| Show t DRAMATIC AND LYRIC I The Wages of Sin by the Home I Club IAN I I-AN EXTRACT FROM CLEOPATRA Jv Called Back Jean Clara AValters Davenports Daven-ports Repertory Tomorrow ConcertNotes J The fair and conference season of theatricals theat-ricals opened yesterday with a rather light matinee and a good night attendance The length of the Wages of Sin a heavy melodrama precludes the possibility of an extended notice this morning It has one big scone that of a hand to hand flat tight by the hero Mr Wells and Mr Spencer and this was played for all it was worth It took the t galleries five minutes to get through yelling yell-Ing their delight after the curtain was down and why the actors did not acknowledge acknowl-edge the call is a mystery Aside from this scene the play is somewhat mournful f mourn-ful and highstrung and it rests too much on the shoulders of one person the heroine well played by Edith Clawson She did much better at night than in the afternoon and got SOle strong applause but the part is written for a woman of much stronger physique Wells has done things better and things worse than his curate the fight was fine but there was an occasional hesitation in the lines Mr Spencers villain was sufficiently dwvilish and generally well played though shaky the afternoon Mr Youngs small bit was excellently conceived and carried out Lottie Clar idgo and Birdie Cummings furnished the principal Hashes of light that illuminated the somberness of the play and excellently they did it Miss Claridges character all things considered was the best portrayed of the whole cast and Birdie Cummings was a close second Mabel Young had a trying part which she read very well the scene with Miss Clawson being best Ivy Clawson and Mr Pierce had comedy roles the lady was good the gentleman could have played his part in a lighter vein with good effect Mr Evans is best in comedy he is altogether too flow in his delivery Mr Hammer was a straightforward officer Summed up as a whole it may be said that the Wages of Sin is not exactly toe piece a town audience best likes to see the favorite club in but that it will draw heavily on the sympathies and purse of ye country visitor The Wages of Sin will be played for the last time tomorrow nightand Tuesday evening the Home clubs bessou closes with a revival of Called Back + Sunday schoolchildren have been making a house to house canvass during the past week in the interest of the concert at the Tabernacle tomorrow nIght The pro gramme is an attractive one and we republish re-publish it herewith with the more pleasure pleas-ure as there were several errors in that printed last Sunday The veteran Brother Goddard will sing an oldtime song but there will be no extra charges INVOCATION I rand chorus Let the Hills Resound UUh Tabernacle Choir and Great Organ Wale Quartette Oh Worn so Wondrous FairJloshard and Payne Brothers u Provo Song Loves SorrowMrs oo 0 hU Mrs Bessie DeanAllison i Instrumental selection Ladies Mandolin and Guitar Club I oo11i8S Ella OlsenConductor Duet Flow Gently DivaTout n 00 Tout Brothers Ogden I Grand Double Chorus Anvil Chorus no uuuJucnile and Tabernacle Choir Duel The Sailor Sighs Mrs Agnes Olseu Thomas and G D Pyper Organ Solo Joseph J Daynes Duet nBosharll13rotbers Provo Scotch Ballad Mary of Argyle u HC Easton Old Time Song George Goddard 70years of ape chorus by everybody Grand March Harlech original words by George A Meears Combined Choirs and Great Organ Benediction n 00 00 0000 00 < < f 4 Fanny Davenports coming is the greatest great-est theatrical card Manager Burton has played for loJ these many seasons The three greatest plays of the day Cleopatra Fedora and La Tosca all in one week is a theatrical jncnu that epicures may well smack their lips over The season opens Wednesday and last tiiI Saturday with the usual matinee The scene between Cleopatra Mark Antony An-tony and Kephron in the fourth act of Sardous Cleopatra as Fanny Davenport presents it is said to be a most realistic end striking piece of acting Cleopatra who throughout the first half of the act conceals herself behind the curtains cur-tains of Octavias couch her nuptial i couch while Mark Antony has told his I love to his young wife und denounced herself I her-self as false foul infamous pulls aside the drapery which hides her and faces her paramour At first he threatens but the old witchery asserts its sway I 1 I i j I I I Even now lie says though he has heard that she has been the mistress of Herod and of innumerable others he could pardon her if she could prove that she has not stooped to love Kephron her slave whom she has placed in command of her