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Show I tOHh the First-JSTighter i 1 1 ii i i Hi "THE VIRGINIAN." H "He done his damndest, Bj Angels could do no more." Hh This characteristic epitaph frpm a sand mound Hj in Arizona, might have been placed on the hoard H that marked the grave of Trampas, and the pass- K ing arranger could have drawn hfs own inference Hi of the man who was buried there, but If you have B read "The Virginian," and you want to see the real H Trampas, the Trampas right out of the book, the Hi subtle, threatening, Cowardly Trampas, go to see B Frank Campcau in the part. Hf Mr' Campeau acts every minute. In every B movdntent in every look, in everything tis does HI and says ne ls Perfect in the characters he as- H sumos and while Trampas is not so pleasant a B young man as Tony in "Arizona." Campeau Kj makes him real for you, commanding breathless Hi interest whenever he ls on the stage, from that B first entrance with those blazing eyes flashing Hi treachery, to that wonderful fall when The Vir- B ginlan puts the finishing touches to his some- fi what hectic career. Hi And what a toI1 he iB or the biS "manly VIr- Hlj ginlan, Dustin Farnum, who plays the hero, as the Hjj Wister hero should be JplayeJU Sxoapt Teflhaps Hi he seems a bit young, and his face too fresh and HI boyish, and too cleanly shaven. He seems that HI way to us, because we are used to the grizzled B cow puncher, with the leather skin, but Wister's B cowboy was a rare one with ideals and his looks B as well as his thoughts were probably cleaner than B the men about him. B Farnum is one of the best of the younger ac- B tors in the country, and the following he won B when playing Denton in "Arizona", gave the new B star the royal "welcome he deserved on, the open- H ing night of the engagement. Besides his ability HI to act, his manner, good looks, and attractive por- H sonality have won him friends innumerable, and he H is one of the few young' men on the stage who H has made a great success. H "The Virginian" is a remarkable play with tt H picturesque atmosphere of the west that makes H it dear to every one of us, and it is a man play. HI That is, In the transition of Mr. Wister's romance B from the book to the play much of the charm of B the love story has been lost. B But it is always that way in the dramatization m of a novel something is lost, and in this case M it is just as well, for the Mollie Wood of Helen B Holmes is not thq Mollie Wood we met up in that M cattle country some time ago, though she made M up for 'many things in the final scenes with Far- fl num. M The company is composed of clever people M who add immensely In the portrayal of the free- B dom of Western life, and except for the St. Regis haircuts on some of the cow puuuners, an unfor-unato unfor-unato bit of modern slang, and a reference nere and there, never heard of in "the early eighties in Wyoming Territory," there are no mistakes In tha production. Harry Holiday and Joseph Maylon are very clever as Uncle Hewie and Andrew Dow, the Steve of Bennet Musson was beautifully done, Frank Vail as .Nebrasky was the most realistic range rider, and two who steadily improve as the play proceeds are Joseph Callahan and Frank Nelson who play respectively Honey Wiggin ana Baldy. The "Spanish" of Charles Mailes was all it could have been. There Is a certain pathos in the tragedy of .that lynching scene where Steve and "Spanish" go to their death that .brings a lump in your throat rather than revulsion at the deed about to be committed. TheJadles In the cast are a uniquely pleasing assortment, and special mention is due Marquita Dwight whose work as Mrs. Ogden (very much society) who evidently took the wrong boat and landed on a Western ranch- rather than the Royal Poinciana, Is that of well at least a very clever woman. t tv t( Mr. Pyper has a various assortment for three different dates of first nighters the coming week. "Mr. 'Sohf eole and Mr. Gardner will perform in a number Of acts Monday evening, but it lias not yet been decided how many. Somewhere between one and twenty is the estimate. Then the High School students, will put on a burlesque Tuesday evening, and Wednesday night will be given the final Symphony concert of 'the season, for which an especially attractive program has been arranged. ar-ranged. V lv ( THE SYMPHONY CONCERT. Mrs. Catherine Trumbo McGurrln, Miss Geneve Ge-neve Ellerbeck, and Mr. Hugh Dougall are the talented tal-ented soloists who will assist Mr. Shepherd and his fine orchestra in making the final Symphony concert at the Salt Lake Theatre next Wednesday Wednes-day evening the most successful of the season. It is the one musical attraction of the week, and doubtless many who have never heard the orchestra, besides the large number who have been fortunate enough to be present at the previous pre-vious concerts, will avail themselves of this final opportunity for this season. O fc?v fw A most attractive program has been prepared, as follows: Overture, "Buryanthe" Weber The Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra. Symphony