The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-08

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There is salutary lesson as well as
great moral lesson In The Thief" 1t Is
told in the last lines OF the play when
Richard Vaysln takes into his arms his
wife and says; The page has been
turned down forever" And the produc-
ton is a most finished one. Old favor
ties are in the cast IL Is a play for
husbands. Yes: II is likewise a play for
wives and for sons and for daughters,
That II is n popular play is shown by
the fact that 1t has been translated into
five alien tongues. THE Thief" was first
seen here nearly two years ago; IT was
June 1918. the last play at the Salt
Lake theater for the season Of l907-S.
1t was again presented In the famous
old playhouse on Thursday evening. and
a large audience greeted the splendid
company. headed by Herbert Kelley and
Thief has been told number OF times.
but II can always be repeated. Here is
the story in brief.
A woman OF youth and beauty. but
comparatively humble station, allows her
self TO fall In love with n brilliant man
OF the world whom she considers much
above her She worships him as some
thing unattainable. and is dazed when he
loves her In return. and makes her his
Wife Her love Is alteration, but she Is
haunted with the fear that she will lose
his love. She reasons that she must
equal In beauty and delicacy OF attire
the women with whom he has been fa-
miliar, II she is TO hold him His In
come and her allowance do not permit
competition in this respect. and in her
panic OF fear lest her happiness be
wrecked, she recklessly contracts great
debts with milllners and dressmakers
giving little thought TO the day Of reck-
ontns. But the day remorselessly ap-
proaches and exposure threatens as hus-
band and wife are visiting rich friends,
The friend and hostess carelcssly throws
into n bureau drawer money sufficient
TO satisfy Clamorous creditors. The tor
tured wife yields TO temptation.
Then comes the first complication. a
youth, son of her husbands friend, is
infatuated with her. Idle vanity makes
declaration OF love and refuses to read
his letters. a detective has been sum
moned as a guest 10 the house to fa-
thom the mystery OF the stolen money.
The youth Is seen in the boudoir from
which the money has been taken. He
has been there 10 lay his love letters be-
meath the pillow OF the woman he loves.
The detective is called on for his report
and he presents seemingly conclusive
case of clrcumstantial evidence against
the boy. The guilty woman. In panic
and graSping at straws, goes to seek him
and appeals 10 him I'm the name OF his
love for her TO save her. He consents.
After this basis is laid In the first act
the author develops a remarkable scene
between the guilty woman and her hus-
band. Brooding over the sorrow that
has come to his friend. certain anomalies
In the boys story come 10 him. Playful
ly ransacking his wifes chIffoner. he
finds purse with noney-more money
than she has any right 10 have. In a
painful scene he forces confession Of
guilt OF theft. and jealousy carries him
to accusation of falthlessness. ~. too,
have been nineteen" he cries bitterly.
The third and final act takes place the
next morning. when the youth has been
summoned to hear decree OF banish-
ment 10 South America, which means
probable death. The guilty wife and
her husband. as long time friends OF the
family. are requested TO be present. The
woman ~ould escape the scene, but the
husband srimly forces her TO remain. The
ishment. In a scene OF heart breaking
pathos he finally ruShes out in obedience
TO his fathers command. Then the
guilty woman confesses.
The company which presents "The
Thief" is. as said, splendid one. The
climax Is in the second act. when Ma
rie Louise Vaysu, Efiic Shannon. makes
confession to her husband Herbert KeI-
portunity for some exceptional acting,
which - maenificently done by both The
other members OF the company are ad-
mirably cast. The Thief will run the
remainder of the week. with matinee
Saturday. Thursday evening the COM
pany was called before the curtain d
number of times,
The Mission opened with a new bill on
Wednesday. The programme Is bright
ard entertaining and well worth seeing.
Elsie Harvey and her dancing boys APP
pear IN clever singing and dancing
stunt. and her act was literally ap-
plauded, Gerard. the German Hercules
has a thrilling, breath catching act that
is a remarkable display of strength and
agility. There is comedian In the act
whose foolishness is a diversion from the
regular. clown stunt common with this
class OF acts.
pear In college farce called Half Back
Hank" that is full Of action and fair
comedy George Serrels, LottIe Monroe
and and Mr. Rutherford himself. plus the
hand and several laughs,
De Felde and Zelda, equilibrists. have
classy act. introducing several new
ffeats in the balancing line. The act
Mathews and Bannon have a nonsens-
cal military travesty as their vehicle.
They carry an excellent stage setting,
Their acting Is good, but the playlet 1,
work with. being decidedly 'horsey."
There are several good laughs in 1t, how
ever
Gardner and Colder sing a good song
well, The first part OF their act. which
is the stereotyped. burnt cork kind
would make a real black man blush with
Hlortlncauon. ana could be well dis
pensed with TWO sets of excellent
pictures is the Offering OF the Pic.
turegraph. The bill runs throug
Wednesday next, with the usual mat
nee.
salt Lake is a mighty good ce TO
come back to. This must have been the
thought OF NJ. j, Brines. the popular
tenor, as he gazed over the crowded
house that greeted him In the First Con-
gregational church Thursday evening. 1t
is what many another Utahn has thought
when he returned to his own and found
the welcome OF real true friends, as did
Mr., and Mrs Brines after their absence
for the past year. To his many friends
present II was pleasing TO note that his
voice was even stronger and more beau
tiful than before. The programme was
we'll selected and arranged with versa
tillty TO bring out all his ability. 1t was
as follows; ,'Das Wandern;' and Der
Neugerige." by Schubert: Marie" by
Franz: DER Asra." by Rubensteln: Die
Lotusblume;,' In English. by Schumann;
"Widmung.' by Schumann: ''Arie from
La Boeheme.' . by Ppccini; 'Polonaise.
Opus "a. No L. by Chopin ITO You"
"In a Garden. "Dreams OF q Summer
Garden Dreams of Summer Night"
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