Show RETURN engagement OF FRAWLEY AT THE GRAND THURSDAY DEC AT THE GRAND TUESDAY DEC 18 GLEN MILLERS CRITICISM after years ot ambitious oua intense effort T D frawley has about reached the goal tor which he started that goal was to produce the best playa ini a complete artistic comprehensive manner with a company that should among the best in the country he has not quite act crossed the line he is holess very close to it ot the character of play which he has secured there is little need of comment madame sana gene and the other plays in the frawley are from the pens of our greatest dramatists are noted successes and command the highest royalty not only does a manager have to pay for them acut he has to play tor them that is be has to have deputa lon as a strong producer before such works are placed in his hands As tor artistic ability and stage environments it will be easier to speak at the end of the engagement than at the it can iba emphasized at this point however with but last nights performance of sana gene before us that frawley has an organization that will stand comparison with pal mers or dalys that his stage production is of the quality that baars boars critical analysis and that in dramatic entertainment tain ment salt lake Is enjoying a festival week that will form the basis for many interesting comparisons in the future instinctively tha work of the coming cummungs stock company opens the grand with so much lavish promise will be brought into am comparison with the work of the frawley players summarized it may be said at the outset that frawley fra has nevar had so large or competent a company nor presented plays with such finish elaborateness or detail that is saying a great deal when there is recalled the number of talented actors he has at one time or another gathered under his standard and the attention he has always devoted to correct tasty beautiful staging kathryn kidder under the management of augustus from whom mr frawley leases the play gave madame sans gene here tour years ago the impression left by that production was so deep and pleasant so ineffaceable that it must needs bs a powerful rendition that dwa mar the first picture miss van buren who kidder naturally focuses most of the attention she very holds place with her predecessor surpassing her mi detomo ways as she is inferior in others in pd bearr ty calvette nal vette and all natural charms she excels miss kidder in acting she is not so light free and abandoned in the role aa was ita american creator the latter may ba accounted for by the fact that she has been but a little over two years before the footlights a period in which ahe has gained even more headway than her illustrious in frawley kompany oom pany miss dates she dresses most handsomely and easily captivates the eye from the first moment her interpretation of the part is broader than Is she makes the ductless of washwoman wash woman pedigree tar in language action and suggestion than ever kidder did yet her own refined appearance counteracts any unpleasant impression mr reynolds as marshal a role batora taken by harold rusell was handsome soldierly and dignified the character being thoroughly well sustained mr shaw as fouche was artistic excellence itself advantage of long familiarity being most apparent mr frawley himself as the great napoleon showed great care in the make up of the pant acted effectively and was only lacking in what was an apparently inseparable obstacle articulation and distinct speech mathieu waa good as de cirt mr armory more than good as savory the three girls pearl mannette barretta and lillian stafford were a trio and aided effectively the long cast was unusually both male and female parts the costuming was rich and the property and scenic equipment complete the opening scenes picturing the height of the revolution the chamber escene where sans gene takes a fall out of aher envious court guests these were particularly fine |