The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16

to relate, absolutely original. Those
two clever writers, George H. Broad
hurst, author of ''The Man Of the
Hour and other successes, and George
V. Hobart, the humorist widely known
as 'Dinkelspiel, and also author of
Marie Cahill IS recent hit, "The Boys
and Betty in "Wild6re, - have
given TO the stage the best racing play
ever written. Pauline Hall, long
beauty prima donna, whose photograph
has been reproduced moro times in
more magazines and other publications
both In America and Europe than that
of any other celebrity, finds a most
congenial role in the fascinating Widow
Darlington. Miss Hall is a handsome
woman, But in addition. she brings
to the portrayal of the dashlng widow
a high degree of dramatic ability
comedienne. That little prince Of
comedians, Will Archie, who is but four
feet high in stature but mile high
in attractive talent, will be seen in
his original role Of "Bud, - the slangy
stable boy Archie s succ ess in ''Wild.
fire" has been such that he now
shares the starring honors with Miss
Hall. An exceptional company VIII be
seen in support of Miss Hall and viii
complete in every detail, and true to
the racing atmosphere, will be shown.
A feature OF the production Will be the
exquisite display of gowns worn by
Miss Hall in the three acts Of "Wild~
fire. The usual matinecs will be
given Wednesday and Saturday.
"The Morals Of Marcus is to be
played at the Bungalow theater this
week, beginning tonight. The play
comes with the cachet Of a successful
New York and Chicago season, and the
public will remember the pleasure its
ter. last year, when Marie Doro pre-.
sented IT.. The play is adapted from the
wonderfully fascinating story of the
same name, bv VIM. j. Locke. 1t is a !
play which will delight the patrons OF
the Bungalow, for il gives opportunity, !
IN subtlety of expression and charac
terization. for the varied talents of
associated players. 1t is story Of the |
developing character OF young girl, |
and the interruption of a scholar S |
sheltered life, when love comes TO dis. |
order his books.
A young girl, born of weak English
woman and a conscienceless Turk. lives
in the manner OF the cast. content |
in eating Turkish sweets. and
peering over the walls of the |
harem at the world outside, vii. |
full, ignorant, absolutely inexper- |
enced and withal wonderfully beautiful |
she escapes from the hated house of |
her unsneakable father and flies with |
an EnglIshman, who bewitched by her
beauty. plans to take her to London. !
BY series of accidents the girl ar
rives alone in London, and is found.
loft
In n public park by Marcus Ordevne. !
Marcus Ordeyne is Il Young English |
man, fallen heir to title and fortune |
who has given himself up TO life OF |
study, and is then engaged in writing
historical study. In his way he is |
as inexperienced and as ignorant of life |
as the girl. Fate suddenly introduces
dress, and hungry. What can he do?
Obviously the first thing is to find a
restaurant and then to help look up the
girls missing friends. A stray kitten
picked up on the street and given n |
saucer of warm milk. naturally adopts
at once its benefnctor, and so, likewise. |
the girl throws the responsibility of
the situation on Marcus, accepts his
aid and without question of the future
places her life in the unsophisticated !
hands of the Young bookworm. Marcus
takes the girl home and adopts her as
his daughter and then the comDlications
Of life with n beautiful girl begin for
him The play deals with the humor,
the happiness and the tragedy Of the
lives of these two. Through the scenes
appear the aunt, with the marriagcable |
daughter (poor Marcus is too unknow-
ing to see the hook). His French friend
gallant and goodhearted. even in his
wickedness. and the poor woman here
tofore befriended by Marcus, who has
brought into his life its ono touch of
feminiDitv. In the end the girl comes
to womanhood, and Marcus comes to an
understanding, that in this life of NOR.
tails. the heart plays even a greater part
than the head. 1t is story Of bewitch.
ing grace Of beauty and innocence 1t |
gives no comfort to the suffraeette. |
for it reveals the source Of woman s. |
power-her helplessness-in which Mt |
once, is her greatest strength and her |
greatest danger. Miss Maudc Leone |
has the beauty and the grace of the
heroine. and her art can find express