Show COUNTRY COUSIN IS DELIGHTFULLY AMERICAN By H. H W W. Pickering President Wilson Vilson the late Colonel I I Theodore Roosevelt and other prominent I Imen 1 men took occasion to write voluntary testimonials praising The Country Cousin Cousin Cou- Cou I sin the th satirical comedy by Booth Tar Tar- kington and Julian Street and the Tar Tar-I Salt Lakers who attended the opening performance performance per per- of this play t O the Salt Lake theatre last night easily understOOd why the praise was bestowed Tarl ington and Street have no equals lb Ih their particular line of writing in present present pres- pres ent day literature and their play Is a aI I gem A cast of less es ability 1 t than the one I assembled by the producers s would I eh have I II been unable to do justice to the material placed in their hands The play scIntillates scintillates I I lates wIth AmerIcanIsm drawIng the old but always interesting comparison bEI between bE be- I tween the provincialism of the Middle West Vest and the provIncialism of New York I Naturally the uncorrupted Middle West Vest wins out The play Is mentioned before the actors actors act act- ors because It Is refreshing to be able to give the playwrights playwright's work first con con- I ThIs opportunIty comes so seldom However one might PO go on with paragraphs praising the excellent company company com com- pany of players with secondary mention of the play and nd do no Injustice to anyone concerned Miss Alexandra Carlisle the featured actress who appears In the name part comes to Salt Lake In included In the great reat praise which has been given the comedy and she deserves every word of It Carlisle seems to be not an Nancy roancy PrIce the Ohio country gh we take it no player could ask fo appreciative comment on his wort That the same may be said for tor other member of the cast Is a fact and curious In these days das when on transcontinental junkets are times sent to us with one or two of star caliber and a lot of non nond I actors appearing merely as fine feeders If a better pla player er or 61 more finish 1st than Alfred Lunt has come I Lake In a part similar to that pla pia him In The Country Cousin tit th Is difficult to recall He des des' shares honors throughout with bib lisle Genevieve Tobin the girl why wh the year old Ohio lass Is a wo little actress and great credit m 11 given Jack Crosby for o his play sweetheart the Sam W Wilson the boy sweetheart I quartet with with Phil Heege as the I has the burden of work Other I give delightful performances a ar Stuart Helen I Holcomb NIna IJ H Ralph Grace Hampton Ancker George Seybolt and Tavernier J The play will continue until ton night with matinee tomorrow |