The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
ADJUSTMENTS

A unusually finished and artistic pro-
duction of "The Thief was given
oY the new Utah Stock company last
night as as the, opening of It's second weeks
)!l, Inc play went with smoothnesS
emarkaole In first nights performance
ana hallett Thompson and Miss Lillian
.Hemble In the leading roles captivated
he audience by their splendid conception
oi the characters portrayed and were
given innumerable curtain calls. The
story told by the well-known play Is IA
mil.ar
Richard Noysin and his charming young
wife are visiting wealthy friends in a
French country place. Marie Louis Voy-
SIN wears Tavishing gowns, In spite OF
her husbands limited income which she
leads him To believe she gets through
wonderful management and patronzing
bargain sales. The theft of consldera bic
money from the dressing table drawer OF
the hostess OF the Voysins. Isabelle La
gardes leads to an investigation A de-
lectlNe Is secretly employed by Raymond
Lagardes. master OF the house. and dis
coveries lead to the accusation OF the
young son Of the house. Fernand Jagsr
des. The boy IL in love with Marie Louise
Noysln, who is really the thief. and TO
shield her he takes the blame of the theft
upon himself. Voysin unexpectedly finds
large sum OF money in his wifes pos
session and his suspicious are aroused
a stormy scene follows in which he rings
confession from her. and also discovers
wrongfully. Of being unfaithful in spite of
her pathetic explanation that it is her
anxiety 10 keep his love that caused her
10 take the money TO buy the beautiful
father Of her crime. her husband mlsin-
trepretS her motive in saving the boy
ground that che is In love with him. He
at last becomes convinced Of his error.
, however, forgives the wife and all ends
happily.
Miss Kemble's handling Of the strong
emotional scene IN the second act when
she confesses her Guilt and begs for her
actress Of exceptional ability. Mr. Thomp.
son, as Foysin, Is at home in the strong
requirements OF the role. Miss Fanchin
EYerhart Is I'D to her high standard In
the role of Isabelle Lagardes and Richa rd
Vivian is excellent as NJ Zibaut, the de-
| teCtive, The character of Raymond La
gardes is taken by Frederick Moore and
| that OF Fernand Lagardes by Frederick
| Summer. This completes the cast. The
| play Is beautifully staged
| II ever theater audience was disap-
pointed with an act. the audience at the
opening Empress show yesterday was dis
| appointed with the male quartette known
as the American Comedy Four This
! ing TO come up to expectation, but by
! the fact that the four refused to re-
spond TO numerous encores and sing
az most of the crowd would have
liked them to do-five or six more
OF their excellent songs. The quartette
is undoubtedly the best thing on the new
! bill and Cae voices OF lne members plcnc
! In wonderful way
probably liked best N d. Nestor and
Bess Delbers In the sketch I'm Love. =
| The little comedy Is different and very
| human, and Nestor's big manly ways
and Miss Delberg's absolute femlninity
appeal 10 all. Both can sing and they
| finish with a clever waltz and rag dance.
| The two are we'll worth seeing.
After the comedy motion pictures. which
are as good az usual, the show opened
| with slap and hang. these two words
| representing the kind OF acrohats the
| four Lsdellas are. They have an ex-
cellent act Of the old time circus tum-
| bling variety and there is something good
doing all tho time they are on.
| John p. Gordon and company In a
| one act farce, What Would You Do?'
interests the audience TO some degree,
although the sketch is somewhat ancient,
being tie usual farce mixture of Identity
on the morning after the night before.
Miss Stella Fancher- Robinson plays the
piano well. but she could scarcely be
Robinson would eliminate her .coqucttish-
ness and songs her act would be better,
as these things detraot from her really
excellent piano playing,
| The Adas family closed the show with
a remarkable demonstration Of aerial
UP five other members of the company
while swinging from trapeze and an
other stunt" is circle swing in which
four members swing out from the ends
| OF straps by their teeth and bicycle
supported by one Of the mon. swinging
from a trapeZe. is operated to furnish
power for the swing. This latter was
onsational feature and brought heavy
applause.