Show WARDES ARTISTIC 1 TRIUMPH l I A Great Conception amid Portrai titre of tho Character of Shylock I Last evening Frederick Warde made his first appearance herein a Shakespearean Shakespear-ean rolethat of Shylock Those who I had seen him in his great character of I Virginius predicted a too robust rendition rendi-tion but tie tragedians triumph was I absolutely as unequivocal in the one as I in the other His Shylock is a masterpiece i master-piece of dramatic art and not only stamps I Warde as an artist of great versatility I breadth and merit but unquestionably places him the peer of any living actor This is saying much but not too much I for his characterization of Shylock is indeed in-deed a great work and has never been equaled in Salt Lake Before Warde Barrett pales and Sheridan is overshadowed overshad-owed There were qualities in last nights mighty impersonation rendition which anticipate a personation of Richard III tomorrow night Miss Kate Meek made a most lliss pleasing Portia and in the trial scene j I I won much applause In Katherine and PetruchSo Warde I gave a revelation of his wonderful versatility ver-satility by playing Petruchio in an accomplished ac-complished comedian style and Miss I Katherine I Willet made a very charming both in action and appearance Nash I also made a hit in his part of the tailor j I Tonight Damon and Pythias will be on the boards and fit tomorrows matinee t mat-inee Ingomar will be given and the j engagement will conclude with Richard I Rich-ard III I Salt Lake has not given Mr Warde the encouragement he deserves by any means thus far one cause perhaps is that the actor is almost unknown in our midst another that it takes time to I warm up a Salt Lake audience to an appreciation ap-preciation of the legitimate and further that Belva Lockwood a minstrel show and a circus are billed for the near future i But Mr Wardes merits will win and Salt Lakers will appreciate him yet even I as they have done Adams Booth Mc Cullough or Barrett |