Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-08

THEATER-The hugest thing in a
spectacular line seen on the salt Lake
tbeater boards in many a day. is
reigning there this week. II opened
last night before a fair audience, which
10 the experience everywhere, and will
close the week turning people away
also the unfailing experience in other
cities
A touch Of Buffalo Bilfs wild
West a suggestion Of Arizona
similarity 10 The Virginian." more than
one scene that brings back THE Girl
Left Behind Me-" with constant re-
minders Of THE squaw Man" and
relief episode with a bombardment that
would put Jessie Brown" to shame
those. allied TO some most picturesque
staye settings. all made up an enter
tsirment such as few seasons IN
aocade can equal. The same big New
YORK firm. Klaw 6 Granger who sena
ont the lavish production Of Ben HUI
cleo own "The Round Up and the
exhausted force Of stage mechanics on
,,nor, the curtain fell last night sald
mat the work NJ preparing Ben Hur
,.os as nothing compared 10 that OF
quitting IN and taking down the scenes
Tor THE Round Up. -. a. 81,
Tho spectacle Is so big that II a.
,,,ost dvarfs the story, and YET ne
pound Tn" contains two strong Nv
narratives. fun Of thrills ana interest,"
and with some excellent chahces '
nt,aractcr work Of the rougher sort
10 - 80 q, railway fares for such
,,,,r,,,er 81 pcople. from here 20 Broad
- is Of course. 80 great that We
- hardly look for Dustin Farnuns
ana Campeaus as delineators or the
rugged western roles; most or the PEG
~ therefore. belong 10 the $3.50 sort
hut there are several who SHINE WIN
undoubted uster. the principal nelhg
our old friend, Maclyn Arhuckle' wen
,cr,er,bored from the Frawley days
b,,t In later Years known as the creator
~ sucb parts as 1.-THE County Chair
man" and Big Bin in THE Squaw
Man" Il has been a good many years
sipce Mr.. Arbuckle faced SAT- Lake
audience but that he was not forgotten
was shown by the warm reception ne
received As the sheriff. he ola some
excellent work throughout the evening
both along comic and serious hhes:
ana IN "A hundred ways showed himself
INC experienced and thorough artist.
THE second hit was made by MT crane
In the part 81 the quarter-b bred Chero-
kee whose death scene was specially
effective. Mr.. Phillips, as Jack. made
a manly hero, though he was not at
an times convincing. Mr.. Lothian
has not the voice for a part like Dick
Lane Mr. Cushing played the part
81 his errlng brother capably and Mr..
ConlSlln as "sa ge- brush Charlie" and
MT Stanton as Peruna, were both
good. The play only has three female
figures. Of whom the best was the Polly
of Miss Gloy Miss Benham has hard
lv the strength or experience as yet
necessary for the heroine. The lesser
characters were all In good hands.
The mounting OF the broncho horses
by the cowboys. who were undoubtedly
trained 10 their work we're episodes
rarely seen outside OF the circus arena.
and were 80 vivid that they must have
caused the orchestra some qualms OF
uneaslness. The tremendous scene Of the
rocky defles, down which the mounted
Indians came in their long procession,
was a rarely beautiful stage achieve
ment. and the employment OF tho
eating gun In tho scene whore the
cowboys rescued the two miners from
the Apaehes was hairlifting In its effect.