The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-03

Those who t2il to see Robert Mantell
and his capable company at the Salt
drama will miss the greatest presepta-
| tion OF the plays Of the Bard of Avon
'hat has been seen in Salt Lake in years.
and as good as any rrcSentation eyer ,,
successor OF Booth and Barrett and
| Irving and Keene and Mccullough. In
the old days when Shakcspcarean drama
was presented, the custom was to have
one star of The first magnitude about
whom all the others reNoIycd. In other
words. there was one individual III the
play who stood in the limelight rs the
one bright. scintillating star, while the
rcma nder OF the company were simply
nonentlties. Not so with Mr.. Mantell.
lie has not only surrounded himself with
a good company, but il is an exceptional
| ly capable one. The members are sea-
soned Shakespearcan players. Chief in
| this list is Marie Booth Russell tMrs.
MantclD. who plays the leading feminine
roles and she portrayS u dozen OF the
strongest and most varied roles In the
drama. She shows versatility and an
art that few possess She is a magniii-
cent Lady Macbeth. an ideal Marie In
Louis XI.' a charming Juliet. and a
| splendid Ophclia.
ductions careful attention has been paid.
! The scenic investure Is elaborate, the
| costumes appropriate. the equipment per
| feet, No such stage settings III the
| classic drama as those i'm Mr.. Mnntcll s
presentation have ever been seen in salt
| Lake, ,,
OF the drama have united in their praise
| of his art and have. with one accord,
agreed that he is not only the foremost
| living exponent of the Shakespcarcan
| and classic drama, but that he ranks
/ With Edwin Booth. Forrest and other IA =
nous men of the stage OF the past: IN
recognition OF his achievements, Proi'
| Henry Handy Hay of Girard college,
! Philadelphia. has written AN ode 10
shakespeare" which he has dedicated
! to Robert Mantell. in recognition or his
noble revival Of ShalLeSpcarean plays,
which is. in part, as follows;
They said-'wiul Garrlck tragedy had
But lieens fierce magic called it from
with Edmund Kean dramatic passion
Pr; Forrest caue-aud Booth and Irving
Nac,x for FOR Irving. and for Booth alacl!-
Lament not Shakespeare, Manlci calls
ro him nun Who p1 dares Fame gives her laurel
Como. Fortune. wrap him in a golden
llark: NumDers thunder with united
success ha. justified a noble choice
we thank YOU for tho gIoIics you re-
Assume the mantle Edwin Booth once
wore -
rlaycoers whose memory is twenty five
years long rccall Mf- hanlyn As ~, - - -
SlriISJ SRITD!l nis is sincerity and rssuaint III,
euucrb physical equipment combined 10
make MS performance the most e1"rtiNe
| nC ,hc entire cast in which Fanny DaNen-
nnrt had the role Of Fedora. HIS acting
| ihen was one of the theatrical happen
jncs that always bring back iorrent !
Of cnthrisiastic recollection When ne
| Inr,ed 10 Shakespeare in The ninrtics. and
v,hnn in 1904 hc appeared in the Princess
| fhcatcr in New York as Richard III his
sc.un,,- and costumes were Shabby ana
inaJno,Iatc but he won unstintcd praise
fmT his magnificent work. Then lie joined
forccs with William a. Brady. and since
then his success nas PERI tri,nnb Sm' ''''-' =
| "Wednesday afternoon at the matinee
that delightful love romance Of shakes
ne,re ''Iiomro and Juliet was present
cd by Mr Mnutcil and his company; IN
which Mr Mantcll again underwent n
transiormation from the palsicd King
Louis N Of Tn'na%y Ta%!, eMSpimE W Em 10 Ana IND
nc was as arden, a lover l$ he WAS a
nsIsind king The largo audience which
,,.as proscnt at the natin"" demonstrates
,bat the old nnaxim is stll true that all
,,r world loves lover and the pages
~ The worlds history seemed turned
back 10 tho quaint GAYS ol Verona anu
| notl,ipc seemed to matter but tho tate
nI fhe unhappy lovers Of tho sntaGonstic
houses OF tapulct and MonlaEut. tn"
eyes Of even ths mnst e'aHe IN inea}enI ar
Curtain descended upon the last scene OF
the pathetic tragedy; =,
As Juliet Miss Marie Booth Russell
made y beautiful graceful and sympa-
thatic Juliet. and she was called before
the curtain several times. As the nurse,
| Miss C;cncVicve was exceptionally clever.
E-,Itz Lcibcr as Mercutio merits special
mention, In the person OF the light
hearted merry character he formed AN
"yCellcnt contrast TO tho grave Romeo.
\ better Mcrcutio ~ rarely Sccn than
that given by Mr. Lciher.
Wednosday evening Hamlet was pre-
eanted bv Mir Mante'l and IL was Il
superb production. Ills portrayal OF the
mnlanchnly Dan" wns magnificent. his
Interpretation Of the lines perfect lie
was UamIet-thc Hamlet tina, Shakes
nnnu 20 Doubt had in mind when h"
wrote tic tragedy. Mi Mantell's voice