Show THEATERS SALOME like a cancer in the body of dramatic literature is salome oscar Wil wildes delf poetic effusion which was given at the grand last night it Is a marvel of words reeking of murder licentiousness and rottenness a thing to summon up cold chills blast the sensibilities and turn the stomach of anyone but a person aes accustomed tomed to blood and tho the dismembered limbs of a body it Is a nightmare of revulsion hideous in its bluntness Munt ness terrible in its conception but withal a a dramatic poem in the creature of a genius the product of a poet who turned to the loathsome of life when he might have employed his power in portraying the few pleasant things that brighten a too tragic world there Is no gainsaying gain saying the contention that salome la Is a distinct creation of dramatic literature it is fis not without force of expression beauty of phrase and strength of treatment but the ho theme Is dep depressing and not one stroke of relief eases the strain L of th the e auditor from the timo time salome sets one man mail ravine raving u abtil she wins her diabolical wish in the course of tho poem which is presented in one act three men arc are killed and all the s sensuous e n rapacious and immoral life that obtained in the days of herod Is painted in colors that glow as if with ablina tion so that it ia is impossible to witness the tragedy without being strongly affected by its argument because it treats ot of the undesirable and does not even suggest the commendable depicts the lust of ot a whimsical creaturo creature and the monstrosity of a tyrant cal king and concerns a part of history that might as well have ben buried with the barbarians that enacted it it is not in the opinion of tho the writer a fit instrument of tho the stage it contains no lesson unless by thoroughly sickening an audience it may teach them to appreciate the sunshine even herod the murderer the liber time the hardhearted hard hearted king covered his face when salome hissed kissed the hea head d of Jo kanaan wilfrid roger in the rolo role of herod enunciated clearly and less mechanically than did miss Rl elizabeth Izabeth stuart he ile is possessed of breadth of conception and knows what Is dramatically effective and is an actor of no mean ability he is easily head and shoulders era above any member of his company there are several ways in which he might im improve provo especially in his gestures miss stuart as salome Is physically fit and dresses as scantily as a public performance will allow but her articulation lacks life and originality her iler enunciation is not to bo be complained ed of but she scarcely cely fills the role of salome tho the sensuous tho the aesthetic the momentarily enamoured ena cd of the lips of Jo kanaan the balance of the company is acceptable on oil the whole the tile entire cast is above tile average and probably is as natural and human as the tragedy will permit the product production lon was given as a ot testimonial ti to IIa manager nager R A grant arant A good sized audience greeted the performance for mance manco and tho genial guide of tho grands de destinies may feel flattered at it the manner in which he has served the public during the past season out of courtesy to the manager a number of utahna artists entertained before the main event of the evening |