The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-21

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| The an-star Yiddish company conclud-
ed it's engagement at the Salt Lake thea
ter ON Thursday evening. Those who
did not witness the production OF ;his
company missed seeing some OF the
| finest acting and hearing some of the
most delightful music that has been
| given in Salt Lake for long Time. As
! has been said i'll these columns, the
promises OF tho press agent were more
| than made good. The company Is an
all-star one. IL Is TO be regretted that
| capacity audiences did not welcome the
| company. Between the third and fourth
| acts, on Thursday evening. David Lev
enson came before The curtain and. on
behalf of his company. thanked those
present, the Jewish people In particular
FOR the patronage bestowed and for The
manner In which, his players had been
treated. lie hoped some time in the fu-
ture 10 again appear In salt Lake, and
no doubt would on the next trip to the
| coast. The solos rendered by Miss Rosa
karp on Thursday evening were encorcd
again and again The lullaby which she
Flower Song" which she gave on
Wednesday evening.
The drama presented ON Thursday
evening was The Fathers Love" Here
Is the story OF the play Herman, i'm
personated by Mr. I-evenson. was -, a
teacher of music. One OF his pupils
was named Sophia and he fell in love
with her. There WAS parental objec
ton. and an clopemrnt and marriage
followed Later n girl was born to tho
couple. and they returned home 10 ask
forgiveness and receive the paternal
blessing. This was denied. and the
father, Selling an AK, attempted TO brain
Herman, but the latter wrcstcd the
weapon from his fathcr-in-law. and in
the struggle the father law was
killed Arrest followed: sclf-defensc was
sentence OF sixteen years in prison was
imposed and The term was served Mean
while, the wife. Sophia, and daughter
Rose, impcrsonatod by Miss karp, were
driven from home and went 80 the home
OF Dr, Edeiman. where Sophia became
nurse and where her daughter was
reared. The latter believing that the
mother was her sovcrness.
When Herman served his term of inn
prisonmcnt. during which time he had
never heard from his family. and again
became free man. he wandered into
his old home town where he was picked
up ny Chain Blk and taken 10 the home
OF The laJter's brother, Zudeck. Il wealthy
Jew, where he was recognized by Max
Zudeck. Il former pupil. hudecll knew
lTorman's wife. and when Herman de-
tailed his story Iudecll informed him
where his wife and daughter could be
found
Later. Herman makes his way to tho
doctors home, is met at the door by his
daughter. Rose. whom lie does not know,
and asks ior tho doctor. When he ap-
pears. Herman asks for Sophia, The lat
ter. when she appears. is at once recoE-
nizcd by Herman, but she does not recoe-
nizo him. When he makes himself
known she ropuscs him. and in answer
10 a question declares their daughter is
dead. an animated talk follows, the doc
tor appears and Sophia informs him Of
her life and that OF Herman,
Then the doctor appeals 10 Herman TO
not break up tho family and bring dis
grace upon the daughter. whom. the doc
tor informs him. Is not dead, Herman is
obstinate. demands that his wife and
ID auShtcr accompany him. and in his rage
seizcs a lamp to throw at the doctor
when Rose enters. and her appearance
calms Herman. who shows the father
love in not telling his daughter who he
il. Aud he sets the lamp down and de-
clares that he cannot harm man who
has been so good as the doctor has been.
and then falls in faint. When he re-
covers. the doctor pleads with him not
Ia break up the home. not TO disgrace his
daughter. conyinccS him that his wife is
a pure. good woman. and finally the fa-
theirs love- IS again shown and Herman
leaves.
in the last act Herman again appears
at the doctors home. broken i'm health. lie
is unable 10 sleep. and says that the
ghost of the man he killed haunts him
doctor why Rose calls him father, This
is explained. and again he is appealed TO
not TO disgrace the girl He finally as
sents. with the promise that Rose shall
not know who he is nor the relationship
existing between them IL she he allowed
To kiss him oncr and call him father, he
TO inform her that her govcrness is her
mother While awaiting their arrival in
the room he swallows the contents OF u
bottle of morphia. and. when his story Is
told and his daughter kisses him. he falls
back dead the fathers love- carrying
the secret OF his relationship TO Rose
with him 10 the end.
In the final scene the acting of Herman
and OF Rose is Il splendid piece OF work,
During the four acts the company was
called before the curtain several times.
the work Of the entire company being
away above the average. The one re-
gret Is that capacity houses did not wit
ness the performance.
Miss Sybella Clayton. pianist. and Alex
ander J. Eissolburg. baritone. will give
a concert at the Salt Lake thcatcr on