The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

from the pan or MI. freucT1ch duiu-
ing was staged at the Majestic Theater
this week, and tho name Of it is "The
Great Question This title suggests
great doings over a great problem, but
all Paulding has done has been to rattle
the dry bones "The Octoroon." "The
Great Question, as he sees it, is the
color line, The "heroine" is Alicia
SaverneN, daughter Of an associate
justice Of the United States Supreme
court. Alicia comes to young woman
hood ignorant of the fact she has
been born out of wedlock and that
few drops of negro blood run in her
veins. She is engaged to a magnanimous
young fellow, Phillip 1nfield, an as
sistant attorney-general, Certain con
road seek to bribe Savernex. He re-
fused to sell his decision in case
affecting the railroad, and to force his
hand, the truth is confessed to his
daughter, Alicia, of course, in turn,
confesses TO her fance, and he de-
clares he is ready to take her as she
Is. He does not think that the color
line forms a barrier; he insists happi-
ness for them both lies only in mar
riage. The girl, however. sees differ.
entity She prevails upon her father to
decide against the railroad, and together
they stand side by side ready to face
the public exposure threatened by her
fathers enemies. Young 1nfield is
made TO believe that it is better for him
to break the engagement. he goes
away, and the father and daughter to-
gejher await ignominy. 1t is queer
plot, and not the least odd feature is
the way in which Paulding tries to ex.
plain himself out of it. Evidently, he
reasons it would not do to have Infield
take the girl as his wife, and with
that in mind he runs away from the
question, leaving it without solution.
Jessie Bonstella takes the part of the
character with more feeling than is
displayed by tho author. But she is
IN difficult position, and it hardly
would be the part of fairness to Judge
her severely in an instance like this.
She is surrounded by company that,
by the most generous criticism, could
not be considered up to the Broadway
standard.
fPolly of the Circus" returned to
this city Monday evening, and was wei
coined in the Grand Opera house by
very large audience Laughter and ap-
plause were frequent throughout the
performance, and the heroine. Miss
Talaferro, was received with especial
cordiality.
Tho most important feature Of the
Colonial IS bill this week was the re-
turn TO vaudeville of Arnold DAILY, who
in Mark Twain s playlet, "Be-
coming an Editor which is an amusing
farce, well suited to Days comedy
talent. Both Mr.. DAILY and the playlet
of the famous humonst scored with ca
pacity audiences. Clarice Mayne the
English Elsie Janis, began her second
week, rendering a number of new Eng
llsh songs in her own dainty style.
At Hammerstein g Victoria theater
an entertaining programme was given
this week, headed by the clever come.
dienne, Mabel Hite, and Mike Donlin,
the New York Giants. most popular
a comedy musical skit. entitled "Steal-
ing Home At his debut, Donlin was
presented with baseball Of flowers
and two baseball bats, seven and one
half feet high.
Amelia Bingham added another bril-
liant feature in the American theater
TO her successful offering of 'Big
Moments from Great Plays by civ.
ing the murder scene from Sardou s
- La Tosca, and this, except the great
French drama which Fanny Davenport
made famous, was received with i'm
meuse favor,
Maxine Elliott's engagement at
and will be followed by William Faver,
sham in Charles Frederick Nirdlineer's s
play, The World and His Wife, an
adaptation of Jose Echegaray's Gel
Gran Galeoto.''
'The Gay White Way" which was
the. Casino review Of last season, and
which has been provided with new
burlesques and travesties, was at the
West End theater this week
OF the plays at present on the New
York stage, probably "Little Memo"
at the New Amsterdam theater. is tho
most notable. This interesting musical
comedy is founded on the cartoons Of
Winsor McCay, Henry B. Smith is the
author of the books and lyrics. and
Victor Herbert has written the music,
making the show in every way dis
one.
Another muscial show Of treat nopu.
lsrity is THE Golden Butterfly; ;,
playing at the Broadway theater. This
large playhouse has difficulty in ac-
the throngs that desire to
see Grace Van Studdiford in this work
Of Dc Koven and Smith.
For real lively girl show there is
probably nothing better in town than
George Cohan Is "The American IdeaO
at the New York theater. This mas been
described as the speediest show on
earth, which is going quite a bit.
John Drew, at the Empire theater.
continues his run in Jack Straw
and the famous American actor, with
his beautiful English, is tho daily re.
cipient Of the plaudits OF a crowded |
house.
At the Belasco theater, the sensa. !
tional play. "The Devil" with George
Arliss in the title role, is still one of
the most popular plays in the citv, the
combination of play and star being al.
most irresistible. Blanche bates. at the
theatcr, in "The Fighting
Hope is proving as great a drawing
card as she was with "'The Girl of the
Golden West,
AT the Lvceum theater Billie Burke
is keeping the boxoffice busy with the
French play Glove Watches HsThe