Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-26
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY staged and OK
cellently presented Winel,ell Smiths
comedy. Tho Fortune Hunter made
palpable hit with the large audience
Mt tho theater last night. Tho author
has conceived IL now idea In comedy
md has built up Il hcart-interest play
that will endure 1t is q story that
needs to DO presented well to appeal to
an Intelligent audience and It goes
without saying that Conan & Harris
hhve not overlooked one detail that
leads to SUCCESS. After plays Of tho
stripe of "Tho Spendthrift." "The Eas.
lest Way" and tho rest OF them. THE
Fortune Hunter comes as 81 breath of
pure air. 1t Is a mixture of fun, pathos
and good. sound common sense. It
starts out along fnrclal limos and slides
Into an absorbing sermon of the stage,
with never dry paragraph In it.
THE Fortune Hunter calls for n
big cast. twenty people, In fact, and
more than half of them have character
bits that are Il delight--just the sort of
people one meets In n little sleepy coun-
try town. or course there is a sheriff.
but he is distinctly II different type to
the generally accepted official of bucolic
drama. and what holds good in this case
can practically be said of the rest
Fred Niblo in the title role, may or
may not be as good as his predecessors.
but throughout he demonstrates that
he Is u comedian of Legitimate meth
DDS, sincere and convincing, nnd withhl
endowed with youth and pleasing feat
ures. His speech at the close OF the
third act after tho seventh curtain fur
ther strengthened the hold he had on
the audience
Frank Bacon shares honors with the
star In the role of Sam Graham, tho
gentle. kindly old druggist whose bust
ness goes to rack and ruin while he
thinkers with his Inventions. he is Il
loveable character, Sam Graham Is
ever an evangelist Of love and gentle
ness and Frank Bacon the exponent Of
the character has Eraspcd the authors
conception and built UP a delightfully."-
shaded etching Of the village dreamer
Tho piece is not ovcrburdened with
women, there being but three in the
cast. Chief interest ccnters in Betty
Graham. the druggists daughter. ~
Interpreted by Alma I3clwin who Is Il,
sweet. winso,ne. plump little thing who
PLAYS with carnestness and discretion.
.losic lockwood. the bankers danThter,
too. Is In good bands, nrd Lento Fnlwcll
makes an excellent foil.
Everybody In the long caste deserves
n line. for one and all have undoubtedly
been selected with care BY the produc
ers and have justified the engagement.
Thesupport throughout Is excellent and
Is devoid of veal, spots so generally
noticeable IN some travelling organlza-
tions.
In the cast Is r. N. Heffron, OF the
old Colonial stock company, although
he appears on the program az Harry
Gibbs. He has n small bit as a promo
tor who Is dcslrous of purchasing n
patent chenply. He joined the com
many In Kansas and appeared for the
first time Inst night,
Tho orchestra under the direction Of
Fred Midglcy. With Mr.. Mcclellan at
the organ, further adds to the enjoy
ment of the evening and It is safe to
assert that t"Thc Fortune Hunter will
go to standing room for the rest OF tho
week, g5t
Orphcnm-''.,1nc,t The Giant Killer"
heads this weeks bill at tho Orpheum
with several good turns thrown In for
good measure.
Colonial---..Nlary James Pa" as 80
delightfully."- interpreted by Max Figman
and his excellent company. Is holding
the boards at the Colonial this week.
Gnrricls .---s Tho n William .Ingersoll
Stock company Ia making good again
this week In n very oven presentation
OF "Tlle Ironmaster.' a s; * rs *
slinbert-The new show at tho shu-
bert this week, 1.-THE Girl and the
nightly 2 3 NJ r