The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-13


the long looked.for sign Of awakening,
and shrewdly this little spark of re-
deeming fire is famed until the girl is
brought from evil 10 good.
The play is largely A story in which
one woman works on another woman IS
sonl In an earnest effort for good, but
there is a strong interest in it and
plenty OF dramatic action. While it is
TO 81 degree n story of low life, it yet
has scenes placed among tine so-calcd
higher classes, and there is practically
an even division of atmosphere in this
respect.
At the same time that the CLYDE
Fitch play was being produced at the
Astor, at the Criterion theater the new
Fitch play. with Clara Bloodgood in the
principal role, was presented for the
first time. The play. which is comedy
in four acts. was written by Mr.. Fitch
with Miss Bloodeood in view. and is
entitled "The Truth - "The Truth -
certainly gives her one of the best OPP
portunities she has ever had for the
employment Of her clever abilities.
There is plenty Of comedy in it and
several situations in which she ls called
upon to utilize the sympathetic and
emotional qualities of her art The
comedy has been produced under Clyde
Fitch g personal direction,
Miss Bloodgood plays the part of
Becky Warder. n married woman who
finds il easier to tell hes than the
truth. and whose habit of prevarication
gets herself and her husband into con
siderable trouble. In the telling of the
story Mr. Fitch has not neglected 10
furnish his audiences with the usual
surprise and novelty
Another first performance scheduled
for last Monday evening was the
princess Beggar.' a new comedy
opera written and composed for Paula
Edwards by Edward Poulton, author of
Erminie.' and Alfred Robyn. COM
poser Of "The Yankee Consul The
niece takes it's title from, the fact that
Elaine. the, character created by Miss
Edwardes, is of royal birth. though at
the time of the opening of the opera
actually a begear. The scenes are laid
in the mythical kingdom of Vacaria.
when some years before the opening of
the play a revolution financed by Baron
Lombard, type of modern "moncy
king had almost exterminated the
reigning house Of GreGoronoff and
placed rival dynasty upon the throne
but imnecunious monarch is so COM
plctely in the financial tolls Of the am
bilious Baron that he is in fact a mere
"puppet king and his only hope of
extricating the royal house of Fagaria
from a practical condition of bankrupt
cy is to we'd his son. Prince Karl, TO
some wealthy spinstor Of roval lineage.
There is some difficulty in making
The proper selection. when DR.. Hans
Won Spradel, private physician to. the
King. shows the King way out of the
difficulty through wedding the first wo-
man he meets. She happens TO he
Elaine. n fgirl from the woods, who
not only saved the Prince from drown
ing, but falls head over heels in love
herself. Therefore she traces him to
the palace. where she accepts the posi-
him, Failing to capture the Prince, she
accepts the King as second choice, and
then arises the difficulty Of getting
married. because Lombard has cornered
all the ministers. But Elaine leads the
way TO the Island of Ferns, where
Father Boniface, formerly chaplain of
the royal house of Gregoronofr, lives as
a hermit He and Casper. her foster
father, alone know that Elaine is i'll
reality a Princess, rescued as a babe
from the revolution and for safety's
sake brought uD as simple child of
the forest. Likewise the faithful
father has preserved the chimes from
the royal chapel, swearing that they
shall be runq again only to announce
Elaine's wedding or coronation, which
events, after many complications, are
both celebrated at the climax of the
opera. and Prince Karl. instead of his
papa, is bridegroom.
Opening with a matinee last Monday
afternoon, the American theater offered
its patrons Young Buffalo, King of
the Wild West one of Charles z.
Blaney g latest efforts on melodramatic
lines The piece is founded on life in
the wild and historic West, dealing in
most realistic and vivid style with the
lawless element that claimed the from
tier as its own until such courageous
types as Young Buffalo popped them
into eternity at the pressing demands
OF civilization.
Fresh from triumphs on the road.
'The Free Lance returned TO the
Grand opera house last Monday evening
for week s engagement. Joseph Cav
thorne remains the stellar feature of
John Philip Sousa and Harry B
Smith s comic opera. which had n sue
cessful run before taking the road