The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-11

as rare upon the stage as they are
delightful
In this environment the boy Is dis
lusiOned to the utmost and even con-
templates suicide, from which he is
saved by the reporter. who finally
takes him back to his native town to
fill a long-felt want by starting a
daily newspaper. Robert McWade. r.,
as the reporter, scores a genuine tri-
umph and at once. through this char
acterization, takes n foremost rank
among the actors Of today. Mrs.
Stuart Robson. widow of the come
dian. is perfect as the landlady. and so
also is Willette Kershaw as the show
girl. Indeed. there are only two de-
fects in the play
The author and Forrest Winant.
who plays the part Of the boy, have
conspired to make him such an insult
ferable young puppy in the opening
scenes that all sympathy for him and
his aspirations is lost. and IL is not
until the play is well advanced that il
is regained in the slightest degree.
Then the girl he left behind him in
the village, and whom. of course. he
finally wins. Is the most impossible Of
/ creatures. She not only breaches. she
fairly oozes good advice and rains
moral maxims and worldly knowl-
edge in a manner that would be en-
tirely appropriate from a middle-aged
man or even woman Of experience, but
which is impossible and absurd I'm a
young girl in the early twenties. Such
a none not mOrely lacks the experience
necessary TO enable her to give such
advice. but would lack the means even
to express such feelings as she might
have. But in all other respects the
play is so vital that it will be a great
success.
Gotham is Now Open.
Theatrically speaking, Gotham is
now wide open. The dazzling cleo
trical displays along Broadway are
now more dazzling than ever. and with
each additional light another play
house has been opened for the sea
son. 1t has been remarked by first
nighters that the offerings thus far
this season outshine those Of past
years. OF course. the grand opera
season has not started New York and
the entire country is to have a new
feature in that field this season in
which much interest is being taken by
the local theatregoers. MascagnIs
"Ysober' will be the first grand opera
that will ever have had its original
production I'm America. The new
opera will be presented at the New
theatre in November. thence going on
tour to the Pacific coast. taking in
San Francisco and other California
cities. salt Lake, Denver and the mid
die west.
"Ysobel' was written by the COM
poser Of 'Cavalleria Rusticanna" for
Miss Bess ABBOTT, whose last New York
appearances were with the Metropoli-
tan opera house company in 1876. The
Bessie AbOtt grand opera company will
be conducted by Maestro Mascagni
himself. who considers "Ysobel'' his
finest creation. The book is by Luigi
Illica. who wrote the librettos Of DO
heme" Madame Butterfly" and other
operas. The scenery is from the brush
OF Ravesccalli of Ia Scala. Milan. and
the costumes, armor and property by
Carramba of the same theatre. The
opera. OF course. will be rendered IN
Italian. the entire organization COM
| ing intact from Milan.
Sewell Collins new play. Miss Pat
sy." had its first night at Nazimova' 8
theatre this week The play enabled
Gertrude Quinlan. Lawrence Wheat
and Florence Nash to come before the
audience I'm Characterization already
/ familiar through other productions.
They played their roles well. and Dor
Othy Tenant added somewhat TO the
entertainment through her ability %
1 year the becoming gowns with due re-