The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-07

Unusual. weird. powerful and mys-
produced Mt the Salt Lake theater last
night, despite It's feeble technique. From
tho problems OF American political and
social life Richard Walton Tully the au-
thor, has waited us on the wings OF his
imagination 10 the seductive South Sea
islands
The Bird OF Paradise" is a romantic
drama OF Hawaii. II Is rife with poetry
that Is wanting IN most of the American
plays of today. We have had a plethora
of gripping plays by masters OF the dra-
matte unities and Il is relief TO lose
onos self IN an atmosphere OF poetry.
10 forget for space the tyraunies Of
technique and 10 set sail even in frail
craft upon tropic sea Of poetry.
Tho plot tells the story Of Americans
who went 10 Hawai-! I'm the days when
the old queen still relgned. Paul Will
son, young doctor with high ideals and
ambitions. goes TO the islands with the
hne purpose OF studying leprosy at
Moiokal, and. IL possible. segrega ting the
germ OF leprosy- With him in the party
Is Diana Larned. n university graduate.
who intends TO write a book or the
Islands Together they visit Mr. Sysonsby,
the missionary, at Puma and come across
celebration in honor OF Luana. a
Hawaiian girl. who has just arrived at
hnr ma t,r-it a-,I ,,-nN
by priest OF the goddess Pele as prin-
cess, tho rlghtful heir to the throne OF
Ha wall.
While Luana Is doing the hula dance
ana Is attracting the notice OF Paul Will
son sDecter rises from behind q log.
IL is a wreck OF humanity, a beach
comber. an American who has become
broken sot renegade from the states
for theft and now one of the victims OF
the degenerating climate.
This human wreck, while quoting the
verses OF Omar and by other means show
ing remnants of his Intellectual trimming
warns him to beware Of the seductions
OF Hawaii and TO begon before he, too.
becomes a hopeless victim. This angers
Wilson, who denounces his monitor known
separates them, becomes interested In
Dean and inspires in him the hope of
better things. He accompanies her party
10 Molokai. where they remain two years.
Iie is regeneruted and il is he who dis
covers the cure for leprosy. On the other
hand. Wilson. who scorned warnings and
advice, succumbs to the charms Of the
beautiful and tender Luana and remains
at Puma Ho is blissfuly happy for two
years. leading life OF leuhargy. love and
drink,
Then Diana and Dean return. Although
a sot, Wilson is led by ambition to enter
into a plot to place Luana on the throne
of Hawaii. Fearing she will lose him.
Luana refuses TO be queen, but the
Yankee head Of the sugar company plans
for republic and induces Wilson to go
TO Honolulu with Luana, The Idea Is
that Luana. who Is the only rightful heir
TO the throne, shall renounce the right
and declare for q. republic.
In the end Wilson, who goes from bad
to worBe, loses his love for his wife and
casts her Off Meantime. n human sacri-
flee has been demanded by the pagan
priest to appease the wrath OF Pele, SO
that the people OF Puma may be saved.
Luana sacrifices her life TO the goddess
by leapng into the crater of the Kllauea
volcano.
The volcano scene Is one OF the most
spectacular that has ever been staged,
The spectators are awed by the sight OF
the vast orator. stenming and smoking,
beIching forth flames and kissing giganic-
the cliffs above the crater and then
dasiles herself Into the "House OF Eter-
nal Fire
The character OF Luana is taken by
MISS benoVe OTlCn, VINO VIII Dc d TSEe-
lation to Salt Lake audiences as an ac-
trcss OF subtle charm and power Whether
I'm the love scenes, In comedy, in passages
of pathos. or In tragedy. she displays
the same magnetic intuitions,
The dramats personae comprises about
thirty persons. There are the principal
American characters, hula dancers.
Kanaka musicians, and many In native
roles. The local customs OF Hawaii. the
dances, scenery and habits OF life arc
produced to the utmost fidelity. In fact,
the most gratifying tribute to the play
ers last night were the commentators
that came from score or more of men
and women OF Utall's Hawaiian colony.
All OF them agreed that the production
WAS fiawlcss and they were wildly enthu-