The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-31
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many characters and each char
acter is reminiscent OF the English fo,,
'"0 insure IN the novels Of Fielding O.
IN me Essays Of Ella" Like the "Es
says Of Ella the play has q fne ,,.
''"s'o'e charm. Sometimes the charm
% e'anesceht as 10 disappear almos
altogether and then the plav h.co,,o,
insipid' But ore might Just as ,or,o,,,,
oe"and fanfare and furore OF CharIc,
Lamp as TO demand dramatic action =, :
delicate idyl that was meant so,o,,. .,
oeP'ot Innocence, simplicity, senialit,
and loving kindness
such Is the general character ~ a., ,,,,
that departs widely from the sccent od
and acceptable standards that nrev.iI ~
this country. The charac cter NJ tbo u+
tie hngnsh-French girl, who is Of ,he
|iins'ns' sentimental kind we read about
IN certain English novels, is not likely
10 make very strong appeal TO the In
oependent and opinionated American girl
ana the love scenes in which this dainty
and demure miss coocs and simpcrs are
a trifie slushy.
one OF the most delightful characters;
oi tnis play which opened the season
before large audience at the Sail Lake
heater last night. is that of "Jerome
ook-Hoskyn, Esq" the ex-but1er who
gr..i sS spe squire Of danes. the dandy and
pompogs, elegant and impressive impos-
Tor and lords 1t over even the brave and
otuii ADMIRAL. who is one OF the heroes
o. 81 TINS contented corner of ChIswick.
100 much can hardly be said In praise
OF Albert Grams Interpretation Of the
role OF the impostor. Around the char
scter centers most Of the mild humor OF
the play
The frail thread of plot does not re-
qnire discussion. It's sole purpose lis to
introduce the characters and to keen
them pleasantly In evidence Tho play
rs IS comedy OF happiness and ends ike
the fairy stories which tell us that .they
nyed happily ever afterwards" No VII
lain skulks through the plot and the
darkest thing about the piece Is the gen
lal impostors
Practically all the members of the
company are English and this Is quite
necessary, An American company could
not appreciate the distinctly English tone
and. moreover. IL is essential to inter-
Pret the characters In the terms OF 1905,
the days when Bonaparte was casting
avid eyes toward poridious Albion and
when Charles James Fox and Richard
Brinsley Sheridan were denouncing the
imperial upstart; Chiswick was sui
generis In that day. just as Newport is
today. or Reno, and as II would be i'm
possible for an English company TO por-
tray the lights and shades OF Newport
and Reno, so 1t would be impossible for
All American company TO do full justice
to the quiet English atmosphere OF CHS
wick iu the days before Waterloo
This afternoon and this evening the
play will be seen again at the Salt Lake
and all who can wash their souls clean
OF Wallingfords and that boisterous Tx
will find keen enjoyment in strolling un-
der the elms OF "Pomander walk
The celebrated Mountain Ash male
choir Of Wales. Jolly May Tully aud
company and all the rest OF the enter
orpheum will be heard here for the last
time this afternoon and evening. To-
morrow the new bin takes the boards.
headed by David Belasco's production,
act play based on an incident Of the
Indian nutiny, which ran for two solid
years at the Duke OF York's theater.
London; prior Or T., to = Its ,t, being brought to
Coo Coo and Laura are the names
Of the two Is and 2S-year-old par
sots owned and sxhSisd pie s by vctGr t6n
novelty feature of the bill at that house.
Coo Coo talks in three different Ian
guages, answering Mr.. Niblo'3 questions
upon command
with matinee today and an evening
performance Of Rex SeachH play OF
Alaskan life "The Spoilers the Willard
Mack Marjorie Rambeau PLAYERS close
one OF the most successful weeks OF their
en- ga cement IN this CITY. Commencing
tomorrow what Happened 10 Jones.
from the pen of George n. Broadhnrst.
will be the offering. This play Ia con-
sidered hr all who have seen ~ TO he
ono NJ tho most laughable Of all fsrces.
Edward Morse Moon, Salt Lake boy.
VIII make his first appearance With this
company, playing one Of the most import
ant parls In the play. A special matinee
will be given on Monday, Labor day.