Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-05 | Page 11 | "Lightnin" Makes Hit at Wilkes

l Makes Hit at Wilkes scored another ulo her great hit last lasi night at the Wilkes theatre The house crowded to Its capacity greeted the performance with mo more moie e than an an ordinary enthusiasm It was a splendid piece of work and to Ralph Cloninger as Bill Jones goes all aU due honor Versatility Ver Ver- lies within Cloninger's grasp he Indulging in everything from the tho cake eater Romeo to such a character char char- acter actor as with the same success As the neer ne'er do well he was delightful and extraordinarily clever The play dealt plentifully In pathos and laughter Intermingled The plain simple nu- nu mor mar of one moment rocked the house In merriment the next brought tears Cloninger showed himself the artist In his Interpretation of ot the character and andas andas as master of emotion Th The second act the court scene was a wonderful example of ot this play of emotions More than thab one eye was moist after declaration declaration dec dec- in the divorce suit of Mother his wife vIte The Tho cast gave excellent support to Cloninger Ray Clifford ever evergood evergood evergood good did a splendid piece of ot work as John Marvin the friend and lawyer of Throughout the play he was a decided favorite with the audience Mary Newton as the beautiful divorcee Mrs frs Davis handled her I part in a commendable manner Her role though comparatively light wah very well vell done Josephine C Challen allen as Mildred Buckley i and d Lafayette Terry as Raymond Thomas the villain were good May Roberts Roberts as Mother l was as ever everIn everin everin in her style Her work was without noticeable defect her art genuine Victor Jory as Lemuel Townsend the manifested his ability In versatility