The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-29

been In bad need Of money and Will
- - Thompson and Copeland p!.eIs sadly in
Union was conceived. The fact that
the actors were able 10 get a laugh or
two out OF it only seems 10 indicate that
with real vehicle they could get genu-
Inc applause,
The movies" contain a picture of the
conference OF governors recently held In
Colorado Springs. Governor Spry Is
easily discernible among the other eX-
ecutives and was Instantly spotted by
the audience.
Willard Mack and his company made the
initial presentation OF the second of a
series OF Mr. Mack's productions at the
Utah thcater last night. Mr. Mack has
named his comedy-dya ma Scandal AL
he was endeavoring to follow one OF the
prescribed rules OF literature and give his
work striking caption. But while Scan
dal Alley" is striking 1t Is question
whether It strikes the keynote OF the plot
Also IT might perhaps he better to say
plots. using the plural, because there are
a number, each we'll developed. In the
piece.
Scandal Alley is decidedly enter
tanning play. II has some OF the melo-
dramatic, a liberal portion OF genuine
and II is excellently staged. But II Is
doubtful whether II has any unusual NOR
al lesson In 1t, Last week IN Their Mar
ket Value Mr.. Mack offered some new
be said to contain moral lesson. This
weeks Offering seeks more To entertain
and In this respect it fulfills its mission
The. plot and the settings arc, among
the rich, and idle, Mr.. Mack has de-
scribed his work as "a drama OF modern
social conditions" That. 10 all practical
purposes, states the situation Gossip and
family skeletons" such are not up-
common even among the poorer classes ns
we'll as the wealthy. have play In the plot
On the whole il Is largely mirror held
To, i1l g f,nn
TO exist. especially q we are 10 believe
the "six best sellers" And Ike the same
best sellers "Sca ndal Alley Is good ell
| terteinmept and II can he said that II CON
| tain9 less that Is harmful than some of
| the novels that are popular.
| II would be impossible 10 set down the
| plot OF the piece In limited space The
| first night audience secmcd 10 thoroughly
| enjoy II. And If play entertains pleas
| ingly It has done something worth while.
The company worked under handicap
| last night Walter Gilbert, who was tu
have taken Il prominent part, was unable
| 10 leave the bedside OF his dying wife.
! Gavin Young stage director. carried the
part by reading the manuscript. But Mr.
| Young read the part splendIdiy. consider
| ing the short prepard tion. and the audi
ence kindly accepted an unfortunate cir.
| cumstonce.
| Mr.. Mack and Miss Rmmbeau are es-
pcclally good Miss Rambeau is always
! charming. but there Is "a note OF unhup-
pnesa, bravely borne in the chara ctat'
| OF Mar rjorle WIckersNarn. the part she es-
says. And Miss Ramheau brings out the
note In Il manner that brought frequent
delighted eXcla mat tions from those In the
| audience.
Howard Scott Is at his best I'm the role
4 of Amos Andrew Adams, a genial old
| American OF wealth with a great big
heart. which he frequently and laughs bly,
offers, until he Is accepted. to Mrs Blair
| Truesdcli. played splendidly by Mrs LII
liah Rambeau. This thread OF lovs In
the latter years Of life has been one of