The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

Those who keep in touch with the
latest and greatest successes in the dra
matte and comedy linc.will greet the an
nonncement of the appearance of Mr.
Daniel Sullv in 1.-The Matchmaker AT
the Colonial theater all this week, be
ginning this Sunday night. with much
fervor The fact Of MI Sullv appea r
ing In part and play that affords more
opportunities than his former success,
The Parish Priest is. in itself, suf-
tcient proof that all lovers Of n good.
clean and truthful play; far distant
from the much followed line of the ever.
present boudoir drama, may see "The
Matchmaker and leave with Il con.
viction that they have been taught a
good moral and as a result feel a desire
ia begin life anew The story of "The
Matchmaker is decidedly original in
Its theme. The scenes are laid in the
rough and ready country Of western Ida
no, small mining town young in ex-
lstence and barren of good Christian
citizens. Pretty Margaret Manning is
the object of the unsought lovo of her
guardian. who is MANY Years her senior.
Arnold Leslie, a young mining engineer
from the east. is long since the one in
the love center Of the girl, and when
tins is learned by Jim Carter. the guar
dian, there Immediately arise event
Upon event 10 make the lives of the
Young couple anything but happy. Moth
ing seems to be too base for Carter TO
attempt in his efforts to separate the
TWO, and when he is in the midst of
3rouSng the ire of the citizens of
Boom City against Leslie for alleged
horse stealing, Father DAILY appears 10
nave hand and voice in the proceed
1pgs. From then on the pastor of n lit
tie church in a community not over
loaded with parisbioncrs he has any.
I1Jup bnT smooth troi1 bu, Lo
himsett a priest of commanding iniIu-
cnce and man with neverfailing cour-
age; and besides, proving the absurdity
of his marriage to his young ward he
shows Carter the way to everlasting
happiness iu his own home Carter mar
l'es hls housekeeper of many years.
who he was about to unjustly turn into
tho street. He shows ponipous army
colonel the road to happy freside, but
not without many scenes of extreme
r1irth, as Father Daily not being nm IN
love affairs as they run from expert.
ence, places the old veteran and his af
fjanccd widow in numerous situations
that are delightfully."- humorous a mis-
understanding at the beginning makes
Father Days path n thorny one and he J
is the recipient Of many insults and !
much coarse treatment, until he coli |
NInces the commonwealth of Boom CITY |
that he is evcrybodv's friend and ad- |
wiser, result which brings about n most |
pleasant ani refreshing end, and a moral |
delightfully."- taught. Mr. SulJy is sur. |
rounded with most capable company |
OF players to fill the other strong char. |
acters, as they all are, having been
taken from characters Of the neipbbnr. |
hoods in which the action of tho play
takes place, |
For variety. spice, ginger and all |
those elements that make up good |
vaude vile bill, the one TO be given
at the Orpheum for the week beginning
this Sunday night will be found to be
as good as the best this season. The
Eight Palace Girls" direct from