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Show I AMUSEMENTS I . salt lake THEATRE. Chauncey Oloott, In A Pomanco ,, Athlone," an Irish drama In four acts, by Augustus PltoU Chauncey oicott miik nt the th.-atre Inst night. He also acted, but his acting WBS not so Important Numerous players can act SS xtcII RsAlr. Olcoit does, and others nonie-Whst nonie-Whst better Hut no other BCtOr can sing as Chauncey doe. ,H ,t linger, he la a bird Chauncey comes as art Irishman Of R hundred hun-dred x.-ars ago. By being on Irishman of a hundred years ago, he has enabled his man-uger man-uger to construct around him a picturesque orruir xxith the ni.i of the faahloni of thi time The plot runs along genteel llno. Knowing that it is an Irish play, you iok arouod for the cruel landlord and the lonSnt In distress but they are nol to be seen lOU also look In vain for the rollicking Jaunting rnr drlxer. YOU see that It Is a play of society, a play of the quality, n play of glad raiment, Hut some of the wearers of Cine .lothlng are good people The lie..-, l-i ..n.-.f ..n.-.f them, chauncey Is the hero He hus a bad half-brother And the bad half-brother Is associated with a vllloln Then there ar- txvo good, deceptive young women. One Who Is an heiress pretends to be p. nnlbss wai'd. and a penniless ward Is compel). d t.. pretend that she is an heiress. Tin, hero lox cs the h Ir.ss xxlthr.ut knowing lhat h. b.-is money, and ihe bn,i half-brother makes love to th-ward, th-ward, suprs.slng shn has money. Th- hulf-brother hulf-brother and the villain plot against the hero, attempt the seduction or hi little sister and an, neatly foiled bv th. ever-ready hero, who ban acquired the habit of being "n the spot. The exents In xxhlch Mr Olrott nnd his capable auniurt iiguro are Important because they leod up to situations that call for m. lo.p. from chauncey. Thus xvhen he holds his little sister safe, when iho abductors are out-witted, out-witted, hS sings a sweet lullaby. Wh.-n he appears in disguise m a gypsy cmp he givey Th Irish Swell." fitly prancing to the expressions ex-pressions of the song "My Wild Irish Rose," for which gentleman' in iho gallery had been so Impatient that he called for It earlier, the hero warbled lo a gypsy girl. She hnd asked him nt-nit the ypung woman h- loved, and he kindly responded with this beautiful song. He sang as sweetly an an Irish thrush might. The Hot xvas a romantic one, P.ulns Mood uround A big moori xvas on the sky, ond Its light rippled freely on the xvafer The gypsy was reclining at the singer's feet, and the linger WSS busy pouring ..ut his soul apparently ap-parently to the reclining girl xxh.-n the young woman he really loved appeared. I The audience and the gypsy had been captivated But the voting yeoman did not like tho "ong so xvell. Thre vxas a chance for a scene, hut being a true Irish lover the sing, r squared himself. The play Is brought to a hoppy close with a duel between the hero and the villain. It Is so realistic that you xvould be rearrnl some ..re xvould get hurt did you not constant ly r.ineml.er that II xxr.s ..Iheryvlse arranged It ends, of 1 onrse. In the loss by the rascal nf his sword, and the magnanimous sparing Of his life by his noble antagonist. "A Romance of Athlone" xvlll tie given tonight to-night and tomorrow afternoon and tonight. |