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Show THE "SILVER KIXOV Se-cend Xiglit of the Hlhon Ihirrtll En-jjtipimt. A crowded and highly delighted audience assembled within the walls of tho Theatre last evening to witness wit-ness the lerfemiauce of "The Silver King" by the Wilson Barrett Company. The thief Interest centered, cf course, In Mr. Barrett's rendering of the character of Wilfred Denver, a part which he has play ed many hu udreds of tlnus In London and tho English Eng-lish provinces with wonderful success, suc-cess, and which still retains its undiminished un-diminished poi-ularity among British Brit-ish audiences. From the lime cf his arrival in America up to the present throughout tlie entire tour from east to west Mr. Barrett has continued to add to his laurels, and hi grt-at creation of the "Silver ICing" will be long and favorably remembered by the American people. peo-ple. From the rite of tho curtain a mgut until jus nuai mil at midnight mid-night tho tnthuiU'oi of the audi encu was unbounded, anJ at the close of each of tho live- aeU the prlncipal artistes were called forward for-ward to tetcive a shower cf richly merited applause. The scenery was remarkably effective, effec-tive, and several of the scenes par-UcuUtlythu par-UcuUtlythu wharf atltotherhltnc must have been very familiar te many of those present. As to the acting, it was good all round, though considerable disai-pointment disai-pointment was felt tit the regrettable absence through indisposition of clever Miss Jastiake,wlKc places In the trying role of Nelly Denver was, however, satisfactorily suis-i-lied. Of Mr. Wilson Barrett'tskilfuliii-lerpretatiou Barrett'tskilfuliii-lerpretatiou of t e hero It is almost tupeirluotrstsadd anything to what has ben already said ia its rlraisc. It was in all respects a finished performance. It would be difficult lo tell at which point of the play he -scored his hhrhest frmmr.i, whether as the man sacrificed to drink, in the opening scenes, as tlie -elf-accused murderer and fugitive rom Justice iu the second ait, or as tho -'Silver King" returned from tlie Nevada mines. Tlie 'light and shades of the character were finely blended, while his disguise as the demented fellow del rminou un obtaining proof of his innocence, inno-cence, ln the fourth act, was a fine .ilecc of charaWi-r ItMhtmia a .. Daniel Jattes the faithful old servant ser-vant of Denver, who stkks steadfastly stead-fastly to tho family through their -eriea of undeserved misfortunes, Mr. Georgo Barre-lt gave further proof of his versatility as one of the best among Kmtlirii comedians. He was a strong pillar iu the piece. Mr. Cooper Cliffe made a capital villain, and his rendering of the crafty "Spider" fas etidcntly rel-sshed. rel-sshed. What little Mr. T. W. Percy Per-cy val hid to do as Geoffrey Ware he did well, but having been "killed" in the first act, his stage services there ended. Mr. Stafford Smith made a shrewd uetetlive: the unctuous humor and ras-e-ahty of Elijah Cooonibe were amply cxprcared by Mr. Austin Mellon; and Mr. Murray Cafjon was a verysatls.faeio'y Cer-kett. Cer-kett. Miss Alice Btlmoro well portrayed por-trayed Olive Skinuer ,the"Spider'" niie;. uui -jus j.uue ii.-imore was a fascinating waitress. Li'Ue Grace- Tauling is a retty child actress, and for tlie tart of Cissy has been cleverly trained. The subordinate characters left but little to be desired, de-sired, and the play ran smoothlv from start to finish. After the de-ceut ofthe curtain at the close of the last act, and as tlie audience were about to leave tlie building, Mr. Barrett advanced to tho footlights aud niaJc a neat and appropriate little siieccli. He said lie should not feel satisfied if lie allowed those present pres-ent to depart without expressing to the people of Salt Lake the great pleasure whleh ho and his company had derived from their visit to this lovely spot. Tho grand scenery of tho Itocky Mountains had indeed been a revelation to the entire tarty; but upon leaving Denver for this city they never once dreamed of finding such a land of promise at the end of their journey. After cmsMng the barren desert there burst to view the rich, green valleys which no- surrounded tbem. When he surveyed these prolific bounties of nature he could but wish that the ir wretches who were crowded to- getuer in tne slums cfWhitcchaLiel and the Seven Dials of London, who never saw a patch of blue sky, could caze upon this glorious scene, enjoy the green fields and inhale the pure air of heaven in this vaUVv "JP?; (Applause.) The Theatre of salt Lake City, he went on to fay, was more like one of the -En Ilsh houea than any playhouse in which he had appeared since his arrival InAmerica,and they might take It as a compliment or otherwise, other-wise, as they felt constrained the audience was more like au English audience than any ho had played to on this continent. (Applaue.) This Theatre reminded him strongly of tho theatres In the English rov. inces. It was not within IiU province to i talk of the performance of that cven-t cven-t Ing ho hupeU the audience would do that after he had gone; hut after Wednesday evening ho would have tossy good-bye. aud be felt he could not go without expressing his heartfelt heart-felt thanks to the people back Of the stage, to tho tress for their kind treatment, and to tl.o public for their warm support. He hoped that it would not be tno last time that he should lmc the pleasure of appearing appear-ing before a Salt Lake audience, whose kind reception he should always al-ways remember with feelings of gratitude. The distinguished actor then retired re-tired amid hearty plaudits. Tonleht the exceedingly liopular drama "Ben-My-Cbree" will bo presented, with Mr. Barrett in cue of ills best characters and this will conclude the present engagement of the company, who will leave Salt Lako with golden opinions. A representative of the JCkws, a countryman of Mr. Banvtt, hod an ssreeablelnterview with theaccem-pllsh-d actor in his dressing room after tlie p rformance. In the coun-e of conversation Mr. Barrett repeat ed with emphasis wiiat he- haJ Just before said to the audience- in reirard to tho natural beauties .pf Salt Lake City, and said it was one of the most charming and peaceful spots it had ever been Ills Jot to behold, although in his experience he had traveled thousands upon tiiou-ands of miles in various parts of the glolw. Mr. Barrett has funned a high opinion of tlie people of this and turreuudlngcltlesin Utah, and declares ttiat he shall never forget the kindness which Ins tieen sbowii him throughout his tour of the United States. In Salt Like City Mr. Barrett will leave tehlmi him a host of well-wishers. |