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Show A Dramatic Jotes A "The Belle of New York," with all its catchy music, appears at the Salt Lake Theater the coming com-ing week. This musical comedy is one of the few of its kind that has made good on the road for over a season and is full of good music and clever hits. "The Tempest" took Zion by storm and the Salt Lake Theater put up the S. R. O. sign long before the doors were opened for the evening's performances. Frederick Warde in the role of Prospero (rightful Duke of Milan) was every inch a sovereign. His words were clear as a bell, his gestures the acme of grace and the rendition of his part superb, but the magnificent ability of tho artist was given but small scope even in the leading lead-ing part to display the ability of the great actor, j Louis James is a source of wonderment even to his jbest friends in the wonderful versatility of his genius. Twenty years ago the writer witnessed a benefit performance of the old-fashioned "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the Boston Museum, in which Mr. James filled the humble role of Uncle Tom. The following evening this talented artist appeared as Shylock in the "Merchant of Venice" and the third evening he was cast as the barbarian in "Par- thenia and Ingomar," running the gamut from comedy to tragedy as easily as a school girl skips the rope. While he might as artistically and satisfactorily sat-isfactorily have taken the part filled so acceptably H by Mr. Warde, he became for the nonce Caliban, the hideously grotesque dwarfed monster of the great spectacular drama, and through the disfiguring disfigur-ing guise blazed in every line his ability as an artist. The minor roles were all most acceptably filled and the unique scenery artistic and beautiful. beauti-ful. The press and public cannot but be unanimous in their commendation of the magnificent rendition rendi-tion of "The Tempest" at the hands of the great due Warde and James supported by their excellent company. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons got busy with the histronic art at the Grand tho first of the week and put a new light on romance with a blacksmith shop for a setting. Bob's play is a beautiful picture of what the strenuous life will do for a man, and an example for ambitious young America. "Down Mobile" you can 'tell it belongs to Lincoln Lin-coln J. Carter with your eyes shut, blood and fire, and all the thunderous action, that always crowds his houses for him. |