Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-03 | Page 31 | Empress Company Will Play "Bought and Paid for"

Empress Empress' Company Will Mill Play Bought Bo and Paid F For or i i With a special m matinee at 3 o'clock this afternoon Bought and Paid For will begina weeks week's weeks week's run fun run at at atthe the Empress theatre It Is a toss up up whether Bought and Paid For is a comedy drama or or-a or a a dramatic comedy After all its six of one and half halt a 8 dozen of ot the other There There are Just ss s many big he hearty learty ty laughs as as there are tense moments moments mo mo- ments when one unconsciously sits pol poised d- d don on the edge of the seat living over with the actors every emotion portrayed The Tet play is a strong arrangement gl glar ar m of mr married life a as it Is In many homes e The scenes are laid in New York and deal with conditions among the richand richand rich richand and poor Two girls reared in luxury are left alone in the world to earn their living and they struggle on with the ups and and downs of a business girls girl's life Ute in a big city until the younger one meets her fate in the place where she Is IB em m- m I PI loyed The i man is very rich and and Attractive but he has a past of ot which the girl does not dream but which she he understands understands understands under under- stands only too well when they are married The Interest of the story turns on the lay flay by day developments which show the young wife the price she has paid Addicted d to drink n which he believes he e is the master s Of tw Robert erie erieS S Stafford W t I Ithe the he husband reels home and begs for tor forthe forthe I the young wife's kisses and nd forces his embraces upon her She i finds s him re re- re When she repulses him he reminds her ler t that she Is a bargain bou bought u hV o and paid laid d for and d taunts u t tah ah her with R her her po position position po- po before she ehe married him i ien When en she sha would escape his hIlt arms a as 88 I I he comes reeling across to h her r she rushes into her own room and locks the door Stafford forces an entrance I by madly smashing the panel In This Is the second act act act-a. a great splendid scene that positively pulsates with life The part of Jimmy which while not the leading role is the favorite one with many audiences will be played by Clifford Thompson Miss 1 Nana Bryant will be seen as the young woman who marries manles Stafford Stafford Stafford Staf Staf- ford and the latter will be portrayed by J. J Anthony Smythe In the role of the young wife's sister Miss 1 Claire Sinclair-e Sinclair will be seen The finishing touches to the entire productions were werd put on yesterday under the supervision of Producer Huron L. L Blyden A feature of the production will be the special sets painted by George Beth the company's scenic artist I