The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06

Fitch they become creatures of unusual
charm-a bit dcvilish' - "'The Blue
Mouse is described AS a farce of the
widest description, and it moves so
rapidly, the story is so sparkling in its
sudden flashes of wit and real comedy,
and so engrossing in lis rapid changes
of situations, each fuDnier than the last,
that one really hasn't time 10 consider
the exact moral value of 1t all and is
kept so busy laughing that he forgets
10 pick flaws, While Mr.. Fitch calls his
newest work n - farcical comedy - it
has a story and il is that Of an am
bilious young secretary 10 9 railroad
president who seeks promotion. Said
president has a deep and abiding fond.
ness for attractive females, of which
his wife is init The scheming young
secretary palms well-known soubrettc
OFF his wife, with whom the presl-
has a desperate flirtation. The soubrette
is booked TO entice the president to sign
the promotion papers. Around his gen
eral idea weird and wonderful mix
up Is arranged that presents q big
tangle from start To fnish-n tanglc
fraught with endless possibilities, a
tanglc that apparently knows no un-
tying until combatants and noncom-
batants finally wiggle ont with un-
loolSedfor eci3t,
The company TO he seen here is her"
aided as one of remarkable strength.
IL includes Miss Elsa Ryan, clever
little actress. Nature has been kind
to Miss Ryan. for she is fair 10 look
upon. endowed with a pretty face, an
attractive figure. graceful, dainty,
pIquant and truly winsome. So pro-
nounced has been Der success in the
! trying role OF ''The Blue Mouse that
the Messrs- Shubert have contracted
,riih Mr Jtph in
which Miss Ryan will be the bright
particular star next season. Godfrey
| Stein, Wilton Taylor, linda Palmer
George MacIntyrc. Harry MIlaTde. NJ.
| Caroline Pearcc, John Dunn. Edgar
Elkas, VIII Rcynier and some twenty
others make ''The Blue Mouse the
| largest east ever used iii farce com.
! edy. A Fitch play is always charac.
! teristic for its novel stage settings and
beautiful costuminq. II goes without
saying that the Messrs Shubcrt have
! seen to it that the production has not
suffered in this direction. and they
promise one Of the most elaborate plays
ever sent on a tour.
Ralph Stuart announces n captivating
play for the coming week. opening at
| the Colonial Sunday evening moving TO
the Bunglalow Monday evening for the
balance Of the week, GA Courier of
Fortune,'' drama of the days of TO
nance in sunny France 1t is said to be
even more thrilling than "By Right OF
Sword. in which Mr.. Stuart made his
first appearance here during this Ell
gagemcnt, The play is decentralization
of the romance Of the same name writ
ten by Arthur w. Marchmont and dcdi
Gated by him to Mr.. Stuart as Il me
mcnto Of long and close friendship
The story is tbat Of Gerard. Prince OF
Bourbon, and how, III the character OF
Gerard de Cobalt. he came to the aid
of Gabrielle de Malincourt and rcsuced
the people Of Morvaix from the jaws OF
FThe Tiger These days of the Bour
bors, four hundred years ago, are among
the most fascinating in the history OF
France; the days when there were mer
in that country with real red blood il
their veins; the days of which Duma,
wrote, and when men were wont to sally
forth in quest Of adventure. 'ThC
Great Bourbon as the sovereign j;
known in history. has heard dark tale:
of the doings Of the governor of Nor
vaix dubbed by the people, 1.-The Tiger
of Morvaiy He sends his son, Ger
ard. TO make inquiry, The prince. tc
couccal his identity, takes the name oi