The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

The Children's theater Is on the
roof OF the Century, formerly the
New theatcr. and has all It's seats on
single level, with houtside the glass
Central park. There is no more
beautiful spot In New York. Mrs.
Bprnett founded her quaint little
play on story OF her own. Rack
city Packetty House" was little
Cynthia's favorite toy until her
peoplcd with beautifully dressed dolls
who are lords and ladies ano-
things. So the Racketty Packetty
folk feel very miserable and deserted.
The stuffng is coming out Of the fur
niture and OF themselves. Things are
Peter Piper dares TO raise his eyes
10 Lady Patricia We're de Vere of
Tidyshire castle. For a time il looks
as though he might die OF a broken
heart. He thinks so himself. and
brews medical compound OF shoe
polish and brass tacks, which must
boil together for twenty-one years.
Which leads the silly cook to COM
plain that he might not live long
enough to take II. That's just It.
says Peter; that's the kind OF medi-
cine TO invent-the sort you won't be
able TO take"
w lNIllkoG ANc9 SAou!o ne
w overtaken and thanked for
importing such a drama as "Ruther-
ford 6, Son." and furthermore. for
bringing over Norman Mckinne and
other actors OF essential parts in tho
excellent original cast. However, we
hardly need concern ourselves-Such
deeds carry their own rewards. In
short the Little theater has produced
q thoughtful serious and authentic
play worthy OF the standard set by
John Galsworthy's comedy of 'Thc
Pigeon with which the manage
mcnt of the miniature playhouse was
in1ugurated
The only thing lacking In the pre-
senta,lon IL the thrill Of unexpected
excellence that contributed 10 the
English triumph. Tho majority of
metropolitan plarsoers recall that q
tentative matinee, last February,
discovered a rema rkable play by an
known, az c. Sowerby" hardly sug-
gestcd very young girl who, when
searched out. did not seem TO take
her maiden effort very seriously;
said she wrote IL In odd moments In
q rowboat on the Thames and. con-
sidering II rather rot" was for de-
s,roying 81; and. finally. was inclined
TO laugh at interviewers who declared
its technique worthy OF Pinero.
TT HE power OF Rutherford &
Son Hos in its chara ctcrs and
In the method Of their revelation,
rather than in the tale it has TO tell
Simple. realistic. modern. as the
drama il in aspect, fundamental
likeness TO Greek tragedy may he
discorned in II. Fate dominates the
destinios OF the men and women uH-
der observation: but instead OF the
will OF an angry god; Fate takes the
form Of great, relentless business
enterprise, marching on from genera
ton to generation. tramplng upon
those too weak TO rise and march
with IT, John Rutherford Is a stern,
hard, uncompromlsing manufacturer.
imbued with a single purpose But
for the suggestion OF warmth In the
describe the intonsity of the old
mans devotion TO his North Coun-
try Elassworlss, inherited from his IA
ther Monetary SUCCESS is only one
part OF his purpose: prominence in
the commercial world is the ideal to
which he sacrifices family happiness
and family honor.
In time. of course, one OF the other
OF his sons will succeed TO the direc-
torship OF "Rutherfords,' With this
sole prospect, they have grown up 10
DUTY manhood In n stern. cold at
Inosphore Of gloom and lovelessness
and error. Only their sister seems TO
retain so much as the smouldering
remains Of spirit: and she Is habit
ually In a sort Of sullen fear OF the
domestic tyraDt: in the maturity OF
n starved existence. carrying on a
sordId Ilaison with her fathers fore
man. The old man does not learn Of
this until later: but no regards his
life as embittcred by the failure OF