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Show rnxml Fart Two VOL X. No. 228 ilublisliri Dailu at (!)uiirii. Itial? SATURDAY. SF.PTFMRF.R 22. 190fi jin 4he World of IDrama. and Music NEXT ,i 1 WEEKS ATTRACTIONS. I ... ,l l The Grand. Hi. I Glr' ot tha Streeti." i'.i riv(al .t him li.c huliuj Bill aill hi lioiklii.K lip a Ir.uii. ii. agination Is lived by U .rrui..il o 'lie Inmory uf , .iila mil I of l In' mii-l'.iii- i'ii Fii-ddl- Sunday Monday "The Old Bedstead. EduThuffday OlKby Bell In "The cation of Mr. Plpp. in On the Friday William Collier Quiet." 1 o '!i. I blood-M.i'.m- in.iiiii-s1 I "ii.immii . ot S. -ii nudity yiilds to tint Tin Is tin' piece tii'.ii tiam iiibbi-rile the xiioinl ait. liege- ki.ih s, ,vii', the lai I. u la belli. .t a nl m 'it l.iiit uei.mi the I Stewart Saturday and Sunday Tha Two Opera Company In ani-iit- , I Roars. rail" a" Hie lr.u:i ivmen lliniiitertng lllln ill' al tin- breakneck of three miles an Innir. Al the last nut men:, how ever. Hi.l to act attj the robbery is uiisuci eKsful. The third act shifts again to Jordan's Crossing, where tlie t tllagers are gathered at the home of Sid Siebblus for a euihe party, lit the midst of the of an automobile the lmnk-liiiii- k la beard, and Gwendoline enters In triumph, clad In silks and bearing evidence of having grow n rlt li as a florist. At this Juiu'lure i'nnaluMe Luke and Justice Durrant appear with a search warrant for tha old bedstead, which they liave traced to Hteblilua house. The bed la found and dragged forth to be sold at auction, laird Hops, who has tiblulned more funds, attempts to carry out the scheme arranged with Kettleson, but UwrndolliM easily outbids lilin and presents the old bedstead to her fattier. This wins forgiveness from the parent, Arthur cornea from K. V. E. to claim hie bride and all ends happily. Thla. of course. Is the merest outline of the plot. The action and tha dialogue afford ample opportunity frv local hits and allusions, which are Introduced without atlnt, and a number of good specialties. In the way of dances, parodies of popular songs, are scattered throughout the' piece. The number of special properties required Is unusually large, and Includes the old bedstead which originally was built for Lorla Farr and used In his official nwldence and a considerable quantttly of other furniture descended from pioneer day. Cast ef Characters, The players are all men, and with ary few exceptions are members of tha Press club. The cast follows: Hesrklah Scroggins, station agent at Jordans Crossing John 8. Critchlow Bid Dubbs, the reciting kid, chore boy and leading man of tlie Home Dramatic club..., .Wsldemar Toung Maud Btubbatha ..! ef. Joseph . Stubbs Ilriant M. Young Luke McLuke, constable of Jordan Ed C, Penrose precinct Ben Davies, leader of the singing , John Jantea society ,, Frank McIIatclmey, a lightning rod Race Whitney agent Evelyn Patterson, an adventuress In red Carl R. Williams Nancy Clancy, from across the MllUe WUIIama way Gwendoline Sthubbe, the pride of Walter W. Little the village Joelah Htubba, father of Gwendoline George E. Carpenter Sue Bretts, a village novelty Lorenso J. Haddock Lord Peareford Hope, a promoter from the British Isles .David C. Dunbar Squire Tlnquart Kettleson, tha village capitalist Parley P. Jensen - THE OLD BEDSTEAD. For the first time since the Preaa dub of Salt Lake, an organisation vhleh drawa the moat available talent la that city to augment Ita own. whenever the time for a new burlesque performs nos approaches we aay, for the gnt time alnce theee ahowa became t.... ...i events, one of them la coming fes-tlvti- les Me-l.u- ke te Ogden. It la admittedly the great-i- d of them all, and la called The Old Bedstead" a rural problem play, of thick Bud Whitney, the Deseret It yews critic, waa forced to aay. dntlllatee with clever burlesque. Thla KU-ues- mu play, with the aame caat and the me acenlc equipment the play that drey over 11,400 Into the Balt Lake theater and turned over 600 people f way from the box office after that the play that had all of Bait Lake creaming from a tart to flnlah will be reproduced at the Grand Opera houee la thla city next Monday evening. The la on, and It la up to Ogden to get into the game. For where the gaga In the original