The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-08

For the first time in the history of the
salt Lake theater-and it is forty eight
years old this evening" real battle has
been fought upon the stage. Seventeen
hundred shots were fired In the contest,
a SatlinS rapid-frc gun was brought
into play, and terrific combat was
Wased, There was the blaze OF revolver
and OF winchester, the crack OF the rife
in this battle fought in a pass in a
mountain range, and one forgot that be
was gazing upon the stage and that the
participants were actors. so realistic was
the scene. The battle occurred in the
third act of The Round-Up." the Klaw
IL ErlanSer play that is a combina ton
Of circus. of wild west, of meodrama.
now being presented at the Salt Lake
thcater. II is a great show.
There have been western plays pre-
a production that followed so closely the
scenes Of the west in its wild ond woolly
days as does Tho Round-Up." 1t is
realistic In every way. Not only is. the
but there are some extremely clever
lines in the drama. as, Tor instance
when in the last act Slim Hoover, sher
III of Pinal county. Arizona, role taken
by Maclyn Arbucklc, explains TO Polly
Hope. a character portrayed by Paula
Gloy, in these words What is
coat and hat and then explains it to yen
in such satisfactory manner. and so
well. that you gladly give him your
stch and chain Again when Perrna
they propose to hang him Immediately
TO a tree that branches over rushing
creek. Las man you hanged there.
he says. rope broke and he fell in the
river and escaped
well, wc'l sec TO it the rope won't
break this time The men answer to
which Peruna crimly replies;
Hope IT won't Tor can't swim.
There is the greatest fidelity shown re-
gardng detail OF the country wherein
the scenes OF The play arc located in
the territory Of Arizona. The play. or
the story. is wcll told. IL is mcodrama.
II starts with q wedding. and before the
curtain falls upon the last act there are
number of tragedies. II tells the tale
OF n ranchmans daughter whose sweet
heart goes away. and nothing being
heard nt him for two years he is sup
and won by another n friend of the alb
sent ono. The day Of The marriage the
without seeing his sweetheart, nc bcliev-
Ing her unfaithful She loves tho man
she merries. hut learns oi his pcriidy iu
not letting her know of tho return oi
number one and dramatically sends him
out in the desert TO find and bring him
hack to me; this, however. after her
husband has been accused nt a murder
and robbery of trader. Tho husband,
who was In the hands nt The sheriff. To
whom he had given his word that lie
would mako no attempt 10 escape If he
his wife in order that he might ac-
knowledge his own pcrtdy. but when
she drives him from home he forgcls all
else save her and tlees 10 find his friend
which he docs after u prolonged search.
the friend dying OF thirst in the heart of
The mountain. In this scene are found
The best lines i'm the play. The first
sweetheart. after desperate but vain
search for water. and when almost dead
from thirst, in his agony cries out: "ph.
what n land, What land, It's the
abode ot The god thirst nc tempts
men into its valley with tho lure OF gold.
ouy 10 sap the life from their bodies
drop by drop, In my cur there constant
ly sounds the habblc n1 running streams.
water Eushcs from the rocks oulv To
fade away as | draw 10 drink | must
20 on I must. There water. oh. how
cool IL looks, Oh, no. YOU can't fool me
YOU shant drive me mad. Watcr-,I
drained that two days ago two. was
II three? There, wont give up: |
won't I've conquered. I'll conquer
again.
Hero he is found. aud when revived by
a drink Of water a dramatic scene occurs
between the husband and the wandcrcr
in which the former hcgs tho wandercr
10 return TO his fISt love. Just after ho
says goodbye the Indians appear and
engage in battle first with the two men
and then with the roscuing party, As
said the battle IL Il most realistic scene
In fact. tho entire play rests upon the
stage settings. and these settings are
wonderfully realistic, The canyon scene
is u magnificent one. and the appearance