The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12

From advance reports. it would seem
that Margaret Anglin has in "The
Awakening of Helena Richie - very
desirable medium for the exploitation
of her wonderful art, and it is III this
play that she will begin her engagement
at the Salt Lake theater tomorrow even
ing. playing 1T on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and at the matinee
"Wednesday.
The title OF the play is familiar for
it IS an adaptation by Charlotte Thomp-
son of one of Margaret Deland IS in
teresting series of sold Chester Tales. -
The story, briefly, concerns the life Of
a woman married to q brutal and
drunken husband whom she leaves for
the love of man whose devotion ap-
pe3ls to her For more than ten years
she waits for freedom TO marry the man
she loves. The lover has daughter
who has grown up, and Helena found
happiness in the adoption of an orphan
boy. In his altered circumstances, the
man docs not wish TO marry the woman,
but being willing to keep his word, he
stipnlates a condition that Helena shall
do, Inadvertently the secret Of Helena s
life Is discovered by Dr. William King
who declares that he does not think
she is proper person to bring up the
boy. Helena appeals TO DR.. Lavendar
and lays bare her life's story Through
practical comprehension of the value of
renunciation, Helena IS spiritual awaken
ing as reached and DR.. Lavendar re.
stores the boy 10 her.
1t is said that the appeal Of the play
Is deep, vital and effective and the
sentiment strong and true The tragic
note In the play is reached when the
man Helena loves declares his disin-
cllnation to marry her and when the
man protests vigorously against TAX.
Ing the boy into consideration. This
scene and the subsequent one with DR.,
Lavendar, are the strongest. and it is
In these scenes that Miss Anglin s act
ing reaches large and impressive pro-
portions. 1t is described as q wonder
full exhibition of Miss Anglin S artistic
and dramatic resources, Miss Anglin
is said to be supported by powerful
and capable company which includes
such well-known players as Eugene Or.
monde, John r. Crawford. Walter Howe,
Howard Hull, Eugene Shakespeare, Raw,
mond Hackett, Sally Williams, Gertrude
Swiggett, Frances Jordan and Mrs. C.
w. Brooke.
Perhaps no stock play that the play
brokers have to offer would at this
llme serve SO well to add to the al
ready well-started reign Of popularity
Mack and Leone have inaugurated at
the Orpheum with their excellent COM
pany as that which is announced for
the. coming week beginning with
performance tonight IL is Willard
Mack's own play, and it has been the
work of several years, and it's presenta-
tion ar this time comes owing to the
demand of one Of the largest of the
producing theatrical firms in the east
TO get line on it, they having an op-
tlon dating back since the time the first
act was completed. When Mr.. Mack
wrote his first success, seen here under
the title of In Wyoming" he builded
better than he knew, and with the first
child of his fancy decided hit, he
conceived the present piece, and in his
own language, it is his pet The piece
IS to be offered under the somewhat
ambiguous title, Goods Country, - and
thereby hangs tale, for not since the
idea OF the plot first took root in tha
authors brain has he been able to
draft a title he considered suitable for
1T, and only the necessity for its pro.
ductlon forces him TO offer it unde the
above caption and With ths end in
view Of securing 4 good title &c if
patrons of the playhouse will be asked
during the week Of its run to suggest
q name for il
The story is laid out on a cow .angc