mission
has a clean vaudeville. and is well pa
tronized. There is a capital entertain
ment at the Bungalow, with Charles
Majors rhythmic melOdrama, when
Knighthood Was in Flower" and the
people are simply revealing In the he
roles of it. The Colonial bubbles with
merriment in THE Land of Nod and
laughs and sings with the capable
company that is presenting that spec
tacular and tuneful composition. The
bill at the Orpheum has never been
better, and at least two of the numbers
are distinctly superior to even the high
grade to which vaudeville has attained
in the hands of capable managers.
And there is Robert Manten and his
excellent company at the Salt Lake
theatre. 1t is the climax OF week OF
offerings that really gives Salt Lake
peopIe a right 10 congratulate them
selves. Not many communities are so
favored.
There were a good many vacant
chairs in the lower and oostlier part OF
the house on Monday night, when
Macbeth" was presented. It was a
demonstration of the love Of the masses
for the best there is in the drama, and
easily the best there is in the drama S
presentation. Macbeth. is admitted
" not one of the pleasing plays. 1t
IS harsh and Tugged-flled to the brim
with the matchless phrases with which
Shakespeare enriched the language, but
invested with so much of horror that
the less critical forfeit its benefits to
escape the tragedy.
And vet how majestic is that demon
stration Of a great soul perverted and
destroyed! In the hands of one entirely
great. as is Mr.. Mantel, how logical
and how true is the sequence from that
perfection of man who strobe so
nightly into the grotto Of the witches
to the distracted soul and aging
body which fronted fate, "supped full
of horrors" and went to his unacceptable
doom!
For the rest of the week the plays in
the Manteu repertory are Of the less
harsh and repellant character. No less
rich in the beauties of Shakespeare
they lead by gentler paths, and delight
while they ennoble. The marvel Of 1t Is
that any man can be the heroic wFeci
in Macbeth" and the polished philoso-
pher Hamlet The marvel is that hi
who can be King Lear can look the
part and realize the ideal Of Romeo!
Yet there is the power Of Rober
Nantell-easily today the very fore
most actor on the American stage. /
is q station ne must be marvellous t
maintain. 1t is the victory which i
made possible first by his own remark
able genius, and then by the rar
talent of his wife Miss Russell almQs
wears the Iaurels of Modjeska in tn
strange character Of Lady Macbeth. Il
some particulars she is even more I
be desired. In Juliet, in Portia, 4
Ophelia she fills to the brim the meas
ure Of demand that rests upon her, an
brings TO her waiting auditors tn
grace. the beauty, the soul and tn
sacrifice Of her every character.
1t is a week to be remembered.