| Show AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS TODAY 4 Salt Lake Theatre Robert Man Mantell Mantell f tell in King Lear 8 S p m rn mf f Colonial Theatre The Land of at Nod at p m en f Orpheum Theatre Vaudeville p m and p m in inGrand Grand Theatre The Girl Engi Engineer f ft t 4 neer p I m 4 Bungalow Theatre The tre When f 4 Knighthood was in Flower f f P m in Mission Theatre Vaudeville f ff f p m p m and p m mH f 4 t t H t t t tt t t t 4 t t t t t tt SALT LAKE THEATRE The strongest Impression left by Mr remarkable delineation of the character of ot Hamlet Is that of inex inexpressible inexpressible inexpressible sadness Hopeless and sunk in profound grief he lie moves through the play pIa his somber robes typical of the utter wretchedness which It is his art to portray His Ills lighter moods are forced he lie makes plain to the spectators spectators tors tore and there is no relief for fur the deep sorrow Into which events plunge him Tho The interpretation is highly intellectual and the effect of grief Is a minor note which Is the constant accompaniment of the theme of revenge That question of the sanity of Hamlet does not nat enter into Mr Interpretation He Is eminently sane and the character gains extraordinary force from this presen presentation presentation presentation tation There is not much interest at attached attached attached to the doings of an insane per person person person son and whatever room for argument the play affords upon this matter is offset by b Mr clearly defined position He conceives Hamlet as a responsible being with the indecision of at character sometimes due duo to Intel Intellectuality Intellectuality Thinking too much he lie fails falls to act and the drama takes Its Us Inevitable Inevitable inevitable able course couse to a tragic ending To portray human nature in Its ex cx extremity the soul torn by b conflicting emotions is the actors part in the rale role of Hamlet and of that tragic personage Mr Mantell makes a figure of pro profound profound profound found melancholy He creates this im mi impression Impression by b subtle means rarely rais mis raising raising ing the voice or employing extravagant extravagant gant pant gesture His art is that of ot re me repression repression and the convincing force af of athis his personality gives the effect desired which lesser artists strive to produce by bolder effort The nobility of ot the characterization is felt profoundly and new beauties are found In this well loved loed role through the masterly presen presentation presentation presentation tation of at last evening Romeo and Juliet the impassioned love story stor of the ages was played before a deeply thrilled audience at yesterdays matinee Whatever the somber dignity of Macbeth the majesty majest of Lear and the noble philosophy of Hamlet this drama Is enshrined in all hearts as a apia play pia apart For romance and poetry poet for beauty and charm it is unequalled among classic or modern plays plas and Its presenta presentation tion is an event looked for in every ever com corn complete complete repertory For the first time in this present engagement of ofIr Mr Ir Mantell Manteli and company the audience was such as the merits of the perform performance ance warrant The role of ot Juliet Jullet is preeminently the leading one in the drama and nearly every ever great actress Includes It In her re repertory repertory repertory But for Romeo there are great scenes made notable in this presentation by b the high art of Mr Mantell The well remembered meetings of the lovers In the garden and in chamber show him himin himIn himin in a new light that of the romantic and impassioned over His melodious voice Is heard in the lines of tender beauty that thrill the heart Also there Is the excellent portrayal of the lover go going going goIng ing about the streets absorbed in his pas passion passion passion sion But Mr acting when he lie learns of ot death the repression his grief told in few words yet profoundly felt bv by every one ona In the audience Is the noblest performance of all Then follows I Ithe the scene before the tomb when Romeo 1 adjures Paris to leave him the duel and I Ideath death of Paris all done In the noblest strain The hush that fell tell upon the spec spectators spectators spectators forbade applause as they witnessed this sublime spectacle of ot grief While it cannot be said that Miss Rus Bus Russell Russell Bussell sell Is an Ideal Juliet she portrayed the difficult role in excellent fashion that won enthusiastic applause Her voice and manner are ara not altogether suited to the tender love loe passages but under stress of strong emotion she is an admirable act actress actress actress ress When hen Miss Russell draws herself up in scorn or with hauteur she is a magnificent woman of commanding pres presence presence presence ence As the emotions mount she is wholly adequate to the demands of the therole therole therole role and only In the lighter moods can exception be taken to her portrayal Miss Genevieve Reynolds distinguished herself by her excellent work in the role of the nurse She Is a character actress of ability and she site won appreciative ap applause applause applause Fritz Leiber as again showed himself an artist Exceptionally well done was the death act where he ap appeared appeared peered as always but ennobled by b the shadow of the great calamity Mr is as versatile In his way as Mh Mb Ih Mantell himself and each of the roles In which ho has been seen Is a perfect piece of artistry LAMBARDI OPERA COMPANY Returning to this city Monday Monda evening February 14 U the Lambardi Grand Orand Opera company will present a repertoire Of mas mae master master ter works with complete casts scenery and equipment necessary for the proper presentation of grand opera on a proper basis The company has appeared in this city many times and therefore is well known to all lovers of opera and musi must musicians musicians clans but this season Impresario Mario Iario Lambardi promises the greatest company that he has ever brought to America The announcement of or the repertoire has not been made as yet but among the operas to be selected Is Iris the new Mascagni novelty opera which was pre presented presented presented in Kansas City recently by this organization