Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-15

by james Forbes. author of THE Com
muters' and "Thc Travelling Salesman
Miss Stahl. whose remarkable engage
Inents all over the United states have
endearcd her to local playgoers. has
been winning new laurels right and
LETT lately. She had not only presented
her clever play In every city of this
country, from coast to coast, but has
bearded the British lion In his den and
come forth as victorious as did Daniel
of Biblical times. 1t was with some
misgivings that she and her company
embarked for London. for many an
American play after sailing the smooth
seas of popularity In this country had
been disastrously wrecked on the rocks
of British audiences. But 1t remained
for Miss Stahl and her play to score q
positive triumph. and they prospered
for 100 nights at the Vaudeville Comedy
theater in the British metropolis. where
press and public united in acclnlmlng
this clever star rs the american Bern
hRrdt." title of which she Is entitled
to be justly proud.
Miss Stahl. who has now played the
role of Patricia O'Bren over 1000 tines
without missing n single performances
4 n record, by tho way. which Is hardly
equaled by any other American star
still enacts that lovable heroine In the
joyous spriEhtly fashion which inl-
presses upon her audience the fact that
she Is getting just as much enjoyment
out of playing 1t as they arc in watcli-
ing and listening. Manager Henry r..
Harris Is sending here practically tho
same cast and production that were
seen during the New York and London
engagements
"MARY JAMES Pa AT COLONIAL.
While MARY James Pa" In which
;NIr, Max Figman will be presented by
Mr.. John Cort Mt tho Colonial next
week. is announced az an idyllc mid
west comedy, and might give one the
impression that 1t Is one Of those sweet
bucolic dramas of country love and
fluctuations, 1t is In reality n great big
comedy drama of real life in the great
middle west, with strong characters
doing strong things amid vital situa-
TONS The big scene of the play comes
mt the end of the second actin 1t
newspaper goes To press. The climax
is reached when Rome Preston. candi-
date for nomination, disablcs tho mod
crn cylinder press and upsots the type
Of n story exposing the corrupt prac-
t!scs of his rival, in order to prevent
its being printed, and thus saves tho
esnner of the newspaper, Portia Per-
SiH1, the woman he hns loved in vain,
xrom the threatened revenge of the ops
posing candidate. She discovers the
dCcluent 70 tile press ana IL III Nc5pcra-
ton, when her husband, played by
Tigman, himself a tramp printer. awak-
chs from his lazy dcmcanor ut her I'm
passioncd call for help, and sets the
story. He then prepares an old-fnsh-
Z toned hand press that Is in the corner,
and amid the greatest enthusiasm,turns
2 out the paper, printed on one side. and
wins the big political baltic for HIS
wife.
At THE oRPHEuAI.
THE Top o. Til World" dancing or
ganization will headline the coming
weeks list of attractions Mt the Or
+ pheum theater 1t will present kris
4 1iringles Dream" with the famed COL
: lie ballet. This act was the sterling
feature Of the musical comedy of that
& name last season when 1t was little
less than sensation. Its transla-
.tion to, vaudeville gives 1t added value
Al Jolson. last season tho big feature