The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-30

BABY Mine has been described as a
play Of thousand laugh power. II is
more than that; II Is one long hilarious
conVulsion. There we're men I'm the i'm
mense audience which taxed the seating
capacity cf The Colonial last night. with
Whom a laugh is almost as rare
| currence as a Hottcntot a. a fancy ball.
ard they howled and ha-ha'd and
couGhed and grosncd. 1t is putting IL
Who consider n laugh in public breach
OF etiquette. cried tears OF merrIment be-
cause their laughing organs were wrecked
under the convusing onslaught.
BABY Mime has been called by con-
serratfyc critics the funniest play ever
written. |, certainly goes one better over
taNed the laughing powers of Salt Lake
audience. Margaret Mayo has taken a
subject 30 delicate in nature that. while
many playwrghts have conceived It's pos
sbilities. they lave kept hands OFF, be-
cause, in skimming over the thin ice OF
convention and morality, they feared The
depths of vulgarity into which tho sliynr-
est misstep would plunge play. player aud
author.
II was left 10 2 woman 10 handle the
dangerous theme. behind which lurked
such a wealth Of clean. wholesome humor
and fun With a woman's intuition, com
hined with the mental resources which
make a playwright, she was enabled 10
gin through the gauze Of convention tho
essential humor: so. that while there Is
just dash OF sUgEestiyeness here and
there through Miss Mayo'a handiwork 1T
fer IL. as others are too busy absorbing
that which VAS intended to be observed
and enjoyed,
To relate synopsis OF "Bahv Mine"
would only prepare those who are yet 10
sec il for the surprises OF the piece. for
II is in these surprising Developments
that the real zeSt Of the comedy comes.
in fact. the whole play is a series Of con-
vulsiSe surprises mgeniously linked to-
gether ny the thread of the story. How
ever. Alfred Hardy takes a three months
~ In, Of ,fY
with his wife \ friend "Jimmys wife"
suggests that good way TO make the
absent husband take note OF Mrs. Hardy's
desire for Hardy's return is to appeal TO
hin-reach bin through his weakest spot.
He dotted nn babies. \ baby is borrowed.
Hubby returns home on receiving the
urws that he is father
complications arise; the borrowed
baby's mother wants her baby back. An
other baby Is bargained for, and there
happens 10 be twins in The home from
which the latter baby is borrowed: the
second twin is soon taken into the con-
spiacy. Before the play Is over. tho fond
father, who isn't. is found cuddling the
three newly borns, thinking that he is
We arc not permitted TO see what
lie is not a father at all. But the audi
encc Is left assured that he will remain al
home; Al least that he Will not go TO De-
trot was responsible for tIiplcts. two
trips Every person In Salt Lake Will
I be tho better Tor an evenings session
with "Baby Mine" \ good laugh Is bet
ter than a tonic. and "Baby Mine" is
better than a trip TO the seashore.
Marjorie Cortland plays delightfully."-
| is a signal for n laugh At first one is
compelled ia think that she is just bit
babylsh in her talk and mannerisms, but
| II is "A baby show, and she soon has her
audience captvated as The consistency OF
her conception of the part becomes ap-
parent before the piece has progressed
Earle Mitchell makes an exceptionally
funny character of Jimmy the baby
catcher. for he acquires the little pink
thngs' while the two women utilize
! them in their conspiracy against Hardy.
jimmy Too, is part requiring over
The, role, and Is eaual at ALI times 10 the
Jimmy precipItatcs himself
| Jane Carlton is clever actress OF on
cecdine good looks, and her PLAYING OF
Aggio. ''Jinmys" wife. IL thoroughly cf-
iectWe, Alfred Hardy, Is nicely portrayed
loses some OF his lines because Of thc
animation he puts into the part. ii would
be his privilege. howc'";, 10 entirely lose
his voice when informed that he is tho
father OF triplcls. The minor parts OF The
cast are in highly efficient hands
Two interior scenes are used in The
| worked out In delicate shades. Tho pic
lure presented 10 the audience when the
curtain Is IaIs"d III the second act, With
tho two pretty women. beautifully
Gowned making preparations for the
coming OF the borrowed baby is like n
a beautiful frieza
'Eaby Mine Will play through the
week. There viii he two rnatincos given
during the engagement nj the Colonial
on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
With tho single exception Of Mile CorI
who appeared on tho Orpheuin stage a
month or two ago in wonderful dance
no such graceful dancers have been seen
! here as are III" -Four Files. who are on
, the Orpheum bill this week. Two beau
| tfUl young women and two handsome
men present an act that is tho cmbndi-
ment of grace In movement from Inc In :
ming to end. The imitation of n quar-
| trttc OF leo skaters, with all their rhythm
OF motion; Is The last word in the dance
beautiful, The Brazilian dance as given
| by the Eles Is another feature of thciI.
| act. an act that throughout IL one OF