The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-10
ssTHD UNDYING STORY OF CAP

.sTHD UNDYING STORY OF CAP
TAIN SCOTT" was told In pic
lures and IN words last night at the Salt
with which the large audience listened
to the dramatic rendition of the last mes
sage recorded in the intrepid explorer s
diary was tribute to the impressiVenes
OF the recital Splendid photographs and
moving pictures of life in the Antarctic.
the final dash TO the south pole and re-
productions of the photographs found on
plates which lay for eight months be-
side the dead body OF the unfortunate
explorer were among the historic views
thrown on the screen, But the real nm
ish to the production was gwen by
Charles B Hanford the well-known
Shakespearean actor Mr.. Hanford re-
cltal OF the last words in 'the undying
story" which was found In Captain Scott $
diary were splendidly rendered
The entertainment is divided into four
parts. with Introductory pictures showing
the members of the party, their little
whaler, the. Terra Nova, and other In
teresting sdel!ghts. Part | began with
an intensely human moving picture or
Captain Robert Falcon Scott bidding fare
well TO his friends on the bridge OF the
Terra Nova just prior to It's departure
from New Zealand. Every expression on
the face, accurately recorded by the
cinema tograph. Is q character study, Then
follows the departure. the stanch little
craft sailing out into the icy Antarctic.
scenes OF Joyous, happy days spent "s ~ on d,
icebergs. a terrific storm at sea. killer
whales. ice packs, Siberian ponies and
dogs These pictures, as we'll as the
ing, r r. G. S. the official photographer
Imagine more remarkable pieces of pho
tographIc work, as those shown were
taken often in temperatures 80 10 ou de-
grees below zero
In the second part Is seen the winter
quarters and intimate cinematographs
OF the explorers before the start on the
but so disastrously The spectator notes
with what care and detail records were
taken. He sees an active volcano In
land OF Ice and snow. ne sees a game
and over many fathoms Of water He
sees close up pictures OF skua ,gulls and
in the third part delightful pictures Of
the dogs and the queer and laugha BILE
penguins. an Antarctic bird which sci
entists say Is slowly degeneratinG into Il
fish. There arc pictures OF seals which
are marvels and show the habits Of the
animals In wonderful reality.
In the final part. undoubtedly the most
Impressive picture, Is scene Inside the
tent at night, the camp on the polar
SHOWS. Hero the spectator catches Cap
tain Scott. DR.. Edward Adrian Wilson
Lieutenant Henry r, Bowers ana Petty
officer Edgar Evans. four of the live
victims, prepare their evening meal Of
'hooah," get out their sleeping bags and
slide into them for the night The tent
was their tomb and the sleeping bags
were their shrouds a few months later,
when they were within eleven miles of
relief
The photographs taken by the party
with small camera, which the five.
those mentioned above and the brave
Captain Lawrence u G.. Oates, at the
pole, are also shown. The most interest
ing. perhaps, OF these Is the one that
tells the story OF the overwhelming dis
a appointment-the sledge and ski tracks
Which told the five that Amundsen had
beaten them. But Scotts truthful record
is nohly shown by his photograph Of
tent, flying tho Norwegian
flag, which he took to prove Amundsen's
story. The final picture Is of the Ice
tomb of the victims In an endless waste
of ice-the tomb which was built by the
rescuing party:
Space prohibits more than a passing
mention OF many Of tho interesting and
educational scenes. both In moving and
still life. 1t Is wonderful record and
is splendidly supplemented by the emil
nent Shakespeareap actors powerful re-
cital. To miss 1t would DO to miss his
tory. IL will be given each afternoon and
evening dur Ing this week