The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30

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The most scholarly and distinguished
Of American critics, william Winter,
has declared that the greatest American
play of this decade is "The Witching
Hour" in which John Mason and a
Thursday at the Colonial for the bal
anco OF tho week. The story of this
fascinating play is as follows The
Washington. Jack Brookfeld is pro.
fessional gambler, having become very
wealthy through his playing, though he
has the reputation of always playing
a "straight game The woman he
loves has refused TO marry him because
of his profession, and on the night
that the play opens he asks her. now
widow with son Of twenty, to take
up the old romance and conclude the
story. They are interrupted by the ap-
pearancc of Judge Prentice, of the su-
prcme court, who comes to look at n
Corot that is in the picture collection
of Brookield. The Judge answers sew
eraI questions that Brookfeld is think
ing Of asking.
EDO you pick answers often like
that's" asks the gambler. And then the
judge proceeds to explain that telepathy
is an accepted scientific fact, all of
which is news to Brookfeld, who now
muses. on his own ability to win at
cards. The act concluded with the
murder of a drunken man by young
Whipple, who has an inherited aversion
for cat s eye pin, and is unable to re-
strain himself when the drunken man
pushes it IN front of his face
In the second act the library of Judge
Prentice in Washington is shown.
Young Whipple has been tried for
murder and found guilty, and the case
is now before the supreme court on
constitutional point. Brookfield and his
old sweetheart, who is the mother of the
guilty boy, come to the Judge to remind
him that wears before be had fought
duel with man over this very same
cat eye aversion, and the girl involved
in the duel was the grandmother Of
young Whipple.
The third act is back in Kentucky,
and the second trial of the boy has
given bis testimony aud the jury is
out The prosecuting attorney has been
unusually bitter against the boy, for
they had both been suitors for thhe
hand of Brookfeld's s niece The gambler
is DOW thoroughly convinced of the fact
of telepatby and bypnotism, and, rea-
]iziug that with his ability there is
him, has closed up his business. He is
sitting alone, trying to influence, by
telepathy, the mind of one juror, who
he thinks is susceptible to his thought.
Under Judge Prentice's direction he
has had published in the newspapers
the fact that the prosecuting attorney
was responsible for the killing of SEQ
vel. the governor-elect Of Kentucky.
s'What is the gamesN asks a dubious
follow gambler. And Brook6cld replies
that if he can show the people of Ken
lucky the despicable character Of the
prosecuting attorney, his bitter prosecu-
tion of the boy will have no effect on
tho jury. And when be is told that the
jury is not allowed to read the news
papers he replies that it is impossible
for 100000 people to think thing and
any twelve men in that community not
be influenced by that thought. There is
a round Of applause on this that would
indicate that telepathy is accepted, even
in Now York first night audiences.
The boy is acquitted. Tic prosecuting
attoruey. is Jeered out of court, comes
rushing in to Brookfeld aud places re-
volver against his breast.
"You can't shoot that gum" says
Brook6eld, calmly looking him in the
eye. ''You can't pull the trigger. You
can't even hold that gun"
The man Is hand opens, the revolver
gasps, 81 d like TO know how in hell
YOU did that to nc" In the last act
Hardmutb, the gambler. is IL refugee
from justice. Brooklield. instead Of Civ
ing him up when he iinds ont where be
is, helps him 10 escape, as he believes
that the man, with all his moral weak
ness, WAS not really the original crim-
lna]. The woman that Brook6eld has
loved for ruauy years finally secs tho
real beauty Of his character, and adj
mitS that she Yas weak in letting her
boy grow up with prejudice that had
caused 30 much suffering.
With This afternoon q matinee there
will he Il new bill at the Orphemnl.
which Manager Sutton believes will
prove pleasing and entertaining TO that
houses thousands of weekly patrons
Some of the acts have been seen here
in the past, and without exception they
have been acceptable.
Bert Kalmar aud Jessie Brown pre-.
sent AN UNUSUAL dancing and singing
act. First Of all they are original and
their numbers are presented with a
tinesse and skill which makes their
Offering most attractive In a special
hanging Of plush they offer a repertoire
Of songs aud dancing novelties. Among
these arc May and December,
"Bugs,' "At MacGrcgor's Scotch
High ball, " " Diuab, - "That IS Right
No-That's Wrong" At the end of
their present vaudeville tour those two
gifted artists enter musical comedy, d
field for which they are well qualified.
rbc Jack Artois Duo consist of a
pair Of gympasts, who appear as clowns
and intermingle laughter with exceed
jnglv clever fcats which they perform
on the horizontal bars. These two ath.
letM young mon arc making their in
.itIal tour OF tho Orpheuni circuit
having just completed u five years con.
tract. lin which they have appeared in
England, Germany, Australia, France
and many other countries of the eastern