Show Hippodrome Fans Appreciate New Abraham LiI Lincoln oln Abraham Lincoln Linc ln the president nt and statesman to those who are lire too young to remember and to those whose acquaintanceship acquaint acquaint- comes through the pages of the school history Is the austere pious God God- fearing stern stern rn leader of ot the nation Buto Bui Bu But Butto to Ralph alph Thomas Kettering auth author r ot of ol Abraham Lincoln which opened for a weeks week's run at the Hippodrome theatre last night he Is intensely human an inveterate In Inveterate Inveterate In- In jester end and kindly beyond reason Such was wat the word picture he drew for th the first at the Hippodrome and such was via the characterization given ghen to the pr president martyr t by Jams by-Jams Jam Jamrs s Guy Guy- Usher Guy of the Cloninger players James Usher Guy earned a place in th the hearts of Salt I Lake ake theatre patrons with his character work In fn the title role of Abraham Lincoln I Probably no role at attempted tempted by any actor in Salt Lake wasso was wasso so hampered by prejudices of ot the audience au ILU- Lincoln oln is the patron saint o of EO 60 60 p per r cent of A Americans and they they have bane I all formed mental pictures u of ot the he president prest- prest dent Mr Usher Guy to put over hl his hie work had to overcome the these e prejudices prejudIce before he he was able to demand appreciation appreciation tion I for tor his own interpretation of ot the fie character of ot Lincoln That he succeeded d admirably was vas proven roen by br the ovation given Iven him during the late acts act of the tb phA play ph A romance lomance is 10 I woven oen through the play a a. romance of the South Ann Marshall a a. girl from Dixie loves John Stevens from Illinois War ar Is declared between the North Korth and South Ann Anns Ann's s brother fights for the South while Stevens Stevens' leaves for tor forthe forthe I the North to fight for his country Ann Anns Ann's e brother as a spy becomes become attached tl to Grants Giant s staff He I is discovered I b by Stevens Here Ann arrives on the theand scene and pleads with her sweetheart to save her brother The complications ol ot the lovers grow to such proportions and have such a bearing on the affairs of ot sate state that tho pre president ident is compelled to take part in the tha affair Ralph Cloninger as all John Stevens has a arole role while not the leading role role of the play that Ii is particularly fitted to him With AUda Auca Due as Arm Arn Marshall the romance romance ro ro- mance and drama of ot the Civil war Is la entrancingly en- en told tod Harry Leland as as General U S S. S Grant L L. Victor actor Gillard as John Hay James Nelll as Will Wilt Marshall Pearl PearlS S S. S Van Norman and Prescott Ericson as aa Mammy Duffy and her son Cyrus CyrU and Viola Hanes as Phoebe Warren Will WUll Marshall Marshalls Marshall's Mar Mar- shall's shall s sweetheart are particular effective in extreme extremely difficult roles of or the Civil war period James Guj Usher Guy Usher however remains the outstanding outstanding- figure in the play He succeeds succeeds succeeds suc suc- admirably in the role of Lincoln and introduces th the neW new Lincoln In a man aman man manner ner with which even the author could find no fault and which a cap capacity house thoroughly appreciated |