The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-02
|0NLY ONE CHANCE
To SEE BIG SHOW
"Tbe Old Bedstead" Perfor-
nance Will Not Be Given
Second Time.
MEMBERS OF THE CAST
TOO BUSY MAKING MONEY
Characters in Production and
Plot of Play Are An
nOunced.

The question is being asked as to
vhy the Salt Lake Press club does not
give more than one performance of
2 The Old Bedstead' at the Salt Lake
theater In answer the Press club boys
point out that, while the play itself is
full of Jokes. there are none connected
with the task of getting up rehearsals,
and keeping cast in line for its parts,
especially when city editors are given
TO sending the actors out on assign
ments Just at rehearsal time.
The town will get one night, and
that only, while the actors rush back
of the more serious phases of local life
than those which scintilate through
the three acts of the burlesgue.
The Press club show this year is a
more ambitious effort than ever before
attempted. With the "Ham Show
and the "Tom Show the authors had
p book to follow Waldemar Young
and Race Whitney have this year writ,
ten an entirely original play, having
only as a guide the instructions of the
board of managers to build it on the
lines of the stock emotional melodrama
with a rural setting. This they did, as
the full plot printed below will testify.
The development work was done in the
Press club rooms.
Plot OF the Play.
Once upon a time, in the little village OF
Jordan's Crossing, lived Josiah Stubbs, a
prosperous miller. who had beautiful
daughtor. Gwendolnc. Next to his daugh.
ter. Josiah treasured an old beds,eud. This
was family heirloom. Among the many
suitOrs for his daughters hand was a
brewny blacksmith Arthur Trewellcn. They
were happy in their enrly courtship, but
clouds descending upon Josiah threatened 30
mar the future lives Of the young people
The first shadow was the appearance in
the village OF Pearsford Sope, n lord and
promoter, lie had discovered the secret of
making dcna,uralized alcohol from the pulp OF
sugar bects. On former visit 10 the viii
lage he had occurred large part OF Josiah S
prosperity. Sope's plot now was to obtain
possession Of the Stubbs farm to grow these
beets, and for the further purpose of secur-
ing financial backing in the village.
Josiah, however, remembering his former
experience, was suspicious OF the promoter.
Having been scorncd, Sope now approaches
Squire Kettleson, the wealthiest and "crust.
lest native, whose hatred for Josiah was
matter OF common knowledge Kettleson
enters into plot with Sope 10 break Josiah s
heart by obtaining possession of the old bed
stead. the most treasured heirloom in the
Stubbs family. This Kettlcson can do, for
he holds n mortgage on the bedstead, Sc
cured in au election bet years before. Kct.
tleson agrees to forclose the mortgage and
advance Sopc money with which TO purchase
tho bedstead at the auction. Kettlcson had
not foreclosed before because Josiah was so
popular in tho village that nobody would
bid on the bedstead had it been offered ut
auction, The plot thickens
Loses Old Man IS Favor.
Trcwollan. by running on the ticket which
lost stubbs his heirloom, loses the old man S
favor. Both he and tho girl are driven from
the Stubbs home in Il binding snowstorm
Gwcndoline goes 10 the city and is forced
10 earn her living selling violets in the
streets OF Fountain Green.
Bid Dubbs. Josiah S chose boy, and Sue
Brett go to the city on a trip While there
they Try TO find Gwendoine, but meet Sopc
instead. Sope informs Bid that he is out Of
money and money he must have. Sope asks
BID TO hold up train, promising TO reward
MN, not with cougra tulations alone, but by
hnding Gwendoline for him. Bid, in his
oagerness 10 find Gwendolinc, half promise
TO hold up the train and agrees to meet Sope
later.
In another ard more binding snowstorm,
Gwendoline meets Sopc and denouuces him.
but tho villain snecrs and is unmoved by the
beautiful girls impassoned words. Another
dash Of thickening!
Bid Stubbs keeps his engagement with
sopc and the train robbery is planned. Il
comes of time. ,
Sope is still pursuing Stubbs and By a
stroEe OF master finance secures the money
10 purchase the Old Bedsteud. Fooled ! I!
All ends happily.