The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.
THE Master at Arms,

Ralph Stuart will close his engage
ment with the Willard Mack stock COM
pany at the end of the present week.
and Mr.. Mack, now recovered from his
illness and the effects Of his recent
operation, will again take his place at
the head of his company. The last op-
pOrtunity to see Mr.. Stuart will be
during the coming week at the Colo
NAL, where ne Will present The Master
at Arms" opening Monday evening.
Mr.. Stuart has been in Salt Lake six
weeks and has made many friends. He
has presented a variety of plays in au-
mirable fashion. All have been clean
cut and full of action, and when he
leaves he Will have the satisfaction Of
knowing that there will be a welcome
here for him when he returns.
The Master at Arms" which Will
open at the Colonial Monday evening,
has for its hero an old friend. the
inimitable scapegrace Don Caesar dc
Bazan, whose adventures have been
celebrated in song and story many
times. Perhaps there has been 40
greater stage fayOrite, whether in Opera
or drama, than this impudent and care
less knight of the sword.
The first act opens at a Dominican
monastery in old Spain. The weak and
foolish king of Spain has had his fancy
caught by the pretty face Of Mariana
an innkeepeT's daughter, and is urged
in his pursuit by a cOUrtier, Don Pedro
Don Pedro insults Mariana and is at
tackled by Malatesta. a brigand. who
Is slain in the fight that ensues. The
kings hunting party, including the
queen, arrives at this junCtUre and Don
Caesar, disguised, fights Don Pedro and
defeats him. Charmed by his manner.
the queen insists on his coming to the
court and the king, fearing that his
spouse will learn Of his Irritation with
Mariana, consents. MaIatesta dies in
the monastery, after he had confessel
to Don Caesar that Mariana is really
the step-daughter of Don SaIluste. a
powerful and wealthy noble. connected
by ties of blood with Don Caesars
family. The scene and characters arc
then removed to the court, where Don
Caesar and Mariana discover a deep
love for each other
Don Salluste is plotting against the
kings domestic happiness, as well as
against his crown, and urges the mon
arch on in his pursuit of Mariana. He
endeavors to bride Don Caesar. now
master at arms for the king, to assist
him in his schemes, and failing. plots
to get rid of him. Don Caesar, in his
infinite capacity for scrapes, furnishes
plenty of opportunity He fights a duel
in violation of the kings edict. is i'm
prisOned and condemned to death Do1
Salluste suggests to the king that he
permit the marriage TO Mariana and
pretend to pardon Don Caesar, sending
the pardon too late and make an easy
prey of the widow. Don Caesar. es-
capes the plot and on his release goes
directly to Mariana. The king. believ-
ing Don Caesar dead, has also gone to
the house, disguised as that worthy
The two meet in a lively scene. for Don
Caesar, finding that the king has as
sumed his person, pretends to be the
king. Don Salluste, having lured the
king alone to the house, where he be-
lieves him alone, attacks the house. Don
Caesar, though the king has plotted
against his honor defends him and
Stays Don Salluste, the arch plotter
whom he exposes. Everything enas
happily, with Don Caesar and Mariana
united.
The old monastery, the castle in
Spain and the palace are well pictured
and the gay costumes of the time lend
a pretty touch Of color.
This evening the company will pre-
sent for the last time at the BUNGALOW
the romantic play The Courier of For
tune" by Arthur W. Marchmont. which
has been running all week.