Show I DECEPTION3 s II A Brilliant and Successful Performance Per-formance I has beeI s long time since an audience at tha Salt Lake Theatre was as highly entertained aj that which was present last evening to witness the initial performance her by Piercys Deception Combina lion Tee wellknown name in be companyand tbe very complimentary compliment-ary criticisms of their playing which bad preceded them in tbe western paper fe people to expect something some-thing gcol J and the expectation was more than gratified Talented actor f < uij cuLUOiiuica ujoiLu up uu iuicieab ng entertainment out of a play that i3 devoid of merit but wben tbe worth is to be found in both tbe por formers and the piece the audience must bo interested And this later was the case last even ng Deception is a new play inc i has a bright future before itt l 13 a society story and while highly sensational it is in no part vulgar nor is there a point at which an unnatural strain or eQort baa been made to create exciting situations There are reallY four heroic charac lens in the playone lady and three i gentlemen beaiJea eight or ten very irtty and effective paris some of them requiring good acting The central character 13 that of Elise de jignierea Miss Eleanor Carey I is of the emotional kind and taxes he powers of the actress to tbe fullest xtent Miss Carey proved herself equal to tbe role which is that of a noble wife and mother made wretched through tbe practicing of a deception upon her husband Miss Carey sbowtd much energy and ianlinrr in hpr fnttncr anti waa rA wb ww nr w warded by generous applause which was fully merited Mr Samuel lercy as Gaston de Ligniere is tbe hero of tbe play and EO charmingly doss he sustain the character which is i that of a dashing young French soldier that one can imagine thai the author bad the actor in his thoughts when he framed lb e part With Miss Carey Mr Piercy absorbed i ab-sorbed the attention of the audience I and with her was the recipient of i merited applause Perhaps the finest scene in the play is i in the third act i The interest has been increasing and I the mystery deepening up to this point and the audience will late no word when occurs tbe exposure of the story in an intensely exciting scene between Baoul Mr Lewis Morrison and Miss Carey I was a piece of magnificent acting which stamped the lady and gentleman gentle-man aa artists of high rank in tbe profession Amid a storm of applause both > were called before the curtain he audience fairy going wild in their ntbusiastiu admiration of the scene Mr Morrison had a difficult role in the injured husband but he was equal t it in every line Our old acquaintance Mr John Wilson had a part peculiarly suited to him and as tbe audience witnessed his careful rendition faithful in every detail they cheered as they rememnered tbe John Wilson who had entertained them in years gone by and who was always tbe correct actor that he appeared last night Tbe burst of applause that met Kate Denin I when she appeared was the hearty welcome extended to an old and familiar friend and as she went I irouch her not difficult but rather important i part her admirers knew bat she would bring out all that it contained A fine piece of character acting wad that Viscount Distrait Mr J O Barrowa a garrulous gos ping meddlesome old man who gave to tbe play its only humorous feature but who was particular not to overdo tbo thing A rather small but agreeable part agreeably rendered ren-dered was that of Mathilda de Lig isrea tbo daughter sustained by Miss Emily Denin I was a good deal of a disappointment to the many warm friends and admirers of the veteran actor and manager Mr J H Yinson to see him in the insigni cant character of a servant When be appeared tbe welcoming applause was deafening and continued for several moments showing how much Jim is loved by Sale Lace theatre goer The fact that Mr Vinson was seen only in 0 minor character must not be looked upon by his friends as an evidence of his letting down in tbe profession He ranks as high as ever and before ne leaves the public will insist that he shall come bafore tbem aa he used to do He is the manager of tbo combination and though realizing that he would disappoint bis friends by appearing in the minor part which he persisted in doing against the wishes of his asaoci eahe concluded that i would be best not to call in outside assistance but t o give the performance entirely by be combination The audience was large and en msiastio We suggest that Deception Decep-tion be repeated before tbe company leave a many would like to witness it again and other would be attracted to the Theatre were it reproduced Tonight another society play Forgetme Not will be performed I is highly spoken of |