Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-12

admirers could possibly have wished
Bright, CHEEKY vivacious to fault.
She shed sunshine all through the
tragic atmosphere which ever hung
Wcuacingly over the scenes of the
play Miss Douglas certainly
scored decided hit on her reap
pearance last evening At the con-
clusion Of the first act she was COM
PEELED TO appear again and again. Miss
Outtrim was Estella Bonham. wife OF
the Colonel the poor dupe OF the
designing captain. The part Is ad-
miraby suited 10 her emotional style.
and most charminglv did she portray
the weak woman and rcmorsefl wife
The second curtain was hers Lieut.
Denton Of the T. S. calvary Farnum's
old part was artistically handled by
Noel Travers, who Is n great favorito
with Bungalow audiences. The
character is strong. quiet and compell-
ing and Mr. Travers made Il an that
Miss Lillian Brockman. Miss Muriel
Arndt and Miss Kathleen Hardle were
au better than their parts VIM.
Donovan as Capt Bonham. the villain
who went smashing female hearts
right and left. made n hit. The rest
of the support was far above tho
average. making Arizona" which
continues for the week. one OF the
most attractive shows given at the
Bungalow for months
GRAND-Thoodore Torch ana his
strong stock company with its heavy
cast continue To- draw paying houses
a. the Grand. "Mizpah" Ella Wheeler
WiicoA's powerful Biblical drama. laid
in tine times OF Esther. some $50 years
before Christ is the most pretontiOus
production attempted az the Grand for
a long time. and the people Of Salt
1 al d.
ing appreciation of the effort. Ii was
particularly well selected for time
Ike conference. and for a week the
outside people made up the major part
OF the audiences. an being loud in
their praise OF the production with its
beautiful and expensive ancient cos
tunes, its elaborate stage settings and
long cast OF characters. The third
scene was especially pretenti0us The
good work Of the actors has already
been spoken Of. that OF Mr.. Torch. Miss
Fay Miss ketChem, Miss Morris and
others being especially mertorious In
fact the production we'll merits the
generous patronage IL is receiving
Wednesday night Is the last Of "Mz-
pah," and st. Elmo another fine
bill, will hold the boards for the rest
Of the week.
MISSION--The fine bill being present
ed this week goes on for the last time
tomorrow. and viii be succeeded by
complete change Thursday evening.
THE ROOSEVELT FILAiS-To af-
ford salt Lakers an opportunity 60 see
the original excellent motion picture
films of Roosevelt I'm Africa, imme-
diately on the day OF release, Max
Florence. OF The Florence Film com
pauy has arranged for the absolute
purchase Of several copies of this great
tropical feature between HE exchange
and the Progressive Motion Picture
OF ogden. I'm speaking
of this matter last evening Mr. Flor
ence said. zone of these sets has been
expressly secured for exclusive use In
the Shubert theater here. and owing
TO the fact that this subject is released
simultaneously by an film exchanges
on exactly the same date. and our COM
panv is supplying only one copy in this
city. the Shubcrt will positively be the
only local theater which will be able
to exhibit this picture on Monday
April rs. the regular date OF release IT.
OF what may have been said |
10 the contrary. The rule regulating |
his matter was iuaugurated by tho |
Motion Picture Patents company, a
concern formed I'm New York City for |
The purpose Of uplifting the motion |
picture business, and any violation OF /
same by % theater may not only result /
In having the picture unlawfully pre- |
3ented forcibly taken away. but II may /
result also In a permanent revocation |
VI the license OF the theater wilfully !
aking tho unfair advantage and the /
aim exchange supplying the picture" /
rhis subject is declared by those who I
nave seen the film to be one of the I
greatest educational themes. depicting /
scenes OF wild animals I'm their native /
launts. ever shown. The great interest I
N the picture. however viii center iu I
ne fact that Mr. Roosevelt figures con- I
iplcuously iu every scene. \ record /
breaking business is anticipated