the first time It has been given outside of ot New York City CIt Lucia Faust Rigoletto Carmen Aida Alda Cavalieri a and the double bill La Boheme are others In the tho repertoire of the Lambardi com corn company company pany This season Impresario Lambardi has also in his repertoire Madam Butterfly Butterly La Gioconda and Lohengrin The latter has not been presented here in inmany Inmany inmany many years and if It presented should prove very popular First among the artists is Madam Ester Adaberto one of the old favorites of ot the tha Lambardi company compan and well welt known here For the past two seasons or after she left the Lambardi company two years ago she went to the Metropolitan of ot New York and made an instantaneous hit with lovers of music In New York and Chicago She sang Bang with the Metropolitan In II 11 Trovatore and Aida Alda opposite to Caruso Other artists in the company are Mme Dolores Dol res Frau contralto Marina CalvI lyric soprano Isabelle Isabella de do Frate colora cobra ture soprano Aurelia Aurella Mira lyric so soprano soprano soprano Guiseppe MaggI baritone Angelo Antola baritone Alessandro dramatic tenor Attillo tenor Giovanni Nadal tenor L basso Vincenzo Viola basso and Alceste Marl Mori basso MB M M W MISSION THEATRE With Delmore and Lee as the headliners the bill which will wUl open for a weeks en engagement engagement at the Mission this afternoon the Ute promise Is made that a 3 little bit the best bill that has yet been offered at atthe atthe atthe the popular Third South street vaudeville house will be given Delmore and Lee have been described by b eastern critics as daredevils who per perform perform form torm acts so startling on a revolving lad ladder ladder ladder der that the beholder can hardly believe that it is possible the two men can go through with their act without being killed or seriously Injured The lovers of grand opera selections are promised a distinct treat in the Bohemian which was recently recruited from grand opera companies In Europe and which has created a most favorable Impression in every city in which It has appeared since coming coining to this country countr The Brothers Damm will offer a nov novelty novelty elty elt In acrobatic feats of strength George GeorgeH H Wood a burnt cork comedian with a style all his own will be another feature of ot the bill as will Mr Ir and Mrs OBrien t their latest offering Doings of the Hour The Mission orchestra In new se so selections selections and new moving pictures will fill out the new bill GRAND THEATRE It seems like old times at the Grand theatre to see the crowds who come from that playhouse nightly After Willard Macks departure from the playhouse theatregoers in general thought that the Grand was doomed and nothing could be brought to make maim it a success On the first day lay of January Januar Dick P Sutton who is isone Isone isone one of the shrewdest showmen in Amer Anier America AmerIca ica lea got control of the Grand by purchasing purchasIng purchasing ing all interests belonging to Pelton and the Salt Sal Lake Amusement association He lIe organized a company to put on his productions and opened on January Januar 9 presenting the melodrama The Night Before Christmas The prices were reduced to 10 20 and 30 SO cents At first the patronage was not what could have been desired the second week The Punkin Husker was presented but did not receive the patronage that it should the third week A Man Ian of Mystery was given and Manager Jensen Is authority for the statement that during the last week there were nine hundred and twentysix twentysix more paid admissions than the week before and Sunday night over oer four hundred people were turned away awa who were anxious to witness the opening per performance performance performance of The Girl Engineer COLONIAL THEATRE There is always a big show each sea season season season son at the Colonial theatre for which everybody waits walts and that show this year ear earis is the tue musical extravaganza The Land Landof of Nod which is now filling tilling a weeks engagement at that theatre The success of this production Is easy to understand after you have hae seen a performance as It contains all that Is worth while in the average musical comedy and enough more to class it Just three times as good as Its imitators The Land of Nod of 1910 Is Isby isby by b far the best offering at the Colonial this season and excels any an former presen presentation presentation presentation tation seen in Salt Lake City The only Important changes In the cast are Neil Nell McNeil and Anna McNab who are well known here and are great improvements over their predecessors BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK Here are several reasons why wh Beverly of Graustark should prove one of the dramatic events of the season The book was written by George Barr McCutcheon one of the most popular IK pular writers the dra dramatic dramatic matic matie version Is by b Robert M 1 Baker whose adaptations translations and nal dramatic writings place him upon a pinnacle which few in his line have reached the play pia was staged by Oscar Eagle through the courtesy of David Belasco and David Warfield arneld which Is a guarantee in Itself Delamater and Norris who are directing the tour al although although although though a comparatively new firm of man managers managers managers agers have already established a reputation reputation reputation tion for all that is good clean and whole wholesome wholesome wholesome some In the dramatic world and finally the press of the entire country has been as one In praising the play pia the company and production BUNGALOW THEATRE Once in a great while a really good play pIa Is written and perhaps seldom just the right person Is found to appear In it It is perhaps not too much to say that in When Knighthood Was m In Flower this week at the Bungalow these two rare in instances Instances instances stances have come to pass as the play pia Is beautiful and in the part of Mary Tudor Miss Leone has a part that Is so well suited to her that it could be none the better if the play had been written espe especially especially for her Miss Leone Ilone receives able support from Aleine Alcine Allen and Moore The play pia runs all week with a matinee Saturday |
