The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27


press agents OF the various theaters. |
included in her programme OF wonder
iui plays at the Orpheum theater. an
sphdTn?, afn from l Rncine's absorbing tragedy,
Bernhardt and her company of stars.
This is the. bill for this afternoon and
soeninsi even ~ and on Friday and Saturday at
noun ualE performances she Will present
Camille, a role in which she. OF course.
eXcels
ron1,, In "Phsdrs," as In her other plays. the
gesture and expression finds play that
TOUCHES the hearts OF all who behold her,
tnriiIiing snniihng her audiences and holding them
other living actress can achieve, Her
portrayal OF tho character Of Phedre,
whose unholy love is the cause of so
.Huoh nio misery Is one that bears, the
arouse the deepest interest.
Ihe household of Theseug. the AthenI-
an King: is disrupted when the king Is
tn3t his son, Hippolytus. is in love with
Arlcla, while the queen is infatuated
Win VT, Hippolytus Phedre conf1des TO her
tus and is advised to live and love, that
liippolytus might father ller infant SON
o1il Ina Pie to endure silence longer. Phedre
stands. aghast- Then she implores him
10 strike his sword to her heart, crying.
or. In default OF thy arm. lend me thy
sword 5rn11 ~, Selling the blade she, rushes
from Uhe room, and Immediately after
comes the astounding news that Theseus
is dead and that Phedre's son has been
acclaimed his successor. Not knowing OF
the honor conferred upon her son, the
queen is In the depths OF despair, but
clings to the hope that she will eventu-
ally, gain the love OF Hippolytus. She
sends a message to him. but receives the
startling news that Theseus is not dead
and has returned from his journey. She
aoandons her fate to Oenone. The king
demands the cause Of his peculiar recep-
ton and is told that Phedre alone can
toll him.
oenone informs the king that Hlppoly-
tus is in love with Phedre and Theseus
at once orders his son into exile In
the meantime there is a stormy scene
between Phedre and Oenone and the lat
ter is ordered to leave while the queen
nlands that Oenone be brought before
him and prove her charges, burt she has
been drowned
bring back his son that he may say a
word In Defense but word Ia brought
back that Hippolytus is no more. To
Phedre the king says 'T believe him
Phedre esta blishes the Innocence of Hin
polytus as the venom OF poison reaches
her heart,
''Reputa ton is a great power for or
star Of Maggie Pepper" who comes
ITO illustrate, here Is story which was
related the last time I was in Norfolk,
Virginia:
"An old darkey was on trial for steal
ing chickens. He had denied his guilt,
and one OF the descons OF his church
was called to testify to his truth and
veracity.
Now, deacon. said the prosecutor,
do you know this derendant?'
" How we'll do you know hirn7'
T I'm, toJ, Ill
What Is his reputation for truth and
veracity, In the ueighborhood where ne
lives? The old man looked thoughtful
continued the lawyer. does he tell the
truth7 Can he tell the truth? Does any
body believe what he says?'
anybody beiffesSe hin7 ' Why. WY MistsS Rnes +
Lawyer. when that niggab wants to call
somebody else to holler foh him
The first Salt Lake theater to come
forward with potoe OF benefit perform
ance for the food sufferers OF Ohio is
way.
A. ]. Davis. manager of the Rex, an
nouuced late Wednesday afternoon that
a special feature performance will be
given next Monday afternoon and even
Ing at the Rex and that 80 per cent Of
the gross receipts for the entire day will
be dispatched by. wire Tuesday morn
ing TO the authorities at Dayton In charge
of the relief measures undertaken at that
point for the Ohio sufferers.
The bill for the Rex next Monday will
consist OF another big Sherlock Holmes
feature, entitled The Stolen Papers,"
sel1o-comic. "The Village Choir" and
''Irhe satchel Game" besides the ami
mated weekly Monday Is one of the
heaviest days for attendance In the en-
tire week at the Rex and Manager Davis
Is perfecting arrangements for a record
crowd that afternoon and night.
"The news late today indicates that
every dollar that can be poured into Ohio
for the relief Of the victims OF the floods
viii be more than acceptable" said Mr.
Davis last night. We'll do all we can at
The Rex and hope we may be able TO
send a good sized check to aid IN the
relief work
For FRIDAY afternoon of this week
Manager Davis has extended an invita-
ton 70 the choir children Of every Sun
day school in the city to attend the Rex
as his guests to witness the great re-
iisious drama. 1.-THE Crimson Cross"
which goes on Friday at that theater
over thousand children have already
accepted the management's invitation and
i'm addition the children OF Kearns- st,
AIMS orphanage will attend In body,
II will be glad when this weeks