| Show theatrical CRITIQUE Ra damora tnora very uncertain authority in a al 1 I matters led us to expect thai that he the play of j william nill rill was to have appeared on sam saw day tb the e 1 fth and we restrained in last we we t speaking of the splendid presentation presentations 1 pizarro or the death of rolla holla lest it should be t hought thought that alphas has been lagging behind ts t e crowning brownin performance of the season the swiss hero her n must roust be left for the future that the noue noble peruvian may bs be paid the tha critics cri crl tica homage ina addition to the already uttered voica voice of public u b lic ilc praise T the b e performance odthe of the tha play of pizarro will not act be forgotten for gotton by those who witnessed its success for etwas it was decidedly the richest treat that has been yet afforded in utah to the lovers of the drama the altar scene amid the rocks of the peruvian ice fee presen presented teda a magnificent magnin magnia cent ceat display of scenic elect and we think the public owe much to he proprietor managers and arid all enga engaged ed in making I 1 our theatre a temple of a ait alt t and ant mr lyne as a s rolla holla gave another proof of bis big high lipetri nic abilities in the representation of classical parts in the city of the saints be he has added one mor more i e laurel of or triumph to his hia crown of fame arld and we believe hat in BO no p place 1 aee ace in bla bia professional career has the tribute it e been beer offered more gratefully Krate grateful fully ay b by the e p public u blie bile band land here it should be observed 0 arved t bat the reference in our jast last article t to his jb thirty I 1 arty years yeara experience upon the stage j must not be understood to imply that he hab haa j abut but just reached the top of the tree toi great actors find their most splendid triumphs at that period of manhood when the inspiration iti ii and a d ambition am of youth give fire and alid impetuosity deity to the soul of genius I 1 pizarro wab was not mr caines best beat part th there ere era are characters in lit which he be can t take tako abea a leading sphere and ard shine as the star of tf the night but for the grand constellation of the whole favor te luminaries have often otten to revolve in orbits of secondary divry givry the part of las laa casas was a fine piece of acting indeed mr D mckenzie is an artist art by nature and arflin in most of othis his characters enow chois a much maleat ottinger J E R clawson and ana the rest of the gentlemen as a whole hole bole sustained the play with credit mrs airs bowring bearing boarin as elvira made an excellent appearance aa and played well cora was ad mirable in some scenes but lut where strong passion and pathos are required she is no sc so effective as would be an experienced actress aa yet li hw wever ever eier she js is young in the profession and weli welt deserves praise to close a pizarro without speaking I 1 of f the splendid display made by the powerful pow pou erful chorus oi of priests and virgins of the sj sun u J would id be to leave out machof rauch ranch of the grand ens 0 the whole wola nor should the musical accoo bf be forgotten mcgeorge mr george teasdale sui sal ed eil the part of the tha hi high h priest priest and hta hia singing and p antom mic mie acaron action were effective while the chorus of priests and virgins of the sun executed d the musical service with taste and a volume of harmony adding an imp bing sing solemnity to the scene seene the beautiful characteristic music was waa arranged and all wll the tha marches and the dirge athe athe death deah of rolla composed expressly for the play by profess r thomas the leader of the orchestra the talent and usefulness of this I 1 gentleman are constantly enhanced by his hia original orl inal inai musical compositions the he comic drama xan nan the good for noth in ing g 41 foli owed pizarro as an bece on the fi gist fist st evening miss M thomas appeared as this very characteristic young lady and made nan quite a character she ehe wa wab waa a good for nothing in her e and conduct col coh duct t until khe ehe brought out the miral moral of the and proved a negative to the name agven her miss thomas has haa from frona her first erst appearance favor of the public and in such sueh characters i as 99 1 ladam madam lt L trappe in simpson aro ard f B barbara darbara jdnes jones in in the charcoal add a and rid nan th good for nothing she is gen pik prk i e I 1 raily dally pronounced professional 1 pizarro oran ran ar a ourse course of thrift nights nig lits jandl jand adf j nothing fish f ash esh of c consequence on sequence was wag arici t out olit until il march lulb when the ibs public publia 1 wista hibib 8 given a senies series of light pieces the substantial 9 u stat Englis english tt titled aval ell eli engagements a e 11 bened op pe ned the evenings an celan 1 we think it was wag dedd decidedly edly th the e best light U hf piet of the season and the best bes t executed A As mrs dito mrs bowring showed the thai versatility of her part parts suggesting that nature evi antly fitted herfor ber forthe the profession mt A clawson made an in esting cresting er miss mor mon timer ilmer and alth aith ugh mra afro won from ber her the old admiral A her powers ers of at traction gave ve 0 e rolard roland for the 01 ver by charming from the widow her young lieu en enn arlt ant in such parts as this and the wife of 0 robert in the Secret Agent idissa clawson Is happy and aid she is la at all tines times fairylike fairy like uka upon tte stage mr H K X whitneys Whit heys admiral kingston was an excellent performance this ibis is his bis torin proper pr e r line of characters and we me are plea piea pleased sed to hind find d the opportunity of g in unjali fied fled praise of a scholar and gentleman highly respected mr bit J jo M simmons as lieutenant kingston gave another proof of bis his gei gel general aeral Deral mr air dunbar as ae dennis bennis showed re hia bia peculiar lina line as an irish comedia coid coin edian edlan naul aca ana I 1 mr air bowring B 0 wring was not shri chri as the ibe landlord of I 1 the ue j F Founta ouli ta in inand and in the next piece was a good john blunt the faithful be sei vant vast of then followed a new w comic la in one act just received from london entitled the lear of crip Cripp legate al air r H B crawson as S mon roon Toog pod vlade viade another assertion of what hat bat wr w cem consider alder sider his best lin the part wab was hot mot so important or lengthy aa as that of old phil nor as that of samson burr urr in the portera porters knot knolt still it was played with effect and again sharpened our desire mr air Claw bons bona sons sona powers put to a greater test ot of the authorship of the piece we cat ear not riot speak so highly as that of old oid oid old phils Birt birthday liday 2 I 1 it t is too m noach coach R c h of a parody and when the actor was most powerful king lear was most suggested and thus the very faith falness of ofleta its brings it to the tribunal of criticism had lle ile the tha piece bren brer fornia d in an original mould it could coula have been pronounced first class elass of its kind but while hile bile e ext eat ct and burlesques are beadil readily understood parodies paro lles lies even when good cannot be considered strictly legitimate specimens of composition the piece how howl ever appeared to take with wilh the public for it was a played remarkably well weil by fy some of thi tb best berr four actors which was also the caso casa with wi the evening C the valet D sham m arka APKA |
