The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01

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There are many lovers or Shakespeare
who would have selected some other play
ior the opening night OF the cnCagcmcnt
rather Than Macbeth nevertheless. the
entire company with Mr Mnntcu better
man some other would have done
Inc audience which greeted Mr.. Man
lell' Whiie large one. was not = capacity
one but II was an enthusiastic one IN
lls appreciation Of Nh Mantcli and his
conpanN' ana this was crInccd by the
number OF curtain calls 10 which re-
Sponsc was made
As said above. tho Macbeth OF Mr.
Niantcll was magnificent. His. portrayal
ls such ono as Shakespeare had in
Mantcil physically fittcd the role perfect
ly, and his splendid voice deep and
sonorojs. made his Interpretation rank
MSp mat OF INC actor whose version OF
The Lady Macbeth OF Marie Booth Rus
sell. wife of Mr.. Mantell was = magnifj-
cent portrayal OF the character. There Is
great opportunity given In tho role Ia
bring out all there Is IN an actress. and
This opportunity WAS ayailed. Miss Rus
sell rose 10 every demand. and her ren,li-
ton demonstrated that she tx a great
actress. This was shown particularly In
the banquet and slecp-walking scene.
or the others In the company. all are
deserving OF praise snd' all acquitted
themselves most crcditably.
"Lopis XI." Of vaIIois, King Of France
an historical drama In three acts. II
VIII be the first time IL has been pre-
sented here in the past fifteen years.
Thomas Kccne being the last one to pro-
dnce II at Tho Salt Lake theater Dc
ccmber 30. 1895. The seat sale indica ties
large audience.
Mr.. Mantcll docs not believe that the
Stage is retrograding or dcgcnerating In
an interview. he said: 1T cannot be said
that the. American stage has degener-
ated. Where we now have The Girl
from Rector's, we formerly had Ca
mile. which was worse,
The stage has kept its moral tone.
as II has held Itself abreast with other
business development OF this country. II,
twenty years there has been vast
change In the stage. From the business
side II represents millions: from the 9th
ical view. just what the American peo-
pie want. Now. do not believe ali that
Is said and written about the low level
Of contemporary plays. There are more
good plays. the product OF American
playwrlSh1s. on the stage today than ever
before. What the public sanctions il
gets.
ITS all talk, this degeneracy OF the
drama. This is evident from the fact
that the classics are more popular to-
day than ever. Why. | have played The
Merchant of Venice in the Academy OF
Music. New York. with 1000 children in
the galleries. The schools are devel-
United states. The inClInations OF ma =
tion cannot be base when its youth Is
educated TO such standards. No. no the
American stage. the American play
wrlghts. arc not degenerate.
The future for the American play
wright? Great. great. Everybody wants
American plays Right now | am wait
Ing for an American tragedy an Ameri-
can comedy But ! must have a play.
! have read many. many. To meet dis
appointment The great fault with the
American playwright is that he departs
from the Simplicity Of Shakespeare. and
runs To compleNity. | have read many.
yes, many. And they are mostly words.
words. want an American play. an
American tragedy or an American com
edN. But il must be great.
1t would be tremendous fall TO step
down from Lear to some puny Amerl-
can tragedy of finance OH. the tragedy
Is there. But II will take master hand
10 draw IL. Poor Fitch. in his last play.
The CITY struck H. struck II power
fully. Others win follow.
II stood the other day upon the stage
OF the New Theater. that mighty play
house in New York CITY, and | felt then.
as / realized the full beauty OF that
structure. not eQualcd by any In the
capitals or the old world. that the stage
I'm America had risen to q plane never