The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

which was seen here last season, ana |
pleased so many Of our ihcatcr- goers,
This new play is on the same order, |
with several much stronger dramatic |
situations, and brighter, catcher, com
edy lines. and according TO all tho !
critics where the play has been pro.
duccd, is splcndidv cast and most clab.
oratcIy sta ged The drama is in four
acls. The first act being prologue
taking place eight years previous to the !
following three acts, and depicts the
most realistic court room ever seen on
the stage Every detail of this act,
TO those who arc familiar with court |
procedure, is correct, and speech is
made by one of tie prisoners at the
bar that moves and thrills the audience
to the very core The second act is in
the office Of a cut glass factory where
one of the prisoners is nov the, chief
designer and has won the confidence
and respect of both the employees and
the employer, and there is introduced
one Of the cleverest, slangiest typcwrit
crs il is possible TO imagine, who, with
a country lad learning TO be Il detec-
tive by mail. provokcs all the laughter
that is good for an audience in one
evening. The third act is drawing
room scene where Il climax is reached
by the two prisoners seen in the first
act that is convincingly constructed and
productive of thrills guaranteed to call
forth more applause than has been
heard in this theater for many day.
The fourth act, with that skill that
has made George Broadhurst famous,
completes the plot with most unusually
well drawn situations to happily con
cciyed ending. The members of the
cast, twenty-five in number, are we'll
known actors. who have been most Ju-
diclously chosen for the parts they have
10 play. The scenery and properties are
certainly magnificent. and 1T Is safe to
say that they arc among the most eS'
pensiye and artistic that have ever been
on the Pacific coGsJ. The drawing room
set is thing ot beauty and Joy for
ever. Real walls deeply panneIcd greet
the audience instead of the usual canvas
settings, having a plate rail loaded with
old china and brica- brac, sobd mahog,
any. tastily upholstered furniture and
a thick BRUSSELS carpet carries the
spectators into an artistic millionaire 5
home.
"Hearts OF the Blue Ridge" will
open n week $ engagement at the Grand
this Sunday night. The play is replcto
with thrilling climaxes, telling as 1t
does the story of feud that has eX-
isted between the Rcynold and Carter
families for generations, during winch
many of both families have met death
at the hands of the opposing torccs.
The son of one and tho daughter OF the
other love each other and despite an
parental opposition are married ana 20
TO live at the home of one OF inc IAN
lies. The birth of a son brings the
two old enemies 10 a reconciliation as
dramatic as any seen IN a play IN inns
city in a long time. There Is II VEN
of good, clean comedy running through
the play which tends 10 relieve the tense
situations which from time TO time are
presented by the author. The company
| is said TO be u strong one ana inc Gu
paccmcnt promises 10 be one OF inc
best offered at the Grand TINS season.
G. \. X. week will be made mcmora-
bic in more ways than one in this cry
| In addition to the great features lhat
| will be a pnrt of the week, IT was an
rounccd during this week that the Colo
NAL thcatcr has been secured for lhat
week for the initial presentation or
"Thc Sphinx. - the new comic opera by
| Prof. j j. Mcclellan aud Briant >
| Young The opera viii be gwen dur
! ing The week. with daily. semi weekly
! ar tri.weelIy matinrcs. As il is large,
! w patriotic in it's atmosphere. 1t rs ht'
| ting that it should be first presented on
! such a memorable week. In addition
| the comuoscr and author have inter
polatcd n special patrIotic scene, peru
| nent 20 this country, and TO It's visit
! ors of that week. There Will he 2
chorus of forty. an orchestra OF twenty
or twenty-five, Il ballet OF sixteen youhl
ladies. an aerial ballet of dying bees and
three scenes. The scenery. owing 10 th'
locale of the piece, on the River Me
will have to be painted especially Prol
| Mcclellan will conduct, while MI
Young will direct the stage. In addi
! tion 10 the chorus. the orchestra ant
! twelve principals. there VIII be hF'
I electricians, tour property men. bale
master. dancing master. stage manager
stage carpenters, an artISt 10 design lh'
costumes, costumcr and mistress OF
wardrobcs, in addition to regular stage
hands John D. Giles is business man
ager. who will look after the busincs:
details of the event. Rchearsals on th'
opera will commence early In june.
Miss Ethel Barrymore comes 10 th'
Salt Lake theatcr Nav -. Is and ~ u
her greatest success. Lady Frederick, .
the comedy in three acts by W. Somcr
set Maugham, in which she has been ap
pearing the greater part of the seasol
at the Hudson thcatcr in New \ ork. II
thc new play Miss Barrymore ha
scored the biggest hlt of her career. Mr.
Vaughan in his play has told an cX
coptionally interesting story and il
''Lady Frederick has furnished
character study that suits Miss Barry
more admirably The scenes of tn
three acts of ''Lady Frederick" ar
laid mt Monte Carlo at the present day
Lady Frederick is an attractive lrisI
widow. not old. but still no longc
Young She has host of admirers.
certain young nobleman with fifty thou
sand pounds Il year 20 his name is in
fatuatcd with her. but the match is op
posed by his family and his addrcsso
do not seriously interest Lady Freder
ick. Through her art she succeeds il
dsiIlus,onizing the young man and i,
the end wins his uncle. Tho compan,
provided by Charles Frohman for Mis-
Barrymore g support is of cxcoptiona
merit.