Show I I VIOLA ALLEN PLEASES SES SALT LAKE AUDIENCE Notwithstanding the Lenten season an audiences that taxed the capacity of the Salt Lake Theatre was present last nighat night nigh at the Initial performance of ot In th the Palace of the King It w was s an assembly assembly assem assem- bly of the best of ot Salt Lake and Included Include almost almost every one O from the Governor and Chief Justice of ot th the State down Miss 1 Viola Allen Alien has never appeared t to better advantage ge than she did last night She swayed sayed her er audience at will Her lie humor was Infectious and the entire house laughed in sympathy at her joy and in her emotional work showed the their appreciation by hearty applause and frequent frequent fre Ire quent curtain calls The character o of Dolores gives her a wide range for he her ability and it is needless to say that tha she takes advantage of ot every I afforded by the part The he same same sam earnestness and finish which made her he famous as Gloria Quayle In lieU Hall Calne Caines Christian marks her work In this adaptation or of or Marion Marlon Crawford Crawford's s book t to m the stage Supported b ya competent O am and ag te tte lr thoroughly r iy efficient cast her performance a awas was decidedly the best beit which which has ha been seen at Manager house hous this winter The staging and costumes are on a scale seal befitting the lJ play and are most o et ous The he beautiful gowns of the women t tot ot of the c court ur were certainly works of art and gave the air of thoroughbred I to the performance Next to Miss Allen both in point o of merit In Jn her wg-rj wg vork and in the sympathy of the audience was Miss Adelaide Warren Warren War War- ren who as In Inz ln z Doloress Dolores's blind sister not only interpreted her difficult par part with Ith grace g but firmly established he her reputation with the theatre public of Salt Sal I Lake as a finished actress In the the- success suc sue cess of ot the performance Miss Warren 1 Is entitled to a large largo part of the credit W V v. v E E. Bonney as Philip King of Spain clearly led so far as ac the male members o pi or the foi cast were e concerned his work o being g f ed not only well d done but done as an actor of the first class can do it The Incident In the Kings King's cabinet in which he ant and nd Miss Allen decided the fate of ot Don John was not only the only the strongest scene of the Ule play but was dOne d with such rare ty 61 and genuineness as to make m-ke It seem pr o even e more o than a play William Pascoe as Don John of Austria Aus Aus- tria fI filled the e part to tb perfection Sol Soldierly Sol Sol- Sl l dierly iy In his b bearing Interpreting Gig his lines with vigor and showing himself in every way a finished actor he made maH a fitting Prince and carried with him the sympathy of the ot audience I g Arthur h l T. T t Hoy Hoyas as Adonis the court fool had a one e of the most difficult cult roles of the performance to tor render That a he filled it to every ones one's e satisfaction r was a evident The Cardinal J ln o oWalter of Walter Hitchcock while not a large part was splendid and nd in his work worl one was reminded reminded re reminded re- re minded of Faversham at his best In the thera ra dramatic Ic r part f scene sene 4 he ho was vas especially especial especial- ly good u J Miss Adelaide Prince as Princess ess Ana gave of her difficult am and trying part as a scheming princess and easily e maintained the pace set by the l leaders aders of the company In every way her Work vork was of the thc most finished finIshed fin fin- type and the importance e of the role is much enhanced by her ability J J. H. H Benrimo as the captain of the Kings King's guard bore all over him the mark of the the- th loyal soldier As the father of Dolores I r he had many opportunities s to dis display display dis- dis rs 1 Pe oWe soWe play his ability and as each one offered fhe the gallant captain not only grasped It but made the most of It The e smaller tg parts were well 1 ht handled and w with a ms smoothness t and 3 ease that added much to the success oj qI the play Franklyn Franklyn Franklyn Frank- Frank lyn R R. Angus as a n. poet Margaret fer as Anne Queen Of Spain Sue Van VanDusen VanDusen Dusen as the Duchess of Alva and Blanche Moulton as the Dowager Duchess Duchess Duch Duch- ess ass of ot Madina l Sidona did well the small parts assigned to them The Te amusing rehearsal of ot the return of ot the Prince by the pages in the throne throne- room clearly demonstrated the fact tact that the tendency to rough roughhouse rough house somebody antedates I the discovery of ot America Tho The elaborate stage settings which so materially materially ma ma- aided in the artistic success of the performance were marvels of t the scenic artists artist's t work rk and d the costumes u test tes of the ladIes ladles made one wish that some fashIons fashIons fash- fash Ions might return Miss I Allen Alien appears tonight and Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- d day matinee at and J J night t tOnight The advance sale opened this morning for tor The Denver Express ExpresS' This production production production tion of Holden Bros promises a few genuine surprises in theatrical achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments meats both mechanically and artistically One critic who witnessed th the first production production production tion in New York wrote thus tersely of It A great deal of at laughter a tear or two a thrill and a vision of human nature that touches the heart and sends you away In pleasant thoughts The Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Express will wIIl be at the Grand theatres thea tres f for three night and Wednesday matinee matinee mat mat- inee beginning beginning- il fI lf Monday n |