The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Forbes Robertson I'm THE Passing ot
the Third Floor Back comes TO the
matinee tomorrow afternoon. The emil
nent English actor manager has scored
great success in this play. which has
had nearly two thousand rendcrings to
date. This is the first visit TO Salt Lake
Of jerome X. Jerome's play OF modern
life, which Is described as q play OF mys-
tery. full OF symbolic interest II is said
that the story Is So true to everyday life
that one cannot help being deeply i'm
pressed with It's message, Forbes Rob
ertson Is said 10 live his character, not
calm and gentle manner. accompanied by
a straight look from the eye that speaks
truth.
cdy and southern meodrama, when
knIghthood Was In Flower" dropped In
at the Colonial last night for one per-
formancc only. as a pleasing diversion
Miss Anna Day. unknown in local posters
plays the role OF Mary Tudor The pre-
sentinE cast, which Is well balanced and
lalr'y capable throughout numbers more
than n score OF people.
Paul Kcstcr dramatizcd the famous
Major romance. which lent itself ad
mirahly TO stage adaptation. with the re-
suit that the dramatic version lis In all
most perfect sequence and detail with the
original narrative.
The play is we'll mounted, In five acts
The details which create the atmosphere
OF the tlmc-carly In the sixteenth cen
turv-arc worked out In nice illusionary
values,
Dantc's Inferno" in thirty-six scenes
Is the feature attraction on the film pro-
grammc at the Liberty. The picture re-
quires srycnty-flvc minutes in It's unwind
Ing. From the time Dante loses his way
in the dark and gloomy forest: through
tho portal OF the Inferno upon which arc
inscribed the words IAN hope aba ndon
ye who enter here through the ljmbos
u.
coming of Christ: into the presence Of
Minos. who judges The guilty souls ::
across The river StyN; past the filthy wa
tors OF MalabolSe; into the pit of venom
Gus serponts; across the lake OF ic"; until
Dante Is led through the subtcrraneAn
passage into the light Of day again, one
iorSetS That one is witnessing n motion
picture production, so real seem the char
acters and so grotesque and awcsonne is
each scene. Music. illustrative of the
spirit OF each scene is PLAYED during the
operation Of the picture Other films are
shown, expanding the program and Of
fcr!ng pleasing advertisement,
Aside from tonight being the regular
society night at the Orpheum additional
interest is added 10 the ALREADY strong
vaudeville bill in the form OF a swimming
and diving contest which viii bc exhib-
led In Odiva's big glass and steel tank.
gymnasium have entered and each pro-
poses TO carry away the handsome silver
loving cup that has been offered by the
Droheum management for the best wom-
an swimmer III Salt Lake.
As Sergeant Mcintyre. essence of
Aud Ireland Nell Pratt one or the
popular members OF the Garrlct com
pany, has scored something OF hit this
week III For Fair Virginia" the war
drama ny Russ WYthal which is skill
iuIIy playcd by the Garrick company this
week. In preparation for the coming.
week at the GarriclS, York State Folks"
mas he'n selected for the new play.
"nich VIII open Sunday evening
Something new" is the cry Of The
thnatergolne public. and the answer
comes back that there Is nothing nrw
under the sun. Yet Fred Karno's com
edidns at the Empress this week dlsprove
the answer and fulhll the demand The
act ls as unique as II seems original
Imagine the heterogeneous gathering of
men and women III a rural clubhouse on
The outskirts OF London Stretch The
imagination to the point of seeing and
nearing in your mind the capcrs and
songs and rcCitations Of each for the
amusement of the others. and you haven I
even Il iair idca Of tho fun contained in
n Night in London Club"
Miss Marjorie Bonner. a member Of ,bo
Anna Held Miss Innocence company
Whlch comes To the Salt Lake theater
next thursday. bears the distinction or
neng The richest chorus girl in the world
While touring Texas soTen wears 80
with Miss Held in "The Little Duchess :"
Miss Eonner invested small amount or
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