The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08

pretty WoonlIL garden overlooking the
city Of blanche. his love for Hope
Langham. the daughter of his employ
or, IFS disclosed. In the third act takes
place the dramatic and highly eXcit-
ing episodes OF the revolution. and the
/ fourth is more than a mere winding up
of affairs. for it has much action of
ITS own as well as a strong and sa it's
factory denouement
Tn addition TO its virtues as a play.
/ Soldiers of Fortune" affords Mr.. Eide
son. I'm the role of CLAY ample OpDOr-
tunities for the display of those quail
ties OF HIS art and personality that
have made him one of the most popu-
lar In the younger generation of Amer
I lean actors. and that have established
him i'm the front rank of Americas sue
/ ceSsful stars. Mr.. Thomas has pro-
vided many good acting roles, which
are entrusted to the capable care of
well known players with which Mr..
Harris has surrounded Mr.. Edeson-
Great parts have made more actresses
and actors than any other agency, not
: excepting the department of the press,
which is perhaps responsible for much
/ Of the reputation and notice gained by
many players. But great parts-that
/ is, parts which bring players into prom
inence and keep them i'm the fun flare
/ of the lime light all of the time-have
made the name and fame of many Of
I the popular players.
In I'm Old Kentucky" the Salt Lake
I theatres attraction this week. there is
a leading part which is one of the fat
/ test that has ever fallen into the
! hands of an actress. and it has ma
! terially aided i'm making the reputation
! of all the women who have played it.
/ The role is that of Madge Briefly, the
: little mountain girl who does heroic
I things without thought of self, who
! loves wholly and unseldshly the hand
I some hero of the story, and who is
| finally triumphant and prospectively
I happy when the curtain falls. Madge
/ combines the qualities necessary for a
/ soubrette, an ingenue a Coincidence
and leading woman. She speaks with
/ the broad southern accent that falls
/ so pleasantly on the ear, and she has
opportunity to make herself attractive
! i'm appearance as well as character.
although her first attempts at dress
/ have more than a touch of the gro
| tesque. But IS an "a-tIng part it is
/ that Madge shines brightest. She is
/ the center Of attraction every minute
/ Of the play. from her first merry call
/ 20 the last word.
She is in command of all situations.
She saves the hero's life in the first
/ act, saves his horse from a burning
stable i'm the second. She saves his
fortune i'm the third by riding a race
and winning il for him, and in the list
act she gives herself to him un-
reservedly.
In old Kentucky" viii appear at
/ the Salt Lake theatre Thursday and
Friday nights.
ttTF~T,nre did oct r,,r-. ..,v.v- Of Dol, ptr
queTied May Stockton. Why. I stud
/ led the character long before 1 played
/ the part. I just dote on boys, in fact,
I I've studied them all my life, and the
yOungster-beg your pardon, the little
wOman-made this remark without so
much as CULVER OF an eyelash, she
spoke as earnestly and as seriously as
/ if she were unaware that wOman's mis-
sion is to make a lifelong study of
men, so you think I'm a real boy
That's the incest compliment I've ever
/ had paid me. That's just the way I
I try TO play the part-to make people
/ think I'm real boy and not woman
] playing a boys part. Why, 1 even
went to the sacrifice Of my hair in
order 60 be realistic, and it was such
] pretty curly hair, too" and the ac-
campaigning sigh was a real Womanly
one. But the next moment she was
/ the boy again. chatting vivaciously
about her work. her hopes and her
/ plans.
81 try TO make Bob a genuine boy:
one that the boys i'm the gallery viii
endorse and believe i'm. That doesn't
mean that ne should be ragged and
dirty. or a tough. low down kid. My OBJ
/ seryation is that street boys. newsbOys
at least. who have any ginger I'm them,
don't go about with besmoOted faces.
] D. Isl
There may be a few tears i'm the
clothes but on the whole a wide awake
| hUstling street kid keeps himself clean
/ ly i'm manners and appearance. 1 want
I Bob Co Iplease. not only the
gallery kids. but to be one
with whom the downstairs peo-
pie viii symDathize. You ought to see
( how the kids chase me though They
! wait for me al the stage door and
follow me about until it gets really
embara ssing at times. But bless 'em,
they're all right and they're loyal lit
/ tie friends"
Miss stockton is an energetic little
woman. and the secret OF her success
is due TO the enthusiasm with which
she enters into her roles-' She believes
| in ginger she is also quite a business
woman. having managed her own COM
pany with signal success. The role Of
| Bob. i'm "A Little Outcast," she
likes better than any role she has ever
played. Tor it is run of pathos As
/ She says. ~ just like to get right
down at their heartstrings and tug
away. There is so much sympathy for
you if you can stir their hearts"
Miss Stockton viii be seen here in r.
/ j. Carpenters "A Little Outcast," at
/ the Grand theatre. Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, with matinee
/ Wednesday at .. m.
-
Jones e. Hammer have had the good
luck TO book r. J. Carpenters melO-
drama nrnductIOn .Iu y Wnrnan,s