galleys And how can I prove it i says Cleopatra Cleo-patra Kill himkill him thyself replies Mark Antony 1 Will you believe me then I When ho is dead yes A Cleopatra Call him Mark Antony Where is he Cleopatra At the door Ho followe I me Mark Antony Of course Cleopatra will try this poison on my faithful one I Mark AntonyTo Kephron without Your mistress calls your you-r Enter Kephron Cleonatra Dropping a poisoned ring Into a goblet of wine Kephron Thou I art accused of a great crime Kephron Mistress I My Queen 1 CleopatraThou hast given sharp weapons weap-ons into the bands of thine enemies by thy mad passion for thy queen Kephron God who can have told what Kepbron dares hardly to breathe unto himself him-self J CleopatraThou hast betrayed thyself and the evilminded say thou art not alone guilty Kephron God of death who has dared J CleopatraAll have daredMark Antony An-tony Kephron Yonl Impossiblel Listen master From boyhood I have watched 1 n f tJr her cared for her so no tempestuouswinds should blow upon her childish hourt of play I have guarded her girlhoods days until she was a woman a queen watching her day and night like a faithful cur prostrate at her door like a faithful dog Great Antony in the name of this love you bear her by all the holiest ties between you believe me oh believe me Antony Words are t seless Kephron Turning to Cleopatra Pardon Par-don Oh pardon me Cleopatra There is no pardon for the slave whd dares to lift his eyes unto Cleopatra Cleo-patra Kophron Teach me how to kill this thought Mark Antony Howl By Cleopatra Handing the poison to Keph ronB killing thyself take thy death from my hands and prove to Mark Antony thou art no more than a grain of sand in the desert a drop of water in the Nile I unto thy Queen Cleopatra Kephron taking the cupMay the immortals I I im-mortals bless thoe Kephron joyfully gives his life 10 prove thine honor He raises the poison to his lips and is I about to drink when Mark Anton touched by his devotion is convinced of I his innocence dashes the cup from his grasp and exclaims No Thou hast justified thyself thy faith Antony asks thy pardon 1 And the poor wretch escapes At the Continental hotel Tuesday evening even-ing at 830 oclock there will be asocial and musical gathering that promises to be decidedly de-cidedly interestingespecially to lovers of music Mrs It C Chambers and Mrs F W Norris have the affair in hand and it is I designed to introduce to Salt Lake art and social circles two new comers in our midst Miss Blanche ViolaSmith late of Galesburg Gales-burg Ills and Miss Gratia Flanders of I Chicago Miss Smith is a vocalist and a teacher of singing French and Italian Miss Flanders is a pianist and both ladies come with letters to prominent society pea pie strongly recommending them The Continental dining room will be fitted up for a sort of informal chamber concert and an invitation is extended by Mrs Chambers and Mrs Norris to our musical people generally I erally to listen to the brief programme which has been arranged for the occasion It will be as tolloxvs eafling nnSelection from Jean Ingelow PI3no solo Miss Gratia Flanders Headlngoo Selection from Dickens a Barcaroleuoo MilliloUe b Falls Ionltu u Kjernlf Miss Blanche Viola Smith eadins Selection from Edgar A Poe Piano solo Miss Gratia Flanders leading 00 Selection from Midsummer Nights Dream hanson Bohemienne from Carmen uBlzAt Miss Blanche Viola Smith We note with pleasure that Jean Clara Valters an old Salt Lake favorite is a member of Nat Goodwins company which visits Salt Lake during this month The Portland Telegram says It is many years since Portland people have seen Jean Clara Walters who will be gratefully remembered remember-ed for many an evenings pleasure at the old New Market theatre where she was a prime favorite with theatregoers She has lost none of her innate talent and it seemed like old times to see and hear her once more As a bit of character acting hor only Juliet is perfect 1 4 Bill Nye has written tho following humorous hu-morous letter to the New York Herald regarding arding ttat papers criticism on his play To the Editor of too Herald I was in your place on Tuesday to see you regarding a piece in the Herald criticising my new play but was told that you were out of toWn At first 1 thought that this was onlya method adopted by you to avoid meeting me but I have since learned that it was true The piece was well written I thought and I would have laughed at it heartily if it had been written about tome other mans pin It had too some good suggestions which I am going to act on at an early date I enjoy a real scathing criticism as well as anybody