| Show Salt L Lake ke Attorney Wr Writes rites es p on Story 1 j jin in In B Book 00 k 0 oi ol I M Mormon ormon Wr J L Will Wll 1 B Be e r ii Presented at al the Salt Lake Thea t a Z a new play 1111 ay following closely one ono of tho most moat most Interesting storIes of th the Book of Mormon lormon and by a local author author will till be given gi in the n near r future In the Self Salt Lako theatre Tho The play Is Ia from tho the Pen cn of Ezra C. C Robinson a R. Salt SaIl Lake at attorney at- at torney who hns has thirteen years yearn CarH In writing the tho drama and In the opinion of competent nt critics who have vo read It ii has las produced u a powerful work york The Tho production production pro pro- will Mill bo he gIve Riven on on-a on a large Il scale with tho the finest of oC scenery and costumes o and with wiLl a lar large e cast Local p people will comprise a largo large portion of tho the east cast though hough the principal rol roles will b bf be taken h by y professionals who will wUl bo be brought hero from rom the time east cast for fOI the production Tho The play recalls the success of Conan Corian ton on though the Iho two pieces differ In every respect In that each l is 18 ba based d on religious millions stories l. e-l. Is the star story of or a temptation while IH is theof theof the tho of In Intrigue for a a. throne It d deals als with the wicked rd schemes of the won son of Om Omen I as told old In iii the B Book ol of or Esther Assisted by hl Ills his beautiful and unscrupulous Jared h Is successful In In ousting lila his father from the tho throne but Is Ig driven en rom from rom It wh when n the tho other sons omis attain man man- hood mod Th The Tho plot of the pIa play turns upon the time efforts of or Jared Jarl and hi his daughter to ro- ro caln aln tho the throne by the help of the tho secret orders which flourish among the Iho Jaro- Jaro There Thare is no lack of dramatic action and ind tho ho splendid story stan of or the lie the he ml mighty nation which according to Mormon chronology flourished on this continent man many centuries ago Is told In language lans at once charming and compell compoli- In ing Prof J J. J J J. J McClellan has hns In tn hand the tho musical features for time tho production In Ind Indeed Indeed In- In d deed ed it was WIlS to Mr Ir McClellan that the theauthor theauthor theauthor author says sas hI ho he owes his In inspiration Mr Robinson and Salt Sall Lakes Lake's leading organist organ organ- ht 1st were wore roommates when the former was wasH H it law student at Ann Arbor Mich In Iii 1893 and 1891 Listening to Mr McClel- McClel harms lan's music while engaged in his daily practice brought to him tho the Idea of the he play pillY on which ho tic has hasten ten bon x-en x working ov o Cr r since Ince- Mr 11 Robinson has lists been engaged In tho the practice of the law here ever since Inca lI 1302 He ie left lert law school chool to go on two mission from rom rota 1895 until 1898 and again In 1901 1501 Returning from th the tho latter he completed his law course courso at fit Ann nn Arbor and was admitted to time the bar r of Utah During all an this his time in his hla spare moments r he le was waR working r on his pIa play bringing It JL to 10 completion completion com com- during tho the past year The drama Is m II a verse anti and ho the characters comprise many noble persons per per- sons ion named in iii the Book of or Esther It lends ends itself readily to the Introduction of musical features anti and the choruses chorus and songs will be not nol the least important part parlor of the production |
