The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10

If every wife in Salt Lake who doesn' t
know how to make herself the ruling
factor in her husbands life doesn't learn
how before Henrietta Crosman travels
on her crusade against too domesticated
wives, it will not be Miss Crosman's fault,
for she is certainly doing her utmost to
make a wife the real thing In The Real
Thing"
''The Real Thing" is a domestic comedy
worthy of the many laughs 1t draws dur
ing the course Of It's unwindIng, If one
were TO become supercritical in viewing
the play 1t might be said that
its verbosity is It's only drawback.
But the Irresistible humor that lines prac-
ticaliy every utterance put into the
mouths of the characters has a tendency
TO compel keen anticipation for the witty
remarks. hence the loquacity of the char
acters is readily forgiven. If not over
looked entirely.
Jesse Lorraine. a widow Miss Cros-
mani breaks into the domestic tranquil
ity of Richard Grayson (Fred Tlden) and
his wife, Kate Josephine Lovet0. The
GraysonS are satisfied with their dun
existence, but in their matter of-fact lives
Jesse discovers a foreign note. She dis
covers that Grayson is chaiing under the
sacriflcial and auStere domesticity of his
for the first time gives voice TO his feel
lngs when he IS caught innocently, per-
haps. bestowing brotherly kiss on the
lips OF young woman with whom.
through his wife. he has been thrown in
constant companionship
Jesse hints 20 the wife, without telling
her OF the episode, that her husband
might In time learn TO think more Of the
young woman than he did Of his wife,
and points out the reason-constant COM
panonship of the kind that is denied him
In his own home. For a short time il
becomes a sort OF three -corncred game OF
wits between Grayson. his wife and Jesse.
The situation Is somewhat strained. but
is relieved when Grayson leaves Tor a
vacation.
Then Jesse gets In her work She
thrusts Kate 10 one side and herself
takes hold of the helm of the Grayson
household. Little by little Kate is worked
over into her former self, q beautiful
woman, patnstaking in eowning herself
views OF her home duties. takes TO ten
mis-. a game at which she once eXcelled.
and kindred other pastimes. which she
had discarded with the coming OF her
children When the husband returns he
linds IL new atmosphere in his home, his
wife a new woman, and bis household
ideal In every respect,
Paralellng the story of the GraVson
affairs is another story, in which Jesse
has her own troubles with a former
sweetheart Who. learning that she is a
widow, Is moro ardent t11n In the past
in suing for her hand, She loves him
but for some petty reason refuses to tell
him SO. In the end she capitulatcs. In
the same few moments during which
Grayson returns home and takes his re-
juvenated wife TO his arms.
Miss Crosman is her joyful. eiferVescent
self as Jesse She possesses The knacl1
Of alloyiue her pleasing presence and
exquisite diction with the framework of
character supplied by tho author, and her
portrayal is u delight that viii oyershad-
uw the best things she has done on a
local stage in the past
Josephine Lovett Is splendid Mrs
Grayson. Albert Brown is n real come
dian. doesn't seem 10 wish TO be. but
Just can't help being: and therein lies
his charm. lie PLAYS Tom. Jesse's sweet
heart. The other members OF the COM
"tust kids" age. sense the values Of their
parts and make manifest the fact through
interesting portrayals throughout.
''The Real Thing Is Il fine lesson for
doting mothers. and will be round an
evening OF enjoyable entertanmnet for
everybody The engagement runs
through Saturday night, with matinee
Saturday afternoon.
With but two more days of vaudeville
this season nj the Orpheum IL seems as
lasting impression on the minds OF those
making up the big audiences In attend
ance daily. The flood OF seat reserva-
tions, especially for matinees during the
entire stock season at the Orpheum.
which begins Sunday. has come somewhat
az q surprise. All the best seats in the