The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-17

Mrs. Aganemnon) for resenting his
decision and for murdering him.
genia in Taurs" begins; for while
Mrs, A. was doing away with her
husband, Iphigenia's special proteo-
tress, Diana, spirited her away TO
Jauris, making her a priestess there,
but adding the unpleasant injunction
that she must murder every stranger
who invaded the place. Now, the first
strangers to come are Pylades and
Olestes, the latter being Genia's broth
er, who is bent on strengthening out
the mysteries and rumors that entan-
gle and discredit his domestic hearth,
including the unpleasant gossip rela-
tive to his own murder Of his moth
er. which questions his justification
for thus revenging his fathers un-
timely talng off by that rcsourceful
rels tive. Tphigenia sees her duty In
regard to the two intruders, but hopes
to get more or less around Vt by
sacrificing only one Of the. young
men TO Diana and sending the other
10 Argos. with a c. @. D. message to
her friends. Both young bucks contest
for the honor OF dying at the hands OF
lphigenia, but happier conclusion is
reached by the timely arrival OF the
goddess Minerva, who forbids the
king OF Tauris to moest either youth
and blows them away TO safety on a
ship.
Which incites wonderment whether,
in Euripides's day. the Well-known
classic phrase did not read. Have you
a little goddess in your bouse?"
THE first Monday IN August was
IL announced as the date for the New
York premiere OF The Gentleman
from Number 49," but two days be-
fore. the farce was indefinitely post
poned" The same thing happened in
the case OF the same play at the same
thcater late last spring. The Gentle
man seems determined not TO come out
from No. 10. Deprived of a New York
premiere. l listened to the call of one
no further off than Philadelphia. es-
peclally as The Tricky Mrs. Treve-
lyn' promised TO be rather more than
usually interesting. The production,
by local stock company, with Bertha
Mann and Henry Miller, Jr,, added
for the one week, was. OF course. not
smoothe enough to justify critical
analysis of the play, nor was the piece
itself in its best form. In theme. it
recalled the old French dramas of ''Di,,
plomacy" and lie Demi- monde
New York theaters simultaneously a
quarter OF a century ago. under the
titles OF "The Crust Of Society" 'Thc
Fringe Of Society" and THE Decep-
ton" But TO those French plots
each a story told only for the sake
makes his debut among dramatists
with this play, has added the sugges-
ton OF q theme to be discussed He
is troubled about the future Of women
who, unframed in any business or
profession and accustomed 10 luxury
and care. suddenly find themselves
penniless. on becoming widows. With
out disparaging Mr.. Cronin- Wilson'S s
play. it can hardly be said that 1t
develops his theme very profoundly.
THAT, however, Is not the same
thing as saying The Tricky Mrs.
Trevelyan" fails TO interest as @
drama. Mrs. Trevelyan Bertha
Mann, finding herself a penniless
widow, applies her tricks Of fascination
10 secure jewels and checks, when
bread is not forthcoming, An ardent
young man (Henry Miller. Jr.) is an
easy prey. and, We are surprised TO
learn in time. is not insistent on any
reward for his generosity. But pres
emily II comes out that the money he
has lavished on her was stolen. One
OF the young mans qua ardians (Thurs-
ton HalD undertakes to break off what
ever relations may exist between the
boy and the widow and even TO In
duce her TO restore cash and jewels.
Thus far he proceeds along the lines
OF the successful messieurs F'ix-It in