The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-03

Weeks in Repertoire.

the very best advantage and will IN
dCubtedly score the success 1t achieved
in the east last season. for this clever
organization, which has been touring
the coast for the past twelve years
bears the distinction of being one of
the strongest stock companies I'm the
west, numbering eighteen well known
dramatic artists carefully selected for
stock work They come 10 Salt Lake
with the highest credentials from press
and public in all the coast cities where
they have played. The bills will be
changed twice every week. The latter
half Of the opening week will be de-
voted 10 comedy. "A Man from
Mexico" William Golfers greatest
comedy success will be put on Thurs
day night, finishing out the week.
There viii be bargain matinee every
Wednesday and Saturday during the
Elleford engagement. Seats are now
on sale at the theatre box Office.
Sag Harbor" has many of the char
acteristics of James \. Herne's former
successes. Shore Acres" and Hearts
OF Oak" The scenes Of this comedy
are laid at Sag Harbor, L. l.. which
was at one time n famous whaling
port and is now known as a govern
ment boat building station. 1t is here
that the life saving boats are built and
among the hangers on at the shops
and docks you can find many interest
ing human derelicts. James y. Herne
owned a country seat Herne Oaks
about six miles from Sag Harbor and
he would often drive into the village
To purchase househOuld SUPPLIES or take
the steamer, which lands there for
New York or New London In this
way the actOr-dramatist became init
mateiy acquainted with the people he
has so successfully portrayed in Sag
HarbOr. and not q little of the plav's
success is owing to its absolute truth
to nature. An adequate production OF
this comedy will be given at the Salt
Lake theatre for three nights and a
matinee, beginning Monday evening.
One Of the most popular actors on
the American stage today is Daniel
Sully, who appears in new play. The
Chief Justice" at the Salt Lake thea
ire next Thursday and Friday The
merits of this well known star need no
extended comment In these columns
as he has been known to the theatre
gOers of the entire country for over a
decade. During his long and busy ca
reer he has appeared in various roles
and produced many new plays but IL
IS said that he has made the success
Of his entire career in THE Chief 5us-
tice," a new three-act play Of modern
life. from the pen Of that well known
dramatist, Fitzgerald Murphy. it is
said that this new play is even more
promising than its title. 1t is a play
of today. dealing with life i'm the world
Of fashionable wealth. and showing
human nature in. all its varied forms.
The story deals with the fortunes OF
the O'Conneu family. There are two
brothers. one a prominent jurist. and
the other the cashier of a big financial
institution. Both men have different
ideas of life-one measures life by the
rule OF gold. while the other uses the
golden rule as his standard of official
conduct. The dramatist took his insoi-
ration from poem of John Boyle
O'Reillys entitled Two Brothers.
And both were teachers of deep life
secrets.
THESE village youths:
One Of world where facts are preach
eTS.
The other Of world that worships
truths"
The money-loving brother mad with
the craze for speculation. betrays his
trust. is ruined i'm Wall street, wrecks
his daughters happiness, and the dis
cOvery Of his dishonesty kills his Zee
bic old mother. His brother the judge.
sacrifices love, home, happiness and
everything to save the family honor.
Later, when the question arises Of re-
coupling his losses by rendering a de-
cision against his own conscience and
the law Of the state. he prefers pow
erty with honor. even though his de-
cfgion will financially ruin the woman
he loves and break his own heart. BY
a maeterstrol<e of genius, however, ne
solves the question and brings to a