The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-11

1t was a satisfied audience. ii was a
delighted audience that left the Salt Lake
theater iI1, on THURSDAY evening, for this
comedy, had laughed and laughed until
their sides ached. and once more ap-
plauded that charming actor William H.
stance is Father and the Boys" a COM
edy by George Ade that is not only brim-
full, but runs over with shrewd. clean
cut American humor, And the play is
true to life, 1t is not oyerdrawn. the plot
is perfectly legitimate. and something
like il constantly occurs somewhere in
this great big country Of ours all the
time,
Playgoers. in many instances. reach the
conclusion that players tire OF a play;
that after they have appeared In the
they would lose more or less interest in
IT, But this is not true OF Father and
the Boys" for not only does Mr. Crane
enter into the spirit of the play as he
did when he frsL portrayed the character
OF Father. but every member of the COM
pany-a most capable one II is too
did likewise.
And there is dear good, jolly old
man who is, in reality a boy, for he Is
Just as young as he feels, despite the
fact that he has passed the three score
boy who is just out OF his teens. Would
there were more upon the stage like
William II, Crane.
The story of Father and the Boys is
a simple one, Father. a self made man
has taken his two boys Into partnership,
One. society butterfly is enamored OF
married woman with a penchant for
youths OF this type. while the other goes
In for athletics. Both, like many wealthy
mems sons. are not in the least interested
In the business. Father decides to awak-
en them to a sense OF their responsible
ties and under the tutelage OF one Bessie
Branton. a clever young woman, OF the
west, who owns an interest in gold
mine he does It very effectively ard incl
dGntnllV has the time OF his life
Invests In motor car, buys the sportiest
oil clothes: plays the races and even dis
yacht. BY this time the boys make an
attempt to hold him In, but without avail.
He is teaching them a lesson and he
is doing II so well that he enjoys It. To
being duped by the villain in the play.
the man Of the world, Father takes her
on runaway trip TO Goldheid. There
simply are no conventions in matter
OF business. They arrive in time to save
the mine from oovetous hands. and dis
cover the, other half owner is the wom--
the Girls arrive. and Father. learns that
the business has been thriving In their
absence, Also the two youths have pro-
posed to the very Young women the
difference is that each has proposed 10
the others intended-intended. that is. by
Father. Everybody Is satisfied, Father
and the Boys. go back east.
But this only tells the story In brief
To enjoy It. you should see IT, 1t will
rest you. and YOU VIII feel better after
you have seen II.
No better company ever supported Mr..
Crane than the one with him now. III
any one OF the capable company should
be singled out. there are three that would
be selected. They are Margaret Dale,
Adele Clark and Vivian Martin, But, az
said. all are good. Father and the
Boys" will run the week. with matinee
Saturday.
The bill of all bills that have been
presented at the Mission since this cosy
amusement place began making theatri-
cal history opened for the weeks run
Thursday afternoon, Sucn, hit did this