Salt Lake Herald | 1909-04-04 | Page 21 | The Ben Greet Players

The Ben Greet Players I Judging from the large number of ot mall mail orders received for seats extraordinary extraordinary interest has h s been aroused by b the announcement of ot the presentation that the Russian Rus tan Symphony orchestra and the Ben Greet players will wilt make of ot A Midsummer Nights Dream with music at atthe atthe the tho Salt Lake theatre the week begin beginning beginnIng beginning ning April 12 1 Never before have a full tun symphony orchestra and a dramatic company ap appeared appeared together here hare and the attraction of ot two such eminent organizations as the Russian Symphony orchestra and Ben G reefs Greets Greets company Is a potent factor most rost popular music was Inspired by br greatest comedy of or fairyland and fantasy tantas and his musical setting will wUl be done dono full luU justice by the famous Russian Sym Symphony S m phony orchestra The stage setting Is considered one of the most moot mo t artistic and beautiful seen of or late tate years Ben Greets best beet role Is thought by h I many critics to be that of Bottom which he will play in this performance i He Is 18 recognized as the best exponent of Shakespearean Shake pearean low comedy parts and yet is III equally successful su tul with such sucha a part as Shylock A feature of the performance will wilt be bc bethe bethe the group of at o children rendering the fury fairy faIr dances They are said to be un unusually unusual unusually usually usual well trained and the dances to the tho accompaniment of ot music by a symphony orchestra of fifty men under the magic baton beton of Modest Altschuler the effect Is said s Jd to be de delightful delightful The repertoire re here includes Shake Romeo Rome and Juliet with In Incidental incidental music by Gounod and kowsky The Tempest with the original inal complete music by Sir Ir Arthur Sul Sullivan Sullivan Sullivan livan and