The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23
What Salt Lakers Will Have preaon.. /,
Them This Week IN the Wav
Of Amusements.
In the Playhouses of Salt Lake

tho ,ruo state of affairs, iS oovcIJoyeu
when he Iearns that Claire WIZ DC mo
wifc lust then tho Duke de bleuy
arrives and is introduced ny Ni'5e
Philippe. She informs the duke nt nen
cnca cement and the curtain lai'a ."
the first act. ,u,,ro
have been married and AT icnEVn nI
learns that Claire docs not love hlin ana
that ghc has married him only TO savo
her pride and TO spare hcrselE the nu
miIiafinn of appearing rs tho reJectcu
fancee Of the Duke dc bl'gnN; inc"
follows stormy scene ol tou'ua'
nrouch which ends bv Philippe sending
her 70 her own apartments. Knowing
that he has been dupcd and rs nus
band in name only, the Duke dc Bhgny
ond Atheniag are united In marriage
sorue weeks later. and having, no ln<S
for her, he pureues Claire IN tne pe,le
that she still cares for him ana rnaC
| he can yet win her. year or so Pas6e9
and the four src brought together al
| claire "a birthday. She has in the mean-
time learned TO respect and admire the
manly Philippe for his many noble
malities. The duke makes lovo TO Der
| INIT 10 repulsed, Claire becomes Jealous
Of Philippe s attentions to Athenlas
h and violent quarrel between them
ensues in which Philippe and inc gnko
hecome involved. A challenge from
the duke follows which Philippe ar-
ccpts. Tho duel is to take place the
nexI morning In tho interval Claire
awakens to the know ledge that she
not only respects and admlres Philippe.
but loves him devotedly. She pleads
With him not to fight, and confosses
f, her love. Philippe shows Der thaG n,s
honor compels him to meet the duke,
and leaves her overcome with despair.
She resolves to go to the grounds ana
prevent the duel at any cost. She ar
! ives lust us the signal TO FIRE is given
| and throwing herself before Philippe
| she is seriously wounded. Philippe
nvows his love and she is happy, know"
Ing that she has saved his life, and won
his heart.
In addition to tho absorbing interest
conferred about the four characters
spoken of, there is pretty love story
! and vein Of comedy interwoven IN
the plot; the whole forming H most de-
lightful play of great strength and In
tense interest.
The headliner of the Orphcum IS new
bill. beginning this afternoon, is George
| Auger & Co. in "Jack the Giant
Killer" playlet taken from The fable
OF that name. This is considered one
Of the most artistic sketches on the
vaudeville stage Here truth is stronger
than fiction, inasmuch AS the cast in
cludes a real giant and real Jack.
George Anger. the giant actor, and
! Ernest Rommel the smallest actor aud
singing comedian in America. This
Jack the Giant Killer is presented
by Sylvia Hearne. Caroline lIass and
Daisy Robinson. This sketch not only
appeals to the grownups, but IS thor
oughly enjoyed by the children. Spe-
cIul scenery, lighting effects and the
work of an excellent company Of play
ers makes this one of the most attrac-
tive numbers on any programme.
George Mckay and John Cantwell, a
clever md versatile pair of dancing
comedians, who have been featured in
musical comedy and who were the stars
of a permanent operctta company for
many months last season at the
| Olympia Music Hall in Chicago, are
coming in satire they call "On the
introduce these talented artists in
various. impersonations, and at the
same time provides means TO nicely
introduce their eccentric dancing, in
which they excel TO accept the Or
pheum tour this season Messrs. Mckay
and Cantwell refused offers from +.
ZeiGfeld, Jr. and various other musical
\ Soii'obN "hDuStLN WIZ NDUIu nave llheu
to create parts for them
"Sweethearts, the dramatic offer
ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Connolly, is
n literary gem of heart interest from
the pen of Sir w, S. Gilbert, who is
well known as the writer of "'The Nj.
kado, OH. NJ. S. Pinafore.'' "Pyg-
maion and Galatca" and ''The Pi-
rates of PeDzance When "Sweet-
hearts was first presented in London
at the Prince of Wales theater it ran
there for 130 consecutive nights, and
its popularity in America wherever pre-.
sented by these two capable artists
has been quite as sensational. The
story is simple one, dealing with bu.
man emotions and wholesome comedy
The love story of bashful youth and
a rebellious maiden reaches happy
climax after forty years separation
and it is treated in the gifted writer IS
best vein: The maiden, once pettish
and willful, treasures her youthful
ardor in the secret archives of her
heart for forty years, waiting for the
return of her childhood lover, who, in
turn, also treasures the memory of his
sweetheart of long ago. In the second
section of the sketch "Love finds a