The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-04

is no reason why such production
should not score rs heavily IN its field
as il did on the road under big manage
ment.
All Of which IL another way OF saying
that the GarI'ick's production of The
Wolf" equipped i'm cast. as il is, with
two of the most capable leading people
95i the business ,bai supporting ap tdn G9mpsny
lions In the country; also a stage man
agcmeut that can be relied upon for In
finite detail in the promotion of realism
Is as complete and satisfying as was
the production sent to Salt Lake from the
metropolis several seasons ago.
Thurston Hall. the company's new
leading man WHO made his first appear
snce on the Garrick stage In tho open
ing performance of THE WOLF Sunday
night has the advantage OF having worked
under the direction of the author in q
prctentious production OF tile play not
long ago. And 1t is no doubt owing TO
| his Familiarity With the details OF the
piece as the dramatist conceived ii. that
tho Garrick'S production of "rhc WOLF
is one OF suCh general excellence
Mr.. Hall Is type Of leading man new
TO loc:u stock circles He seems to COM
bno all the qualifications of his pre-
dcccssor wlih additional distinctions OF
his own. IIo has the physique facial
detail. dignity OF poise, and personality
! that 20 TO make up The ideal among
leading men. His voice is rich and
far-rcaching. and flexible To the point OF
expressing perfectly the dominant emo
tion of his scene 1T would seem To
be tribute enough regarding his ability
OF his art III his portrayal is lost in its
realism. Mr.. Hall plays the part of
Jules Beaubicn.
'The Wolf" finds it's locate and theme
In the valleys and dales oyershadowed
by the Canadian Rockies. The story
concerns a recluse Scotchluan who has
pitched his camp beyond the borders OF
civilization in the hope of keeping his
only daughter from following the foot
steps of her uayward mother An en-
gnecr, who iuy5dcs the Far north in
search of q railroad route; comes lnl"
the lives of the hermit and nis daughter
and imm medately lays his plans for the
girls downfall. FL which the father un-
Willingly acquicSccS.
Jules Beaubien. q young French Cana
dian. also in love with the girl and her
| self-appointed protector. makes II known
| that he intends to Illustrate the enSl-
neers designs. From that time on il is
! battle OF wits and nerve between the
two men. finally ending in the dark on
a mountain pass: the engineer with II
| knife In his heart and Jules hurrying
| TO the arms of his sweetheart.
| Miss Adair PLAYS with becoming mod
| esty and sweet sincerity the sympathetic
part Of Hilda. Her big opportunity comes
| in the second act: she graSps' IL almost
| before the time comes and presents 10
| her audience one OF the most touching
| pictures OF outraged Innocence, and re
sentiment, imaginable.
| McTavish. the old Scotchman His por-
trayaI is Of the same sterling quality
| that has marked his previous impersona =
! tlons Walter II. Seymour hnds his
| histrionic element in the ungratcful part
| OF the villainous engineer. j. David
Herblin plays batiste with careful eye
| TO the limitations Of his role Joseph
! Totten FITS snusly into the part OF
/ Huntley. the mischievous young sur
= veSor
j The play is mounted in three acts.
1 Infinite care has been taken iii its scenic
construction. The view in the first act
! furnishes = beautiful vista along the Wind
! river. The second act IS a cabin inte-
rior, while the third act is gem In In
| It's representation OF great distances, lofty
| mountains and stately forest.
The Wolr' viii be the Garricks at
! traction during the current week, with
matiuecs Thursday and SATURDAY
! Tho Texas Tommy dance is not So fe
rocious that IT has 10 be Gagged. Indeed
/ IL is not ferocious at all, and VIII eat
out Of The hand quite rcHill! The
Texas Tommy performed by eight
clever dancers at the Orpheum this week.
! is a series OF graceful and rhythmic move
mcnts of the body presenting pleasing
| picture. Tho chief charaCt crisiic OF the
| Texas Tommy il its swiftngss. II puts
one in MUD Of lot of pinwhces on
Fourth Of July night whlrline Their merry
my may ho called cake walk driven
| bv q zoo horsepower gasoline engine.
The eight dancers who give the dance
at the Orphcutn are certainly. fast on
! their feet and supple in their bodies. II
is 40 id that they are The champion Texas
| Tnmmyers cf the world and there IS
| probab bly, no way OF proving that they
are not. for one is content To accept the
announcer's word for it and lot IL go at
! that. The dance is whirlwiDd OF mo-
| ton and precision OF step. and is alto
| eether an acceptable number on hill
/ that is filed With good acts.
J Wufrcd Clarke and lis company have
| n sketch tha, is entitled TO place ~
! honor 10 tho bill. II is called The Dear
! Departed" II Is fillcd from beginning 10
| end with complica lions and cntauglcmcuts
Of the most ludicrous kind The situations
arise naturally and their development is