The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

opening an engagement IN To-
cal playhouse with so instant aud phc'
nomcual success as has been scored
ut the Colonial the last week by Will
liam J. Kelly, the New York star. who
has taken the company 1T that thcater
for an extended stsv among us.
Mr.. Kclly's reputation had preceded
him. but the news from the eastern
critics OF his accomplishments had
failed 10 do him Justice and ii was not
until the opening performance Of 1.-The
Liars Il wccl; ago that salt Lakers
realized Mr., Cort had arranged for a
most unusual treat for the patrons of
his local house.
Mr.. Kelly has proved irresistible thc
first week Of bis Colonial engagement
aud Miss Dallas, his leading woman, has
won everyone who has seen her. She
is undoubtedly one of the most talented
and beautiful women ever seen here aud
her cbarm OF personality @nd grace has
made her valuable asset TO The Kelly
company.
Now, however. comes the most inter
cstiug news Mr.. Kelly has announced
since his arrival-the production at the
Colonial tonight and the rest of the
week of Augustus Thomas : gripping
drama. "1'he Witehing Hour. play
that has caused more discussion in the
past five years Than any other Amer
Jean drama. In selecting the Thomas
play for the second attraction OF his
engagement, Mr.. Kelly did so in the
belief that he was choosing The strong
esq possible drama Of its nature the
stage affords and a play that today
holds even more interest for playgocrs
than it did when first presented five
years ago at the IIackett thcatcr in
New York, where ii ran for one en-
tire year.
The ;heioo on which The Witcbing
Hour is written is the theory shat
thought o. image or impression or emo
tiou in the mind Of one person can
arouse q similar impression or thought
in the mind of another person suffi~>
clcntly sympathetic or sufficiently at
leisure TO receive and cord the I'M
preston
NJ the opening Of ''The Witching
Hour' Clay Whipple, fine young
ScuthcTner. is discovered TO have a ter
riuIe aversion TO the gem known as a
catscyc. The dread Is inherited from
his maternal grandmother On a Ger.
tain night Whipple is annoyed by a
drunken compauiou who finally in sheer
dcviltry forces Wbipplc 80 look ut a
ratscye stone WhiPple loses all con
tol g1 himself ana strikes his tor.
mentor dead. Tic rraeIc affair is sent
20 the grand .plEy and Whipplc is con
dcrnoed TO deati.
This action Of the story has all
taken place in Tie gich gambling house
uf jack brOokfieid big. strong. force,
isl professional gambler. who Is very
mGch nam despite his calling. Brook.
field becomes interested in thought
transmission, mind reading ard mental
ielepatby. He has alwavs been un-
usually lucky ut cards and he now dis
covers II Wasn' I luck at all bat an
ability TO read the minds OF other play
crs. Justicc Prentice OF the supreme
court is also = bcliercr IN tclcpathv
aud Knows tbc history nj Whipplo's :
ic1T of catscre stones. \ Bcw trial of
the case is secured and Prentice aud
Brook field bv thought induction and
mental telcpathy influence the iurv of
The new trial and secure an aclrittal
Two pretty love stories nun through
the action of Tho WitchinC Hour
and while The play Is positive delight
Tor tbusc IN search Of mystic ube-
nomeua, Mr. Thomas has not forgotten
ms other friends among playgoers and
ne has provided in mis- play sct OF
thrills and dramatic climaxcs that are
tremendous 10 their effect.
The management OF the Colonial
made popular move in reducing
prices for the Thursday matinccs TO
- cents for all seats IN the house aud
IL iosurcs capacity audiences for these
performances.
Mr. kcllv viii Of coursc play the
role Of Jack Brookf field in "Thc With.
ing Hour. aud Miss Dallas and the
other members OF The Kelly company
will he seen in roles admirably suited