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Show AMUSEMENTS. "PAUL KAUVER." Wheh Henry Watterson wrote "There it but one Haworth and but one 'Paul Kauvar' and his name is Haworth,' " he penned a saluliferous truth, and when Steele Macaye wrote his great masterpiece master-piece he must have known by intuition that somewhere in the world lived Haworth the only man who can act the part successfully. '. The drama was presented at the Salt Lake Theatre last night and it is iudeed a feeblo expression to use when one speaks of it to exclaim, "magnificent." The scene is laid in France in 1704. When tho Reign of Terror was at its height; when the streets of fair Paris ran rivers of blood and the dropping grains of sand in tho hour glass kept time with tho fallitig heads of tho guillotine;'' when Robispierre and his red-handed minions howled for human blood and murderous Amazons in human guise spat in the faces of tho pure women they dragged to the scaffold. scaf-fold. As one sits and listens to the drauia ho is carried back from this blessed land of ours lo that unhappy time, when the headsman's axe fell beneath be-neath tho tri-color lo tho music of the Marseillaise; when royalist life was no more to the clamorous mob than is grass before the scythe of the reaper. And shining like a blazing sun in a constellation con-stellation of lesser planets stands Haworth Ha-worth no not Haworth, for when he is on tho slago he is Paul Kauvar. Critics have said that in some of its parts the drama is overdrawn, exaggerated. Possibly. But the character of Kauvar is not, neither is that of Diano de Beaumont Beau-mont his wife, in fact none of the leading lead-ing parts arc amplified in any manner what over. The anarchist character may bo a trifle more rancorous thau those of the E resent date, but not of tho date of ouis. And what a character Kauvar is. A man who would lay down his lifo to protect his honor; who would keep his pledges no matter how slight at the cost of everything, wife, life and happiness; happi-ness; who feared nothing, who loved intensely, who was t'10 personification of all the redeeming qualities with which God chooses lo endow man. And Haworth acts, yes, more than acts; is the eounterieit of the original, an imitation so perfect that the copy is even better thau tho primary. His wife, Diane de Beaumont, which character is represented by Miss Li..ie Rechelle, is a w oman amoug women, a true wife lo tho bitter end, and a filial daughter at all times. In this rolo Miss Rechelle is deserving de-serving of great praise for her splendid splen-did work and marked ability. Her reading is exeelleut, her carriage perfect. per-fect. Joseph Ransome as the Duo de Beaumont, her father, is deserving of conimendatiou for his very excellent delineation. He is an ' actor in the fullest sense of the word. The part of Marquis do Vaux by Mark Lynch could be improved upon," he is a trillo tame, a little weak in spots, and his make-up is not of the highest, order. A little too much affectation. The remainder re-mainder of the supp'irt is exceptionally good. The drama will bo repeated tonight. A LONG LANE. "A Long Lane," or "Pine Meadow," will be presented at the Theater on uext Thursday and Friday evenings. THE LONDON GAIETY COM PAX Jj". "Faust up . to data" drew- another food house at tho Grand ast. night, ho company were as good as ever and their effort to please brought forth much well deserved applause. The show will be repeated tunijrnt. E. H. SOTHEKX.;. : Mr. E. H. Sot hern will begin .in. engagement en-gagement at the Grand opera house next Friday night iu his comedies, "Lord Chumloy" and "The Highest Bidder." "Lord Clinmley"will be given Thursdav ami Saturday nights, and "The Highest Bidder" Friday night aud Saturday matinee. Mr. Sot hern has a new repertoire reper-toire next season, so will not again produce pro-duce these plays. Sale of seats open? 10 a. m. Thursday. |