The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-25
COLONIAL TIIEATEr - William j.
NcUy and company. all week in
The Liars" with matinee Thurs
day and Saturday
ol What a tangled web VIC weave
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TIllS sentiment was forcibly brought
out at the Colonial last night by
William j. Kelly, tho new leading man
OF tho Colonial stock company and his
associate players in the amusing COM
cdy. "Tbc Liars Mr.. Kelly and his
Leading woman, Miss Gertrude Dallas,
were given most llattcripg reception
aud their opening performance was pre-
Scntod to II crowded house, perhaps the
largest Sunday night audience ever seen
in tho Colonial The body Of tho house
and the boxes were all filed and tho
new star, supported by Miss Dallas and
The old Colonial favorites, was given
enthusiastic appreciation. At the end of
the first act, horseshoe, made Of pink
and white carnations, with greeting
from tho Lamb S club, the famous ac-
tors organization Of New York. was
presented TO Mr. Kelly, and Miss Dallas
and Miss Kirk were given bouquets OF
roses and chrysauthomupis. Mr.. Kelly
made 4 graceful curtain speech at the
close Of the third act, expressing his ap-
probation of his welcome and his graf.
ihcation TO be in Salt Lake. He paid
tribute to The warm heartcdncsS Of
western audiences and their responsive
ness to an actors efforts.
Mr.. Kelly In the role OF pcacemakcr in
the complications in which his friends
become involved by wholesale lying.
growing out OF one small prcvarication,
has an opportunity to show his ability
as an actor and the part is especially
we'll suited to his pleasing. optimistic por-
sonality. While the play IS comedy,
some serious situation arise that give
the promise OF tragedy If they arc not
checked, and II is In this checking process
that Colonel Sir Christopher Deering I'm
pcrsonated by Mr. Kelly shines. When
trouble looms In the horizon Sir Chrlsto-
pher comes to the front with whole
hearted sympathy and sensible advice
and the situation is always relieved Of
too much tenScncsS by q transition into
some comic side issue, In these quick
transitions Mr. Kelly shows his versa
tiilty which marks him as the eminently
successful stock actor.
Miss Dallas as Lady Jessica Nepcan
whose indiscrcton in a filtration and de-
ceiving her husband furnish the thread
OF the story. does some clever work
ress and promises TO be popular in salt
Lake. T.. Forrest Taylor as Edward
FalSncT. the man in the case where Lady
JcssIca is concerned, is received with
Seriously in love with Lady JessiCa his
role is a passionate and rather a heart
breaking one. especially in the end, where
he Is led TO respond TO the call OF duty
rather than his dishonora BILE love, and
Mr.. Taylor rises TO the requirements of
the part in an excellent way, !. Frank
Burke as The stern and wrongcd husband
Gilbert Nepeau. is, as usual, conscientious
and successful In the impcrsonation, as
is Arthur Norris Mann as George Ne
pean,s brother Richard Vivian as Fred
die Tatten. the on-pccicd husband. Is
amusing. Miss Lucille Culver makes an
excellent Lady EosamuDd Tattcn. Fred
dies petticoat ruler. The, role OF Dolly
Coke is acceptabIv assumed by Miss Rosa
Roma. Earl -. Dwire is clever as Arch-
bald Coke. Dolly's husband. Miss Fan
Chon Everhart does some, good worl: as
maker. Miss lone Kirk Is dainty and
pleasing in the role OF Beatrice Evcrnoe,
the exceptional woman To sir Christie
pher. Miss Ruth Lechlcr plays the
quiet, discreet Ferris. maid To Lady Jcs
slca. In a perfect way.
The play is we'll staged and promises
10 be given TO large houses during tho
week. The Thanksgiving matinee will
be especially featured and liberal pat
ronage is forecast for that and also the
Saturday matinee.
Naturally enough tho engagement OF
Willard Mack and Marjorie Rambeau is
the center of attraction at the Orphcum
this week. Undoubtedly this would be
true even IL the two erstWhilc stars Of
stock merely appeared before their
admirers and made brief curtain talks.
That they Will prove "A big drawing card
goes without saving, and vet the playlct
written and staged by Mr.. Mack Is not
compounded OF those elements that make
for success on the vaudeville stage. II is
entitled Kick In, and is IA onc-act story
Of the underworld
Mr. Mack cnacts the role OF the
Count n reformed crook. who has been
living honestly for two years when the
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