The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-02

and F. Marion Crawford's great ro-
mantle love story. In the Palace of the
King" is to appear at the Theatre the
last three nights of the week The
story, In the Palace of the King, Is
laid in Spain during the era of Philip
II and that of Don John or
Austria, his half-brother. The play
opens with the expected return Of Don
John from the conquest o. Israna,,.-.
1t is disclosed in the first scene that
Dona Dolores de Mendoza. daughter
of the captain of the household guard.
is the sweetheart Of Don John. but
that Philip opposes the match; that he
secretly loves Dolores and, owing 20
Don Johns dangerous popularity with
the public, would marry him 20 Mary
Queen of Scots, and thus get him out
of the country Philip enters into A
plot with his mistress. the wicked but
beautiful Princess of Eb0h, to surprise
Dolores Miss Allen in the company Of
the cardinal, and poison Don Johns
mind with Jealousy In the second
scene Don John returns from Granada
and appears before the king and court
TO receive royal COngratulation- Do
lOres throws Don John 2 white rose
as he passes under the balcony where
she is sitting watching the royal cere-
monies Her father sees this and be-
/ ing an unyielding adheTent of Philip,
upbraids his daughter and demands
! that she so to her room and stay there
/ till he see her. She starts TO go. old
/ Captain Mendoza leaves the apartment.
when Don John appears and meets Do
/ lOres, the first time for two years. A
! pretty love scene follows when Cap
/ tain Mendoza Unexpectedly returns,
! and Dona Dolores escapes to her room.
/ Don John having first promised 10
I meet her there with her sister IneZ
/ that very evening In the next scene,
/ that in Captain Mendoza's apartments.
! Dolores and her father have a stormy
/ scene regarding Don John. The daugh-
] ter refuses to give up her lover. and
! the father threatens to send Dolores
/ TO the convent of Los Hueglas. to re-
main a prisoner for the remainder Of
/ her life The Princess of Eboli. by a
ruse, gets Captain Mendoza 5 consent
/ that she should have the keeping of
/ her daughter over night Dolores.
aided by her sister Inez tricks the
! princess, and escapes from the locked
aud barred apartment. going at once
TO Don Johns bOUdoiT in the palace Of
the king The next scene. the fourth.
I ~ 4JOlt DDAtl4 > d pal AtIlElll. where fHE
lovers again meet Philip sends for his
brother. The Princess of EboH. en-
ragged by the trick played upon her,
seeks Dolores. who is now in hiding
Don John is accused OF feTmenting a
rebellion and of being in love with a
woman who IS the mistress Of the car
dinaL Dolores and the cardinal had
secreted themselves in the apartment.
but hearing this unjust accusation the
cardinal appears and denounces the
king in unmeasUred terms. Don John
Is equally vehement in his protesta-
tons, when Philip. intending to stab
Don John. accidentally lays low the
cardinal Philip. fearing the pope's dis
pleasure, compels Don John to assume
the guilt, when Dolores appears.
knowing ali that has occurred. and
makes protest In the next scene Don
John acknowledges the crime. when
Dolores mounts the throne and relates
to the courtiers what has occurred. re-
Veallng. however. only d portion Of the
truth In the last scene Dolores con
fronts the king and Compels him 10
sign Dan Johns release The cardinal
IS discovered alive. when the lovers are
finally united and the king and the
Princess Of Eholi overcome. The pro-
ductiOn is very magnificent. The most
I ~ @-AA A+A E-Ntt va AliI NtuEt AUl MAJ
years. IN all there are six acts. and
the dresses. depicting the glorious era
of Philip H. are magnificent
Miss Aliens gowns are copied from
costumes 20 be seen in the museum ar
Madrid.
The enormous financial success at
tending the mammoth revival of Tn
Gle Toms Cabin at the Academy Of
Music In New York City. last spring
was perhaps one Of the principal rea
sons for taking The White Slave
from its resting place and giving IL an
entire new setting and adding new fea-
lures, some Of which are genuine nov
elites and all Of which viii assist in
giving this beautiful play of Barley
Campbells a new lease of life.
he popularity Of this play does not
have to be recalled. for it never depart
ed. Since the night Of the original pro
dUctiOn, April 3. 1882. THE White
Slave" has been uncOmmOnly success
full. not only in the United States bu
in England and Australia as well
Nearly all the leading players Of tht
Fast two decades have played in il
and during the final tour. before it wa,
taken off the boards, the piece was act
ed to big audiences in all the chic
; cities Of the country.
l The White Slave is the attraction
at the Grand theatre for three night.
ard Wednesday matinee. beginning 70
? morrow. The house is dark the latte
q half of the week
Kate Campbell is appearing this sea
son in the comedy role of Lefty Lee i
The White Slave" It was in thi
y role that Henrietta Crosman made he
professional debut.