The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20

west. There is deeper significance
.han this in the title, however. The
play represents a struggle between the
spirit of the east and the spirit of the
west. fight of tradition as opposed
to unfettered nature.
The great division between the con-
ventionaGty, prudishness and false
pride OF the old restricted commupi-
ties, forms the keynote. Ruth Jor-
dan. descended from a long line OF
New England ancestors, whose lives
and thoughts are reflected in her, goes
to Arizona, and there meets Stephen
Ghent, of no lineage, but with innate
nobility Of manhood and soundness of
heart. Their meeting IS strange, their
romantic woolng more strange, and
their embittered life and antagonistic
marital relations stranger still, The
purpose of tho drama IS to reconcile
these antithetical natures through com.
bined logic and love--the latter, OF
course. being the main deciding factor.
Thus the play is pure drama, the strug-
gle Of man and woman, and the triumph
of love over birth, environment, Gus
tom and all other show Of discourage
mept.
News Of the triumphs won by the
author and producer of this truly great
play has been heralded by the dramatic
reviewers throughout all America. Il
is admitted beyond question that no
American drama ever produced has
achieved so great success. 'The
Great Divide' is double victory for
Mr. Miller, as the developing of its
difficult points. the rehearsiDg of the
various roles, and the creation Of the
so-caIled atmosphere which is said
to be one Of the production 's charac-
teristic features, gave him another OPP
portunity TO display his supreme mas
terry of stagecraft. Tho great demand
TO see this typical American drama is
unprecedented and may be understood
when one realizes that over nalf 4 mil
hon people paid to see The drama dur
ing the New York run.
Starting this Sunday night and
continuing the entire week, the Bun
galow stock company Will present to
their patrons something little diff
ferent from what they have been get
ting lately in the drama. "By Right of
Might 1t portrays western life 10
a certain extent, xbut mostly with the
story of a railroad president who is
determined to run his railroad over the
has inherited the feuL from her father,
and to try and fulfil bis last wish she
makes a losing fight against tho presi
dent. but especially against her lover
Of her childhood days, John Ashby,
who is engaged directly in building the
road. Miss Houston Is men obstruct the
building, giving various gangs serious
trouble. and also tying up their opera
tious so that they cannot get the line
through on the time stipulated in Ash
by's contract When everything seems
TO run smooth Marshall. her ranch
foreman. is killed by one Of the rail
road men, but before he dies he
wounds Ashby, whom he has sworn to
get, thus preventing Ashby from com
pletlng his wolb, She finally sees the
work is finished for him while he is i'll,
and everything tuTns out a.! right.
Miss Maude Leone, the popular lead
ing lady of tne BuLcalow stock COM
pany, Will have = part very much diff
ferent from anything she has ever done
here before, and her work will be
watched with interest la the part of
Alienc Houston she has many oppor-
tunitics TO show her versatility. Noel
Travers in the role of Ashby has a
part he has. played many times, and a
finlshed performance will be looked for.
Elmer Booth as the railroad president
hns part which Will afford him n
chance for some very good character
acting. Mr.. Rcnnie as Billy Ball has
very good comedy part The other
members Of the company ara well cast
There VIII be the usual matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday.
Theodore Lorch VIII be seen in ono
of the strongest roles that he has vet
Grand. Commencing with a matinee
today, Sherlock Holmes. - or in the
Sign OF the'four, will be presented