The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-17

u'at In return for this favor Hall
must KIN the caliph.
Hail consents 10 do the murder
only upon Mansurs promise that he
VIII wed Marsinah and protect her.
Now Marsinah Is I'm love with the
caliph-she being ignorant or his ex-
allied Statlon-and they are betrothed.
Therefore, Marslnah refuses TO wed
Man5ur. But she is taken 10 the
harem of Mansur by force.
HAP fails In his attempt TO XIII the
ca]iph, is made prisoner. sentenced to
death and cast into a dungeon.
enemy. Fail kills him. Upon the breast
OF the dead Jawan Is an amulet, a
broken hand of Fatima. Hail takes
this amulet. and rooing himself In
the garments OF Jawdn. makes his es-
capo. He desires now to rescue Mar
slnah from the hands OF Msnsur,
who has threatened to make her his
bride OF night and then put her TO
death.
Hail gains entrance to the harem
through an intrigue with kut-al-
Kulub, Mansurs wife, who loves
him Yet when Iiut-al- kuluo dis
covers that her lover is Hail, the
Beggar, She bursts into a great rage
and summons Mansur.
Mansur, infuriated over the escape
OF Hail. and over his presence In the
harem. rushes upon him to kill him.
But his eyes fall upon the amulet.
was Jawan's. He drops his sword
and reveals 10 Hail the other half
OF the broken hand This Was given
to him by his father-who in truth
was Jswsn--when they were parted
many years before.
Hail peroeives that fate again has
placed weapon IN his hand He
declares that he Is the father OF Man
a fathers blessing. Hail stabs him
and throws MIN into the harem bath
and browns him there.
Now comes the caliph seeking Mar
IN the harem, he is wroth. and orders
his men 10 cast Hail again into tho
dungeon. To the establishment of the
caliph, IIaJH proclaims that he ia the
caliph rcvokes the sentence OF death
and banishes Hat from Bagdad for
all time.
The beautiful Marsnah becomes
the bride OF the cailph. and Hail the
Eeggar is to set out upon n pilgrim
age 10 Mecca. there 10 wash away
his sins in tho well OF Zemzem
Thus is Hail a playthlng. as arc
all mon, In tho hands OF Fate-and
Fate. in the Arabic. is called
tEismet
While the play has much that is po-
,tic, fascinating and picturesque. II alsc
las some repellent qualities. We do moi
emember to 'have seen anything quite sc
iDnorIently erolesque as the scene III
which Hail hurls the wounded Mansui
nto tho pool and sputters wicked jests
While holding his Victims head under
water tiil death comes, Perhaps the
,cene is conceived In the true spirit ol
Oriental cruelty and pitilessuess, but II
las little music for western ears.
The scenes are many and bewiderlng
Perhaps the most striking are the bazaar
Gene where tho tradasmen chatter theil
wares while slaves and poten,atos from
egypt. from the various countries of Asia
Minor. from forthest India and even from
.artarY and Mongolia pass by, and the
Gene OF the IIanlman baths In Mansur s
mansion.
Among the associates OF Mr.. Skinner
hose deserving special mention are
ieorsc Gaul as Mansur; Richard Scott.
IS the Ethiopian sword bearer OF Man
ur: owen Mech as the Shellc OF ia
van; Julian Myers as the ca]iph; Merle
indderu as Marsiuah, Hajj's daughter.
srace Hampton as the wife of Mansur:
Iosa Coates as the dancing girl and
Mamie Palmer az Misl<ah. "A slave Ad-
ltloual Interest was lent to the role OF
iiskah by the fact chat Miss Palmer ia a
'alt Lake girl who has won distinction
u Eer stage career. she possesses an
voice and reads her lines with
NceilCut effect.
''liismet' VIII be here all week with
ndtinees on Wednesday, and Saturday,
The bloody battles the thrilling escapes
nd the inhunianlties OF tEe feudal days
u "a. wild and picturesque mountains
u Kentucky, recalling tho DAYS of
Bloody Breathitt." are portrayed in tic
our reel feature iilm, ''Thc Great Lear. :"
.nich had it's first run In this city at
he American last night
Tie story opens with the lovcmaLing
{ tile youngest children OF the Gibbs and
dawson families two fcudal clans stimuli
aneously with the reopenlng OF the fcud
n the tattles that follow the entire Dav,
on clan, with the exception of tho young
over, Is wiped out. He and his sweet
cart escape after desperate chase bv
iding over flfty-foot clln The only
ign of humanity shown by the elder
iiobs Is the forgiveness Of the young
,vers when they are captured the fol-
>winc day
The east IS veil chosen. the scenery Is
cIutiful and the pictures arc rema rka biz
lear aud ufelilSe. The excellent musical
rogramiuc arranged by Professor Nc
lellan 10 strengthen the clinaXcs IS one
( tho main attractions OF the show.
In addition 10 the feature flm. Son
Y Jlms Search for a Mother" is on the
III. His search IS humorous as well as
athletic, aud while il lacks the thrills
The Great Leap" IL probably appeals
those with little ones In tho house
old moro than tho hendliner.
Abundance OF fine comedy. with many
-rong dramatic situations, is 10 DC found