Show AMUSEMENTS 1 was the subject of one of the most effective sermons ever de in Salt Lake City The word is the burden of at The Message From Prom Mars It n is put in circulation as an antonym for tor cr selfishness After witnessing the play that packed ed the theatre last evening and observIng the effect the play had upon the audience the Influence enc of the stage for or good or evil Is clearer clear r to the mind than ever before The very v ry fact tact that men non and women whose ideas pf 9 right and wrong have been b en tortured and twisted by all sorts s of or performances uld sit through enjoy and applaud a sermon on the selfishness of Qt the t e human heart is significant There is not a dull moment in The Message From Mars Maro The tone of the play is ia admirable It is elevating The visitor from the th neighboring planet lays bare the weakness as well as the strength of modern society in tn a n way tay that must have a lasting and beneficial effect upon all who witness It And yet et the play is intensely inter interesting Interesting esting eating There Thero is fun in it There is tragedy in it There are dramatic sit situations situations nations in it that stand out in the clear to be remembered long lang days das after al although although although though they do not appeal to t the tho gal gallery gallery lil lery at the time t David Proctor won von a good place for fol himself in the estimation of Salt Lak Lakers Lakers ers era As the thoroughly selfish man converted from the evil of his way he was pleasing He completely won the audience before the last curtain call can He is the central figure in the play In fact tact the whole plot revolves around the transformation made in his charac character ter through tho the efforts of ot o the visitor from Mars The impression Is left at atthe atthe atthe the close that he was a pretty good fel id fellow fellow low to start with except that he was too completely wrapped up p in himself and his hobbles hobbies S Mr urr Proctor is supported by a strong company comp ny Henry J J Hadfield as the th messenger from Mars r ra looked and acted the part as the imagination says it should be bo done If It ho he Is I a fair fall sample of ot the Inhabitants of the other planets In the makeup he presented last even ing lag and as he himself said he was one of the lowest and most miserable mi erable of all the inhabitants of Mars then one oe is i forced to the conclusion lon that the little creatures of this earth tarth have still stilt very much to learn before they dare return the visit Elizabeth Valentine was the winsome charming heroine She Is IB intended Int to set forth what the unselfish young woman should be and does it in m a manner to rIve irive rise to the wish that there might be he very v ry many more such on the face of the earth earthA A good piece of acting was done by Anita Rothe in the part of Aunt Mar Martha Martha tha while Cyril Young in the part of ot the tramp tram is entitled to his share of ot the honors S There is 1 nothing especially note noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy worthy in the way of scenery costumes or stage effects The strength o of the play lies Iles entirely in the appeal it makes for a broader charity less selfishness and more No Xo play with ith a higher moral tone has been seen in this city in many a day It If runs tonight tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night with a special matinee this af a for the benefit of the San Francisco sufferers |