Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-30
ADJUSTMENTS

rare opportunities to see high class
production picked up bodily from
broadway and brought to their doors.
Every character. and all the scenery,
and mountings down to the polished
oak linoleum floor, were Identical with
the eastern production. incidentally,
there was another privilege equally
rare, Of Witnessing tine first prese nta-
| tlon on any stage OF one act
sketch. which is surely designed to be-
| come notable.
The main event OF the evening. Her
| WHO'S Husband" Is pure farce, elevated
to high comedy by the inimltable man
ner In which II ia presented In the
old days of J. Madison Morton. the
theme would have been good for a one
act sketch used as an afterplece to
| round out an evenings entertainment
but Mr- Thomas. one OF our new writ
| ers, whose work indicates that he Will
| be heard from, has elongated his story
| into three delightful acts OF continuous
| hilarity. While the motive Is on the
light order, the story is presented with
| such earnestnoss, and the players work
with SO much sincerity that one never
thinks OF questioning the probabilities
| while the absurd complications that
| follow the wife's conviction that she Is
not long for this earth. and her deter
| mination to provide what she regards
| as a proper Kind OF a successor for her
husband. are quite Irresistible
The art. finish and polish Of Mr.. Mill
| er's acting were I'm full evidence in the
| part OF Uncle John. n sort of good hui
| mored, half cynical, good fairy, on
whom the young wife loads all her
burdens. and who sets to work TO ex-
| tricate her and himself from the com
plications that follow. MIR. Miller's de-
lineation OF the role. partly sympa-
thetic, partly cajoling, with his in
fictitious fund OF silent laughter, could
not have been excelled. The perfect
smoOthness, the working out OF the de-
tails all showed the directing hand OF
Mr.. Miller. who long since took his
place among the foremost OF eur pro-
ducers and stage directors
Fully sharing the Miller honors. was
Miss Laura Hope Crews, whose rendi-
ton of the young wife, and whose read
ing, facial expression, and manner
throughout were the perfection of
dalntiness and artistic conception. Her
development since her last appearance
here in The Great Divide" has been
wonderful. Miss Josephine Lovott was
admirable in the part of Emily, while
Mr.. Hitchcock as the husband. and Mr..
Gotthold as Young Richard, showed the
mettle OF real artists
The one act version Of the play which
Mr. Miller once made famous. Tho
only Way" taken from Dickens Tale
Of Two Cities" IS an artistic gem. IL
is written by Mr.. Miller himself and is
a surprising instance of clever condens-
alton. II pDrtrays the spirit OF sydney
Carton. depleted in one act and
tableau. the full scope OF his character,
his faults. and his superb sacrifice. The
striking tabeau at the close a faithful
copy OF the famous picture showing
Carton standing under the guillotine,
his face Illuminated, the stage I'm dark
ness and only the shadow OF the scat
fold, and the bayonets Of the guards
perceptible. made grand effect, and
as the familiar lines that close the
book were so feelingly rendered by the
actor, 1T Is a far. far better thing that
/ do than have ever done. II Is a far.
far better rest | go to than have ever
known" tho house yielded for a mo-
ment tho tribute OF breathless silence
and then broke into uproarous applause
which continued until the curtain rose
again and again. and Mr.. Miller came
to the front TO bow his acknowledge
ments.
The supporting characters in the
hands Of Miss Lovett Miss Clement
Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.. Gotthold were
all carefully rendered a handsome
audience was in attendance, and the
success OF tho evening. no doubt. Will
be duplicated. this afternoon and eve
ming, at the final performances.
CoIonial--Tt was inevitable that
RuSlntSS at tOt COLONIAL SHOULD take n
drop after such box office record as
that achieved by THE Prince OF Pill
sen" The offering for the week end is
"Our New Minister.'a play by Denman |
Thompson. and following lines of love |
and general human nature in a little |
country town, 1t has the group of VIII |
lage inevitables made familiar to the |
public in divers plays ever since the |
writing of rural dramas began, and IL |
Is surprising that an actor of Mr.
Thompson's experience should not have |
made more Of them. The worthless of |
last nights play may. perhaps. blame |
their conception of their parts to the |
limos of the author. which are filled |
with cheap sentiment and absurd hero |
les known 20 the waning day of such |
primitive methods. With the exception |
OF Curt Hoten. done by Charles Adams. |
tho conceptions of the quaint country |
characters were strained and impossi- |
BILE. and in the case Of Darius Startle,"
verged loudly on horseplay.
The plot. for all its pretensiou OF sim
plicity, IS unconvinciug. as are most
of the characters. The play runs to-
night and the remainder OF the week.
with a Saturday matinee.
The Girl. the Man and the Game" Is |
the title Of brand new farce which
will be offered at the Colonial all next
week with Billy clifford as the bright
particular fun maker. The piece Is I'm /
two acts. and was built for laughter
making purposes solely,
OrDbeum-Tt will he Society night" |
at the Orpheum tonight, and the usual
fashionable gathering viii be i'm attend |
ance. Judging by the big advance reser- |
walton. The bill continues TO go well
with every audience.
Garrick-trhe last opportunities or .
seeing the Ingersol company In their |
strong rendition of 1.-THE Wolf occur /
tbs evening and tomorrow afternoon and |
evening "a Virginia Courtship," will |
be the next bill.
Daniels-'.An American Princess" |
win be sene for the last time this eve |
ming and tomorrow afternoon. THE |
Belle of Chinatown" forms the attrsc-
ton.
Moving Picturcs-At the Shubert
moving pictures will continue to run
until Wednesday, as the leading
NJ nPxU stock COmpAnv y