Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
THE ROUND OF THE TFlEATERS
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CoLONIAL-There is much in '"rhe
Mills OF the Gods" that will find Ia
Nor with the public and with Monroe
Salisbury in the leading role 1t Is as
catchy and strong Il piece as has been
put OH at the Colonial theater in naany
a day. Mr.. Salisbury has chosen a
fitting vehicle with which to show his
talent, for 1t is talent and no mistake
George Boradhurst, the gifted play
wright has rounded out such pieces as
Wildfire.' THE Man Of the Hour, q
( and many others. and in 'sTlle Mills OF
the Gods, = he has been no less clever.
The opening scene which is a court
ein New York. gives Mr.. Salisbury but
little chance to show his ability but
nevertheless the act is as strongly
drawn as anything that has been seen
& in Salt Lake. is truer to life than
anything before the foot lights at the
present time. and old lawyers would
find hard work picking a flaw with the
legal procedure.
The play deals with young book
keeper who steals to send his sister to
Arizona for her health. Els assist
ant discovers the theft and attempts to
drag the man down. When both arc
sent to prison, the assistant serves his
time, but the other escapes. The as
ssistant comes back to haunt the man
that escaped, and under threats secured
llis&liying. 1t lis about this plot that
the play hinges.
Mr.. Salisbury has surrounded him
SELF With as good a company as has
been seen It the Colonial In some tiIsc.
+ Oscar Grey Briggs as the villain does
excellent work. One of the men whose
acting stands out prominently is Cliff
ford Russell. The breadth Of his work
( Is plainly shown When he moves with
equal grace from the young lawyer in
the courtroom to the rollicking young
chief clerk in an office. 1nez Baird as
Alice Gilman. n stenographer, with Mr.
Russell, are team that would be hard
to beat Grace Rauworth is another
Who fits her role and fits 1t We'll.
THE Mills OF the Gods" has a wealth
of fine scenery, a host of good actors
and is we'll staged. 1t Is one of the
plays that Will not quickly be forgot
ten.
ss3 BUNGALOW tale or .infatuation5
for !" the other man" and its conse-.
Equent train Of sorrows and heart
breakings, with the inevitable, vet
heartrending ending, Is told in the.
drama THE Transgressors' being
4 nidSed az Inc iouligaioW TINS Week ny
Ralph stuart Mary Hall and ascot
ate players. The story is well told,
and the acting OF the principals is
far and away above the average.
Ralph Stuart as Byron Mordaunt, the
Mionged husband. presents a good
character: he is ably seconded by
Mary Hall. whose lines are few and
her opportunities scarce in this play.
hut she is II the personification of
in what few really good
scenes are svouchsafed to her part of
Laura Talbot, the successful actress.
b on Miss Anna Cleveland, the recall
5citrant wife and mother, who Qetest-s
ed her husband through the glamour
surrounding another man and she
acquitted herself with credit Charles
Young, the deceiyer. was well portray
his part at no time called for sympa-g
thy from the audience. he was fire.
quentlr applauded for his excellent
rendition OF difficult role Jessie
Burbank. the scheming sister of Mrs.
aiordaunt. was Wen acted by Miss
as the Dan Dorman. the property
man, was all that the part required.
The acting Of little Baby Kennedy
as son OF Mrs. AIordaunt was greeted
with a great deal Of merited applause
The other characters are we'll SUSTAIN.
bungalow this week keeps up the re-
putation of; that. play house.
GRAND large attendance at the
Grand last evening reminded one of
old times. Not in months has there
been such "a turnout, and everyone pres
ent seemed to be satisfied with the
presentation of''Hearts Of the Blue
Ridge.,'Swhich occupied the boards. It
was received with much favor, and
compared With some of the Grand pro-
ductions. is a. fine little play, and is
we'll presented. 1t is based on a south
errl story OF bitter feud between two
families This feeling had been in
tensifed by a murder. but in spite OF
that, two of the children loved each
other. The various scenes, some of
them intensely dramatic. gradually
lead up to the marriage of these two,
and end at the cradle where their baby
lies, by the meeting of the GRANDPA
Tiers 81, the infant. the principals of
the. fend. who shake hands resolve to
be friends. The cast is a good one,
and the customary specialties between
each act are better than usual. ag4