The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-13

There is play at the Salt Lake the
ater that every Salt Laker should see,
FOR the reason that 1t breaches q most
powerful sermon. Not only that but II
strikes straight from the shoulder and
there is many a Salt Laker, as there are
hundreds OF thousands of people In other
cities and towns and villages and ham
let's that are living the same kind OF
lives as those depicted in the play, 1t is
not an overdrawn picture. not an over
drawn play, But II shows in the plain
est manner possible what extravaganza
does. what the end always is when one
spends $4,000 a year on a $1,000 income
The play is The Spendthrift," and it is
presented by splendid company. It is
a wonderfully striking object lesson on
the folly ard the extravaganza OF woman.
The pathetic part OF The. spend
THRIFT is the woman's unconscious Ioily
and her inability from long habits OF
self-indulgcnce to realize that anything
else is important, Hcr husband tells
her that he is on the brink of failure.
beGs her to help him, suggests that they
close the house 10 economize, and she in
turn, declaring that she will do every
thing possible. suggests "Trip 10 Europe
when the house is closed and the i'm
mediate necessity for another automobile.
Tired and worn with the struggle. the
man gives up. The best twenty years
Of his life and all of his money are gone.
and lie tells the wife. who has spent the
money, that he must now find some place
TO work as the employee of another man.
What other women have. this wife must
have. The eXtravagant dresses that they
wear she must wear She owes IT 10
herself 10 keep UP with her friends. but
She owes nothing TO her husband.
When the crash comes, the eTtrava,
not help, and as the husband abandons
hope the wife produces twenty thousand
dollars in cash-twenty bills OF one
,hoHsand dol dollars Ri each. @ She ties ,s 10 ner
has been lent to her by the rich aunt.
Inc great sensation Of the play comes
when the truth leaks out. The aunt.
who says "shc has one foot in the grave
and the other in Wall street." will not
he made partner 10 q lie-even to save
her niece, and when the husband would
to borrow. she hands IL back and says;
81 didn't give ii 10 her" Then slowly Is
forced from the heartbreaking wife the
fact that she has borrowed the twenty
thousand dollars from another man-an
enormously rich man known 20 the hug
band as q man without moral character
and in the third act when the climax
comes. when the scene in the bed cham
strong one. The play Is chock fun of
pretty aphorisms. Here are few:
IAN this talk about a woman's sphere
makes me sick. a woman's sphere Is
first TO be q mother; second, TO be Il
good mother"
You Just borrow when you happen
to own a chain Of banks"
Before 1 let 20 OF any money I want
to the collateral--and I usually do.
Good mothers haven't time to be
"Thcre's more contentmcnt I'm 2. IIar-
lem flat than in Newport villa any
dav."
People arc living nowadays on what
my chauffeur calls the HIGH speed and
4 n at
the crossings"
Let me tell YOU. young man. that
ar In , this World World happiness Roesn,,t, follow
old women with one foot I'm tho grave
and the other I'm Wall street often say
things they don't mean"
THE Spcndthrifr' is presented by an
ideal company. Doris Mitchell who por-
trays the character OF Frances Ward, Is
q beautiful woman and an accomplished
actress. Lionel Adams as Richard Ward
her husband, enacts the role Splendidly
Mr.. Adams was seen here thrce years
ago as the Major in the "Man Of the
Hour" Forest Il. Orr as Monty Ward
and Vivian Martin as Clarice Van Zandt
had roles that TT them perfectly. They
were both here with William II, Crane
In Father and the Boys" Other mcm-
b"rs of the company arc likewise de-
serving of praise. particularly Lizzie Nc
Call. who plays the part OF Ann Gretchen.
The Spcndilrift" will run all the week
with matnecs on Wednesday and Satur-
DAY You Should see the play
Altitude and tho tremendous speed of
the act caused Miss Sellcrmann 10 col
lapse at the end OF her act at the Or
phCUm yesterday afternoon. Miss Ecl-
lcrmaDn is not accustomed TO the rare cflcd
air Of the mountains. and in consequence
suffers through difficulty III breathing
while doing her diving act Another big
audience witnessed the bill last night.
Charles l<icin's new play, "rhc Gam
blcrs." Is now in rehearsal with George
Nash. who will be featured I'm the lead
Ing role. Jane Cowl, Charles Stevenson.
Edith Barker, William B. Mack. George
Bacllus. Clifford Leigh, Cecil Kingston.
Julia Hay. William Postance. Charles
BurDrdec and George A. Wright in tho
cast. This VIII be ihc first OF a num-
bcr OF plays that will he produced bv the
Authors Producing company Of which
John Cort is president and Charles Klein
general producing director "The Gam
bier" VIII be first produced nj the Alex
audria thcatcr: Toronto, October s.
The show for the second week al the
Garricl Is drawing even better than did
that OF last week Tho play. 'Thc Walls
OF Jericho Is one which grips the heart
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