Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-05
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERS

acterizes the production Of new plays.
the outcome OF each incident being so
we'll known and anticipated.
The honOrs Of the evening went UNI
doubleday To- Mr. T. Aug Anderson.
who as the ever grateful. ever protect
ing and remorseful portugais. ovinced
ability of such high histrionic power
that his dclneation takes rank among
the very finest on the stage.
I'm physique and manner MT HaHett
Thompson made an excellent Charley
steele, rising suporby 10 the demands
Of the most trying lines The part being
really one Of double personality. its re-
quirements are most delicate: but Mr.
Thompson has so mastered the situa-
tons that even his voice has a diff
iorent intonation for each character
the distinction being quite marked IN
the first words after the awakening.
As Resale, Miss Arleen Hackett was
fine success. and equally deserving
of praise were Mr. Kennedy, as Justice
Vantage and as The Cure; Helen L.
Warde as Kathleen. Gene LaMotte as
Poulctte Dubois. Edwin Golding as
Louis Trudel and Edgar Norris as The
Able
In the relations Of Charley steele
with Resale there Is deeper signih-
canoe than that which a casual reading
Of the book viii show; hut this. which
only adds poiguancy 20 the sad termin-
alton Of the novel, is not even indicated
Boo the play. In every sense "The Right
Of Way deserves fun credit as a high
class production. 10 runs the rest of
the week.
The next attraction az the Colonial
viii be the Salt Lake girl Jeanne Rus
sell Afford. Don Cousin Kate" one OF
the plays that made Ethel Barrymore
famous.
BUNGALOW-Tho pretcntious bibH-
cal drama, "The Holy city" well
staged and well-played. is the present
weeks offering az the Bungalow.
10 is a far jumu from the portrayal
of life as reelected IN the types Of char
acter found In the Bishops Carriage"
90 depicting the incidents en- tho life OF
tho Nazarene. bur the bungalow players.
ON the whole. give finished perform
aucc and showed themselves capable
OF coping with the requirements
1.-The Holy city" portraying as IL
does tho familiar scenes OF the Bible.
links together I'm dramatic vividness
the story OF the life OF Mary Magda-
lone the resurrection Of Lazarus. the
betrayal of Judas. tho hearing before
pontius PLATE and the resurrection.
As Mary NaEd1lono Miss Irene out
q
larlty than Boz her former characters
She Is well suited for the emotional
parts and throughout the five acts,
sust1ins with fidelity the arduous role.
Ni1o Travcrs appears as Banhhas
Verne Layton as Judas. Elmer Booth
as Cainhas and Reed w. CLARK IN the
double role of Micah and Iazaruo. and
au did capable work.
The special scenic effects added much
90 the presentation. The play win run
the week with the usual Wednesday
and Saturday matinccs
GBAND-By Tar the most elaborate
ly staged, the most gorgeously cos
TUNED ana the heaviest cast OF any OF
the dramas yet attempted by the Torch
stock company al the Grand is
this weeks hin. "Mizpah." Ella Wheel
or WilcoXs powerful four-act tragedy
laid $50 years %. G.. There are nearly 30
people in the production. and the
bright flowing costumes ot the an
clients am vo 90 make of "Mizpah' an
attractive spectacle. Tho play is Of
religious character and uortrays the
bitterness of the then ruling masses
toward the jews. But the king falls
foo love with "a Jewish maiden, cOmpli-
eating matters and giving animation
90 the atorv Theodore Torch Us the
King OF Persia. al powerful parsonage
whose strength of character is ever
needed To- keep in check his villainous
vicorov Mr. Torch is right at home
here ana was tho recipient Of great
de1l Of applause for the mastorful way
in which ne handled the part Of tho
king Jack Conwnv's physique and
animated manner % expression stood
him iu good mart in tho character Of
TUmun the viCHrOv. Fred poty and
Jack Eu's dil very wrrit0rIous work