The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15

wick. having decided 10 engage a
manservant informs Mrs Bardcl
Of his purpose, but In such a way
that she mistakes IT for proposal Of
marriage. than the audience was en-
tirely under the spell OF his uncom-
mon art. This consists chiefly in Sc
lccting a few representative traits or
a character and slSetchng them in
a few broad. decisive strokes OF the
pencil. so 10 speak, in way that
creates an impression far more vivid
Tan finished and minute portrait
or course. the late Charles Dickens
is not 10 be entirely overlooked But
1t is unusual 10 find an actor capable
of suggesting an eccentric character
without the aid OF makeup or any
such accessory whatsoever; and il Is
more exceptional 10 find that imper-
senator capable of handling two and
three, and sometimes six and seven
characters in the same sense. without
the least confusion, Mr.. Speaight has
the advantage Of a very clever arr
rangement of Dickens, Five typical,
highly comic incidents in Mr. Pick
wich's experience have been select
ed. and they have been very adroItly
pruned OF all but the essential dia-
loguc. with pages upon pages of de-
scription Gor which Dickens got
space rates. dropped out altogether
or reduced TO two or three brief lines.
AS The woman sitting next to me re-
marked; We'll, this Is the way to
read Dickcns-all the fun and no long
stretches in between"
Beatrice Herfords method In ex-
posing The weakness of her sex by
means OF the slightest. barely per-
ceptiblle cNaggcration is too well
known 10 need description or enthusi-
astic praise at this time She is a
great artist. Other actresses and
get as much humor out Of the Pay
Station Girl who remarks. Sure. you
don't cali a gentleman by his first
name the minute he comes in, do
you? You gotta leave something to
the future" But the .lner. more au-
thentic lumor OF The Lady from
England" is delightful. 'For orphan
ages in England, we always solicit
help from prominent orphans. There
Is Sir WiIfrid Laurer lie is. 10 years
old. 10 be sure. but still he is an
orphan In contrast to the super
cilious. dun. laughless Britlsher. Is the
chatty Shampoo Woman who Is so
pathetic about poor Mrs. Pills
mid-ocean and. though they knew the
latitude and longitude perfectly, moth
ing could be done about II Again,
there is the breezy American girl on
shipboard. flirting with the ships
doctor, whom she had snubbed in
spite OF the fact that the purser said
he came OF n very sood family,
"Clersyman's son: not swell. but re-
spectacle" Mother was crazy over
art galleries because she studied art
the year before she was. married and
knew all about pictures. The girl
herself never could forget Notre
Dame because in the dark entrance
she had met Carrie Spencer and got
from her the address OF the lace
handkerchief place that Carrie had
forgotten to give her.
THE stage keeps abreast OF the
press as we'll as II can. Surely
IL is quick work 70 get the Zabern in
cIdent onto the stage when IT is little
more than a month old. The play
called ''Zabern' Is naturally Of live
lier interest TO Germans than 10
revealed at Adolf Philips little the
ater, 1t is understood 10 have been
written originally by journalist
named Schuma cher n Socialist Demo-
llShed In the town OF Zabcrn, In Al
SAGE. where, you will recall, Colonel
Won Reuter- and Lieutenant Schad OF
the Ninety ninth infantry were re-
Gently tried by court marital for max
ing illegal arrests, willful assaults and
generally disturbing the peace. One
OF the charges that especially aroused
indignant sentiment was that one of
these officers had wantonly wounded
with his saber cripple who scoffed
at the military. But both soldiers
were acquitted: the verdict was hailed
as victory Tor militaIism and de-
nounced by more radical Germans as
an Endorsement Of "saber rule" and
defeat of civil law. and, when excite
ment was near It's height. 1t Was
famed into full Name By the report
that the crown prince had telegraphcd
the commandaD, AT Zabern, praising
his action and urging him TO continue
his scvoTltv.
The drama of 'zsbern." which
would appear TO- have been touched
OF comedy relief" by Mr. Phillip
himself or some other adept at pleas
ing German American taste, Is who'll
concerns an. old Alsacisn inn-kecper,
French by birth and early training.
German by later necessity, veteran
OF the Franco Prussiau war, but
man and nv the German flag over his
inn, which Is a rendezvous for off,
GERS stationed at labern. Also,
there arc his grandson and the girl
at the tavern. II II because OF his
lmpotuosity IN rushing in 10 greet
her and his sranddad without seeing
a smart young officer and paying
him the respect he considers his due,
tbat first gets young Franz into
trouble. Tho lieutenant orders him
to salute march of, halt turn back,
and so on: and comma nds him TO
which. il appears. means AlsacisD.
but with numerous insulting sugEes-
tons Franz refuses. proCla ming thai
he Is an Alsscien. but the honest son
OF honorable parents.
Presently. he and two companions
are arrested Tor informing local
editor oil the licutcnant's abitual
aalireatncnt The grandfather
plcads 70. Franz, but 10 no avail.
and in tho end turns from The
''!athcrland'' forced on him, trans
iatos tho sl2n on the inn into French.
Spc;,ks French and refuses To sCrVr