The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-20

AIEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The first
N New York production Of new
three-aot play by William Gillette, ar
tilted Electricity" occurred at the
I.yceum theatre. with Marie DOro as
the star. Ii is stated that the author
had Miss DOrO in view for the stellar
role when he wrote the work. and II
this statement is true he has shot very
wide OF his mark, as the role she at
tempts TO portray, unless It We're
We've strictly from q tarcial stand
point. Is in 40 way fitted 10 her quail
ficatious as an actress Miss DOrO is
one OF our most capable ingenues, and
excels in roles which DO not require
thes.tric intensity or physical effort
10 get over the fOotlights. IL is i'm
possible 20 consider Miss DorO's rabid
views on socialism, as provided Dy
the author. in any vein but that or
farcial, and even her moments or
grief and disappointment at the sup
posed infidehty Of her lover appeared
inCougruous, or at least difficult 10 be
regarded seriously. The story Of the
play centers around Emeline Twin
bly,. a young woman who becomes i'm
bued with sOcialistic theories and haas
come To believe that her father Is
corrupt capitalist She determines 10
renounce her fortune an2 support her
self TO this end We Ind her. in act
one, returning from an effort 10 OBJ
taia work IA a sixth avenue depart
ment ,3tore A rich Young man. James
HOlleuden, a close friend of her
brother, is hidden in the living room
OF the TWimbly residence, and, over
hearinsF her intention 10 marry no one
but working man, he sets out 10 win
her hand WOrkmen are employed in
this 70 ON repairing a defect in the
electric wires. and. without the knoWl-
edge Of the young girl, he brides one
OF the electricians TO change coats ana
hats with nina. and assumes his (the
worllulau's) position. HOllenden then
begins ais suit with the young WOm-
am. TO which she listens tavorably.
Complio atoms arise In act two when
Emeline visits the home or the real
electrician, she thinking it is the home
of her sweetheart, the lines OF M
Gmette's play in this being the most
plausibhs. and the situations, .theat-
rically speaking, more consistent than
during acts one and three In act
three We find the young would-be
electricis n still in the Twimbly home
and beiu upraided by the master OF
the house Tor failing 90 repair the
wire def ects, while the love affair OF
the young people goes on merrily. A
visit 10 the TWimbly home by the
mother and finance OF the real cleo
trician, however, clears the atmos-
phere OF Observation-Disclosures and Eme-
line. in a ecepting the proposal OF Hol-
lenden "a marry her. is obliged 10
abandon her principles of socialism,
also her vow 10 marry no one but a
man Wlsl must strive for his exist
ence in the ranks Of labor. The sup
porting east was excellent in every
respect. The scenes OF the play are
laid in NJ anhattan and the Bronx.
\ -
Douglas Fairbanks opened Tuesday
night at The Comedy theatre in The
cub. % described on the program as a
farcial sal ire. in three acts. by Thorn
As Buchanan. The lines are clever
and were received with much laugh
ter by th,a large audience. The piece
possesses much merit. and Will afford
the theaCregOer q pleasant evening s
entertainulenL II is skilfully written
BY Mr.. Buchanan, who shows up the
utter fuulity of a typical Kentucky
feud. in which twenty-one mountain
GERS lost their lives over a quarrel
about a pig worth S1.57. A cub re-
porfer Is sent by The Louisville COu-
rfsr-JOurnal 10 report the trouble FOR
his PAPER The difficulties that he
gets IN. and the way he gets out Of
them furnishes the humor OF the
niece The role OF steve Oldham, the
reporter, gives Mr.. Fairbanks splendid
opportunities for the display OF his
rare talents as comedian, and ne
makes use OF every one OF them, with
the result that the audience was kept
almost continually in laughter every
time he smoke His winning smile and
dashing manner made him favorite
before the play was half an hour old
The cast Is a large one, but the other
nlavers have really nothing to do.
rbev are needed because the scenes
show pictures Of life ia the. Kentucky
mountains, such as a true dance, "
the court house and mountaineer' s
cabin. The scenes were excellently
PAINTED by II. Robert Law. The pro-
auction was. made by William A.
Brady.
Mendelssohn han. New York City.
sVhich has served COR so long as the
scene OF concerts, is 10 stand for only
one season longer. on May next
workingmen win begin 10 tear down
the Mendeissohn apartment house.
which contains the hail, that belongs
10 the Mendelssohn Glee club. and
bachelor apartments above the rooms
OF the club.
There will be no other hall LETT for
the givers of small concerts. and the
musical managers are In despair. Car
negie hall has small auditorium, and
there is the music hall OF the Madi-
son Square Garden, but they have not
been used for years as places for con-
certs
oscar Hammerstein was defendant
in an action brought in the YorkVille
municipal court 10 recover a penalty
for allowing persons 10 block the thea
tire aisies at the Victoria during a per-