The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-28

ish nobility; it takes peep at under
world life in San Francisco and high
society in New York, covering a rather
| large field, one would say.
The story mostly concerns the adven-
lures Of Bruce o 'Donnell, called by his
friends 'HThe Don, Mrs. Wnifred
Wickersham, supposed to be a widow,
her daughter Marjorie, and a youth
named Woodward Megley. Mrs. Wick
ersham s husband was former British
army officer. He embeZZles 5000 pounds
from his regiment and elopes with a
chorus girl. On the way TO Australia
the ship is wrecked and he is supposed
to have been drowned, but he is picked
| up by a German tramp steamer, landed
| in Hong Kong and eventually makes
| his way to San Francisco, where he
| becomes a drug fiend.
Mrs. Wickersham moves in the best
| society in New York and cheats at
| cards by marking them with her finger
nails. She is much in the company OF
"'The Dom and gossips make Il scan
dal of their relations. "The Don" is
| in love with Marjorie and she with
him. Megley is also in love with the
! beautiful young woman, Megley has
| lost large sums of money to Mrs. Wick
ersham and he finally discovers she is
a cheat. Marjorie also makes the same
| discovery and as an atonement for her
mother s misdceds, agrees to marry
| Megley.
O'Donnell learns that Paul Wicker
sham, husband Of the woman, is alive
and that he is in New York In the
| third act there is a powerful and in
! tenseiy dramatic scene when Marjorie
| goes TO the apartments of '"Phe Don -
to confer with him on a matter Of i'm
portance. Her mother discovers the girl
is there and she follows. with the evil
! dent intention Of creating q scene,
when she is confronted not by her
daughter, but by her worthless hus.
band whom she supposes dead
O'Donnell finally straightens matters
out He sends Wickersham back to
/ Reno and secures a divorce and "The
Don" wins Marjorie. There are four
beautiful sets in the play, painted by
John Medland the clever scenic artist,
| Professor Willard Weihe has arranged
an excellent musical programme, and
all things considered the play should
prove one OF the sensations Of the sea-
! son.
Mr.. Mack of course plays "The
Dom Miss Rambcau has the part Of
Marjorie Wickersham. Beatrice Meade
has been given the difficult role Of Mrs,
\, lnifred Wickcrsham, the cheat. Wal
ter Gilbert plays Woodward Megley
Howard Scott the talented character
man, will be seen in the part of Amos
Andrews Adams. comedy role. and
another comedy part, that OF Lord Mil
ton Millward, will be in the capable
hands of that popular comedian Ar
thur Morse Moon. Ronald Bradbury
plays Richard Esterbrook William
Chapman plays the drug fcnd. Paul
Wicl5ersham, and Arthur !. Price viii
be seen as Colonel Mednay. Frank
Jonasson has the part Of Brooks. and
Harmon Weight "doubles'' ms gard
ner and n butler
Mrs. Lillian RambeaU viii have n
good chance TO display her ability in
the role Of Mrs. Blair Trucsdcll n pro.
fessioDal chapcrone. and Miss Regina
Conneli, the popular little ingenue.
will be seen in the part Of E'stelle Ad-
ans. Nv Mack has devoted much time
TO the plav and there can be no doubt
that it viii meet with the hearty ap-
uroval of Salt Lake Dlavgoers. The
ideas are new and original, and the
play could scarcely be better east or
staged. There VIII be matiuecs Thurs
dav and SATURDAY., and next Sunday
there will be n special matinee when
Mr. Mack presents his play. "Mcn of
steal