The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-12

easily could be imagined: and the re-
VerSal TO the type Of play IN which the
actor built the firm foundat Of his
distinguished reputation reminds me
that. II some Of his Shakespearean
performances are distinctly not as
good as others. he is Stll without Il
peer in fervid and romantic bombast
IF the Justin Huntley Mccarthy
play came al turning point In
Sothern's career. "rhe Auctioneer"
was far more potent In creating the
War1eld Of today David Belasco had
seen him at Weber & Fields and
had observed what some OF the rest
OF us had observed-that Is, that the
tremor In his voice that Warfeld
used so successfully In burlesque TO
make mock serious sorrow ridiculous
could he utilized with Immensely more
effect and profit 10 make an appeal
ing sorrow all but heart-rending,
That tremor which made us rock with
laughter at the senile old father in the
travesty OF Catherine" has made
millions OF people all but rock with
tears at the Jewish peddler In The
Auctioneer" and the German singing
teacher in "The Music Master"
Shrewdly. as Is his custom, Mr..
Belasco did not plunge the burlesque
fayorite into anything as serious as
even as The Music Master" "The
Auctioneer" is nearly all smiles. But
there are gripping little touches here
and there, and Warfeld, without tho
slightest apparent effort. wrlngs every
fearful drop out OF them. For in
stance, in the last act, when we see
the brave old Jew who has known
what prosperity and comfort are.
peddling patent toys on Twenty-third
street. Great as his need is. he has
Nln n-I oil
pay no attention TO him. unless to
shove him out OF their way. Finally.
a pompous matron passes from her
carriage to shop. Is caught by the
comic toy and says she will take one.
At last! The Jew is overioyed. She
feels in her gold mesh bag for her
purse. She produces IT, But she has
nothing less than a five-dollar bill.
Has the peddler change? Hardly; II
he had SO much as cents he would
Oh. WELL never mind-the toy doesn't
matter. anyway; she passes on into
the shop. And the one brief glance
that the hungry peddler turns towards
us is more eloquent of human pathos
than all the believing OF a multitude
OF Lcars and Hamlets.
N AVID WAKEFIELD Is great ac-
IL tor, II we except George Ar
liss, there Is no man on our stage
whose art approaches his In dellcacy
and fineness. II would be more sat
isfylng to see him In plays as fine as
his playing, but. lacking SUCH The
Auctioneer" does very well. II IS
thoroughly good entertainment,
seven -eighths good fun and the rest
appealing, simple pathos that does
every mothers son OF us good; now
him. to play the Irish woman who
becomes related to the Jew through
the marriage OF their children and
she fills the role with the same
broad gusto as Of yore. Tho scene at
Irish woman and the Jew fall to
o;iarreling over the upbringing OF
their mutual grandchildren. children
of the couple not yet married, is as
much fun as trip 10 the countrE
investiture are admiral BILE, as one eN-
poets when David Belasco is sponsor
In short, I could wish you nothing
better for Christmas than, that War
by that time: though greatly doubt
whether New York will be ready to
let them go so soon
IT HERE seems to be no reason TO
l. say very much about "Shad-
owed" produced last week at the
Fulton theater and taken off after It's
nth performances BY so doing. It's
producer. James Forbes, author of
1.-THE Chorus Lady and an astute
manager. admits he made mistake;
and certainly no one wants to crow
Donald Clayton Calthrop and Cosmo
Gordon Lennox. new dramatist and
n seasoned one. both English. and II
came to grief because It's theme and
movement hopelessly sluggish. Also.
II had the misfortune to come after
maddening .,1rS, number OF usFo4e
"Alibi Bill" so its underworld
Gus. II is understood that Constance
Collier. tho English actress now with
William Faversham, was financially
interested; Last year she, appeared
IN the piece, tr,s tne1 r,n called na1 srisE9 SEQ
OF town. Frisco Sal Is q girl who was
born in the slums Of San Francisco
and escaped from them through
working with lot OF crooks, Then
them That is where the play be-
ERs Eslfa.ght sHs She S ia ia IN 0faSp faSt fas fDs
tive from American Justice. and so.
her up and ask her 10 help them In a
deal, they are able to threaten ex-
posure when she refuses. Finally.
therefore, sho has TO give In. This
puts her In tne position Oh epNlnE on
an innocent young man, with whom
she presently falls in love. Some
melodrama and a great deal Of talk
ell out the play until Sal Is able TO
save her victin1's life, straighten out
things generally and sink Into the
arms OF the man she loves. A good
night scores at one point. Olive May,
as a slangy American girl who may
have been written into the play by
James Forbes, Eva Macdonald, as
Sal. and Ivan T. Simpson. Wilson
Mclrose and Charles Francis were IN
the cast, so some good actors are
open for engagements, Ere now the
scenery doubtless has been inferred in
a storehouse. "Shadowed" In no