The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-01

attempted execution. While. in doing
this, they have earned the gratitude OF
the princess and her loyal friends in
Graustari. the customs and heredities
Of the country stand as obstacles to the
love that ripens between Grenfall Lorry.
the wealthy young American, and Yetiye.
princess OF Graustark,
out Of this situation a series Of rap
dly-occuUiug difficulties ensue, these
seeming to multiply until the happy
ending that always proves so attractive q
to most theatcr patrons
The play Will be produced every night
this week and at matinees Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
Tie headline act at the Orphetm this
week Is by Richard Harding Davis and
is in Richard Harding Davls's most
bloodthirsty style, Those who have per-
mitted themselves in unguarded moments
to dip into Richard Harding Davis have
met With surprises now and then that
appalled, their peace-loving souls, and
shocked their sense OF the eternal fitness
OF things. There need be no surprise,
that leads the Orpheum bin this week.
Davis makes man first hero-no finer
hero ever stepped out Of or into melo-
drama-and then makes him cowardly,
"Blaclmail'' is Il fairly interesting and
altogether improbable story What II
lacks IN PROBABILITY II makes up In &C
ton Richard Fallon Is a millionaire
mine owner, who has made his fortune
| in the Klondiiee. Before he became q
mine owner he was hard up and when
| he was hard up he was I'm love, two
very bad predicaments. indeed. After
he makes his pile he returns TO enjoy
! the reward OF his industry and his luck
He is guest at the Wisteria hotel.
when the lady with whom he was In love
| when he was poor calls upon him with
a frightful tale of woe. This lady. a
Mrs. Howard. II appears is being sys-
named Lou Mahoun. Mahoun holds a
secret OF her past life. The secret is
| that when she was seventeen she mar
| ried man, or thought she did. but
didn't. because the magistrate who per-
| formed the ceremony was bogus. Al
least that's what Mahound said about
him, The man whom she thought she
married died. and the lady married Tom
| Howard. but she didn't have nerve
enough to tell her husband about heI
little flyer in the matrimonial game. Ma
of money by threatening to expose her
| sad, sad story TO her husbau".
Then fallon comes along and takes
Mrs. Howard's troubles off her hands
| next because he Is hero.
Mahoun shows up for more money and
Fallon takes him In hand Mahoun. is
dirty dog-there's no doubt about that
in addition to which he is dope
field" Fallon. hides the hotel detective
| in the formers bedroom. The detective
is instructed to keep in mind all the
conversation he hears through the door
when Mahound shall appear IN the recep-
| tlon room. Fallon gives Mahoun a thou
sand dollars but the latter, probably rem
dered brave by a liberal shot" says lie
wants fifty thousand. There il a pretty
| exciting scene az this point, and the
| talk runs high.
| Fallon turns the lock in the bed room
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done. me draws one pistol from his lert
| hip pocket and fires two shots into tie
! wall Then he draws another pistol fror,
! his right hip pocke, and fires one shot
| into the unarmed helpless crook Hav-
Ing done this heroic deed. Fallon uniocks
! the door and the detective sees at once
ing Mahoun 10 have fired the first two
shots lnciden tally, FalIon. after Ma
noun Is desd slips an Discriminating check
| hip pocket pistol in his hand.
Doubtless the end the crook meets Is
well deserved and doubtless the lady Is
relieved Of deal OF annoyance. but there
is something wrong about a play that
| makes its hero murderer, and brutal
one al that.
Walter Hampden takes the part of Fall
lon with tnasterful grasp and he carries
the Intensely dramatic situations with
strength. Perhaps never before on a
local stage has better impersonation
OF a drug user been seen than that given
/ by Ned Finley as MahOun. Finley s
makeup is a york OF art HIS acting
IN the part Is also performed With con
sUmmate skill. Mabel Moore and Ber-
nard Mullen give their roles ali that Is
necessary
Nlllets Models reprod uctions OF world i.
famous paintings by living poseurs. pre-
sents beautiful act. Included IN the
living reproductions are THE Village
Blacksmith The Peaccnaker." In Old
Edam" The Cleaners" AN especially.
! beautiful picture: The Shepherd and His
Friends another wonderful picture, and
several others or the old masters
Miss Charlotte Greenwood and her part =
ner. Miss Euuce Buruham. were given "A
great reception on their return to Salt
Lake. Miss Greenwood IS The exceed
ingiy awkward girl--on the staYe-who
makes grotesque gestures with her arms
and altogether Is the gawk TO perfection
Miss Burnham plays the piano and sings
well. The act fits nicely into that class
called screams"
Ed Flanagan and Neel Edwards are
here again with ION and OF" a sketch
wherein they show a dressing room scene.
when they wash up and change their
stage for street clothes. II is an inter
esting skit and gives the public a peep
into life behind the curtain as we'll as ia
front Of it
Harry Madison and Leona Thurber pre-
sent a tip-top little skit. "On 81 Shopping
Tour" They have much sneppy dialogue
and manv good songs and dances
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