The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-04

The new bill at the Empress is headed
by sketch, entitled Eat the THRESHOLD,
presented by Walter Law and a capable
company, The playlet is semi -allegorical
in nature. impossible as compared with
what might happen to the characters in
real life, but 1t is extremely interesting
with its humor, pathos anG ear-tragedy
The setting for the sketch is an tnte-
rior finely worked out The lighting
effects are splendid and add materially to
the atmosphere OF the little drama. Mr,
Law plays the part of burglar who has
done time more than once. He Is dis
covered entering the drawing room of a
up. At the same instant the young wife
OF the old and wealthy dyspeptic who
owns the mansion. enters from another
door. She switches on the lights, and the
burglar sinks back into the shadows
OF the hallway, The third character. a
handsome chap, next appears on the
scene, and It develops that they are to
put into effect a prearranged plan for
an elopement.
The burglar is found barring the door
at most tnopportune moment, and at
the point OF his gun and threats to call
the husband from the adjoining room.
dampens the ardor OF the clandestine loV-
ers. The burglar acts with more or less
susto mingled with seriousness. and H.
Eliminates his speech with an occasional
epigram BETTING the situation. The au-
dience guesses that lie has a past =
and guesses right He unfolds for the
edification Of these rash young people
the story of his own life.
He, too, had been married. and had
lost his young wife in just the same man
about to lose his. Finally, after chase
that threatened to take him into the
African jungles, he finds her at Bombay.
She dies In his arms-.affliction not
stated; presumably irritation of the con-
science. There Is child: but the fond
father loses trace OF IT, What became
of the MANI" the burglar Is asked. to
which he answers, Il left his bones
bleaching under the whitening rays OF
tropical sun"-or something to that ef-
feet.
Almost characterized: Why. the almost
eloped young woman recalls that she was
left at Bombay supposedly an orphan
when her mother died there Could IL be
possible But no. It could not have been.
But yes It's Northumberland dies
father kills-child adrlft: the link Is
complete. Climax; Exuent villain.
Father and daughter embrace. Dyspep
tic husband sleeps quietly, peacefully In
adjoining room. happily ignorant Of the
Intended inhdelity OF his young wife.
Mr. Law is a capable actor. and plays
the burglar in an interesting conception
of the Character. Miss Yvonne Marvin
warns up at the proper moments to give
pleasing finish 10 her portrayal OF the
young wife. Fritz Macllyn is dapper and
suaye albeit impusye and ardent lover
villain.
Bessie valdare's Six Bicycle Bellies are
n sextette OF shapely agile young women
who appear in a clever exhibition OF bi-
cycle and unicycle gymnastics. Mort Fox.
Hebrew hunorist ladies' out small talk,
and 81 number Of good parodies well sung.
Peppina is an accordioOist whose music
last night struck a responsive chord with
the audience. resulting In number OF
enrores before he was allowed TO leave
the stage. Monkeys principally; and dogs
and horses. compose Mons Del Franco s
Miniature Circus. an act that is marvel
OF Its kind and sure winner with old
and young.
Last mentioned, but not least by any
means are Al Prince and Helen Deerie,
''Thc College Boy and the Maid. AS
singers OF popular compositions, they are
first class; their dialogue IL bright and
pointed with smile or laugh in every
utterance. Pathes Weekly OF Current
Events covers a wide range OF Interesting
subjects.
In addition TO II being the regular mat
inee day al the Orpheum the fact that
IL Is holiday will be a factor IN eaus-
ing the. s. r. o. sign to DE in evidence at
that house this afternoon, when willard
Mack. Florence Stone and the OrpheuiI
players viii appear in The Conquerors
The play tells a story OF the Franco
Prussiau war OF 1870 This Is the last
week OF romantic drama at the Or
pheum as the management announces
that for the balance OF the summer tht
productions will be confined 10 twentieth
century PLAYS such Tho Deer Pur-
pie next week, and paid in Full" tho
following week
rncInhers of .he 9. a. r. and the ole