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Show ! TRUTH. 12 leave her In the darkness of the Gad- dan Wood. Dark. Theatre Lake Salt But, if you met Lady Babbie for the Unique defined Vaudeville. first i time in Maude ' Adams and for .Novelty Refined vaudeville. the first time followed the unfolding ... COMING ATTRACTIONS. of the story as told with her entrancSof Salt Lake Theatre Mr. E. H. ing art, you were twice privileged to June In Proud them sit among the blessed. Prince," .The The Lady Babbie of Maude Adams has passed into the classics of the J For the first time In Its modest his- stage. And why, forsooth? As an actress a mere woman of tory," Salt Lake welcomed a recog-nlze-d art she is no greater than many othstar born within the prosaic 11m- - ers we have seen. its of the town. San Francisco and ' Measured by some standards she i 'Virginia City have claimed this dis- would fail and in some roles she would be impossible. tinction, and would claim It still, were it not for the fact that neither California nor: Nevada were geographicalMaude ly concerned In the matter. Adams was bom right here In Salt Lake City, over dare I say It? thirEarly in the week, ty years ago. clad In robes of thespian royalty, she held- her dramatic court In the Salt Like the dutiful subLake theatre. jects of a footlight princess, we paid our tribute at the box office, fought our way into the auditorium, fell upon our appreciate knees and made the welkin ring with noisy allegiance. To say that the town waa merely hysterical when it went absolutely crazy, would be to softly impeach the most belligerent reception ever tendered to an actress in her home comAMUSEMENTS. . , : 2-- 4. : - - her temperament, to her personality and genius let her talents fit the dramatic equation of the part, and she will invest it with a gracefulness of touch, a delicacy of conception, and, above all, a subtle magnetism that defies criticism and escapes analysis. her sympathetic lies Wherein charm and the strength which steals from evident gentleness of speech and This slender little woman, manner? unmajestlc in stature, with thin drawn face, striking but not beautiful; with big eyes, expressive as passion pictures; with deep contralto voice, musical with the lights and shades of Scotch lassie at all times a of substance, parts and passC "St Henry Alnley, as Gavin Little Minister,, though physical! not in keeping with the part, wu foil to the moody caprices Babble. D of Lm!J When she was diffident he was in proportion to her advancei he retreated, until at last, together they snapped their fingers at fate and made destiny perform a double serr ir AI Dan new the v. Two man he i I wonder if any of the other characters in the play were seen, or vere our eyes dazzled with Maude Adams and Mr. Frohmans male importation? The play, as I remember, revealed other . bonnie lads and lassies Scotcwho the reveled in Ac Ita . . of behmans. stagy, privilege deeds. in mild ing bold in talk and as These others in the cast tried, best they could, to blow prickly thistles over the footlights and sting the au- til its unders Proud the cr plays I dience into some kind, of recognition for their. humble efforts. But.it was no use! Mr. Barrie in his whimsical little clay makes all the calcium light fail on one character, leaving the J Mrs. Leslie Carter will soon the Grand In Du Barry," one great Belasco successes. - cloth, others them of Lady to shine in the reflected glory Babbie Adams. was born: here, even though she is a New Yorker by adoption. It was to know that the Utah enough for us air still bathes the soft and gentle touches of her art that It still atmospheres her winsome graces, her elfish charm and subtle magnetism. We;Utahns still believe with all the be leal tei at of the Managers Jones & Hammer have found an old "S. R. O. in the cellar and propo that Maude having it repainted in honor occasion. Adams, wherever she holds the mir-ro- r up to nature, reflects, in all her acting, something of our sun kissed of bur skies; hills, something crowned with the sego lily. Knowing all this, it was no wonder that we danced around the Adam of to - E. H. SOTHERN. GEO.D.PYPER MANAGER. Eurtaimis 4 NEXT WEEK. THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY SATURDAY MAT1NBB- - Adams. CURTAIN AT 8 SHARP Jt - play-write- r. Lady Babbie with way ward mpuket enticing contrariety, tender pathos clamation. Just because the Adams cradle was rocked here, was 'enough for us. It was enough for us to know that she "The Little Minister, In which Maiidei Adams appeared, has been On the stage of done here before. the Grand a season ago, a band of strolling players almost ruined the 'reputation of J. M. Barrie as a The Kings Scotch, as it was 'then spoken, stuck like thistles in the throats of the actors and wounded theears of a sensitive audience. Tady Babbie was there the program so proclaimed and, we who saw and suffered with her were, .content Ktq that More than once, I thought, his dramatic vigor and virility were accentuated at the expense of intelligent repression and reserve force. But the fair ones in the audience were more concerned with his broad shoulders than the niceties of his de- dan. Jl 18 ting. shouting. In the olden time Rome howled on both sides of the Tiber, when a successful general returned from the wars. The wheels of time run on and history repeats itself. Maude Adams came to us with the captured flags of a hundred cities .flying from her dramatic chariot and we howled on both sides of the Jor- pedestal like pagans around an ivory goddess. For, be it known the Salt Laker is The Are of excitement emotional: burns in his blood by right divine! The wild and woolly is in his nature and is the touch of chaos that blows restraint to the four winds. :i It'; was no wonder, therefore, that (from every housetop in Zion flew the .banners of frenzy in honor of Maude I stranee thim? . the air and cracked its voice with t, recognized but undeflnabie. In the selection of Mr. Alnley Charles Frohman had his watchfui eyes cn both sides of the footlights. He made a visionary concession to the matinee girls who delight in big physical manhood If It wears the graceful outlines of Adonis. Mr. Ainsley, however, at times, has a tendency to unduly reflect his physical strength in forceful speech and ac- ing. Zion, like one. man, threw its hat in self-concei- nature Wastes alone Jot J?1. mix them with other did fornT ice. - strength of couldTrT But, give her something fitted to expression, still EL H. MIRAOLE PLAY THE PROUD PRINCE By Jvistln Hvintly McCa.rtKy, Author of If I Were King' DriAAo i Pnrquette and 6 rows D. C. 12; DOI I luliS I lut - - First Circle 91. BO&tl; Family Circle II A 75c; Gallery 50c. streets. History repeats itself. tian m pentam girls tives c demnec Seats on sale Tuesday May 3 , at 9 a m 1 man, people Mr. So York ci of - door. jl i The tirely c -- by The loving cup presented w Wells to Maude Adams. In a fragrant with all thelead the w served flattery,-masome happy surprise for Salt Actresses have been known tne ry their emotions beyond . y SOTHERN IN THE Years ago the San Franciscan in a churned the waters of the bay at stormy .welcome to the famona to tress Lotta, In honor of her return sc the city of her birth: In grateful knowledgement, the little lady P? sented to the town the beautiful in ta Fountain, which stands at the Marie tersectlon of :Kearney and matic The thor oi Sother: motive ality point i runs ti drama. Longfe legend bad kii being play si centiou fylng the sented Get Wallaci Satu Next Thursday, Friday and Silt at w day the regular season w terminate Lake theatre ;wiil ?rinc H. Sothern In "The Proud rs ore. This play, which, when sented, brought the anathema! Sothern pulpits ringing in Mr. is said to afford him the mafic opportunities of hi1 accoun floor I 1069-- k. W Coal. If yo If yoi to do ll |