| Show V AMUSEMENTS Another new era trA opened at the Grand lI I lilt last night The long bong her heralded transfer I of the house hoUte into Inlo the lions ot of the Stack 1 took anti that organization maUl mafle it 1 bow to 0 our I about the tue house lok ot of Ih the changed han 1 conditions condition On entering the lobb lobby a big of rose bearing the word ord greeted the audience nr Later this huge boquet was a taken down the aisle alile and handed over footlights hl to Mr Ir Corn um minge a gift It III ii laid or of lii hi well wishers In Cincinnati The pru programs were rt new In und and tastefully rOt got gotten ten len up New face facell In the otten were wre seen eln on all Id and the new or orchestra chestra with wilh Mr tr ClivI Clive at Its ite beau Played seine IOme clever elfer I during the evenIng The audience was wa It a large one and a brilliant one In V of the hea heavy t the Th The dresses ecat te tere d through the bou house were more inure aug or of au an OCl night thin than a gather gathering h ing at It a popular rl ed theater and even the gallery w wa lacked The Tue 1157 chosen cho n by Mr lr CummIngs tor or hi his entry wu was A Gild Gilded Foot henry Guy well known comedy of life lite The chI choIce 1 was wa a bold boldone one Olle for Cor comparIsons are ar Inevitable and our nur not man many ago aro saw lAW and admired Nat It Goodwin In Inthe inthe the same role It la I In fact one ot of hll hi hivery very best parts and hi his still linger In tb the minds ot of his hili admirer here Mr Ir Cummings WI was watched leally and at t first coldly but he had bad gene very ery fir far the audience back buk Into the Ule conviction that he WI at a capable actor at an artist or of and Ind with the methods d doC oC at the true cornell comedian Ian While he dot doe not posse th the Individual eccentricIty that always alAN render Goodwin Imper I tI so striking he fashioned hl la principally on the lInes laid down by that Inimitable artist and nd before the hid had progressed very try tar h he wu thoroughly In touch with lIh the audience and was wall rewarded with many bursts of laughter and 81 several hearty calls lIe He probably ex cx exel eels el In the humorous though hit hi more sentimental parts were wre lIvely rendered The company as a whole equal praise The leading lad lady MIes II shared the for bestowed on Mr Ir and made un nn immediate hit hll hitt t J 5 tj i l IS i I for lor her beauty aut ot of person her graceful carriage end Int her exquisite dressing I While hll the part of oC Margaret ret gives her herbut herbut but f few chances for striking acting she shedid did e With wilh LI It It a good taste snot an evident reserve ot of force ore which romle 1 P great gral leal for or her tu Lu tore ture delIneations Mr r who Is 18 evidently destined for tor the and heavier rol roleS I Is a rare care till iii And conscientious artist Mr Irs Cum Curn minga Into favor faor at once for her delineation of at the girl Mr Hilbert Cummings played th the old ohl man with torte force and dignity Mr r lb lyn In the juvenile filled hIs lii role C capably and Mr tr wu was acceptable as the detectIve Mr tr Downs all as Per ler kl did 1111 II a capital character bIt and Mice Angus AMU filled the part of the old with dIscretIon Mie Marie vai not nol Rt at all the ideal mother ot of an aristo erotic household in III appearance or dressing Ih The staging was most beau beautiful throughout and though there vas Jome over oer the time It took look to arrange the settings all this will hot obviated at al the ond renditIon The fhe general v heard A as the enre 11 dl alone one favor favorable able alile Or Ir lallman that thu tho will b bc to and strength coed ened anti and It Is III t evident that Salt Lako ma mall withoUt t doubt forward to A series o of enjoyable at t Ihl hands a There has been a bl b rush for tor Ihen seats MAts at the Theater n a tins turnout Is II assured for or tomorrow night opening S S The advance manager of Louis Jame anol l Kidder Is In the city put lit allot next week at t the The Theater ater rendering Midsummer Dream aIR RIchart Ill III |
