Show i AMUSEMENTS I Perhaps because the shadows of at other days das and other players seemed to fall so thickly perhaps because those old play players players ers era appeal more potently when viewed through the mist of oC years at any rate the audience that witnessed Charles B offering of Antony Anton and Cleo Cleopatra patra at the Salt Lake theatre last night and had unrolled to Its Us gaze Shake spearos splendid panorama of ot love and war failed tailed to quite make up Its Us mind whether or no it approved of ot the play players players ers em who presented the ages old yet ever eer new love story of ot the noble Ant rny and his serpent queen To begin with the audience Itself was wasa a splendid lid refutation of ot the idea that the trie American n people have bidden a bored fare tare farewell farewell well to Shakespeare and although rather chary char of oC applause th Interest mani manifested manifested tested proved that the old lines have lost los none of their grip grin I B hanford Banford made an Impressive Impressive sive Antony though somewhat more along in life than one pictures the virile Roman HIs Ills delivery however atones for any fault faut that his avoirdupois might con conjure conjure conjure jure up for it is perfect and anda a sample of ot the old school at its best Dignity with a force toree and a n plenitude of reserve power Impress one In his read readIng readIng Ing lag also he avoids the faults of oC mouth mouthing mouthIng ing log and ranting The sinuous enchanting Cleopatra the tho Egypt of ot dream however the charmer of oC he hc threw away awa his glorious career hardly looked the part This with all due Justice to Miss Alice Wilsons really fine interpretation tion ion of a most difficult role and one hung thick about with the trophies that tragediennes of oC worldwide fame tame for gen generations have hac wrested from the public Miss Wilson Is in no way wa ones realization of the Egypt of magnificent cent drama She Sh is of or a It fair slim north northern northern northera ern era typo type and suggests not a whit the voluptuous ed one ono who charm charmed ed both emperor and slave with her lan languid languid languid guid grace But If conscientious and In Intelligent intelligent interpretation made mode for tor success then Miss lIss Wilson Ilson certainly deserves all aU laurels and the applause given ghen her at atthe atthe atlie the lie end of oCher her great scene with the asp was well earned Tie The T e of ot John M II Kline I lIne was wasa Va VaIt a It portrayal of or cynical yet et brave brae young manhood that stood out in the luridness of the lie central theme Alexander McKenzIe as Octavius Caesar delighted ones eye ee with his handsome physique and was Im fat Imperious perlous as even a Caesar need be Charmian of Sara D Blala Biala and the as of Ethel Dunn fitted in harmoniously with the stage picture while the dancing at attendants attendants with their various feats were bright Interludes In the sombre movement of or the drama Perhaps Shake Shakespeare Shakespeare speare is the most exacting of or play playwrights playwrights wrights in the matter of or scenery his mania for switching scenes seeming al almost almost almost most insatiable but the scenic sc equip equipment equipment equipment ment of ot the Hanford production was most satisfactory and bound to please as crit critical critIcal critical ical an audience as that of last night Antony Anton and Cleopatra was not herald heralded ed as a sumptuous revival but to the student antI and to even een tile the average theatre theatregoer theatregoer goer hoer the tue performance last night was a adelight adell adelight delight dell ht to intelligence and a pleasing sight to the eye CO e eThis This evening the bill will m be The Tile Tam Taming TamIng Taming ing of or the Shrew with The Old Guard as a curtain ralser raiser The sale for the engagement of or Flor Florence Florence ence cacti Roberts who comes to the Salt Lake theatre next week in Zira and Sham opens today toda |