Show Cloninger Opens New Season in Gripping Play By H. H W W. Pickering Greeted by sincere and heart heartfelt elt applause applause ap- ap from a large audience of friends Ralph Cloninger and his selected company corn com pany of stock players headed by Miss 1 Gertrude Bondhill made their debut at atthe atthe the Hippodrome theatre last night marl the return of a stock organIzation organization organ organ- to the cosy little theatre after several years The play playas as Innocent a dramatic novelty production which served for some sometime time lime as a st starring vehicle for Pauline Frederick and just lately was released for stock stoel production Be It said to the great credIt of Mr Cloninger and his associates t they handled the very difficult difficult cult roles In masterly fashion carrying to their audience the story of the drama whIch obviously demands Interpretation tion by only the best of players The play In less capable hands would become I a miserable muddle Briefly the story has to do with the fortunes of one Bela a young HungarIan to whose care Is committed I Innocent the daughter of an old man who succumbs to his follies foUles while livIng living liv- liv Ing In Mukden Manchuria 1 The father Peter McCormick 1 has reared the girl In innocence of the world fearIng that If I she learned the ways of men and women wom- wom en en her Inheritance of traits from him I would ruin her life takes Innocent Innocent In- In to live with him as his ward In Budapest where despIte hIs watchful I care she Is lured by adventurers Into the social whirl of the city ai aIM becomes a prey to the love of luxury When loses all his possessions at the roulotte wheel the girl deserts him The play opens with a prologue which tales takes place In Mukden 1 two years after the story in the play proper and is featured featured fea- fea by the suicide of From thIs point the audience Is carrIed back to live with his harrowing experiences ex- ex as guardian ot of a wayward gir girl 1 Mr Cloninger as gives the best performance of his career as a player play play- i er In Salt Lake Lale City The part Is worthy the efforts of the best actors on the modern stage and Mr Cloninger qualifies quail quail- flea fies In well nigh faultless fashion Miss boss Bondhill we are sure will wll be received with JOY by Salt Lake theatregoers She SheI Is a br be m ly y young cr woman with mountains moun- moun I S of ability and a pleasing S g stage pres- pres r ence Moreover she can read her lines with intelligence whIch art has seemed I mote to o be e stock rg II productions r lacking d kd n in here recent ni and and ndel else else- remote re- re I where MIss 1 Bondhill comes to us with witha a glitterIng record In Eastern cities and bids fair to add much to the theatrical 1 life of thIs city Others who gave excellent performances in the cast of capable players are Ed Clisbee as Horace Irving George Morrell as Tan Lo Stanley Jonasson as Peter McCormick W. W Palmer Morrison as Istvan 1st- 1st van Kepes Earl Elliott as Zaltan n Andrassy Andrassy An- An Prescott Ericson as as Oslar Oskar Von Louise Robertson as Horace C. C Becker as Ills Excellency MInor roles were well played by Jack Longdon and Victor Norton I Much credit is due the scenic 1 artists and technical start staff ot of the Hippodrome Hippo Hippo- drome for the settings potable notAble being the interiors of the HIPPO I houses in Mukden The Tho has an orchestra which Is destined to become a feature in I ISalt Salt Lake theatricals The orchestra composed of soldier boys is of the jazz variety but is capable of playing y with l hl I artistic f finish a wide repertory t of s lions Professor Erickson the conductor is an accomplished violinist and contributed contributed contrib contrib- two solos to lat last nights night program |