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Show Spiritualism suffused with poetry and sentiment supplies the tone of 'Smilin Through, which introduced Jane Cowl as a star to Salt Lake. The plays tells the story of an imperishable love, a love that endures beyond the grave and reaches back into 'this world of purs to save beloved ones from the destructive force of an ancient hatred. There is none of the customary claptrap of mediums and seances. All the traditional instrumentalities and business of spook plays are banished by the dramatist whose aim is to present a fantasy of human love touched with the beneficent fire of something beyond this muddy vesture of decay. Deep in the heart of most of us is the desire that out of the supernatural there should come back to us a saving grace, a help in hours of a 'trial, a solution of our problems in the crises Of great perplexities. Usually this longing takes the form of religion, but in Smilin Through the religious element is set , aside; ' rather, it is taken for granted, and the writer tries to mingle the spiritual and aesthetic values' of. life in such a way as to appeal to our hearts and our love of the beautiful rather than to our religious sentiments.' , THE CITIZEN 1 to him of her love and gives kindly counsel. But the cloud of hate comes between the prejudiced old man and the spirit bride. She appears no more he does not understand why. In the end his hate is conquered and Kathleen and her swetheart, home from the wars, triumph in their love and it is Carteret who brings them together. Once again Mouneen appears and this time to take the old man to the other world. It is distinctly an English play in its setting, but the eerie element of the banshees and the fairies of Ireland is deftly suggested. That is why, no doubt, Kathleen is an Irish lass as Mouneen was before her. Consequently Miss Cowl must needs affect an Irish brogue and one is amazed by its authenticity. It is a rich and as sweet as the dew on the shamrocks. It is needless to dwell on the special merits of Miss Cowl, for her fame has long placed her among the foremost actresses of our stage. She has the intuitions of the bora actress and a charm and cultivation of manner that are bewitching. ' SALT LAKE . The play opens in the garden of old John Carteret. Presented to the audience is a charming picture of an English country home on a lazy afternoon in summer. This is the medium by which we are introduced to Carteret and his friend. Dr. Owen Harding, who are 'rounding out their lives at dominoes. It transpires that Carterets niece, Kathleen Dungannon, is in love with Kenneth Wayne, whom Carteret hates. Dr. Harding knows why, but tries to temper the old mans rage. At the close of the act Carteret, to make his niece understand why he opposes the match, tells the story of fifty years ago. The second act unrolls this story with Jane Cowl taking the part of Mouneen, the beautiful bride,' who was slain in that old garden a half century before by Kenneth Wayne's father. The love of Carteret and Mouneen is very beautifully unfolded and we come to realize that it is one of those surpassing loves that cannot perish. The disappointed suitor, intoxicated and goaded to madness, appears in the garden to kill Carteret and the bullet lays low the lovely bride. As she dies in the arms of her sweetheart she promises to come back to him from the other world and she sings in a weak voice a quaint little and song about Smilin Through about meeting him there, at the end of the road. That is why old John TTarteret will have none of Kenneth Wayne, come from America and ignorant of the old wrong. But Kathleen and he love as Mouneen and Carteret loved in the olden time and they will not be partied. It is known to all of the friends of Carteret that he meets Mouneen on moonlit nights. Once or twice every year she appears. to him, reassures- The stage of the Salt Lake Theatre, for three nights and Saturday matinee, beginning on Thursday evening, July 29, will reveal Clarence, the success-- ' ful comedy by Booth Tarkington. George C. Tyler organized a special company for the Chicago engagement at the Blackstone theatre, (where it sec- ond week in April), because the origi- nal production was the great success of New Yorks past season, and could not leave the Hudson theatre. Clarence is a humorous treatment of the returned soldier idea from a typically Tarkingtonian point of view, and it is said to represent not only Mr. Tarkington s top notch in but also his highest flight of humor. The mysterious Clarence, discharged soldier, saxophone player, pianist, plumber and bug expert, keeps the whole Wheeler household (where he is sojourning) and some of the neighbors, guessing, and in turn he is accused of being sun, moon or short. The manner in which the eingma is solved and the real personality of Clarence revealed, is comedy of the finest sort. play-writin- g, The cast that presented Clarence at the Blackstone theatre will be seen here intact, and includes Gregory Kelly, Robert Adams, Byron Beasley, Grace Filkins, Betty Murray, Ruth Gordon, Clara Blandick, Joe Wallace, James T. Ford and Guy DEnnery. The company is just returning from a summer tour o fthe principal cities of the Pacific coast, which has been very successful. The only vacation the Clarence will have the present season was the six days spent in Spokane the past week. From Salt Lake City, the organization goes to Denver, Omaha, Des Moines, and the week of September 5th will play the American theatre, St. Louis, Mo. Then, for the whole of the coming season its whole time will be devoted to the large , era cities. PANTAGES Pantages patrons continue to yel at the way Conlin, the man knows, makes an open book of present and future events. He keep on letting more cats out moren one' bag during the ret ing performances of the all star ; which plays through Tuesday i His demonstrations are not only et taining and amusing they throi light on the far-reachi- ng extent which psychology may be applied. As a sharp contrast to the my; ious atmosphere of the foregoing! comes Laurie Ordway, refreshing iginal, costumed in stunning g and delighting with her clever no; The remaining acts of the bill fes fully back up the assertion of it b; an all star bill. There are the F Danubes, in a clean, clever car act; the Seven Bellse Tones, gij women musicians, Howard and experts with the shdlg Rucker and Winfred, ebony hued tertainers, together with a clever! comedy and brisk musical program prove the truth of the statement The new bill coming Wedne, brings with it, among other tht one of the best girl shows of the son. Broadway Echoes is the ij an. of this classy minstrel take-ofshould prove exceedingly popular r the most particular of audiences.! same thing could be said of the of the acts, for they are all excelk and call for a good many lauj There are Jennings and Mack, wit:, line of song parodies that stop j show at every performance; the! side Down Millettes seem to fc wandered right out of Alices derland, for they do everything opposites; Early and Laight are net failing extractors of many whole? laughs; while everybody knows loves Violinist Billy. A film come, and excellent musical program cs plete the new bill. K . ! - S f, i r: . KINEMA Under Crimson Skies, which I been playing to capacity houses, be shown for the last time at toda; matinee and tonight. Can "the otl woman be virtuous? is a questi mi lightfully presented by Seena () in The House of Toys, opening St day matinee and continuing to ft days ending with Wednesday ert ings performance. A brief resumej the story follows: Romantic Shirley Lord nan David Quentin, a rising young arc tect. Her extravagance plunges thf into debt and domestic quarrels untf voting him a failure, she takes tW little boy and goes to live with i wealthy aunt until David can pet his feet. Left to face humiliation, loneiine! - a JL . 'Which comes to the Salt-Lak- e i BggBgg5Fil v SCENE FllOM CLARENCE Theatre for three days, beginning Thursday, July - - ran for fifteen weeks, closing the 21). J |