The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-06

him overheard where the crocodile
awaits patiently for that other hand.
The Darling children at last reach
home IN safety. Wendy bcgs Peter
| TO romain, but he urges her TO come
back with him to the Never Never.
| Never Land, where there is no mother
to tuck you in bed at night. Peter
| still docs not want 10 grow up, so he
mes away TO his home in the tree.
tops. There Wcndy visits him every
year to do his housc-cleaning. The
closing scene, full Of fairy charm. is
IN the tops of the trees, where Peter s
| little home hangs in the moonlight
among the dancing insects and the
colored radiance of the, spring night
And Peter Pan, ungpeakably graceful
| and ideal, plays his reeds in this at
mosphcre of spring, fairydom and
youth.
AS IS TO be imagined, the production
of the play is an elaborate one. All
of the settings arc picturesque. Mr.,
Frohman has surrounded Miss Adams
with carefully selected company of
skllful players.
MISS Adams S engagement is for two
nights with matinee on SATURDAY,.
The regular box office sale will beoin
wednesday. but mail orders if accom-
IA
stamped envelope will be filled now
IN the announcement of the opepinp
tonight at the Colonial theatcr of
William J. Kelly and his company
In the first great and elaborate re-
vival OF the Shakespearean masterpiece,
''Romeo and Juliet attempted here
IN many seasons, comes news that will
interest every theater.goer in Salt
Lake and every student and lover of
Shakespeare wonderful love story
from every other walk of life.
Backed by twenty weeks in which
he has given Salt Lake some of the
finest theatrical productions yet known
to local theaters, Mr. Kelly's prepara~
tions for the presentation of "Romeo
and Juliet command consideration
that cannot be secured by any other
actor before the public today, outside
the Romeo of Z. Fl. Sothern and one
or two other Sbakespearean stars, who
in recent years have brought us their
characteristics Of Shakespeare S great
est lover.
In point of cost of production, both
as TO scenery, costumes, company and
the rich appointments necessary TO the
proper presentation o. the drama. 'Ro,
meo and Juliet will top the list of
all that Mr.. Kelly has done in stock
either here or in New York in recent
years.
Romeo is role that Mr.. Kelly has
appeared in in New York with very
great success He is so well fitted
physically, artistically and tempera,
mentally TO the role and he brings TO
its portrayal so intelligent and sym
pathetic an understanding that four
years ago one of the most famous of
all New York dramatic critics. the late
Franklin Fyles, pronounced Mr. Kelly's
Romeo superior to that of any other
among the younger leading men of the
American stage, aud Mr.. Fyles then
declared it compared favorably with
h. II. Sothern s Characterization of the
Shakespearean role.
Mr.. kelly's costumes have been or
dered direct from New York for the
part and with Miss Lyle in the role
of Juliet and an immense amount of
special scenery constructed, all ar
rangements are perfected for note
worthy production Of the drama.
The story of Romeo and Juliet
will never grow old. Its plot is as
interesting today as when it was writ
ten. Romeo, of the house Of Capulets.
and Juliet, of the house Of Montagues.
scorn the family feud of years, and
love each other with all the fervor
of Veronian youths. The ardent wooer
sings his love beneath his lady s win
dow while the stars wink their ap-
proval of the lovers happiness. Ju
liet s father urges her marriage to
Tybalt, man of his choosing. but
Romeo determines she shall not so
together they visit the venerable Friar
Lawrence and are secretly united in
marriage. Romeo is challenged by his
rival, Tybalt, and in the encounter
wounds his antagonist, for which he is
exiled, Romeo s departure leaves Ju-
lict open TO the demands of her father,
who insists upon Her immediate mar.
riage to Tybalt. In terror she fees TO
tho old friar, who gives her pow
erful sleeping potion. and oil the day
she is to marry Tybalt, her friends