The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-17

In The House Next Door It's author
has given MS dramatic product along
the manner in which Ne presents his ar
gument. for IL is certainly an argument
in favor of the Hebrew for the abolish
ment OF racial prejudice and the *, eSta1, ,,;,
Is couched in comedy and biting satire,
the satirical shafts are barbed With truth
and Tipped, with sarcasm. And nnderly-
ing the whole is foundation OF truth
that some will ignore. others will admit
being half truth, while the generous VIII
conccdo the truth in It's fullness.
The House Next Door' was originally
a German play. and its adapter. !. Hart
ley Manners. llas laid the seen" In Eng
land. hut the theme is general and ia
roughly applicable to conditions In the
United states.
In short. tho play Is an ezageerat,on
10 the point OF farce, but very good farce.
The humor and fun is unflagging, al e
ways I'm close relationship 10 the dovel-
opment Of the theme and never break
ing the interest OF tho well-toid story.
William Y. Mong is finished actor;
OF necessity his SIR Iohn is obvious and
exaggerated, though AT all times pleas
ing and interesting, Allen Mathes is Il
capable Young actor. and effectively por-
trays Cecil, Sir, Johns son. Sir Isaac
George Dayton. while Mable Parker
makes captivating Esther, Sir Isaac :
daughter, Grace Hale is sweet aud de-
mure and interesting in her delineation
of l1lrica Cotswold
"The House Next Door will be the
offering ct the Colonial through Satur-
day night, with n matinee Saturday aft
cmoon.
Owing to The inability of the Mont
EomerN & Stone company in "The Old
Town to arri@c in the city In time :"
present the initial performance Of the
play al The Salt Lake thcatcr las, night
the opening performance will be given
this evening. tho engagement closing to-
morrow evening with a matinee tomor-
row afternoon. The management of the
| salt Lake theatcr announces that hold
! crs OF tickets for the performance sched
! uled TO take place last night may get
| their money back or exchange tickets for
some other performance OF the engage
| mcnt
Tho special act presented at yester
day's Orphcum matinee, called a Fai,
| Encounter" played by Alice Penrnse
Conrad Courier and Corinne BLOSSOM
though lacking in sotne essentials
seemed TO please the large audience pres
| cnt. and the balance OF the blu wcnl
with il dash that indicated that it struol
81 popular chord. The sketch contains
not not witty. With the latter eliminated
the sketch will no doubt prove sue
cess. Scenery and props for - A Romano
OF the Underworld the feature OF , neX
| weeks Orpheum bill. written BY Pau
| Armstrong, have arrived.
| AS an outgrowth nj All argument y:
/ 10 which scene in ;Eaffles-' the play d
the CIarrick this week is the most dra
matte. The GarricE players are agreed
that the greatest tension Of the per
| formancc comes when Captain Bedford
| seats himself in the big arm chair tacinl
| The fire. his face covered by handker
| chief, In order that he may detect The
| shadow OF anyone entering either Of tbs
several doors. Raffles, not knowing o
! Bcdford's presence, enters the room
81 eallbly. admits Crcwshay the pur
!, sIar. and reaches for and secures thr
necklace dropped by the maid from th'
! balcony above as part of a prearTaasc
| pent between her and Crowshay,
| The Empress continues to draw large
! audiences AT all performances, The pro
sramme includes the Patty brothers
unique yymnasts; Herbert Hodge.
clever monologst and singer; Ida Barr
who comes from England by special en-
sagement for the Sullivan Con sidine cir
cult, appears in a song number; Mile
and Mack. a pair of classy dancers: Mrs
Jules Ievey and family. who present
polished musical number, and John II
Gorden e Co, who present an inter
estinE travesty. The motion picture
show the Fbattleship Utah at close range
besides tho great lineup OF battloship
which participated in the rccent nava
review held in New York hsrbor