I think but would rather have it written regarding the play of a man in whom 1 do not feel such friendly interest I am writing a plot for the play now which I think will add to it Several people have told me that a good plot would not neces sarily interfere with the play so I am going to have one Still I wanted to have it different from other plays I thought it would be a good Idea to have no viljain in the cast It is just as well to have him in the audience He can have more opportunities there He can talk all the time in the audienceinstead of having to wait for his cue He can also get a place in the middle of a row of seats and stroll in and out meandering over the feet of other people and dishevelling the silk hats of the audience thus turning the pathos > into profanity A villain on tho stage Is handicapped by his environments and his whiskers In the audience there are unlimited possibilities for him When he has nothing else to do he caa explain the play in a husky voice On the whole think that my critics have been very gentle and generous They over looked several spots in the play where I would have attacked it if I had not felt as I say a friendly interest in the author The defects will be the subject of special and careful treatment till all is well There will be more thrill more affection and a bAtter watermelon in the third act Should you wish to attend at any time when I do not happen to be at the door you will have no trouble if you will give your name Courtesy in my case is not acquired It is natural I need not add that although your criticism criti-cism was in places a little searching per hops considering that 1 have always taken the Herald in my family ever since I could real I shall still advertise with you in a lovely and forgiving spirit Notes lilies gave her new play Judith in Boston last Monday Sol Smith Russell comes to the theater within with-in a fortnight Robin Hood made a line hit in New York last Monday night The pirates have gotten hold of Alabama and there is blood on the mOOD John Drew will star in a new play by two French authors Bisson and Carre Abbey and Hayman both lost money on Bern hardts last engagement San Francisco Despite the criticisms Bill Nyes play continues con-tinues to draw good audIences in New York Miss Eastlake plays New Years week at Denver We dont know whether she comes onto on-to Salt Lake Victorian S rdou ha sent a cablegram to New York in which he denies that he is writIng writ-Ing a play for Dr Dalys company Sardons Thermidor which was stoped by the police in Paris is to have its first American presentation in Now York l tomorrow night It is said that Mr Louis James who is now appearing in The Soudan and Mr Frederick Wardo will pool issues next season and star jointly in plays of the legitimate order They would malta a strong team The cable brings the Important news that Ada IJehan and Dr and Mrs Daly have been visiting Lord Tennysrn The laureac read them a new playa comedyand Dr Daly bought the English Eng-lish and American rights on tho sjoj Mirror In a privateletter to an American friend Alexander Bull the son of Ole Bull the famous viollnistsays thatif his health allows he hopes very shortly to be in New York where it is possible pos-sible he may give a series of violin recitals Mr and Mrs Kendal arc at present speeding across the ocean on the Majestic They will ba gin their fifth engagement in this city at the Star theatre on October 12 when tbey will produce pro-duce Tom Taylors old drama Still Waters Run DeepX YIIeralil I Minna Gale is preparing her production of The Wonder one of the old English comedies come-dies that has not seen production here in a good many years She will also be seen in Evadne and Fazio It seems to be a rather bard job to make a star of Miss Gale but there is a possibility of its being done successfully suc-cessfully Journal The suit of M B Leavitt against Bush of Denver wherein he sues for 50000 for being turned out ol the Broadway thnatre thee is now on and much expert testimony Is being taken as to whether Lsavttt really ran the Broadway as a firstclass theatre So far the expert testimony of Al H oyxnan Dan Frohman i Jo Al Palmer and Frank Sanger seems to be against Leavitt in the matter Augustus Thomas has returned to the city after a pleasant summer spent by the tea in Maine the guest of G W Presberry of tho Madison Square theatre I asked Mr Thomas if Mr Presoerrys wife sweet Annie Russell was recovering in the least from her serious Invalidism Mr Thomas tells me that unfortunately unfortu-nately Miss Russell who is now on Long Island Is-land shows no signs of Improving Mirror |
