The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-05

1t has remained for an English Jew
to teach the highest type OF American
patriotism. In THE Melting Pot pro-
duocd by Mr.. Willard Mack and his com
pany at the Orpheum last night, Israel
zanswill. displaying the prophetic vision
OF his race. has pointed out the mission
of America. America Is the melting pot.
the crucible into which all the nations
OF the earth, English, Irish. German, Rus
Sian. Latin. Slav. Jew and Gentle OF all
kinds and dcgrecs-perhaps the author
for they are not fnentioned--are being
poured, and in Gods fire and His own
good time the crucible is to give forth
the superman. FIe Will be a. man who
religion that divide brother from brother
and make possible even In this modern
age such an atrocity MS Kishnetf.
The. romance that forms the thread OF
the plot is woven about that Hrewsome
massacre, The hero is Jew, whose
father mother, brothers and sisters were
slain by the cars soldiery on that fatal
day, He is wounded and escapes to
America. which has been the star OF his
hope from his earliest years. There he
meets a Russian girl, settlement worker.
who appreciates his ideals and his divine
gift OF music She helps him To ad-
vance and they fall In love, and in the
radiance OF that love and In the vIvify-
Ing atmosphere Of America they do not
prejudlccs that have divided Jew and
GENTLE since days that antedated Pha-
raoh
The climax OF the story comes when
the young Jewish genius discovers that
the noble stcpfather Of the Russian girl
IL the officer who ordered The massacre
'of the Jews family. Then the river Of
blood flows between the sweethearts and
each other. for the ancient prejudices
triumph. but as they stand. hand in hand.
looking out upon the great American
stTop9s sen oils shsy have ot yiSi1p Of the day
duced the ideal race which shall under
stand Gods plan so well that a Kishi..
nefi-which is tho symbol OF all moral
darkness--sh be impossible.
il will be seen that Mr.. Mack and his
company have undertaken serious and
ditficult task in the presentation OF this
play. and yet 1t is not too much TO say
that they have produced a powerful and
somewhat somber drama with excellent
success. AS David Qulxano, the Jewish
idealist, Mr.. Mack has dared loftily and
a role almost as difficult. that of Vera
Ravendal. stepdaughter OF the Russian
butcher, and she shares In Mr.. Mscks
we'll deserved triumph
The other members of tko rnunauv
are so nearly equal in merit that II nlay
be opprobrious 10 draw comparisons, but
N distinction must be made, especial
praise should be given to Frank Jonasson,
10 JACK conway as Herr PappelmeIster,
the orchestra director.
II has been many years since any mu~
sical act has scored such hit with local
patrons OF vaudeville as has been
achieved by the Three Dixie Girls at the
Empress. The three pretty maids, dressed
In the manner that southern girls dressed
before the war sing series OF semi
classical and popular selections. and
their voices blend and harmonize beau
ufuy.
There is 4 good bill at the Rex thIs
week headed by two-ree feature en-
u'led The Last Lesson" a story OF an
unhapplly married woman with a tragic
ending. Two other photo dramas are IN
GUIDED in the new bill In the form of an
other one OF the Dare Devil Dick series
called THE Sherlffs Mysterious Aide"
mnd .,.1 serlo-comic film under the title Of
That Loving Man" Some good pic
lures are shown In the Animated Re
view notably Governor Wilson at Sea
elrt with his family. blasting the first
foundation for the San Diego fair, cy-
Gone at Budapest and the recovery Of
Nanimans ntrsh!p, the Arkon