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Show " Riclielien." Aa often as Bulwer'e great drama of "Richelieu" baa been preaented in Salt Lake, the presentation never excelled, if it equalled that of last ovening. The piece may have been put on in better style, but the manner man-ner of its rendition is that to which we have reference. There waa a pleasurable absence of any hitches, and Buch of the home actors aa appeared ap-peared were thoroughly acquainted with their lines and their business. The "Richelieu" of Mr. Barrett is an entirely new creation to euch of a Salt Lake audience as haveneveroeen the play elsewhere, and it ia by no means an unwarrantable assertion to state that those who saw it aa given by Mr. Barrett last evening, have little desire and less hope to aee the representation bet tered. It would be aa unwise aa it is unnecessary to enter into a detailed criticism of the consummate ekill with which the character of the wily cardinal, bis emotiona and his aspirations, aspira-tions, are evolved by the great tra gedian, and it ia equally unnecesBary to call attention to the clear and im-preBsive im-preBsive manner in which the fine and glowing language of the great writer ia expounded, or of the thrilling thril-ling emphasis that characterizes Buch senteniiouB sentences aa "There is no suoh word aa fail," "The pen ia mightier than the sword; " or in the scene in which ia drawn around the form of the fair Julie the hallowed circle of the church. Mr. Barrett wae encored at the close of each act. Of course, better support could be I had, but none that would be more evenly balanced. To sum up all in brief, Mr. Wilson as De Bur ad as, Mr, Fitzgerald aa King Louis, Mr. Bassett as Joseph and Mr. 8eymour aB DeMauprat were equally excellent. Miss Ada Oilman as Julie, did very well. The lady is rather petite, but made the best out of the part. The Bupport rendered by Messrs. Margette, Olsen, Bywater, Mousley and HorBley, and Mrs. Cum-minge Cum-minge waa unusually good. This evening the great Shakesper-eau Shakesper-eau tragedy of "Hamlet" will occupy the boards and should be witnessed by a larger house than that in attendance at-tendance last night, which, though by no means small, waa not what might have been expected. |