Show i It Is sometimes the office of ot youth to guide a head as white as mine mineSo n mineSo ne neSo So owned d Lachlan Campbell the stern old shepherd of ot when be he had drunk his lesson from Experiences bitterest cup cun cun But who among mortal men youthful or other otherwise otherwise otherwise wise can ean tell old man Stoddart as they affectionately call can him anything about acting This patriarch this grand old Scot with a full fuU years ears behind him hint came out upon the Theatre Th stage last night and faced a u magnificent nt audience The magnificent audience recognized him The recognition took the form of ot an ovation that only a n chosen few are accorded in this day They applauded they cheered they stamped their feet teet and they did not stop v As the applause continued and und the rull x U measure of or it reached the tile old man man It overcame him lm One tear then he two then a distinct quivering of t tits tc lips Ups then a Do flood Good and ad the Ute house quiet quie I I 1 I I I I I I I ed cd down It seamed s med just on account of or the old mans feelings He then entered Into the perform performance ance did Stoddart and what a per performance It was Ho no did not oot act the character of Lachlan Campbell He just lived it It In accordance with his art When he got to the scene where he doubts his daughters marriage the tile audience hated him He seized her heras heru heras as u though he hei might tear her limb from Rein limb then thrust her out through the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of ot his home into the night Oh but he was detestable When he blot blotted blotted blotted ted her annie narna front from th family Bible he was worse Then he be relented and picking pl up her er rude sunbonnet he pressed it to his rough features and kissed it Ho H then than placed the tile candle in the window to guide her back and fell tell brokenhearted broken to the floor The hatred out In front had given way to sincere pity more for the old man manthan manthan manthan than the tile girl by a n good deal And when an actor can so sway an audi audience audience audience ence he becomes an artist Indeed la In there another actor living who vh could have spoken the no longer daughter of ot mine and got through with all that repentant bust busi business bustness ness nes without being laughed at darts art lined lilted the sentiment to a height that was simply enthralling The Bonnie Brier Bush Is 15 a 0 bet better better bettee ter tee play than one would expect from the book and therein It Is contrary to the rule True there Is 1 nothing specially new about It The old man himself has been playing fathers to heroines since the first days of ot Hazel KIrke anyway anyay and probably probably ably a good deal longer than that But while Flora Fiora is not the first daughter to be turned out into the night as old man Stoddart says there is a aheart aheart aheart heart interest In that situation that is in eternal and the play will last at least as long as Stoddart plays Campbell In the tile admirable support given this patriarchal star and this by the way wa waIs is the first time Stoddart has ever al at allowed allowed lowed himself to star Manager Kirke La Shene Shelle selected Reuben Fax Fan for tor the part of ot the bibulous mail man car carrier carrier cartier rier tier It is 18 one of or the tile rarest sketches of at comedy ever put upon the stage It was Pasty who believed the Bible Bibie was waa of ot little use to men and it was Post who carried curried the bottle The humor of ot the character In Mr hands Is Indeed rich The company is well balanced and capable as it should be down to the thelast thelast thelast last member though Lord Hay did not nol always succeed suc ed in making the best of ot othis his splendid opportunities An ovation was tendered R fl C Easton our old townsman and the tho quartette which he be led was forced out often otten enough to interrupt the play on several occasions Mr lr voice has lost none of ot its sweetness since he lie went away It Is Js more powerful and certainly shows the advantage of ot good schooling A treat awaits the tile patrons of at his recital this afternoon The Bonnie Brier Bush finishes the week with a matinee tomorrow Saturday night will be Scottish night at the Salt SaU Lake theatre Many Salt Lake Scots have expressed a desire to offer otter some kind of ot a tribute to Mr Stoddart and his splendid company playing The Bonnie Brier Bush and the th management last night decided on Saturday night as the time for the gathering of ot the clans The atmosphere on that evening even In will ill be decidedly Scotch The curtain will rise promptly at 8 Over Oer the Sea the melodrama that thatIs Is playing at the Grand this week nay maY safely cross back again without setting the pond on fire It was given before a good sized audience last night and there were symptoms of a cordial re cc reception although the house stood un under n ndel del dee the strain of ot the cheering While It Is a IL thrilling affair It is hardly the equal of ot The Tide of ot Life or the theother theother theother other melodramas that have haye h ye lately played at the Grand because pf pt f a lack fc i I i of ot action Over the Sea plays the remainder r rot of ot the week with the usual matinee Bob Easton as he is lovingly called b by the Scots and singers of Salt Lake Lak Is an attraction here as strong as the Bonnie Brier Bush Itself Not only his many friends be out in IA force torce to hear him this afternoon in his Scotch ballads but lovers of ot the peoples songs In general He will sing in all aU about eight old favorites among which will be Loch Lanard Lanaro Annie Laurie Prince Charlie Mary of Qt Argyle and others Miss Gates as assisting assisting will sing a solo and a duet with Mr Easton which will have to tobe tobe tobe be placed early In the as Miss Gates leaves for tor New York short abort shortly shortly ly 11 after atter 3 Mr McClellan will give an organ selection and the tab tabernacle tabernacle ab choir though unable to t be out in full tull force as ns some few tew employers may not permit members to leave leae their work will sing a number and to fin finish finIsh ish lab the quartette Whit Thit Whitney ney Patrick and Spencer will accompany ac accompany om pany Mr Easton in the popular n den deu Tree The sale of ot seats for tor the engagement of ot Robert at the Grand opens this morning Professor McClellan has announced that the tabernacle organ recitals are about to be discontinued for forthe the win winter winter winter ter |