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Show "THE WALLS OF JERICHO." In his .straight-from-the-shoulder method of making his play without decorative aid of scene or music, concentrating his efforts on an intensely intense-ly virile character, and suiting every person and situation to it, Alfred Sutre has written a play that is all strength, and Herbert Kelcey and Ef-flo Ef-flo Shannon surrounded by a company, not one member of which is really clumsy, perfectly portray por-tray all that is best in this drama. To describe a play as strong nowadays the days of extreme in adjectives as "well as other fads may sound like the cant of repetition, but that is the only thing that constantly hammers at the senses of the audiences, tho power and strength of it all. Of course there is much pertaining to the moral tone or lack of it of the London smart set or any smart set in varying degree, but Mr. Sutro has placed such a real man right in the middle of it, and has so skilfully set him about working his way to freedom and a new moral start for the woman he loves, that everything they do and say seems new. We in the west like it so well perhaps, because be-cause instinctively there is a comparison between be-tween the Britisher who leaves his London to make good in Australia and the American who leaves his Broadway to make good in the west. Jack Frobisher is a very inteerstlng personage person-age in the hands of Mr. Kelcey who has lost nothing noth-ing with the years but some of his good looks, and from the very beginning of the play until the end, from his first annoyance and distress at the foibles of his wife and her associates, to the moment mo-ment of reuniting which by the way comes rather abruptly his acting is magnificent. He makes it impossible for anyone not to take the whole thing seriously. Miss Shannon worked wonders with the moods of the Lady Alethea in her transition from the social whirl to a realization of the realties ot life. Her charm is as compelling as ever, and her naturalness while running the gamut of suppressed sup-pressed emotions from the time her Hon awakes until he fairly roars, gives her every opportunity for the display of her artistry and she misses nothing in her brilliant understanding of everything every-thing required. Winona Shannon is something apparently new in the limelight, and she made a very lasting impression im-pression as Lady Lucy. There hasn't been as clever an ingenue so far west this season. Frank Kingdon as Hankey Bannister Is all man in a part that calls for that. He is a splendid splen-did actor and exactly suited to the role. Charles Rowan as the Marquis could be improved im-proved upon, but his work is very commendable, especially when he affects an air of indignation at the suggestion that the family honor be given giv-en a mud bath, or where he takes on the air of a catharlst when hearing of the reparation mado by his enamoured son. As Harry Dallas, Arthur Hoops had a most intelligent idea of the rolo, and Ruth Chester as Lady Westerly gave a very creditable performance. perform-ance. . & & & Miss Josephine Deffry has pleased large audiences audi-ences at the Grand all week. "A Wicked Woman" was the attraction the first part of the week, and the engagement ends today with a production of "A Fool's Paradise." Miss Deffry is a very versatile ver-satile actress, .and one of the most popjlar of those who are seen at the Grand. At the Lyric this week, the Utahna stock company com-pany has given "Hazel Klrke" a new lease of life, Lillian Burkhardt at the Orpheum Next Week and one entirely different from any she has ever lived before. The attraction has proven popular with the patrons of the house. Manager Grant has armngod to discontinue melodrama the first of the coming month, and put on musical comedy. |