Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-08-24 | Page 17 | "Polly Preferred Packs the Wilkes

up Polly Tolly oIly Preferred Packs the Wilkes Presaging a a. season of marked success the Cloninger company opened last night with Polly Preferred Pre Pre- Pre Pr- by Guy Bolton at the Wilkes theatre delighting A t representative audience with a magnificent magnificent n agn if 1 cent interpretation of this su superb erb comedy drama Mr Cloninger has surrounded himself with a company of ot excellent excellent excel exel lent stage artists and in the choosIng choosing choos chaos ing he has shown rare judgment In bringing together a full cast with diversified ability with apparent nt ability to make a success of filly any play whether comedy corned melodrama or tragedy that may be chosen as JS a vehicle Long before the curtain rose the house was filled to capacity by the hundreds of ot friends who enjoyed Mr Cloninger's offerings last s season spa sea ason a- a son and by others who know him well by reputation In the selection of Edythe Elliott Elli ott for his leading lad lady Mr Mv Ir Cloninger ClonInger Cloninger Clon- Clon inger has made no mistake and to the complete satisfaction of ot theatregoers theatregoers theatregoers the the- she will will fill the place I made vacant by Miss Anne Berr Berryman Berryman Berry Berry- I Iman who carried man so leading parts last star season As I Polly last night she at once leaped into the hearts of those who will wilI enjoy her presence In front of the footlights the coming coining season ceason Norma Karma Deane who proved such sucha a stage favorite last season is with the company and last night distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis herself In the rather small part of Sophie Ruth rd Harry Jordan is again in the cast st doing excellent work and ud in Polly he Is fully up to expectations as Morris while G George eorge CH Cleveland veland j one of the old standbys is most clever as Harold Nathan capital capital- 1st Then there is Ray Clifford also with the company last season again doing splendid work as Rodney Rodney Rod- Rod ney nev Baker the austere auster Standing out brilliantly among the new members of the company are Margaret Fuller happy and satisfying in the character of Jimmy bohemIan and un undoubtedly edly possessing talent Virgil F. F Pritchard as Joseph Rutherford a a. character calling for strength and Anna Louise Albright who In its Po Poly y appears appealS as Miss Genevieve Carhart Then there are Catherine Albright of whom much may be expected during the season May H. H Roberts berts cute and clever and Melvin Melvln Clog- Clog ston Stan who so well takes tales the part of ot the bellhop One of the most valuable new members of the cast is Victor Jury who won a big place in the hearts of ot the audience last night In the character of Crawford Boswell one of ot the most difficult parts In the play but which he filled to p perfection perfection tion Uon having that pe adaptation tion which has won him so much In the past in other othel parts of the country At the conclusion of oC the third act last night appreciation of ot the re return return return re- re turn of Mr Cloninger and his Lie aile support a veritable bower of ot roses toses massed the I of-cl the tho stage by many admirers admirers' of the tha players Polly Preferred will be repeated repeat repeat- ed tonight and every night during the week with the usual matinees on Thursday and Saturday