The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-25

Roberts, In The Strength of the Weak Z"
first half of week; Frederick Warde lee.
lures. Thursday afternoon and evening :
University Dramatic club, in "Niooe,
Friday and Saturday,
GRAND THEATER-LaUra Franken-
field. In Her Double Life first half OF
week: The Great Conspiracy" last half.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES all week.
LYRIC THEATBR-Wilrams I'm
peral Girls" all week, except Saturday
Florence Roberts. now on her seventh
annua! starring tour. comes to the salt
Lake Theater on Monday evening ..,tSI for
Strength OF the Weak" a new modern
play In four acts by Alice NJ. Smith, In
which Miss Roberts created the lending
role The part is said TO provide her
with quite the most pretentious work Of
her career and to give her every oppor-
tunity to display her ability as an emo.
tionnl actress. Under the management OF
John Cort, she has been provided with
the best company of players she has ever
had. and a most elaborate production
st6snseh Sd or tne Wax t5sr Is soncoIps am pP
the struggles Of young orphan whose
education has been provided by an un-
scrupulous guardian. The action of the
piece begins on the graduation day OF n
woman's college. The heroine has writ
ten a book which is said 20 reflect certain
phases of her life, dealing with the re-
guardian. The book Is published anony
mous!y. and with the proceeds she In
tends to repay her guardian and start
life anew firmly believing she will be
able to wipe out her sin. Just as she is
about to be betrothed 10 the man OF her
choice, who, unbeknown TO her is her
guardians son. she becomes known as
the author OF the book which has become
the subject OF drawing-room as well as
literary circles. The scenes lead through
dramatic situations to a perfectly ma
tural denouement. The characters arc all
natural and portray types of today NIX
Figman, the well-known comedian and
stage director. heads the excellent com
Dany OF players, which includes James h.
Wilson, Eugene Ormondc. n S. North
rup, Robert McWade Gregory Rodgers.
Florence Robinson Adelaide Manola,
Ruth Allen. Lucille Yorke. Mary Ber-
trand and Lillian Armsby.
Frederick Warde will lecture al the
Salt Lake Theater Thursday afternoon on
evening on Hamlet" In addition to the
four plays Of Shakespeare with which
Mr.. Warde deals on his tour. he has
Geven Shakespearean lectures. and at an
instant's notice he Is prepared TO deliver
any one of this entire repertoire. When
one pauses to consider that this means
that he has at tho tip Of his tongue TWEEN
ty-two hours OF oratory, impersonation
and humor ready To flow without ceasing.
one wonders how 1t Is possible to commit
so much 10 memory and how much ef-
fort 1t must have taken 10 have achieved
il.
Miss Laura Frankenfield appears at the
New Grand theater tonight I'm Her
Double Life" 1t is said that she is
very clever young actress, and that her
play is a strong one She has been play
ing to large business, and the criticisms
are most Gathering 10 Miss FranEenneld.
the company and The play
Commencing Thursday The Great
Conspiracy will be at the New Grand
theater for three nights and Saturday
souvenir matinee. II Is a drama of the
mountains OF California near Berkeley
II tells simple story OF pure heart in
tcrest New effects are introduced and