presentation were largely local to Zion, the author of the burlesque. Race Whitney and Wal-dem- ar Young have localised their plot for Ogden consumption, and if the roof of the house doesn't come down at some of the local allusion a, Mr. Grant, tha genial manager, will consider himself In thirty good luck. Tha average man or woman, perhaps, has never stopped to think of the trials and tribulations of creating a drama, and operating It with amateurs, on a basis. If this is the case listen to the story of how The Old Bedstead waa created and prduoed then marvel at the wonderful success it has attained. Whitney and Young were In the Ban FMndaro earthquake, both bring employed on the Bart Francisco Chronicle at the time. They remained there for heat nine weeks after, the catastrophe and upon their return home both are eat-aal- e alt Lake' boys they were informed by that they were Juat In the club a annual bur-kaq(both men having been working a an opera which la to be produced In Xrw York next season.) Sure, said Young, but of what nature Is It to he? "Will It be a minstrel show or a bur-kaqon some particular drama T" arked Whitney, Tha board of managers, In whose membership some of Salt Lake's best talent la represented, suggested that tha new burleeque take the form of the nral drama a take-o- ff on such plays as Way Down East, Shore Acres, tha Preaa club time to write ue ue Stewart Opera Company "The World Agalnat Her," "The Silver The Old Homestead, etc. The King, club had already taken a plunge Into Shakespeare with the Hamlet creation, and it had done Uncle Tom'e Cabin" to a queen's taste. So the author got their headi together. Nothing doing. Didn't know juat how to start and had no title. How It Wee Named, Three days elapaed. Toung was violently pounding the pianola and Whitney was cuering a recreant billiard baJLrhea sudden ly into" 4he .eiub rooms there blew respected member' who had attended an Alta dub ban-Qu- at In the Interest of hie paper and hie fluldlcal appetite. Have youah guys started yet on The Old Bedstead ? he Inquired. A howl of laughter followed. There a title,' cried the authors In unison; Tet'a go to work! We have a typewriter saved from the earthquake and fire In San Francisco, announced one of the writers. A messenger waa cent to the Whitney-Toun- g offices In he Hooper building af- - j ter the machine. While the literary pair were waiting for the machine an electric light waa Installed on the bor porch of the Preaa club's quarters, pa EIGHT OP THE STUN NINO CHORUS GIRLS at the Grand Saturday and Sunday, in "The Tw e Reese, per collected and everything put In readiness for the commencement of the work. By midnight a scenario, which to playwrights la what a sailing chart la to seafarers, waa finished. The characters and action of the play were mapped out and the first act waa finished five days later. This Installment waa read to the board of managers. September 29th and 30th. waa afraid to let It get cold, explains Pgarsfurd Sope, a promoter from Great Mr. Toung. Britain, to bid In the bedstead when It Bo pleased with the play were the la put up at auction. board of managers of the Press club Lord Sops, the villain of the play, and Its members that but one copy of has prior to this time prevailed upon the play was made. The authors re- Joriah Stubbs to put up money for lilt vised their work as they progressed. schemes, but Joelah, now grown wiser, But four or five alterations In the lines refuses to advance any more funds. had been made since the storys comAngered by his refusal, Hope readily n. pletion up to the time Whitney and arees upon the plan concocted by He la further Inspired to by the fact that Stubbs daughter, Gwendoline, whom he dealres to marry, Ket-tleso- re-e- ne turns a WALDEMAR YOUNG AN D RACE WHITNEY, Authere of "Tha Old Beadstead," di-a- x varto'bis entreaties.' Gwendoline Is Jn love with Arthur Trewellan, the brawny blacksmith of Jordan1! Crossing. Arthur la In the good graces of Gwendoline's father until he Indiscreetly enters upon a political deal In defiant of the father's wished. Enraged at the discovery of this, and goaded to fury by hie multiplied misfortunes, Htubbe renounces his daughter and her lover, and drives Gwendoline from home In a blinding snowstorm. Flowers