The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-25

same date. with a new comedy and,
regardless OF the merits of his play.
can count on profitable three
months engagement. something no
other star. past or present. has ever
been able to do. This year his play
is Smith" one of the best vehicles he
has had i'm recent years. But even
were II not the theatre would be
crowded just the same. 1t is by w.
Somerset Vaughan, the prolific young
London dramatist, whose crisp come
dies nave had so much vogue of late.
The term comedy OF manners" has
long been a designation familiar to
students Of the drama. but this clearly
belongs to a subdivision which should
be labeled comedy Of bad manners
all Of the comedy Of the first act. and
no small portion Of the later ones as
we'll arises from repartee that is per-
sonal and insulting 20 q degree which
in real life would speedily lead to fisti-
cuffs. Even Mr. Drew. with all his re-
fined art. cannot gloss over the essen
tial vulgarity and ill-breeding OF many
of the speeches
Aside from this. the comedy is al
most flawless, and is acted I'm just the
right spirit by capital company. The
Britisher. who has returned from a
long self-imposed exile in the colonies
10 find that ideas. morals and man
ners have changed at home during his
absence. Is becoming one Of the stock
figures Of the modern English drama
fist. but Vaughan puts him through
his PAGES again with entire success. OF
course. Drew is the returned wandercr
who. after eight years. finds his
Rooseveltian ideas on race suicide and
kindred subjects so hopelessiy out Of
date that not only Is his former
fiancee. who is still unmarried. quite
impossible. but he offends so greatly
his only sister. a catfish but charm
ing little vixen, admirably PLAYED by
Isabelle Irving. that he is ordered
from the house
He has come back TO England i'm
large measure Cor the purpose Of find
ing wife to share his South African
farm with him. and i'm the meantime
discovers her i'm his sisters demure lit
tie parlor maid. to the scandal and
CONSERVATION Of all his relations His
woOing and her refusal because Of the
difference i'm their stations is delicious
comedy. He overcomes her scruples
at last and the curtain falls on a very
happy pair and a crowd of disconcert-
ed relatives. Mary Boland plays the
part Of Smith. as the maid is named.
and was charming. although her nat
ural grace and refinement prevented
those little EauCheries which would
have added much to the impersona-
ton
The HippOdromc an Institution.
The Hippodrome has really taken
itself out Of the character Of a mere
theatrical entertainment and has be-
come one OF the institutions OF New
York which visitors ask for as they
do for the Flstiron building or the
Metropolitan tower. With its vast ca
pacity and two performances a day. ft
probably plays TO more people I'm a
season than any half dozen of the reg
ular houses. The performance this
year is no better than usual. which is
no dispraise. FOR the limit OF the pos
sible in indoor spectacles was reached
two years ago. There is no disap-
pointment about this years perform
anCe: at times there are nearly 1.2OO
people on the stage and the scenes are
beautiful and impressive on so large
a stage dramatic art i'm the modern
sense is quite impossible. The char
acters come down to the front Of the
stage and address their speeches to
the audience. instead Of each other.
precisely as they did in classic French
tragedy. while a vast body Of super
numeraries give life and animation to
the scene in the background.