The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-04
Attractions This Week
SALT LAKE THEATRE.

"Entreat me not to leave thee.
Whittier thou goest 1 will GO
They are the immortal words OF Ruth.
put into the mouth Of dear little Polly,
the circus rider. spoken at first in un-
certain wonder. as being something
new and strange and different from the
tanbark iargon that was the speech OF
her people. but later breathed in an
agony OF spirit as plea against sepa-
ration from the man she loved. Like
refrain, they run through the pretty
story Of FOllys romance, aiternaIlhk
with echoes OF the "barker's' cry, The
greatest show on earth and between
these two utteranCes, so opposed to one
another. there is found the basis of
charming play. Polly OF the Circus
The play makes a profound emotional
appeal. AS a dramatic work IL is a
thing Of much substance; its story is
simple and its plot along novel lines.
It is profoundly touching. and without
Overwrought emotional stress lays q
certain hold upon the heart. First or
all. IL has the deft touch Of feminine
coming from the pen OF
Miss Margaret MayO-and with woman
Is sympathy it does not wander from
sentiment into sentimentality- Then.
and this is the principal factor, Its
leading role is in the hands OF flower
like actress. accomplished far beyond
her years whose personality is fragrant
with the allure OF delicate girlhOod,
and whose technique is so developed
that she can strike a chord Of emotion
with exactly the right touch-light.
vagrant. yet certain. evokinE overtones
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subtle and wOOing effect.
Polly OF the Circus is a dramatic
study in tender sentiment. not a spec
taCle. The circus atmosphere IS re
served for scenic effect until the last
act. when I'm three different scenes IL
Is tinted into the general picture with
out violence TO the action itself In
the first act. Polly is brought into the
home OF 2 rural minister. after having
been injured in one OF her bareback eN-
PLOTS under canvas. In the second act
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prOtcge OF the man who has befriended
her. who has become her idol. and OF
whose heart she has taken quiet pos
session: and in the third act she is back
with the show again, sacrificing her
own warnings I'm order TO save the
minister from sCandal-bearing deacOns
and dcaconesses. This last episode is
in three scenes; first in the lot behind
the main tent. where the story is
worked out to its conclusion; then In
the arena itself, for a whirlinE forty
five seconds glimpse OF a circus in
The Thompsonesque finale is highly
effective from the pictorial point OF
view. though the episode nature Of the
two last tableaux let the dramatic ac-
/ tion leak away between them. and a
! few more touches OF dialogue or pan
tomime are apparently necessary to
round out the story. Be that as it
may, the general impression is delight
| ful. The clowns are bouncing about
| the tumblers are tumbling. and the
substitute equestrienne IS performing
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revolving steed. when Polly frantic.
I distressed, distracted. bursts into the
arena bent upon sacrificing her love.
and also professionally determined to
prove that she can ride as well as IN
the DAYS Of her tanbark glory But she
I only taints in heap and breaks uD the
show. Then comes the last picture
/ the village by moonlight. with the little
church steeple towering above the
/ houses. and. winding their way over the
distant hills. the departing lanterns of
/ the circus caravan. And there stands
/ Polly. remaining behind with the man
/ OF her futtering little heart, and upon
/ the words OF Ruth again the play
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| The Dollar Princess" which Charles
/ trohman declares the best musica
/ comedy he has ever produced comes to
/ the salt Lake theatre for December Is
/ 10 and II. after a ten months run at
| the knfckerbocker. New YORK CITY The
| graceful music and humorous story OF
! The Dollar Princess" are pieasinriv
sung and acted by 2 remarkably good
/ cast headed by VIII c. MandeviIle
/ John L. Kearney. Franklin Farnum
| Daphne Glenn. Eileen Clanford Bar
1ara Darlington and Teddy Buckley.
| The charm OF the dainty operetta is
enhanced by the addition OF new songs