Show Wilkes Players Players' Warmly Welcomed in Opening Play More lore than ten years ago ago It It was as Labor day the day the Reviewers strolled into the he Utah theatre now the Wilkes It I was the tile opening night The Tile orchestra struck up a there were gay crowds there were flowers Willard Mack a scene scene scene-a scene a city with wih electric trains electrically lighted Hawthorne of ot the U. U S. S A A. A Time has not erased that picture but one needs only to coise the eyes ees to see the tile whole drama enacted again just as If I it I were yesterday It I was one of ot the pieces of ot dramaturgy dramaturgy dramaturgy drama drama- turgy that has not all al flowed to together together together to- to gether In one mass in tile the reviewers reviewer's memory Saturday night August 27 1926 It I was th the opening night again The orchestra struck up Victor Herbert's Herberts Herberts Herbert's Her Her- berts bert's melodies there were gay crowds there were flowers fowers Gladys George a roof root garden cabaret a myriad of lights Dancing Moth Moth- ers era Another picture that will re re- re main Maybe laybe ten years hence somebody somebody somebody some some- body else will wi be playing the opening opening opening open open- ing on that same stage One hopes it I is as impressionistic Devotees of or the theatre in Salt Sal Lake like good drama appreciate polished performances They have learned leared lo to like fine acting principally pally paly through Nana Bryant Marjorie Marjo- Marjo rio rie Rambeau and Willard Viard Mack That Is why they extended such an enthusiastic welcome to Miss Iss George Ben Erway and the others of ot the new company which opened jat at t the Wilkes theatre Saturday night They recognized at once Inthe in inthe inthe the newcomers a certain finesse a certain excellence that drew their attention There were no bungled speeches no affectation Every move went off with precision anti ana na carefully planned exactitude It I I was an extremely creditable open- open Ing I |