Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-25

/, paniments rendered during the little
sketch "Sweethenrts" being especially
delightful, while the overture and in
PERMISSION numbers are especial good.
The bill goes for the remainder o. the
week.
THE FORTUNE HUNTER Tonight.
for the first time in this city. The
Fortune Hunter will be presented at.
the Salt Lake thcater. The engage
ment is for five nights and two matt
nees. This delightful comedy by Win
chell Smith has enjoyed perhaps great
er popularity during the past year in
New York and Chicago than any other
play of recent date. The title role Is in
the hands of Fred Niblo. young actor
who has won his spurs on the boards.
COLOMBIAN evening Of ,inal-
loycd pleasure Is in store for the pa
irons ofsthc Colonial theatcr this week.
Max Figman, perhaps the most pleas
ing OF all the actors of the younger
school, with that womanly woman.
OF real delight to local patrons of the
drama. Mary James Pa" is one OF
the real American plays. 1t depicts
local color 80 thoroughly that one can
imagine himself transplan.cd for the
nonce.t to the precincts of the little In
diana village. The apparent utter
shiftlessness of the husband and father
who. stricken with wanderlust. leaves
his wife and two children to see the
world. is faithfully recorded by the au-
thor and most delightfully."- portrayed
by Max Figman. The heroic struggles
against poverty and fate, the triumph
of perseverance,. the longsuffer;ng and
devotion of the mother, the yearnlng of
the wonan's heart and the final sacri-
Q,,g of OH Sis nj IA her
seemingly worthless husband. are so
faithfully depicted by Helen Lackaye
that It is difficult to imagine that II is
merely II stage portrayal
The cast Is the same rs last year
with the exception Of the, part of Mary,
Jane, which Is delightfully."- taken this
season by little Dorothy Mckay. And
n more natural representation of n real.
living child could not be imagined.
There is nothing STACY about Mary
.1anc-shc Is the vivacious, enthusiastic.
sympathetic child of actual life. AS the
characters appeared upon the stage
they were gwen ovations. notably so
with Mr.. Figman and Miss Lhckaye,
Line Watkins. the haCkdriver who
wears fur coat In the middle of sum
mer In order to get the use" of it;
Miss Faxon. the mlliner, who Is going
TO town to get the styles because its
cheap rates." the irrepress;hie Amos
Whjpple the long. uWkWHrd, EaWkS
country lad who makes his wood saw,
ing enga goments conform to his visits
to the depot to "sec the 7:l5 train off,
Miss Dorothy Phillips. who. as Lucille
Perkins. thought she was being abused
and planned to elope with II local
.'barnstorming'' actor. represented by
RAYMOND Walburn: Rome Preston. de-
lineated by Frederick Smith. was an
ideal village attorney, while Joel Skin
ncr, the villain of the play, was ably
represented by J. II. Huntley Tho
printing office scene; the beautiful pic
ture in the last act where Figman so
delightfully."- tells Mary Jane the story
of tho "Doldubs." are masterpieces IN
scenic representation and delineatlon.
The Colonial orchestra WAS Ii, especial
~ good form last evening. and the Sc
lcctions were much enjoyed by the
large audience present. The piece goes
IN to and including Thursday night.
4 GARRICK--"The lronmaster," a play
in four acts by J. v. Pritchard Is be-
Ing presented this week by the William
Ingcrsoll company ut the Garrick. II Is
not great play, Perhaps. the patrons
Of this house who are so loyal to this
excellent organization of artists VIII