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

evening and In Louis M on IuesudS
strong and robust, with deep, sonorous
voice, to the palsed king OF France is
a long step. And yet In both Mr., ManteiI
ton OF Macbeth was Ideal, His portrayal
OF the miserable, fanatical, murderousiy
cruel and unjust king, who. during MS
reign, put TO death four thousand per
sons, most OF them secretly, was splen-
did one.
This historical drama. adapted from
mir Delavigne, interwines closely the ex.
citing court history of those turbulent
days. together with the charming and
Somanc love oS story TS.1 Of She Duke ae
History places Louis XI. who relgned
from 1861 TO 1883. as one OF the cruel
despots OF which France was SO PRONE
He was the son Of Charles WI. HIS
private character was harsh, srasping
and suspicious, yet his talent as a ruler
was of a high order He consolidated the
the French crown in this territory, ana
founded numerous institutions which
were OF great benefit to the public In
general, but the means by which he
brought them into absolute dependency
on the crown We're without scruple. The
Count OF Armagnac was murdered IN
1873, the Duke OF Alencon died in prison
In 147a; the Count of Luxembourg was
beheaded in 14I5: the Duke De Nemours
was kept for years in an iron cage and
DcDedueu III l1.i III an, !lS 10 Siiu W
have put 1000 persons to death. By in
trigue he came into possession OF
Provence. Maine, Anjou and Perpignan
but his principal acquisition was his in
herltance of Charles the Bold.
Charles was member OF the league
which was formed against Louis In the
beginning OF his reign by all the vassals
OF the French crown, among whom was
the Duke Of Berry, the king own broth
er. In 1865, after the battle of Mont
/ Hery, he made concessions 10 members
- H. IL ,Il1l ,1,
treaty and recommended the quarrel. He
melted the populace OF Liege TO revolt
against Charles after inviting him TO an
interview. This treachery resulted IN the
seizure of the king, who was afterward
liberated upon hard conditions. Louis
later allied himself with the Duke of
Lorraine and the Swiss. and later, when
Charles fell in the battle OF Nancy he
brought In number Of principalities and
held them despite the protest of Charles S
heirs. He favored the lower and middle
classes, but was feared and hated by all,
and spent the last years OF his life in
the fortress Of Plessls-les-T Tours, where
he died In 1883,
1t is upon the reign OF this despot that
Delavlgne wrote his romantic drama,
one OF the most fascinating OF oil stage
romances. AS has been said, Mr.. Man
tells conception of this cruel king. al
ways in terror Of deaths hand so rapidly
approaching to squeeze the final bit OF
Vitality from his wretched frame. is a
most remarkable portrayal. In this con-
CSpllOn Oh the lntTlSuaUl, MT. Manteli
| takes one in reality before the throne
where Louis sits and hears the Count de
Nemours. incognlto, as envoy from the
high lord, Charles of Bergundy, denounce
the king Of France for breach OF faith,
and as Louis, The murderer of his faith
! full follower and the counts beloved ia
ther parties with De Nemours until,
through his discovery OF his love for
Marie he is eventually trapped, is a most
intensely impressive scene.
Then the death scene, where the king
makes frantic. cowardly appeal to the
plous Francois to smooth his path toward
eternity, where he makes full confession
of his crimes and offers many pardons
II succor be granted. and he hears the
Is left thee. make good use of it," and
the hopelessly tragic reply OF the king,
Your words freeze up my soul, my life
blood thickens," Is a remarkable, scene.
And when In the finale, when the dauphin
and the mobiles and the courtlers from
| the palace gather about the dead king.
q most vivid: most brilliant picture is
shown.
As Marie. Miss Marie Booth Russell,
wife OF Mr. Mantell, demonstrated her
ability, as an actress. She was a most
charming oourtler's daughter. the sweet
heart OF the exiled duke. as she was a
magnificent Lady Macbeth The role OF
Marie Is superb one, and 1t Is so diff
ferent from the stately characters. such
| as Lady Macbeth. Queen Constance and
Portia which Miss Russell has been
playing. The character of Marie was
the, one WHICH Jessie Millward played
with Henry Irving 1t is an ingenious
womanly qualities OF Miss RusseIl's ma
ture and of her rich and plant voice,
The other roles were In capable hands,
but all interest centered about the pal
sled old man, which was so admirably
portrayed, by Mr., Mantell.
1t should be said that the music used
the period in which the events that form
the basis OF the various plays occurred
Much of 1t Is traditional OF that age OF
the world.
This afternoon at the matinee Romeo
and Juliet" will be presented, with Mr..
Mantell as Romeo and Miss Russell as
presented. The stage version OF the
play is the Edwin Booth version and in
wolves the same cuts. Elision's transno-
tel VIII have the role OF Hamlet and
Miss Russell that of Ophelia The cur
tain will raise promptly at In the after
noon and at in the evening
1t should be said in connection with
the appearance OF Mr. and Mrs. Mantell
here that Mrs. Nantell is sufIragist and
is willing 10 admit il. though she is not
in sympathy. with the extreme measures
OF her English sisters who seem 10 be
anxious TO so TO Jail for the cause and
who wear their cell numbers as the only
decoration OF rank which IS OF any con-
sequence. Miss Russell (Mrs MantelD
is property owner In her own name and
considers that she should have something
10 say as To its taxation and laws gov
ernlng acquisition. holding and disposal
This Is hor basis for woman's suffrage
1t was a source OF keen regret TO tho
brilliant Shakespearean actress that She
was not playing in New York last month
In order that she might have taken a
hand In the stirring events that sur
round the visit TO this country OF Mrs
Pankhurst. the noted English suffra-
gette.
Big and delighted audiences are the
rule at the Orpheum this week, where a