The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-05
PROMISE OF THE THEATRES.
MARRYING Mary"


MARRYING Mary" with Marie Cahill
as the star, will be seen here at the
Salt Lake theatre the first half of next
week. beginning Monday night, under
the mana cement of Daniel Y. Arthur.
The book of the new musical play is
by Edwin Milton Royle, formerly re-
sident of Salt Lake, and is said to be
more plotty than is usual with such
offerings. The music is by Silvio Helm,
who composed Molly Moonshine,"
which was such a pronounced success
last year for Miss Cahill. The piece
made hit at Days theatre, New
York, where it ran for two months.
Marie Cahill is said to have part
more suited 10 her abilities as CO.
medicine than anything she has yet
been seen in
The entire original cast and the ia
NOUS 'lOng-skirted" chorus will be
there.
Marrying Mary" is a satire on di-
vorce. and the story takes place at a
hotel in Florida, and is in three acts.
1t is built around the character of
Mary Montgomery, played by Miss
Cahill. who has been married and di-
vorced three times. No. l is Senator
BunchgTass. old enough to be her
father. forced on her by her family,
and whom she deserted and from
whom she procured a divorce in South
Dakota. No. , was an eloquent evan
gelist, under whose influence she fell
and secretly married, only to find out
Immediately that he was a bigamist
She left him at the station. No. was
a cousin. She and he were left a for
tune by a rich uncle on cOnsidera ton
that they marry, so they agreed to
marry and be divorced, he furnishing
all the necessary grounds for divorce.
The agreement was executed.
1t was while Mary was waiting at a
hotel in Florida with heavy bills star
ing her in the face. pending the settle
ment of her uncIe's estate, that she
met and fell in love with Ormsby Gull
pepper. and he with her. He was a
young congressman with a hobby,
which was a federal bill to abolish di-
Vorce. He was a crank on the sub
ject None at the hotel knew of her
past, and she preferred to leave Orms-
by rather than 10 tell him the truth
Ormsby's father Colonel CuIpepper)
was a three times Divorce himself. He
early opposed Ormsby's marriage TO
Mary and did ii SO vigorously that he
fell in love with her himself
To complicate matters, the bigamist
comes on the scene; then cousin Willie
enters in connection with the settle
ment of their uncle's estate. and last
ly comes Senator Bunchgrass, who had
been in the vicinity tarpon fishing.
Her awfully divorceful past being
about to be revealed TO her lover,
Mary, in sheer desperation. attempts
to escape all her Dredicaments py
leaving the hotel. She ESCAPES secret
ly, but the train is wrecked and she
IS forced to remain and face the boil
ing pot of her troubles. The day fol-
lowing the wreck finds Mary fighting
proposals of marriage from Ormsby,
fr.N. II
pastor, Rev. Throckmorton, on the one
hand. and a CONSTANT fear of a reve-
lation of her many divorces on the
other.
Fer fears are realized, for the mar
riage to her cousin Willie ana the big
amist are discovered before all the
guests and just as she is about to be
overwhelmed with shame. Ormsby
tells her he cares nothing for anybody
but her, and they are secretly married.
AS they are unable to leave the no
Tel because of the wreck. they are
obliged to announce their marriage.
All is then happiness itself and prom
Uses TO continue so until Senator
Bunchgrass enters. Overwh ellned at
the pending shame of admitting an
other divorce, Merry determines 20 keep
it from her husband. and from the sit
uation resulting, Mr.. Royle develops a
most delightful comedy.
While Mary tries TO keep her secret
from Ormsby. who is thrown IN fre-
queDt contact with Bunchgrass both
being members Of congress. Bunch
grass meets her, falls in lave ali over
&gain. and not only proposes marriage
90 her: but tells Ormsby not knowing
that Mary is his wife. that he is going
10 marry her
Marrying Mary" is, however. finally
finds herself happily married 20 Orns-
by. with d prospect Of no further di-
Norces.