The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-02
THERE is a fine flavor of romance

- and poetry in Zangwill's comedy,
" Merely Mary Ann which was pre-
sented at the Utah theater last night
by Brandon lyman, Florence stone.
Ada Dwyer and their associates. 1t
gives Mr.. lyman another opportunity
to display his skill in portraying the
artistic temperament. He enacts the
part of Lancelot, a composer. who pre-
fers to starve on art than to grow
rich by the broad and easy path Of pop
ular ditties.
The composer s tawdry existence in
cheap London boarding house brings
him in contact with the household
drudge, "Mary Ann,' who has come
up to London out of one of mld-Eng~
land counties. She brings with her as
her worldly wealth merely her simple
ity, ignorance, purity and broad coun-
try dialect.
After falling to win livelihood pg
means OF classical music the composer
finally surrenders TO the terms of the
publisher OF popular songs and sees a
means whereby he can keep the Woli
from the door and find a little leisure
for loftier flights. Then 1t Is that he,
baronet's son. grateful for the kindness
OF Mary Ann" decides to take her
away with him to the country and make
her his wife.
At this juncture Merely Mary Ann
lnherits S2.5O0 900 and the baronets son.
much TO her mystifcation and sorrow
refuses to marry her. The last act re-
veals the composer as a successful artist
five years later and Mary Ann. educated
and skilled In all the social graces oi
high society, sought after by the son
Of countess and more beautiful than
when she was Merely Mary Ann, The
composer and Mary Ann meet by chance
AT the home OF Lady Chemer and al
ends happily.
| 1t Is a play OF much sweetness and charm
and was gracefully presented by the com
pany.
The role of Mary Ann was taken by
| Florence Stone. 1t was decidedly heT
best chara cteriZation since the season
began and she was the recipient OF con-
slant and deserved commentator.
| Miss Ada Dwyer made her first ap-
pearance with the company in, the role
OF Mrs, Loadbatter who conducts the
|
| OF the benighted, vulgar but well mean
! Ing Engishwoman of the lowest class
was admirable. To her LOT falls some Of
| the comedy and she never failed tt
| evoke all the laughter that the lines
| permitted.
The other roles, while of a minor char.
acter are clean-cut and true TO HE anc
were eXcelently presented by the va
/ rlous members or the company
II the dozen members OF the William
j. Kelly company playing Green Stock
ings'' AT the Colonial this week: were
up. those who would be head and shoul'
! ders above the rest, judging by the open
| ing performance last night. would be Mr.
Kelly, Miss Florence Rockwell. Miss Jan'
Burby and Miss Virginia Duncan, the las
named being Salt Lake City girl.
! Green Stockings went well al tht
| opening performance. There is woriC
of fun In the piece and not a chanc'
| is missed by the company In bringing on
| the comedy situations,
The play has 10 do with the advent
, ures'' of the eldest girl OF an Englst
! family who is tired OF being covertly tolc
sisters are almost very much" ant
more than married. being respectivel!
| engaged. married and widowed. Indeed
| in the marrying OF the girls there seems
TO have been no one who cared a wi
! for Celia. Finally. when a younger siSte
| (the youngest, in fact--and Celia was tn
eldest OF the FOUR tells her OF acceptin;
the man OF her choice, Celia says tina
she too is enga ged. II was an unfortu
| nate remark. and yet pardonab bile one.
The engagement is a myth, a mere tall
TO hush the tongues of her friends. wh
seemed to have been 50 willing TO offe
J sympathy for her lack OF suitors.
She talks and dreams and even write
! love letters to the mythical Colonel JOIN
Smith. who Is supposed to be with hi
regiment in South Africa. IN egh
months, so she plots. Colonel Smith is 4
die and she will be we'll out Of her whit
lie" Sure enough, when the time is ur
Celia. through the aid of her Aunt Ida
who has been her confdarte through I
all, death notice Is inserted in tn
Times. There is A tragldc discovery o
the item by the other members OF IN
household. followed By tears, more tear
and a deal OF sympathy OF course L
Celia and Aunt Ida there comes the over
whelmng desire for a hearty laugh
Well then there Unexpectedly appear
man. Hc bears message for Cell
from none other than Colonel Smith
CONSERVATION supplants JOY IN Celia an
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