The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-13


the Enemy" must be left green on his
brow; but their patter to clatter has
passed from melOdTama into bUrlesQue
and now we get a Belascan effect for a
hero who comes and goes in an auto
mobile. John Emerson habitates with
/ a jezebel in the city, but once in a long
while goes to see his wife in the coun-
try.
One Of these visits is due. The drama
has begun at the luxurious home pro-
vided by John for his wife. The setting
is a floral dooryard Of a big, beautiful
house. We have got acquainted with
the wife as persOnated by Charlotte
Walker, an actress so attractive that
Walter married her, and meant she
should be in The Easiest Way" but
BeIasco thought Frances Starr more
suitable; and It was agreed that Mrs.
Walker Walter should be the star
heroine Of Walters next piece. So here
we have her at the Emerson villa in
Just & Wife" discussing with her
brother-for the audience to hear-the
reasons why her wedlock is unhappy.
Hark! There's the faint sound Of q
distant hank-horn. It comes again a
little more distinctly. Hush There S
the low but rising chug-chug of a mo-
tor car. See! She and we see the mile
away glimmer of the headlight. If II
turns this way at the crossroads, then
twill surely be the husbands approach,
And 80 it is. The honking and chug-
ging comes closer. along with a whr-r-r
and bur-r-r, the headlight glints
against the foliage and house; the car
is heard to stop with final snort-and
after a pause of impressive silence
like the stopping Of circus band be-
fore an unusual feat-the husband
strides into view.
Listen now to Edward BTeese, the
actor 80 theatrically introduced; for he
and Charlotte disclose the strange pos
ture Of affairs in this newest drama of
matrimonial infelicity. Six years ago,
he was likely to lose the presidency of
e. transcontinental railway because he
kept q concubine scandalously; so a
spotless and socially distinguished wife
was essential to his career; and he got
one in the daughter of a proud and
miserably poor southern family. No
love was pretended by either. II was a
bargain. He gave wealth TO her, she
gave vogue to him, and IL was agreed
that neither should '1ntrude upon the
privacy" OF the other. Whether or not
that meant no conjugal relations at all,
or merely separate existence for the
most part, is not quite clear. Anyway,
though, she doesn't think it licenses
him to keep right on with the other
woman; which he does for SIX years.
The concubine, mistaking this visit
by the husband for an affectionate
demonstration, follows him in furious
jealousy; end she is acted very spirit
edly by an Amelia Gardner, a brunette
contrast TO the blonde Charlotte Walk
er. The play Is made up of thoughtful
strong, but generally inactive discus
sions of the problem presented. Be
sides the three principally concerned
the husband has a secretary and the
wife a brother to vie with them in
fluent diction. They get the audiences
rapt attention. But they don't solve
the problem, although their thorough
consideration of it breaks up the alb
horrent triangle; for the concubine
gives up the man and goes far west
while the wife stays undivorced at the
country home; and the husband, with
q reversal Of the noises of his arrival
speeds back to town in his automobile.
InfeIicItous Wedock.
The four serious dramas here present
each q case Of infelicitous wedlock.
have told of two wives and one worse
husband. ''Mid-Channel'' does not even
UP the count between the sexes, for the
wife is the sinner. The husband is a
nagger and bullyragger, though, and
he, as we'll as her lover, is to blame for
her misconduct. They tire of each
other. An advisory friend tells them
that, midway in one of the routes
across the English channel, boats are
tossed roughly for several miles, but
after passing that rough portion OF the
trip. they make the rest Of the passage
smoothly. That's his allegory to teach
the pair forbearance. It doesn't,
though. and they separate, the husband
to mate translently with huzzy and
the wife with ibertine. They doat