The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-17

The Reynolds and Ross Players opened
ed,1 a. 1hs &c, Gsrrck thester last night In The
four acts. To say the least the perform
ance was pleasant surprise being far
above. the usual 10, 20, 30 stock show.
The theme was the old story OF West
ern girl whose relations are trying to
marry her into tho nobility. \ fair
sized house apDiauded generously.
In tho first act a bankrupt baronet and
his cousin are conspiring 10 marry the
fortune: Miss Robin Weatherford. heir
ess. The Girl from Laramie Is bargain
ed lot by her aunt Miss Priscilla Peabody
and Sir Blakesly Beresford Miss Priscilla
the Weatherford fortune.
There is the usual mixup OF love af-
fairs: Henry Weatherford, Robins father
and known to his home folks ''Whoop-
damper on the mobiles plan. Robin,
however, Respondent over the apparent
Indifference Of an American engineer
whom she admires accepts the noble on
her own accord. In the third act a mess
age comes that the family fortune Is lost
and the baronet declares all Off
After many waverings back and forth.
accepting and breaking the cngagem ent
with each turn OF the Weatherford fin
ances. Sir Blakesly is told that the first
telegram was in error and that Miss
Robin is even weaithIer than at first
thought. He tries hard To hold her to
the engagement but is too late as the
YANKEE engineer has awakened and been
accepted.
Everything ends happily with the william
ous nobleman and his cousin folled after
the accepted order of melodramas.
".Whooping Hank and his family with
the addition Of the engineer leave for
Jane Grey as Robin Weatherford not
only spoke but looked and we'll acted her
limos something really exceptional in pop
ular priced theatricals. The part OF
pp fc Snk h,,
Reynolds who came up, to the audiences S
standard Of n western gun man. His
hqmor 1.,,o was good and he carried the part
whole the cast is a good one but Il is
Miss Grey and Mr., Reynolds who hold
the interest and save the play. The COM
pany VIII finish out this week In tho
present play and commencing next Sun
day will present "Slayes OF the Orient"
"The Favorite Son" (Kay-Bee), a
two-reel picture OF warfare, at the Me-
hesy, In which two brothers take the
leading party. The favorite son is at
heart a coward and In the end the other
wins the girl. The battle scenes are
Vivid and freshened by new features. One
In which the army crosses the stream on
horseback is notable. also the scene In
prison and the escape of the prisoners
The love story is worked logically and as
The French company presents the farce
TON. Dick and Harry" a fantastic Of
fering, the characters being pictured at
the bottom OF the ocean with fish swim
ming all about them; also another com
edy entitled Just Kids" where the mis-
chievous boy ties the dog TO the baby
carriage.
The work of Al Wallace and Murray
Mack in "a Medley OF Old-t time Melo-
dies was greatly appreciated by the au-
dience that completely packed the EN-
press last night at both performances.
The tenor and baritone numbers made
a pleasing combination. and some good
wilt and humor Is interwoyen into their
selections. "Circumstantial Evidence"
presented by Harry BurlShardt and COM
pany OF twelve: the three Hedders In
daring and graceful balancing feats. Jack
Ranahan. that KID in series OF char
aster songs: Fox and Ward. veteran MIN
strels. the five Musical Lunds. are In
cluded In the bill which will hold up TO
and including Tuesday night.
Exhibition of the much-advertised NOV
Ing picture film, Cleopatra" will begin
at tho Salt Lake theater this afternoon,
running continuously to II o'clock D. m
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