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Show SALT LAKE TIIEATRE-Jano Cor-coi-an In "Pretty Peggy." a four-act play by Frances Aymar Mathews. "Pretty Peggy" is a pretty plav. Tt 3 handsomely put on. It's banquo"t sceno Is ono of the best of the Btage. It's mob feature is unique, tho riotous actors creating cre-ating a tumult in the center aisle of tho theater. And the closing sceno, representing: repre-senting: the stage of a London theater set as the Forest of Arden, is artistic. A lovo offtilr of Pee Woffinston and David Garrlck inspires the action. They aro on tho brink of marrlnco when ppg Itarns that another woman lias a Hen on David, and alio discards him. In tho last scene Pec breaks down while rc-hcar.slng, rc-hcar.slng, and Garrlck steps on tho stage and with his willing arms about her she Is greatly comforted, you can see. aa tho curLaln descends. Froni lior appearance- ns tho roguish Irish Per to tho time of the collapse Miss Corcoran has many opportunities for tho display of archness. Sho is qualified quali-fied to clvo to tho character a pleasing spirit of coauettlshnesR She Is saucy but not too saucy Sho resists tompta-tion tompta-tion to overdo, thereby setting a good examplo that somo others In the company com-pany should notice. In her serious scene in which she breaks with Garrlck. she shows strength. Andrew Robson is present as Garrlck with energy and vocal powers unimpaired. unim-paired. Ada Bosholl is cffectlvo as tho vigorous Mrs. Wofflngton, mother of I'eir- Katherino Fisher is rather sweet as Fez's sister. Jonnio Dunbar Is .a French young woman who does not always al-ways for;et her French accent. Among tho things exhibited In the circus cir-cus sceno. with which tho play opens is nn Irish Jaunting car. a rare thing ori the stage, and a donkey, by no meana rare. "Pretty Peggy" will bo played this nf-ternoon nf-ternoon and tills-ovenlng. Tliero will vhe no other attraction nt the theater until November 11, and It will doubtless draw good houses. |