The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-16

Charles Klein stacked his cards skill
| fully when he dealt stinging slap TO the
federal judiciary and called the medium
| through which he takes his ning THE
Gamblers"
| "The Gamblers" like '"rhc Third De-
| gree and "1he Lion and the Mouse" Is
an exposition from another angle argu-
| mentativc OF the conviction that the "sys-
| tcnl''-tho political economical social and
legal conditions as they exist today-is all
| wrong. In the present Instance high
| finance is his theme. But II Is the
| present system OF prosecution. not the
prosecuted that he arraigns. although nc
does take an occasional thrust at the
money kinss-fvc of them. In fact. band
cd together for tho purpose OF 'eNpan-
s!on' trustwlse, and more 10 successfully
| combat greater monied interests which
seek 10 relesatc their combine beyond the
lposaibilty of encroachns upon the con-
| troled field OF finance
But In perfcetinG their combine, these
| trUstwlsc "eXpanSionists' overstcpped the
| mark beyond which the government says
! they shall not go. And The government
officials, guided by the greater money
| powers who seek 10 banish competition,
piSNpSfl tllt lc-dl lldW III llS course taken
| 10 expand. Certain notes. signed by each
| OF tho Eve bankers, were used by the
prime mover in cftccting the expansion,
and he borrowed from their own bank.
dePositins the notes for security The
sum borrowed was i'm excess of the
amount which national banking laws
make proper The government proseou-
tor, through methods of his own--wrich
T. iniI hold
weak link in the chain Of the five "cY-
pansionists' and with him not only bar
gains for the notes. but also for an af-
iidaVit which Is incriminating 10 the
bankers.
Young Emerson. who conceived and ex-
ecuted the plans for expansion and who
the banking institution which is tho OBJ
1cct TO be expanded, suspects the traitor
ous member of the company. and soon
confirms his suspicious. AS Inc had WELD
Cd the master hand in porfcCting the
combine so now he takes rhe initiative
III lhc solution OF the problem that stands
gain possession of the discriminating notes
and affidavit ne is thrust i'm Jail as an
ORDINARY thief caught searching tho house
OF The government prosecutor. His dis
CoNcry in the house. In which also was
tho prosecutors wife, leads to an cs-
i1snGemcut between the latter and her
husband. n condition which she docs moi
deplore. Thc Young ilnancier formerly
glow cd.
The prosecutors wife by the wav,
plays the top hand. Tho affidavit and
notes, sealed in an envelope, had been
Ieit with her TO deliver 10 ner husband.
AlthouEh she docs not Weld 10 the plead
ipss OF her former sweetheart neither
does she turn the precious documents
over TO her husband.
The last act finds matters in u chaotic
condition, The Young iinanClcr returns
homo after spending n night in Jail, AS
the prosecutors wife rciuScd--for obvi-
on" reasons.to appear in court chars
i'm him with burglary, he WAS dis
charged But through a young attorney
with whom lie had been brought in con-
tact through his temporary ipprison-
partial solution TO the threatening sitUa-
! ton in which he and his companions find
| themselves ilc would protect his Ia
thcr at all costs, but TO do he must
| likewise protect others. JV having the
| others plead innocent oC any wrongdo-
| ing and each having q warrant issued
| for his arrest on Tho charge Of tnisap-
| preparation Of funds tho blame falls
solely ON his shoulders. a condition
which he readily accepts rs the price for
| big Gathers protection and honor.
Paul lIvcrtun il; soon rs the young. re
! sourcciul. gritty nnaucicr. He plays
| without the suggestion Of drtinciality
! and patlIos thal might result If tho part
| were III other hands. Ills is Il dominating
| out with nate % command and yigur
that dehcs oppositon. He gives The role
| q direct manincss that always carries
sympathy with il,
| Miss Gertrude Dallas is a surprise. and
| a welcome one. Without the rare quail
| ty with which the personality and sI,jlI
Of this actress illumiaatcs her scenes.
| the play. gripping. penetrating rs II Is,
would he minus one Of It's strongest
assets. Miss Dallas PLAYS the role of
the prosecutors wife she is practically
| unknown to local pIaysocrs: but she was
| acclaimed by the audience last night,
and her tense, repressed performance.
| With its fine suggestion Of uubcsrahc
! mental distress, entitled her To all tho
| applause she received. Though her lal-
| ents are but fairly launched In their as
ccuson. she has poise and 1ction To
| be cnvlcd 10y many emotional actresses
who now basll in stellar glory
James Darwin. the prosecutor is
strongly. conyyincngiy portrayed by
ink; who betrays his companions, is is;
| given Il splendid delinearon by t'ranklyn
| SesriGht
The other members ol Tic company arc
all capable PLAYERS There arc no weak
portrayaIs, each player throwing himself
| into his part with The idea OF living:
rather than acting. IL.
| ''rhc Gamblers is superbly muuntc
in two interior scenes. and the detail Is
realistically worked out even Ia the hair
like srainnG of the door panels:
! For sheer force. suspense and dramatic
! strength. "rhc Gamblers stands th"
| top of tho seasons dramatic offerings
and should attract oppacitV audiences TO
INC COLONIAL uhI1DS lb' i''tI GH5dGENieht.
First produced in brussels IN 1881,
| MasScneta .Icrndadc' was heard for
the first tim" In Salt Lake Citr last
! Lake thcatcr. From the musicians
| standpoint the production bv the Paris
Grand Dperu company is deserving OF
n.l praise and warm appreciation and
tho hearty and frequent applause tcSti-
fed that the audience was not nnmindIui
Of The excellence OF the offering. The
opera offers an uusual opportunity for
! laYisb and gorgeous scenic display, for
| spectacular effects and splendid scenery.
and IhIE mi ASln nnNnni of for