The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

Friday evening, is full of clean, bright
and snapDy humOr Of the latest vint-
age from the rise of the first to the fall
or the last curtain. The play was origi-
nally produced in San Francisco last
August and scored an instantaneous
hit. J. Sherrie Mathews, as keenan,
Swift, the scheming lawyer. has added
much to his reputation and proved
I himself light comedian of exceptional
ability. The new piece has given him
lines just suited to his style of humor.
The comedy really contains a strong
plot and centers around a retired Ice
man, Eli Frost, who has accumulat-
ed large fortune and makes up his
mind to spend a quiet Fourth of July.
Mr.. SOkum, the proprietor of the noun
tain hotel. plans to give his boarders
a big celebration on the night of the
Fourth of July, and he orders a wagon
load of fireworks sent up by train.
Arthur Strong, tramp, looking for
work, is employed to bring the fire.
works over from the station to the
hotel On the way he meets Eli Frost,
the retired iceman, who brides him to
hide the fireworks in the cellar of the
hotel. Strong hides the entire load,
with the exception of a huge hrecracb-
er. This in turn is discovered by the
bell boy of the hotel who lights it and
throws it in the cellar where the other
fireworks are stored. OF course, a ire
mendous explosion ensues and the
hotel is soon in flames. Numerous law
suits result, all Of which are put into
the hands of Keenan, Swift swift
tells his client. Frost, vho IS suing
the proprietor for loss Of nerve force
due to the explosion in the summer
hotel that he must geign to be crazy
in order to gain mis- suit. Frost is
ordered to an asylum, but on the way
changes clothes with the sheriff. who
is easily persuaded to exchange his
shabby suit for the EXPENSE
his prisoner. In the pockets OF the
sherim's coat are the commitment pa
pers. etc. and of course. Frost takes
advantage of this and turns the tables
on the sheriff, who is confined in the
asylum in his place. All sorts of fun
ny complications ensue. The finale is
the night of the Fourth when every
thing is Strengthened out The four
women who have sued Frost cor
breach Of promise are COMPROMISED
with and all ends happily.
Lewis Morrison commenced his sen
son tour in Faust" at Halifax. Nova
Scotia. Monday to splendid business. IN
der the direction of Jules Murry An
amusing incident happened at the
wharf IN Brooklyn prior TO the sailing
OF the steamer Silvia, on which the
entire company were embarked rar
Halifax. The captain had been per.
suaded To vacate his staternOm in favor.
of lewis Morrison on pa vTrent of a
substantial consideration. and elabo
rate preparation had been made 10
provide fOw the comfort OF tho famcns
MephistO who drove to the wharf
sc3 nned the horizon where some susl,i-
cious looking clouds were banking no
and, deciding that a journey by ran
was good enough for him. re-entered
his carriage. drove to the Grand Cen
trail depot and proceeded by rail to
Boston. thence to Halifax. The Me-
phisto-like cunning of this move was
later made apparent by a letter from
the business manager of the company
to Jules Murry's New York office: II