The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-10-30
THE STORY OF THE
VITO \ IN c AOUR
WITH JOHN MASON
IN THE TITLE ROLE

Tho most scholarly and distins
guished of American critics, William
Winter, has declared that the greatest
American PLAY Of this decade Is The
Witchlng Hour" in which John Ma
son and distinguished company VIII
appear November 9Th and 9TH at the
Ogden theater
Tho story of this fascinating play
Is az follows:
The sceno Of the play is laid In
Louisville Ky. and Washington. Jack
Brookfleld is n professional gambler,
having become very wealthy through
his playing, though he has the repu-
tation of always playing n straight
gnme.' The woman he loves has re-
fused TO marry him because of his
profession" and on the night that tho
play opens he asks her, now widow
with a son of twenty. to take up the
old romance and conclude the story.
They are interrupted by the appear
ance OF Judge Prentice OF the supreme
court, who comes to look at Corot
that is in the picture collection at
Brookf1eld The judge answers sew
eral questions that Brookficld is think
Ing OF asking.
DO you pick answers often like
tbat?" asks the gambler.
And then the judge proceeds to eX-
plain that telepathy is an accepted
scientific fact. all of which is news
TO Brookfield, who now muses. on his
own ability 10 win at cards. The act
concluded with tho murder OF
drunken man by young Whipplo, who
has inherited aversion for n cats eye
pin, and Is unable to restrain himself
when the drunken man pushes 1t In
front OF his face.
In the second act the library of
Judge Prentice in Washington Is
shown Young Whlpple has been tried
for murder and found guilty. and the
case is now before the supreme court
ON a constitutional point Broolcfield
and his old sweetheart, who is the
mother of the guilty boy, como to the
Judge TO remind him that years before
he had fought q duel with a man over
his very same cats eye aversion. and
the girl involved in the duel was the
grandmother of young Whlpple
The third act is back in Kentucky
and the second trial of the boy has
been completed. The judge has given
his testimony and the jury Is out
The prosecuting attorney has been
unusually bitter against the boy. for
they had both boen suitors for the
hand of Brookfleld's niece The gam
bier is now thoroughly convinced of
the fact OF telepathy and hypnotism.
and realizing that with his ability
there is no such thing as n square
game" for him has closed up his
business. He is sitting alone. trying
to influence by telepathy the mind of
one juror, who. he thinks. Is suscep-
uble to his thought Under Judge
Prentice's direction he has had pub
llshed In the newspapers the fact that
the prosecuting attorney was respon-
slble for the killing OF Scovel, the
governor-elect OF Kentucky.
What is the gamo?" asks a dubious
fellow gambler. And Brookheld re-
plies that II he can show the people
of Kentucky the desplcable character
of the prosecuting attorney. his bitter
prosecution OF the boy will have no
effect on the jury. And when he is
told that the jury Is not allowed to
read the newspapers he replies that
1t is impossible for 1000 people to
think a 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 New York first
night audiences.
The boy Is acquitted The prose.
cutting attorney Is Jeered out OF court.
and comes rushing at Brookfield and
places 4 revolver against his breast.
you can't shoot that gum" saws
Brookf1eld. calmly looking him in
the eye You can't pull the trigger.
You can't even hold that gun"
The mans hand opens. the revolver
drops and tho curtain comes down as
he gasps. I'D like to know how in
hell you did that TO me"
In the last act Hardmuth. the gam.
bier, is refugee from justice. Brook.
field. instead of giving him up when
he finds out whore he is. helps him to
escape, as he believes that the man,
with all his moral weakness, was not
really the original criminal. The
woman that Brookfeld has loved for
many years finally sees the real
beauty of his character and admits
that she was weak In letting her bov
grow up with a prejudice that has
caused so much suffering