No. 4 Hadyn The Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra. Harp solo Selection from Verdi's operaB Mrs. Kate Txumbo McGurrln. a.Largo, "Umbra Mai Fu," for harp and strings Handel b. "Angelus" Massenet c. Sextette, "Lucia" Donizetti Concert stuck, for piano and orchestra Ohaminade Miss Geneve Ellerbeck, pianist. Waltz, "Roses from the South" ovauss The Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra. Aria, "O, Vision Fugitive," from "Herodiade" . Massenet Hugh W. Dougall. (Accompanied by the Orchestra.) Overture, "Pique Dame" Suppe t US The coming of the Agricultural College Dramatic Dra-matic Club was marked by the cordiality of the reception given them by the students of the Unl-versity, Unl-versity, and the clever performance they gave of Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer" was a delightful de-lightful surprise. There is much talent in the organization, with of course a few crude spots, as Is usually the case with amateurs, but as a whole, the piay was creditably handled by the young ladles and gentle men from the north. & & & John Drew will open the season at the Empire theater, New York, next September, when he will be seen in the latest play from the pen of Augustus Augus-tus Thomas. All the scenes ar,e laid in and around New York. Most of the aipn of the play takes place at Sherry's and tl )Brook club. John Drew will play himself, John Drew, gentleman, man-about-town and clubfellow. All the other characters charac-ters in the play will be easily recognized as the leaders of New York society and members ot the Brook club. LIONEL BARRYMORE COMING. The presentation of Lionel Barrymore in "The Other Girl," by Charles Frohman, at the Salt Lake theatre week after next, marks one of the most conspicuous events of the dramatic season, for Barrymore in this play proved Mr. Frohman's greatest comedy success in New York last year, where the run extended the entire season, and this success has been duplicated wherever the attraction at-traction has been seen. It is said this latest girl on the stage Is without doubt one of the brightest comedies that Augustus Thomas has ever written, and has abundant cause for laughter from commencement com-mencement to end. Its story is abreast of the times, reflecting a variety of characters peculiar to modern conditions. Among these is a champion light-weight pugilist, who, in his 'love-making and In his introduction to select society in New York's Fifth avenue, brings with him a choice assortment mr- of jabs and upporcuts, as well as pugilistic jargon that Is said to surpass anything that George Ade had ever conceived. Opposed to this character is an athletic clergyman, who takes boxing lessons I from the pugilist, not knowing his Identity. The gtory revolves arOund the love interest of these two with an Impetuous, flighty young heiress, and a self-assertive young woman. the "other girl," who extricates her friend from difficulties, and in doing so generally places herself in worse ones. The tangled affairs of these four are worked out with, the characteristic brilliancy oX Mr. Thomas' wit, and the play invites laughter at every turn. Lionel Barrymore, who has made one of the most artistic successes recorded as the gentleman pugilist, furnishes a novel and delightfully fresh character to the stage, and appears here in his original creation, and MIsb Mabel Roebuck, who last year was leading woman for William Faver-sham, Faver-sham, is "the other girl." The cast includes Lionel Barrymore, Richard Bennett, Frank Burbeck, Ralph Dlmore, Wallace Eddinger, Mabel Roebuck, Grace Henderson, Doris Keane, Francis Byrne, Maggie Fielding, Frederick Raymond, Joseph Whiting, 'Ida Greeley-Smith and Ella Ray. & t& Quite the weirdest dramatic admixture ever evolved by local or imported talent was "Revielle and Taps," luridly launched at a startled public on Monday and Tuesday evenings. It was from the pellucid and productive pen of Bryant Young, whose plot to entertain the public was mostly aided and abetted by members of the national guard. It began with a prologue which sent the thermometer thermom-eter down about twenty degrees, and ended with a shriek of joy from the heroine when she learned that her soldier-husband had lost both his calciums calci-ums in battle, which would prevent him from witnessing wit-nessing the indentures smallpox had left in he'r hitherto comely face. It would be heartless to review re-view the venture except as a more or less successful suc-cessful buclesque, which we fear was hardly, what Mr. Young aimed at in writing it. w w w Thomas Jefferson has half a dozen maxims for actors. Here they are: The surest way to secure a failure is to Imitate Imi-tate someone else. Never qct to or at your audience. Always act for them. Never try to guage the Intelligence of your aud ience by the price of the seats. Always keep the promise you make to the public. Always do the thing you can do best. No, lasting success can be gained If anything of vulgarity or impurity Is permitted to tarnish a performance. |