The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-23
Attractions This Week
sALTLAKE THEATRE.


Wlnchell Smiths comedy, The For
tune Hunter Is called the great
american play" in New York and Chi
cagO, where its popularity is unbound
ed. The Fortune Hunter begins a
i've nights engagement at the salt
Lake theatre Tuesday evening. October
20, with matinees Wednesday and Sat
urdayt with Fred Niblo in the title
lole. Possibly the one fhfng more than
an others IN the delightful play that
BIlps the interest is the Lrueness to
ne with which the characters are
drawn. Unlike almost all rural plays.
ne people whom the New Yorker, the
fortune hunter meets I'm the little
pennsylvania town, are just the kind
oI people with whom an who have
oSen fortunate enough 10 have the OD-
loI tShlty, are well acquainted There
are the village druggist, shiftless and
ne ei -do-Weil, but oVerflOWing with
kindness and simple faith i'm mankind.
the sheriff full Of importance and
proud OF his shining badge; the banker,
the big man Of the town. hard and call
eulatlns, but al-pOWerful with his
mot AMOS MS daughter, the spoiled vii
lage belle. Last comes Tracey Tanner,
the llVeryman's son, a fat, awkward
youth, with social aspirations. who is
very much in love and who suffers lust
DIT. All Of them are there-nOt the
exaggerated style Of "rubes" seen only
On the stage, but real live persona yes,
very lovabie too, when one gets TO
hnoW them and understand them as
uld the fortune hunter tFred NibIOl
durins his year among Them There is
something SO true 10 life about the
characters and in the atmosphere of the
play that those OF US who are already
. beginning TO look forward TO another
vacation spent lar away from the city
ana possibly only in some little town
like Radville, find ourselves feeling the
symptoms Of spring fever and "A de-
sire to change o. ees, at least for q
time with young Duncan. -
The plot hinges about the life OF
Nathaniel Duncan. college bred chap,
VINO after five years OF unsuccessful
attempts 10 make good in the business
world, comes back TO see his old chum.
now successful broker, and admits
himself complete failure. Then il is
mat the plot Is outlined. Ills friend
explains how he can make a million in
a years time. and so confident is he
that he agrees TO furnish the stake"
his plan Is for Duncan TO go to some
rural town. dress We'll attend church
ana secure employment in one of the
stores and in time marry the village
heiress. Duncan agrees to take the
chance, and the play IS on Everything
works like a charm in RadVille. He
secures place with the old inventor
druggist. helps him out of his financial
trouble with the stake" he is supposed
to live on. develops a hitherto uneX-
pecIed business ability, but falls in love
with the druggists daughter. Numer-
Gus complications arise but they are.
OF course, all Strengthened out Dun
can marries the right girl and the for
tune is forthcoming from one Of the
cid druggists inventions
Another feature OF The Fortune
Hunter that makes il SO enjoyable, is
humOr, and the entire absence of any
thing Objectionable. As a fitting eli
max comes the rainstOrm and as a bit
OF stage realism il can hardly be sur
passed. The lovers are standing on the
lawn, held fast IN each others arms,
when the dOWnp0ur Of real water. too.
begins. UncOnsciOuslV they stand
there making a typical Gibson tab
leauN, until the father appears with an
umbrella and wakes them to the reali-
ties of life.