The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

onto the stage, but you cannot make
her sing That's. with her heart by
the bedside of the little jaundice
patient, falls on her top note break
Ing down before the audience, Then
she stageers back TO her dressing
room and says she Is through with
the stage. is all for home and Hubby
and the little one
A MOTHER tender romance In the
n lives OF n,usic-malSers is told
in "An Idyl OF the Strings" by
Charles Carver. This time the per-
former with breaking heart Is
who plays extremely we'll. thus maxi
Ing UP for rather trite tale. she
is supposed TO be the adopted daugn-
ter OF an eccentric old Italian violin
the girl Is much in love. They are
both entered In musical competi-
ton. The old man has just COM
plctcd a very rema rSa BILE violin.
which he presents to the girl. But
his son is jealous. covets It and.
The girl discovers the theft and so
does the old man. he becoming en-
ragged, while she takes all the blame,
Thus all ends happily; and we are
left with tranquil mind for the per
forming dogs and acrobats that fol-
low.
WHEREAS, sophys Barnard and
w Mabelle Adams called In outside
aid to supply them with playlets,
Jean Weir boldly took her pen In
hand and wrote His Last Offense"
for herself Good for Jean. What Is
more. she made the. only characters
twins, so that one actor Is enough.
Bully idea! II Shakespeare had only
thought OF making. King Lear's
daughters triplets, that admirable
lively slight expense. Indeed. Mary
Anderson. who bit on the happy Idea
Of doubling" Herrnioue and Perdita
because they are mother and daugh-
ter, might consider making a grand
re-entry on the stage as Goneril, Re
the way the tall hustllng required OF
Miss Welr's duplex leading man, such
an undertaking might be too much
for an actress OF advanced years.
Though Charles and James are broth
ers-nay, more, twins-they are
wholly unlike internally; for Charles
Is very. very good. while James is
very, very otherwise, In short.
while Charles Burnham. Esquire. is
a banker, Jim Burnham is an ordi-
nary thief. And With a very dirty
face to boot But that. as YOU pres
entity will see, is essential TO the
drama. We are in Charles Burn
hams comfortable home, one even
ing. when a telegram arrives for
Mrs. Charles (Jesn Weir) telling
her he has been detained on bust
ness. Presently. Mrs. Charles con-
venlently having quilted the room.
bad Jim Burnham sneaks in by way
Of window. He Is running from
the police. When he realizes he
Is in his respected brothers
home. ne hits on a happy Idea He
washes his face. That is 10 say.
by the simple process of rubbing off
his burglars smudge. he pa sses him
self off as his brother. Even Mrs
Charles herself Is taken In at first
In time, however. she discovers Jim's
Identity. draws from him solemn
promise 10 reform and agrees to help
him deceive the policeman who has
traced him to the house. with her
word. added TO Jim's marked re-
semblance to the banker and good
stiff drink that Mrs, Charles slips to
the officer. Jim manages to hood
wink him lie goes into another
room: and, In an astoundinely brief
period re~enters from the other side
OF the stage as Charl Once again
the shift is made, so that our last
view Of the reformed James is his
exit by the window whence he en-
tered. I hardly see why; unless Jim
had seen "The Blue Bird and taken
10 heart the Fairy Berylune's ad-
Nonishment of the children never
TO leave a room by the door when
there Is window one might fly out
Of.