The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07

opening night, or bad weather might
have put them lin the hole" The re-
suits of The Mascot" however, had
enabled them to pay all expenses
small salaries, and to form a guaran-
tee fund against possible loss in the
future.
The New York papers of Tuesday
last devote a great deal of attention
to Ned Royles "One Plus One Equals
Three. More, in fact, than they gave
TO his Captain Impudence.' While
the reports vary in their estimate OF
the play, all agree in speaking of the
decided talent of the author, and the
fact that so much space is given up
TO reviewing the production is in it
self fiattering tribute. The World
highly praises the play, but does not
like the authors acting. The Jour
mars rooster" Allan Dale, gives it q
column or more over his signature
finding much in il to praise, but de-
crying the number of My Gods in it
The Mirror report is as follows:
An original comedy, "One Plus One
icuals Three by Edwin Milton Royle,
hrst produced last autumn in the far
vest, was given special matinee per-
-ormance yesterday at the Garrick the
atre before a large invited audience. The
story has TO do with a certain New York
doctor, Hogarth by name. who has a
profiigate son and frugal daughter The
girl has studied medicine and surgery
with her father, and has written a sur
g:cal work of some value. The doctor
aiection centerS, of course, upon the
rakish son, and his Indifference TO her
deeply pains the faithful daughter. Mrs
Hocarth, a heartess society woman is
glad to let matters choose their own
course. The play begins with the sons
33rd birthday He is recovering from
more or less wild night after being
brought home by Paul Sinclair. who loves
"
cause of his laziness. Sinclair is sus-
pected of leading young Hogarth astray.
although he has been a party to frequent
sDrees solely for the purpose of seeing,
the doctors son safely through. The real
power in young Gus Hogarth's downward
career is the Baroness Helmholtz, wife to
a peaceable old German physician, who
is warm friend of DIR. Hogarth. The
baroness is giddy, and it is not until she
visits them that the Hogarths discover
the true state of affairs-that she has
dragged Gus downward while she loved
Sinclair, who has pretended to reciprocate
the affection only in order that he may
help Gus, thereby widening the breach
between himself and Julia, who fails to
comprehend the motive.
DIR. HOgarth taxes the baroness with the
ruin of his son. but she retaliates by
reference to certain misdoings of the doc
tors earlier days, and the physician is
tied hand and tongue. Then it is dis
covered that young Gus has forged his
fathers name TO obtain money spent upon
the baroness. He is about to be arrested
when Sinclair appears and obtains his re-
lease, after which Gus departs for the
west to regain his sadly shattered health.
Julia at length realizes the true chivalry
of Sinclair and they are united the
baroness agrees to reform. and the cur
tain falls before any further misunder
standings can arise.
The play deals in pleasing fashion with
tHe problem of heredity, but, like all
plays of such purpose fails to prove any
thing 1t has not, however, the ponder
Gus Self-importance of the so-called prob
lem play, and presents types, nearly all
really life-like in happy, agreeable con-
trast. The dialogue is bright. natural and
effective, only now and then
overdrawn. The situations are
admirable. the climaXes well-handled. and
the efforts of playwright and of players
were heartily applauded.
Mr.. Royle, as the gOod-natured idler |
Sinclair; Selena Fetter, as the right sort |
of a new woman" Theodore Roberts. |
as the physician with past; Ida Jeffreys !
Orr;n Johnson, as the wicked son. all |
played with rare tact and delightful eff |
feet. Ida Conquest imDerSonated the |
nadly emotional baroness, = most i'm |
probable parsonage, with much care and /
1elicacy: W. H. Crompton gave capital /
character sketch as the German doctor, |
ard Herbert Ayling drew very slightly |
exaggerated picture of an English for |
-une-hunter.
The stage was admirably directed by |
Selena Fetter. and the setting, doctors !
office, was altogether typical.
The Lyceum has done some great adj
yertising during the week for NC
sorley's Twins" which appears tomor-
'ow night for a run of four perform
inces. Judging from the Autographs,
he show belongs to the bright variety