The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13

on February 81 The Mauretania sailed
from this port on Wednesday a wire
less message from the steamship says
that on yesterday, Friday, the play was
presented in the cabin OF the great liner
and that IL was wonderful success. The
Climax" is admirably adapted for starting
Theatrical performance a Soa, for the
east IL small. only four persons, includ-
ing MISS Doro; and one set OF scenery
which is an important part OF the play
was given with the aid Of the liners
plano and organ. There was a hXeL
charge for seats and the proceeds were
devoted TO the seaman's fund. The pro.
granme. beautiful one, and which vii;
be souvenir OF the first theater in mid
ocean. read as follows:
ON BOARD THE S. S. MAURITANIA,
CHARLES FROHMAN
MISS MARIE DORO
THE CLIMAX" q
a Play In Three Acts, by Edward Locke.
p!etro Golfanii. ..... MIR. Effin;ham Pinto
Jonn Raymond .,..... Mr.. Arthur Yaram
Adelina Won Hagen. Miss Marie Doro
The performance was the consumma-
ton OF a long cherished plan OF Mr..
frohman's and an equally long standing
arrangement between him and the Cunsrd
line. The delay In inauguratlng tho
scheme has been the fewness OF suitable
plays for ocean production. Although it
is not generally known, Miss Doro has
aiIeduy dCleu lRe role OIL AOcfIna IN
this country, but never in New York
Spot Lights.
Adeline Genee and Lee Harrison will
migrate TO Chicago. either on February
% or March T. IT all depends upon how
well the Windy City likes The Love
week later tnan the original date OF de-
parture, Gence will postpone her Chi
eago debut for week. j.
Lee Schubert is going to Invade fash
NON ttrf ssiIh On.
already see lhc wealthy young scions OF
American 1;istccracy perking up after
this annc mcut Mr.. Schubert hopes
10 have 4 Play house running in Newport
by next fali.
Grin Jotanson Will play the hero in
Children Of Destiny when il is pro-
March l. The drama Is by sydney Rosen-
field
Mrs. Russell G. Colts baby has been
cnrlstened Samuel. after his grandpa.
samuel Colt of Providence, r. l. John
Drew presided.
James Forbcss new comedy. "The
Commuters. Will be tried out in Atlantic
city on April Is.
''Sister Beatrice
"Sister Beatrice" which the New The
alter company has added to its reper-
toirc. Is a miracle play In three acts. II
has been given with success abroad. but
has never been produced here. For the
New Theater's presentation the play has
Will be given with 81 musical accompa-
nlment and such scenic features as are
fitting to the mysticism OF the drama
The play Is based on medieval legend.
the story OF which Is familiar through
THE Nun" q ballad by John Davidson
and the poem. Legend Provence" by
Adelaide Anne Proctor. Maeterlinck's
drama. however, Is based on the original
Dutch version of the tale In brief. tho
story Is that OF Sister Beatrice. nun,
supposed 10 have been an inmate OF a
convent near Louyain In the thirteenth
century. Because Of her love for a man,
she renounces her vows and goes out
into the world. As she leaves the con-
vent the statue of the Virgin Mary de-
scends from its pedestal and in the flesh
and blood takes up the duties Of Sister
Beatrice for whom she IS mistaken by
the nuns. Years later Sister Beatrice.
worn out by the sins OF the world, re-
turns 10 seek forgiveness, and the statue
resumes its place on the pedestal. The
penitcnt sister is told that she has never
left the convent; that sucn belief on
her part Is merely a delusion. and she
keeps her secret to her death. The moral
Of the play is epitomized in the last
lines. which read, God pardons sin done
without hatred. There Is no sin for
Eiveness does not touch"