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Show y - - v THE CHILDREN MADE A HIT. , Maxlne Elliott made a hit. Clyde Fitch made a hit Everybodymade a hit. "Her Own Way" won without with-out a struggle.' Clyde Fitch ) ! has ' . kwiustracted a play that Is not ajl a play, rather a recital of some vry natural Incidents, without iny straining after effects, and yet relating re-lating a story that Is1 full of Interest Inter-est and ends happily to all save fine, who Is not altogether a villain-Asa villain-Asa star is always needed in a play, whether successful or not, Author Fitch created a character that fits the beautiful and charming Maxlne Just like a glove. She goes through. It so naturally that one says she has improved in her acting, only it Is not acting at all. Just being the part. As Georglana Carley, Miss Elliott is thoroughly charming. charm-ing. There is another character in the play that is strong and well drawn and admirably presented by James Carew. Sam Coast takes the place usually assigned to a villain in a play, only Sam is not a villain, -. merely a man very much in love, & product of a Western mining camp who has had a way of gaining every ' . point he started out to attain. He , thinks to win Georglana, who is very much In love herself with one Lieut- Richard Coleman, who goes oft to the Philippines to get killed ' ,ly ladrones, only he doesn't. The crafty Sam leads the weak brother of Georglana to speculate In stocks on false Upa, in order that he may reduce the family to bankruptcy, and then recoup their fortunes out of his own vast wealth when Geo'r-. Geo'r-. glana shall have married him. But Georglana can't see It that way and has her own way, even after every coa-markee has been swept away. ( - Then she goes Into mourning for her supposedly dead soldier lover, who comes home unexpectedly, in time for a slow curtain. The play opens with a children's party, which has no especial part in the play, only it Is one of the most charming bits , , . f the whole performance, and as the curtain rises on this scene, no- . body should be late. Saturday night V the curtain will rise at 8 o'clock ' 'Viharp. Four little children, Donald -. allaher, Marjorie Noon, Mollie t.King and Clara Mesereau. simply capture the audience at first sight, and hold undivided attention during ; the entire first act, after which they are tucked away Into bed, really and truly. Thursday night's audl-. audl-. ence was one of the largest and most brilliant that has ever been in the historic Salt Lake Theater, and every man and woman was simply ' delighted beyond measure with Miss -Elliott and "Her Own Way." The company is exceedingly well bal- anced. no character being neglected. "Her Own Way" will be given again . Friday night, Saturday matinee and , ' i night. DOROTHY MORTON WILL FILL the place of the late Isadore Rush in "Glittering Gloria," which will t be given at the Salt Lake. Theater . 'next Tuesday night. ' A PRIVATE TELEGRAM FROM LOS Angeles says Mina Rudolph of the "San Toy" company was not as seriously se-riously injured as at first reported, and w ill be able to resume her place by Saturday. "San Toy" will ap- pear at.tne Bait iake 1 neater rour nights and two matinees next week, beginning Wednesday night. . THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA" opened at the Grand Thursday night to a large and well pleased audience. The play is not new to the patrons of the theater, which is perhaps one reason for the large audience which witnessed the per- formance, for it is one of those plays that yon may witness several times and not grow tired. Since the last appearance the company has been changed In several respects. Mr. Bacon may now congratulate himself on having a well balanced company.. Three of the cast deserve special mention, Frank Bacon as . Amos Hill.. a kind, lovable character, charac-ter, which wins your heart at his first appearance and keeps it until the final drop of the curtain; Miss Bi,e Stewart Hill as Poppy Hill, a" poung lady of pleasing ap-pSrance, ap-pSrance, voice and action; and Gus Tate as Stoliasticus Stokes (fat.) Mr. Tate does not appear until the third act, but from then on until the close of the piece one feels like indulging In .a hearty laugh. The scenery throughout is good, especially espe-cially that of the Bay of San Francisco Fran-cisco and the barnyard; but please, "Mr. Stage Manager, don't use a fancy fan-cy center table at the kitchen door of a farmhouse. It is out of place with ' the rest of the surroundings. The play goes again Friday night, Saturday afternoon and night. |