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

AT The Salt Lake theater Robert Edeson
VIII play an engagement. peGlnnWs tilis
evening. presenting new play OF & Amerig m,,
Anna Steese Richardson and Leslie Henry
Frldenberg. Mr. Edeson Is nm actor Tor
whom Salt Lake theatergoers entertain
the warmest affection. He: more than
any other actor. typihes the American
rigor man)incss and detcrmnaton'
Lovers of strong plays and realistic act
Ing VIII be Interested In the announce
ment that "a Mans a Man" VIII serve
TO introduce MIR. Edeson In an entirely
new light. but one which affords him
the finest opportunity" for effective work
be has yet enjoyed, The scenes OF "a
Mans Man" are laid In New York City
and In Helena, Mont, the events which
period OF three mouths. Mr. Edeson ap-
pears as Townsend Hewitt, n wealthy
young New Yorker OF good birth and fine
social position, who. through becoming
legal advisor 10 a western mining mag
nate, is made the central figure OF an in
tcnsely dramatic conflict that Will make
or mar the lives Of four persons ~
Mans q Man differs radically from the
conventional plays OF the present time In
that instead OF presenting Mr.. Edeson as
n fearless youth overcoming dliticulties
20 win the usual stage herolsm. 1T pic
lures him in the far more exciting sit
Uation of man seeking 10 regain the
love OF his own wife. and at the same
time prevent injustice from being done
the wife of man 10 whom he Is bitterly
opposed Underlying the daring and orig
inal plot of the play il is said TO be a
telling attack on legislative corruption
and the evils resulting from loosely ana
dishonesty constructed divorce laws, For
Mr.. Blossoms supporting company Man
ager Henry B. Harris has engaged one
Of such excellence as to add further tes-
tinony to his rare discrimination in the
proper casting OF plays.
"Mary James Pa is playing to capacity
houses at the Colonial theater. II is
one of the most delightful comedies that
has been presented In Salt Lake for years
and the company is n splendid ono: fou
James Pa" 1t win run the remainder OF
the week with Saturday matinee,
Arturo Bernardo. the protean actor
| playing mt the Orpheum this week, con
clusively proved himself the real thinS
| In the impcrsonation OF any character he
desires tho ether evening. After play
| ing half n dozen or more roles in the 1T
| tie italian comedy with which he opens
his act 1t is necessary for him 10 i'm
personate policeman. In tbis guise
| rledly In response to calls from room
on the stage. Bernardo was doing this
on Tuesday evening when an official OF
the Salt Lake police department started
forward to stop him. believing him some
member OF the department. who was
shirkng duty and seeing the Orpheum
show instead OF walking his beat y
| friend who had seen the act before
stopped the official and whispered some
words TO him. after which both smiled
and little later adjourned for cigar
college Chums'' Is being presented at
the Grand theater all this week, with the
Lorch has consented to give a produe-
ton of Salt Lakes favorite play. 'Dr.
Jekyu and Mr.. Hyde" The popular actor
will give but the one performance as @ the
| actors best efforts. The seat sale Tor
this performance is very heavy and indi-
cations are that standing room VIII be
at a premium early in the evening. MT.
Jorch has brought with him to the city
the strongest stock support that he has
ever had while playing his engagements
and in the play now being presented all
members OF the cast are we'll fitted for
their respective parts. and one OF the
best rsn coge Hse eYem %eh
will continue Friday. saturday matinee
| and Saturday nlTht. "a Fathers Deyo-
ton" will be the opening bill for sunday
matinee and will continue all next week,
gratifying announcement that will
| be met by the approval of many is that
| MI Mack who was forced to retire from
the cast of GAN OF a Sudden Peggy" after
| the performance on Sunday evening. has
recovered sufficiently to appear tonight.
"All of a Sudden Peggy has brought
| forth Miss Leone one OF the hest en-
| geuue leading women In stock and IT also
shows that the play Is one of the best
| comedies done by this clever company,
| There Will be matinee Saturday.
| Moving picture enthusiasts have much
to appreciate this week at the isis thea
| ter every subject on the bin standing out
| prominently as feature number in It's
| particular line, The musical selections
are also very appropriate and well re-
ceived. Mr.. Florence is to be compli-
mented upon presenting such excellent
subjects which are well worth the atten-
| ton and careful consideration of his pat
| ronS.
Owing to the washouts on the Southern
| Pacific railroad. the several acts which