The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13
By FRANKLIN FYLES.

never be deceived or mystified. Fool
the characters on the stage, and hide
the truth from them. but be open and
frank always with the people across
the footlights- Henry Arthur Jones
disregarCs that teaching ia his new
comedy, embarrassing Julia" and
does il so eXpertly that. perhaps, the
discussion caused thereby more than
makes good the damage done. Any
way, the English Jones is authoritative
and what would be rejected from any
American author is accepted from him.
Julia has had an escapade, and for that
Her neighbOrs surmise the worst, and
her friends urge her TO clear herself,
il she can, by a full explanation Of the
scandal. A puff box ia mentioned fire.
qUently as the principal token Of her
culpability, and IL IS said to have been
found under circumstances that COM
promised her. but the mystery is never
explained. About every quarter hour
during the play Julia seems to be at
the point IF telling her story. and the
audience i- as eager as the mimic folk
pretend to be 10 hear it. but each time,
after opening her mouth to speak out,
she decides to keep mum. At the very
end, when a fond aristOcrat has in
duced her 70 become his bride elect
and she hands him an envelope con-
tanning the facts, the curiosity which
has been aroused seems sure to be sat
isfed. But no; the trustful lover
throws them into the fire SO Julia is
whitewashed, not vindicated, and the
audience disperses in ignorance of
what evil she has done. If any.
Fay Davis is featured" by Charles
Frohman in this comedy, and suppose
he means to make a star of her next.
She now has the material with which
TO do far better than she could in the
preceding Lady Roses Daughter"
which failed and was withdrawn quick
ly. Julia saves the family of her lover
from the shame which its two sons al
priggish hypOcrite, the other is
mawkish sentimentaiist and both get
into the tolls Of the same Matchmaking
girl; but clever Julia exposes the siren
and defeats her sinister purpose, thus
gaining the favor of those who have
hOuted her. In that and other ways
she endears herself to the audience
and wins forgiveness, partially, at
least. for keeping the secret Of her own
escapade. The man who fOndly wields
the whitewash brush on her reputation,
covering but not removing the smudge
is an uncle of the two indlscreet fell
iOws-a Charles Surface TO an assorted
pair Of JOsephs. And John Drew's
daughter Louise. who had given no
weak dramsti zation Of Mrs. Humphrey
Wards strong novel. comes out finely
now as a goOd-humored yet violent
rebel against the tyranny of social
convention in a straight-laced COM
munity. Louise Drew has none Of the
beauty Of her cousin, Ethel Drew Bar
rymore. but her personal charm Of re-
fnement is quite equal and I think
she has much more Of latent capa-
bility as a cQmedienne.
The scene that is particularly novel
In embarrassing Julia" is in the re-
freshment tent at a church charity fair.
Crackers and lemonade, cake and tea
are on sale under the direction Of a
titled matron by some girls belonging
10 her social set But they withdraw.
one after another, when their former
acquaintance, the now questionable Ju-
liza. comes in to spend money gener-
ously. She is left alone. to help her
self to food and drink and leave what
ever pay she pleases on the counter.
SkeSis soon Joined by the disdainful
canes free-minded and OPEN hearted
brother, who has been rather a black