at Fountain Groan. i The girl goee to the city of Fountain j Green, where she makes her living by selling flowers on the street. She la : followed to the city by Arthur, and i also by lild Dubbs, a chore buy on her father's farm, and Sue Bretle, the sweetheart of Bid. They search vainly for the loat girl, and Juat as they are about to turn back home, saddened and hopeless, Bid meets Loil Hope, who ( Continued on Page Ten.) - ' THE AUTHORS. This double column Illustration was made from a photograph, or ra.her two photographs, which were test .fully retouched by the artist In order to make them presentable. Any one looking at the pictures will at once conclude that elth-- r Mr. Race Whitney, or Mr. Toung, hie friends call him Wally, can pass muster In an ordinary crowd. The classical countenance la owned by Mr. Whitney, while the frontispiece that shows the manifest Indications that are accumulated by eating a plenty belongs to Mr. Toung. The centerpiece Is purely allegorical. It la presumed to represent the tw.i authors escaping from the effect of the earthquake at Ban Francisco, end any ons with a vivid Imagination can readily reconcile themselves to the belief that what they are gaslng upon Is fact, and not fiction. Whitney and Toung were stranded In Ban FTanclaco prior to the earthquak- -, eo they wrote an opera entitled, The King Maker, which some day they Wei-dem- Ccilehls as Hsaskiah Scroggins, and Parley P. Jeneon as Squire Kettleson in "The Old Bedstead. .... ar Despite that this august body of critics was ready to discover and pounce upon tbe Slightest flaw or weak spot, the reading went off like a' bunch of firecracker. Every line was the signal for an outburst of merriment. The board of managers expressed a that the other two acta would be up to the standard of the one read. Tf they are thla show will be the best one ever presented by the Salt Lake Preaa club or any other amateur said one member. company Working Night and Day. Toung and Whitney did their writing at night on the portico, sitting at the machine In tuma The seound act was finished four days later. Thla waa also read to the board of managers. The critics were more delighted than ever. The third act waa written In two nights. The authors stayed at their machine until o'clock in the morning cn the second night "Ylq struck a hut Una of dope and spring on the unauspecllng public. It would have been sprung Ion? ago, but the frequent shocks It received Jarred the Ubertto somewhat and It has been In the repair shop alnce. In addition to the libretto b.dng Injured, Mr. Whitney Informs he Journal that the score received a dislocation to the extent that the bass and treble clefs were displaced, and that Toung hasn't yet determined whether the king alngs Shall We Reign or Will We Halir or the Jack sings-ItJust as soon as will . the musical composer gets his mind right on thes point the matter will be adjusted. The authors wrote this problem for the Press Club of Salt Lake City. It was put on at the Balt Lak- - theater and everybody survived. Bo It was brought to Ogden. In private life Messrs. Whl'.ney and Toung are Just like other folks. They speak to people and act Just as plainly as If they ware not authors. 8uccs does not seem to have turned their heads a bit. Young came to Ogden to localise the The action of the play throughexactly as mapped out originally. Plot of tha "Play." piece. out le The plot of The Old BedsOad la entirely original, not baaed upon The Old Homestead, Shore Acres" of any other of the popular rustic plays although It contains aome features suggested by each of these.' Although a burlesque, the drama la well conceived, and possesses In a marked degree those qualities of unity and harmony which characterise any well balanced play. The story centers about the old bed- -, stead, heirloom In the family of Joelah htubbe, a farmer of Jordan's Crossing. To settle for an election bet, Stubbs has mortgaged the ancient relic to Squire Tlnquart Kettleson, the village whoee feelings towards capitalist, Stubbs arc anything hut friendly. Anxious to humiliate Stubbh, Kettle-so- n contrives to have the mortgage foreclosed, and arranges with Lord Alan L. Levey at Arthur Trewellan, a nd Walter W. Little as Gwendoline in "The 01 d Bedstead. |